Artwork from across the nation is now on display at the Baker Arts Center in the 14th National Juried Art Exhibit. Juror, Carol Fullerton-Samsel, owner of Only Originals Gallery of Fine Art of Benton, Arkansas, has selected 60 works of art created by 37 artists from 20 states to be exhibited. Mrs. Samsel states �??I was honored to be invited as this year�??s juror of the Baker Arts Center Fourteenth Annual National Juried Art Exhibition. And very pleased at the quality and variety of work submitted to the show. Technical ability always makes a work stand out. But some pieces make one say Wow! I could look at that all day!.�?�

This year�??s prize winners are as follows:
1st Place 3-Dimensional- Katrina Florell, Hays, KS
2nd Place 3- Dimensional- Peggy Wyman, Macomb, MO
3rd Place 3- Dimensional- Ned Day, Hays, KS
1st Place 2- Dimensional- Joel T. Dugan, Hays, KS
2nd Place 2- Dimensional- Stefani Joseph, Savannah, GA
3rd Place 2- Dimensional- Dianna Callahan, Morrisville, MO
1st Place Photography- Alex Ho, Bothell, WA
2nd Place Photography- Harry Longstreet, Bainbridge Island, WA
3rd Place Photography- Coral DeWilliam Studer, Prosser, WA
Merit Awards: Gordon Sherman, Hays, KS
Tricia Kaman, Chagrin Falls, OH
Barry-Martin Resnick, Guyville, OH
LaQuincey Reed, Norman, OK

Sponsorship of this exhibit was provided in part by Bill & Annette Larrabee, Natural Gas Services- Charles Wagner, Borderline Well Service, Inc., Treco, Inc., Great Plains Gas Compression, Inc., DCP Midstream, Duke Energy, Exxon Mobil Production Co., Rawhide, Scott & Shauna Nichols, and other private sponsors.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 9:00-12:00 & 1:00-5:00, 2:00 to 5:00 on Saturdays, closed Sunday and Monday. Artworks will be on display through May 26, 2012.