Awards announced for TSOS/Georgetown Library 2023 Summer Show
Final Fetch, by J.P. Childress
For fifteen years, the Georgetown Public Library has hosted the Texas Society of Sculptors annual summer show. The competitive, juried exhibit is a popular tradition in Georgetown that includes sculptures throughout the building on both the first and second floors. Participating sculptors work in wood, glass, bronze, ceramics, and more. Most pieces in the exhibit are available for purchase.
On Sunday, July 16, exhibit prize winners were announced at an awards reception attended by the sculptors, TSOS members, and the public.
This year’s exhibit award recipients are:
First Place: Final Fetch, by J.P. (Pat) Childress
Second Place: PELECAAN, by Ken Law
Third Place: Fallen Heart, by John Pezze
Honorable Mention – Metal: Being for Self, by Lyle Adair
Honorable Mention – Stone or Wood: The Working Men, by Jim Woodruff
Honorable Mention – Mixed media: Gatekeeper, by Patrick Fleming
Librarians’ Choice: Adrian’s Compadre, by John Pezze
Peoples’ Choice: The Messenger, by Matt Donner
Each award accompanied a cash prize. The Georgetown Arts and Culture Board provided $2,200 to fund the awards. The juror for this year’s first, second, and third place and honorable mention awards was Danny Grant, a teacher at Atelier Dojo and Art+ Academy.
The People’s Choice award is determined by ballots cast by visitors to the library in the first few weeks of the exhibit, and the Librarians’ Choice award is decided by a vote of the library staff.
The exhibit opened Sunday, June 18, and runs through Saturday, September 16. An exhibit catalog is available for those who would like to walk through the exhibit and see all 59 pieces.
The library will also host a sculpture demonstration featuring several of this year’s sculptors demonstrating their techniques and processes. The free event will be held in the library lobby, 402 W. Eighth St., on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m.
For more information about this year’s exhibit and events, contact TSOS President, Matt Donner at (mattdonner.tsos@gmail.com) or Georgetown Public Library Adult Services Librarian, Ann Evans (ann.evans@georgetown.org).