Sept 10 - Oct 3
September 2025
"People Who Need People"
Judged by New Moon
“My process is based on how I see myself right now and the art that is talking to me. I didn’t base it on technical details because there’s so many beautiful paintings, photos and pieces in this show.
Gold Award
‘Like Father Like Son’ by Jacquie Wade Skay
...Because it’s generational. It could say many things to different people. I love the simple color composition. But they are not talking. I would say that’s what’s wrong with the world today, people don’t talk anymore. There’s so much story in the painting. I love sitting down, talking with older people, “elders” in our tribe that have been through many things and there’s so much history right there and sadly people don’t know how to just stop and talk anymore. It’s a poignant relevant work.
Silver Award
'Bless you' by Ken James
The different light levels and exposure is powerful. There is a real sense of the inside and outside and the gate or opening between them. You can’t get the detail outside but can still see the building. It reminds me of the Biblical story of the paralyzed man sitting outside the temple gates begging for alms. The artist has created that same tension and the outcome we know from the story of empowerment “get up and walk” and he walked so it’s that moment that this work speaks to me in my brokenness.
Bronze Award
‘Alley Faith' by Ken James
I like the sense of chaos the photograph conveys. I didn’t see the word faith at first, I thought it was just a giant wall graffiti and then I saw the word faith and, in the chaos, you still have faith, that’s why the composition spoke to me. I like the fact it is on metal, a technique I use a lot. I like the composition seeing the details of the sky and the clouds in the picture and not blurred out as background. There’s always chaos around me in the world and I have my own faith.
Commendations
"A Letter of Hope"
Kat Farrow
The first line says I wrote this letter to myself, but it takes me back to my first days at Harvard Business School when my professor asked me to write a letter to my future self. It would be mailed to me in the future. When I did receive it years later it was in that moment, I realized I’ll never let anybody tell me I can’t do anything ever again, I believe in myself. This work conveys that emotion. The second commendation is for her painting “Awakening”. I love the thickness of the paint, it’s energy. The work conveys a sense of a magical and mystical world where you can escape.
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"Awakening"
Kat Farrow
I love the thickness of the paint, it’s energy. The work conveys a sense of a magical and mystical world where you can escape.
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