March 31–April 5, 2025
Tipp Center | 855 N 3rd Street | Tipp City, Ohio
exhibit hours
Monday–Saturday | 10:00am–5:00pm
artist's reception
Sunday, March 30 | 5:00pm
Tipp Center | 855 N 3rd Street | Tipp City, Ohio
Tipp Center | 855 N 3rd Street | Tipp City, Ohio
exhibit hours
Monday–Saturday | 10:00am–5:00pm
artist's reception
Sunday, March 30 | 5:00pm
Tipp Center | 855 N 3rd Street | Tipp City, Ohio
Make plans to visit the Tipp Center to view the 2025 a fine art exhibit. Prepare to be amazed at the talent that resides in our area. The exhibit will be available for viewing on the dates and times listed above and there is no charge to visit. Come and support the local talent that we are so fortunate to have—right in our back yard!
The a fine art exhibit will be held at the Tipp Center (directions below) which has a large parking area and is handicapped accessible. The Center is conveniently located and easily accessible to visitors from the Miami County area.
The a fine art exhibit will be held at the Tipp Center (directions below) which has a large parking area and is handicapped accessible. The Center is conveniently located and easily accessible to visitors from the Miami County area.
INFORMATION FOR ARTISTS
Area artists are invited and encouraged to participate in a fine art exhibit. Please read the vendor guidelines, entry information, and submission rules and guidelines, prior to registering. Registration is NOW OPEN.
Area artists are invited and encouraged to participate in a fine art exhibit. Please read the vendor guidelines, entry information, and submission rules and guidelines, prior to registering. Registration is NOW OPEN.
| Submission Identification Tags |
ENTRY information
Artists may enter up to three (3) pieces. Each piece must have a submission identification tag attached. Click below to download. Artists must include a sale price or "NFS" if the item is not for sale.
Registration must be submitted by Sunday, March 16, 2025.
Registration must be submitted by Sunday, March 16, 2025.
| Submission Identification Tags |
IMPORTANT Artwork deemed unsuitable for family viewing will be declined and returned. Decisions are final and non-contestable.
Fees, Commissions & Payments
$15—entry fee for one (1) piece
$35—entry fee for up to three (3) pieces
$30—entry fee for up to three (3) pieces (TCAAC Members)
A 20% commission will be retained by the TCAAC for any exhibit artwork sold.
Artists will receive payment in May, 2025 for piece(s) sold.
Fees, Commissions & Payments
$15—entry fee for one (1) piece
$35—entry fee for up to three (3) pieces
$30—entry fee for up to three (3) pieces (TCAAC Members)
A 20% commission will be retained by the TCAAC for any exhibit artwork sold.
Artists will receive payment in May, 2025 for piece(s) sold.
media accepted
The following media will be accepted.
Oil
Acrylic
Fiber
Water Media (watercolor and aquatic medium)
Drawing Media (graphite, charcoal, colored pencils, pen & ink)
Mixed Media
Pastel
3-Dimensional
Photography
Oil
Acrylic
Fiber
Water Media (watercolor and aquatic medium)
Drawing Media (graphite, charcoal, colored pencils, pen & ink)
Mixed Media
Pastel
3-Dimensional
Photography
submission categories
Advanced Category
Amateur Category
- earn part or all personal income from art
- hold an art degree
- competed previously as a professional
Amateur Category
- in early stages of art development
- motivation is primarily recreational
- attending art school
submission requirements
- Art must have been created within the past five (5) years
- Artists must be 18 + years of age
- All work must be original and not created in a workshop setting
- All work must be properly framed and wired (no saw tooth or clip frame hangers)
- Gallery wrapped art must be 1-1/2" and painted
- No entry should exceed 48" in any direction or exceed 50 lbs.
- Previously submitted work in not eligible
AWARDS
An Artist's Reception will be held on March 30, at 5:00pm at the Tipp Center, where ribbons and cash awards will be presented.
AWARD* |
Advanced |
Amateur |
Best of Show |
$200.00 |
$100.00 |
1st Place |
$30.00 |
$15.00 |
2nd Place |
$20.00 |
$10.00 |
3rd Place |
$10.00 |
$5.00 |
Honorable Mention Ribbons
Ellen Cotterman Choice Award | Advanced
Jeryl Laux Choice Award | Amateur
Olive Boyd Award
Gail Stickelman Choice Award | 3D
People's Choice Award
*Categories with less than three (3) entries will receive 1st Place awards only.
Ellen Cotterman Choice Award | Advanced
Jeryl Laux Choice Award | Amateur
Olive Boyd Award
Gail Stickelman Choice Award | 3D
People's Choice Award
*Categories with less than three (3) entries will receive 1st Place awards only.
ARTWORK DROP OFF & PICK UP
Artwork may be dropped off and picked up at the Tipp Center, located at 855 N 3rd Street in Tipp City, Ohio, per the following schedule.
