Fourth Annual Art Festival

Contest Rules:

1. Contest is open to PA skilled nursing, assisted living, personal care homes and adult day care homes.
2. Each facility may enter as many residents as they wish but only one per person entry in each category is permitted. A single entry fee of $25.00 per facility is required for submission of all projects being entered; checks made payable to: PAPA, in memo line write ‘Arts Fest.’
3. Include a 4x6 photo of each project along with your application. You may submit multiple photos if needed to display the entire project. Performances should be submitted on DVD no more than 5 minutes in length. Performance art may include individual or group submissions. All work should be from the current calendar year.   
4. All photos and DVDs must be labeled with the resident’s name, facility name, and entry number.  Please label the back of each photo.  Photos and DVDs will not be returned.
5. Entries must be postmarked by July 31, 2010.

Note: Inter-generational projects may be entered and will be assigned to an appropriate category. Please specify exactly how much work was done by those helping your residents so projects can be judged accordingly.

Download the entry form with mailing address, categories and other details ~ word ~ pdf

2009 PAPA Arts Festival Winners

Artist of the Year: Betty Tritle, Homewood at Martinsburg
PAPA Creative Arts Award Single: Jack Oakey, Barclay Friends, West Chester
PAPA Creative Arts Award Group: Pocopson Home, West Chester & Menno Haven Skilled Nursing, Chambersburg
2009 PAPA Facility of the Year: Nottingham Village Retirement Center, Northumberland

Acrylics
1st tie: Georgina McCormick, Passavent Retirement, Zelienople & Patty Malone, Homewood, Martinsburg
2nd tie: Joanne McCarthy, Garvey Manor, Hollidaysburg & Shirley Kratzer, Nottingham Village, Northumberland
3rd tie: Pat Coryell, Nottingham Village, Northumberland & Letha Hoover, Nottingham Village, Northumberland.

Oil
1st: Betty Tritle, Homewood at Martinsburg
2nd tie: Mildred Fabyanic, Friendship Ridge, Beaver, & Florence Dresser, Newhaven Court, Zelienople
3rd tie: Andre Jauardian, Lafayette Redeemer, Philadelphia & Frank Winkler, Simpson House, Philadelphia

Watercolor
1st tie: Joan Shaffer, Friendship Ridge, Beaver & Valerie Stutts, Northfield at Menno Haven, Chambersburg
2nd tie: Ellen Jeffes, Nottingham Village, Northumberland & Eleanor Williamson, Nottingham Village, Northumberland
3rd: Lavinia Talley, Barclay Friends, West Chester

Color Drawing
1st: Charles Baker, Southeast Veteran Center, Spring City
2nd: Davis Hoffman, Friendship Ridge, Beaver
3rd tie: Phyliss Pratt, Washington County Health, Washington & Mande Sechler, Lutheran Home, Tafton

Pencil/Marker
1st: Corrine Giska, Dubois Nursing, Dubois
2nd: Reannabille Gill, Friendship Ridge, Beaver
3rd: Ellen Jeffes, Nottingham Village, Northumberland

Pen and Ink
1st: Florence Bacslund, Village Square, Menno Village, Chamberburg

Craft Kit
1st: Edith Henninger, Dubois Nursing Home, Dubois.

Suncatchers
1st: Charles Leach, Southeast Veteran Center, Spring City
2nd: Sara Kife, Village Square, Menno Village, Chambersburg
3rd.: Mary Allen, Southeast Veteran Center, Spring City

Chalk
1st: Lillian Reagen, Nottingham Village, Northumberland

Sculpture Award
1st: Holly Silverthrone, Barclay Friends, West Chester
2nd: Dorothy Simakis, Lutheran Life,

Unique Individual
1st: Homer Errett, Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg
2nd: Elaine Longenecker, Northfield at Menno Haven, Chambersburg

Mixed Media
1st: Dot Buckwalter, Penn Hall, Menno Village, Chambersburg
2nd: Eleanor Williamson, Nottingham Village, Northumberland

