CLARKSVILLE, Mo. — Raintree Arts Council held its 47^th Annual Art Show and Competition on Oct. 9 and 10 at the Appleshed in Clarksville in conjunction with the Applefest.  There were 27 adult entries (101 adult works) and 257 student entries. The participating schools were Bowling Green High, Clopton schools,  Logan Private Studio,  Louisiana Elementary, Louisiana High School, Louisiana Middle and private entries by Elsberry students.

This year’s competition was judged by Sandy Brooks, a retired physical therapist and artist. Her focus is animals and she loves the relation of art and physical therapy.

Raintree thanks the sponsors who helped with our costs of the show, and the Louisiana High School National Honor Society and Interact club for helping with this show.

Student division:

Winners in the K-1 were 1^st: Dylan Goad, 2^nd Zoey Guthrie, 3^rd Isabella Chilson, Honorable Mention: Nathaniel Stafford, Emma Magruder and Cade Omohondro.

   Winners in 2-3 were: 1^st place-Kailyr Hill, 2^nd – Loretta Steward, 3^rd – Genevieve Weber, Honorable Mentions: Amelia Beaumgard, Daisy Stulburg, China Scott.

Winners in 4-5 grades were: 1^st place- Alaysia Gschwender, 2^nd place – Bailey Land; 3^rd place Dayson Smith,  Honorable Mentions; Abel Miller, Hadley Moore, Ezekiel Scott, Karsyn Watts.

Winners in 6-8 grades were: 1^st– Karishma Clark, 2^nd place Jacob Lovell, 3^rd place- Lucas Gschwender,  Honorable Mentions: Avaya Parquette, Madelyn Williams, Josie Bower, Alivia Perrine.

Winners in 9-10 grades were: 1^st Jalaya Ries, 2^nd Seth Miller, 3^rd Tessa DePriest, Honorable Mentions; Jillian Booth, Kendra Sperry, Jasmine Perez, Ally Langley.

Winners in 11-12 grades were: 1^st place; Krimson Lee, 2^nd place Jordan Haynes, 3^rd place Tegan Carrington.

Honorable Mentions: Alexis Ince, Australia Monjaraz and Reyna Gonzales.

Student Best in Show:  Raegan Bowser.

Adult division:

Photography: 1^st -Connie Stephens, 2^nd – P.K. Kelly, 3^rd– Bev Cogar, 4^th– Mike Haddock Honorable Mentions- Ann Narramore, Connie Stephens.

Amateur division: 1^st – Bill Blakey, 2^nd – Reagan Jackson, 3^rd place – Abigail Ward ; Honorable Mentions:  Bill Blakey, Dieter Mueller and Amanda Pendergast.

Professional division: 1^st place-  Dennis Babbitt; 2^nd place- Ann Miller Titus; 3^rd place- Pat Kerns; 4^th place – Howard Kuo;  Honorable Mention – Pat Kerns.

Best of Show: John Stoeckley.

People’s choice Youth: Tegan Carrington.

People’s choice Adult: Cindy Logan.

Raintree is a not-for-profit, multi-disciplinary arts organization that receives partial funding from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

In the featured image: Barb and Tom Meyer look over entries in the adult division of the 47th annual Raintree Arts Council Art Exhibit & Judged Competition, which was held in conjunction with Clarksville Applefest Oct. 9 and 10.