Drop Off
Friday, March 28 | 6:00–8:00pm
Saturday, March 29 | 10am–Noon
Pick Up
Saturday, April 5 | 4:00–6:00pm
Sunday, April 6 | 10:00am–Noon
Drop Off
Friday, March 28 | 6:00–8:00pm
Saturday, March 29 | 10am–Noon
Pick Up
Saturday, April 5 | 4:00–6:00pm
Sunday, April 6 | 10:00am–Noon
Venue
This year's exhibit will be held at the Tipp Center, located at 855 N 3rd Street. The Tipp Center has a large parking area and the venue is handicapped accessible. The Center is conveniently located and easily accessible to visitors from the Miami County area.
2023 Award recipients
TCAAC hosted the 2024 Fine Art Exhibition Awards Reception on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at the Tipp Center. Congratulations to all!
Top honors were awarded to the following
Ellen Cotterman Award sponsored by the Ellen Cotterman Fund and presented by Stan Evans Elaine Baldly Creative Chaos
Jeryl Laux Award sponsored by Rusty Harden Carol Myers Fall on the Great Miami
Olive Boyd Award sponsored by Ruth Safreed Diana Begley Winter Barn
Gail Stickelman 3D Award sponsored by Barbara Emmons Bruce Hern The Miner
Advanced Best of Show Katherine Taylor-Green Grandma's Hands
Amateur Best of Show Jeanie Noble Blessings of a Harvest Moon
Special Mentorship Award Kailee Rue
People’s Choice George Stun Neighbors in the Woods
Other top honors awarded during the evening’s reception included
Advanced Oil
1st—Steve Wohler Shallow & Still Water
2nd—Rebecca Weimer After Glow
3rd—Kassandra Kessler March Landscape
HM—Sonnie Woodworth The Fence
Amateur Oil
1st—Jim Velekis Liminal Spaces: Mid-Century Modern Mom
2nd—Kim Ceccarelli Pondering the Pond
3rd—Barb Wilfong Reflections of the Past
Advanced Water Media
1st—Rhonda Sloan Lancaster Thoroughbreds
2nd—Sonnie Woodworth Water Lily
3rd—Debby Gregory Country Contentment
HM—Sonnie Woodworth The Fence
HM—Mark Kingery Sure Footed
Amateur Water Media
1st—Samantha Ward Loping Off
2nd—Carol Farley Birch Trees
3rd—Franny Hoover Let Your Heart Blossom
HM—Hal Hunter Corner Brook Newfoundland
HM—Dee Gillis Sundown
Advanced Photography
1st—Robert Farley Eastwood Park in Morning Fog
2nd—Julia Mumford Decadence
3rd—Jessica Miller Untitled 3
HM—Karl Yost Fiery Solitude
HM—Beth Larson Summer Bounty
Amateur Photography
1st—Allyson Mushovik Shank Horse Teeth
2nd—Lynn Farley Jewelers Row
3rd—Franny Hoover Jewels of the Universe
HM—Lynn Kirk-Terrell Perspective and Cobwebs & Dewdrops
Advanced Pastel
1st—Katherine Taylor-Green Grandma's Hands
2nd—Debby Gregory A Second Glance
3rd—Elaine Balsley Roar
HM—Katherine Taylor-Green Wind in His Hair
Amateur Pastel
1st—Carol Myers Fall on the Great Miami
2nd—Nancy Klaar Turn Blue
3rd—Kimberly Ceccarelli Urns of Cinque Terre
HM—Nancy Klaar Love
HM—Jim Valekis Pastel Pagona Series
Advanced Acrylic
1st—Patty Brown Porch Light
2nd—Elaine Balsley Creative Chaos
3rd—Lydia Moon Hee Kim Pleasant, Anger, Sadness, Happiness
HM—Patty Brown Birds & Branches Trio
HM—Kevin Thue Circle of Joy
Amateur Acrylic
1st—Jeanie Noble Blessing of the Harvest Moon
2nd—Rebekah Russ Molly
3rd—Stephen Lemon Cartersville Castle
HM—Christine Moore What a World
HM—Jeanie Noble Woodlands
Advanced 3D
1st—Bruce Henn The Miner
2nd—Bill Danzig Water Buffalo
3rd—Noah Faler In the Buff
HM—Shelby Seals Lavendula
HM—Allison (Hunter) Johnson Sunset Lillies
Amateur 3D
1st—Leon Spahr Love of My Life
2nd—Sue Shira Harvest
3rd—Mojgan Samardar Garden of Vibrant Flowers
HM—Mike Nygren Ducks in a Row
HM—Steve Paulus Pipe Dream
Advanced Mixed Media
1st—Dennis Jones Buddha: A Crack in Everything
2nd—Chris Rowlands Summer Time Blues
3rd—Shari Loukoumidis Autumn Joy
HM—Deepa Agarwal A Journey Across Land and Sea
