Attendees and OAG members agreed that the SouthState Bank Show was one of the most gratifying exhibitions we had. Patrons not only studied our artworks but some posed questions to the artists. We greatly appreciate all the efforts that the planning and preparations team made behind the scenes, and especially Monica Coburn for her technical expertise, organizational skills, and professional presentation of the awards. Renowned artist Thom Thomas was a sterling judge with an appealing demeanor, and he created a detailed rubric for thorough analysis of each artwork.
Awards recognized are listed below. We had two paintings by the same artist sold that day and congratulations to Carmen De Santiago!
Our appreciation to South State Bank for their continued patronage of the arts and for once again extending their generous hospitality to OAG for hosting this exhibition. The Bank president himself was not only present, but commented on the beautiful works of art. Blue Star Mothers showed their appreciation for our donation support by sending two representatives to attend the show.
𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞: 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐨, “𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞”
𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞: 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐲, “𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬”
𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞: 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤, “𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦”
𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐞, “𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞; 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐞, “𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐧”; 𝐀𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬, “𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬”
𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟, “𝐕𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐘𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲”
Monica Coburn, V.P & Exhibit Chairperson
1st Place
1st Place
2nd Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mentions
Thank you to John D. Elliott for capturing memories of the reception and award winners through his camera’s lens. See more below…
A Message from MJ Amaro at South State Bank
What a truly memorable opening reception—an evening filled with beautiful art, inspiring artists, and wonderful community spirit. The turnout was great, and the energy in the gallery was uplifting.
Please also extend my heartfelt compliments to all the artists—each piece brought its own voice and brilliance, contributing beautifully to the success and spirit of the evening. And John—thank you for your photography—which so thoughtfully captured the warmth, energy, and artistry of the event.
If you know of any artists who may be interested in exhibiting their work in our gallery, please feel free to have them contact me directly—we’re always excited to welcome new creators into our space.
Celebrating you and the vibrant creativity that makes our art community shine.
Warm regards,
MJ Amaro Executive Assistant
Reception photos courtesy of John D. Elliott
Dear members and friends of OAG: I couldn’t have said it better!!!! we had a wonderful show ad South State Bank in Ocala!!!! Not only was the art beautiful, but the attendees were very supportive and talkative. The judge was entertaining and informative. The members enjoyed seeing one another and a fun time was had by all!!!! on a scale of 0 to 10 I rate this a 10! thanks to all members who contributed in some way to make this the success that it was. We just keep better getting better and better.!!!!! great pictures from John and SALES too! PERFECT NIGHT!!!!!!!!!