Unique Group Awards
1st tie: Pocopson homes, West Chester & Menno Haven Nursing, Spring Garden, Chambersburg
2nd: Friendship Village of South Hills
3rd: Harvey Manor, 2nd floor, Kuntztown

Mosaic
1st: James Hergen, Southeast Veteran Center, Spring City
2nd: Isobel Barndallar, Washington County Health Center, Washington

Gardening
1st: June Bossbr, Homewood at Martinsburg, Martinsburg

Photography
1st: Patricia Walker, Dubois Nursing Home, Dubois
2nd: Margery Greaves, Friendship Ridge, Beaver
3rd tie: Alma Williams, Simpson House, Philadelphia & John Koses, Penn Hall, Chambersburg

Fabric Art
1st: Emaline Adams, Dubois Nursing Home, Dubois
2nd: Linda Rounds, Manchester Presbyterian, Erie
3rd: Mark Kamp, Southeast Veteran Center, Spring City

Woodwork
1st tie: Gary Hamilton, John Toczok, Joe Kraval, Bobb Parkinson, Washington County, Health, Washington & Edgar Kehmmer, Menno Village, Chambersburg
2nd: Bruce Longenecker, Northfield at Menno Haven, Chambersburg
3rd: Bob Davis, Nottingham Village, Northumberland

Ceramics
1st: Dorothy Simakis, Lutheran Senior Life, Passavant, Zelienople
2nd: Dorothy Cain, Passavant Retirement, Zelienople
3rd: Elsie Kinsay, Souderton Menno Home, Souderton

Sculpture Awards
1st: Holly Silverthorne, Barclay Friends, West Chester

Crochet
1st: Marjorie Newman, Souderton Mennonite Souderton
2nd: Geri Menitt, Menno Haven Skilled, Chambersburg
3rd tie: Helen Houft, Village Square Menno Haven, Chambersburg & Lillian Lowen, Simpson House, Philadelphia

Quilts
1st: Catherine Long, Penn Hall, Personal Care, Chambersburg
2nd: Mildred Robinson, Lutheran Senior Life, Passavant, Zelienople
3rd: Eilzabeth Garner, Homewood at Martinsburg, Martinsburg

Needlework
1st: Vera Dimatteis, Baptist Homes, Pittsburgh
2nd: Shirley Katzer, Wottingham Village, Northunberland
3rd: Carolina Davis, Homewood at Martinsburg, Martinsburg

Music/Dance/Drama - Individual
1st: Andrew Garvin, Southeast Veteran Center, Spring City

Music/Dance/Drama - Bell Choir
1st.: Baptist Homes, Golden Chimes, Baptist Homes, Pittsburgh
2nd: Bell Ringers, Menno Haven, Chambersburg

Music/Dance/Drama - Group Dance:
1st: Square Dance Wheel chairs, Menno Haven Nursing Centers, Lollipop, Chambersburg

Music/Dance/Drama - Drum Group:
1st: Victorian Village, Indian Drum Circle, Dallastown

Writing - Poetry
1st: Elsie Sager, Nottingham Village, Northumberland
2nd: Homer Ernett, Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg
3rd tie: Reanabelli Gill, Friendship Ridge, Beaver & Patricia Walker, Dubois Nursing, Dubois

Writing - Poetry Group
1st: Menno Haven, Personal Care, Penn Hall writers, Chambersburg
2nd: Victorian Village Poets, Dallastown
3rd: Menno Haven, Walden Fun Writers, Chambersburg

Writing - Group Short Story
1st: Residents of 2nd west, Pocopson House, West Chester

Writing - Short Story
1st: Jack Oakley, Barclay Friends, West Chester

Writing - Writing Group
1st: Victoria Village, Writing Group, Dallastown

Special thank you to all the Activity Staff who took part in this year’s Arts Festival. Without you, this could not have happened for your residents.

The PAPA Board thank you for your time and consideration. You are a hero not only to your residents but to the PAPA Board as well. Thank you.

Chairperson is Angelo Phillips. You can contact him at

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