HM—Maura Blanford Layered Landscape 2024
Amateur Mixed Media
1st—Hal Hunter Still Waters
2nd—Charmaine Boggs Resilience
3rd—Susan Richards Plaza
HM—Debbie Lam Love
HM—Mike Nygren Ten Balloons
Advanced Drawing Media
1st—Chris Rowlands Little Ruby
HM—Chris Rowlands Morning Reflections
Amateur Drawing Media
1st—Josalan Credlebaugh Curtis
Top honors were awarded to the following
Ellen Cotterman Award sponsored by the Ellen Cotterman Fund and presented by Stan Evans Elaine Baldly Creative Chaos
Jeryl Laux Award sponsored by Rusty Harden Carol Myers Fall on the Great Miami
Olive Boyd Award sponsored by Ruth Safreed Diana Begley Winter Barn
Gail Stickelman 3D Award sponsored by Barbara Emmons Bruce Hern The Miner
Advanced Best of Show Katherine Taylor-Green Grandma's Hands
Amateur Best of Show Jeanie Noble Blessings of a Harvest Moon
Special Mentorship Award Kailee Rue
People’s Choice George Stun Neighbors in the Woods
Other top honors awarded during the evening’s reception included
Advanced Oil
1st—Steve Wohler Shallow & Still Water
2nd—Rebecca Weimer After Glow
3rd—Kassandra Kessler March Landscape
HM—Sonnie Woodworth The Fence
Amateur Oil
1st—Jim Velekis Liminal Spaces: Mid-Century Modern Mom
2nd—Kim Ceccarelli Pondering the Pond
3rd—Barb Wilfong Reflections of the Past
Advanced Water Media
1st—Rhonda Sloan Lancaster Thoroughbreds
2nd—Sonnie Woodworth Water Lily
3rd—Debby Gregory Country Contentment
HM—Sonnie Woodworth The Fence
HM—Mark Kingery Sure Footed
Amateur Water Media
1st—Samantha Ward Loping Off
2nd—Carol Farley Birch Trees
3rd—Franny Hoover Let Your Heart Blossom
HM—Hal Hunter Corner Brook Newfoundland
HM—Dee Gillis Sundown
Advanced Photography
1st—Robert Farley Eastwood Park in Morning Fog
2nd—Julia Mumford Decadence
3rd—Jessica Miller Untitled 3
HM—Karl Yost Fiery Solitude
HM—Beth Larson Summer Bounty
Amateur Photography
1st—Allyson Mushovik Shank Horse Teeth
2nd—Lynn Farley Jewelers Row
3rd—Franny Hoover Jewels of the Universe
HM—Lynn Kirk-Terrell Perspective and Cobwebs & Dewdrops
Advanced Pastel
1st—Katherine Taylor-Green Grandma's Hands
2nd—Debby Gregory A Second Glance
3rd—Elaine Balsley Roar
HM—Katherine Taylor-Green Wind in His Hair
Amateur Pastel
1st—Carol Myers Fall on the Great Miami
2nd—Nancy Klaar Turn Blue
3rd—Kimberly Ceccarelli Urns of Cinque Terre
HM—Nancy Klaar Love
HM—Jim Valekis Pastel Pagona Series
Advanced Acrylic
1st—Patty Brown Porch Light
2nd—Elaine Balsley Creative Chaos
3rd—Lydia Moon Hee Kim Pleasant, Anger, Sadness, Happiness
HM—Patty Brown Birds & Branches Trio
HM—Kevin Thue Circle of Joy
Amateur Acrylic
1st—Jeanie Noble Blessing of the Harvest Moon
2nd—Rebekah Russ Molly
3rd—Stephen Lemon Cartersville Castle
HM—Christine Moore What a World
HM—Jeanie Noble Woodlands
Advanced 3D
1st—Bruce Henn The Miner
2nd—Bill Danzig Water Buffalo
3rd—Noah Faler In the Buff
HM—Shelby Seals Lavendula
HM—Allison (Hunter) Johnson Sunset Lillies
Amateur 3D
1st—Leon Spahr Love of My Life
2nd—Sue Shira Harvest
3rd—Mojgan Samardar Garden of Vibrant Flowers
HM—Mike Nygren Ducks in a Row
HM—Steve Paulus Pipe Dream
Advanced Mixed Media
1st—Dennis Jones Buddha: A Crack in Everything
2nd—Chris Rowlands Summer Time Blues
3rd—Shari Loukoumidis Autumn Joy
HM—Deepa Agarwal A Journey Across Land and Sea
HM—Maura Blanford Layered Landscape 2024
Amateur Mixed Media
1st—Hal Hunter Still Waters
2nd—Charmaine Boggs Resilience
3rd—Susan Richards Plaza
HM—Debbie Lam Love
HM—Mike Nygren Ten Balloons
Advanced Drawing Media
1st—Chris Rowlands Little Ruby
HM—Chris Rowlands Morning Reflections
Amateur Drawing Media
1st—Josalan Credlebaugh Curtis
Questions? Contact the event coordinator for assistance.
