ArtSpace/Lima announces Spring Show award winners
Awards have been announced for the ArtSpace 70th Annual Spring Show. Sally Windle, Executive Director for ArtSpace/Lima released the following winning artists and their entries.
Best of Show – Jo Bonifas, Spencerville – Organic Table Series – Forged Steel First Place Award – Tim Wharton – Shipwreck – Sculpture
Second Place Award – Kelly Massillo – Queen of Hearts - Acrylic
Third Place Award – Barbara Ward - Organized Whimsy #2, State 2 - Acrylic on Canvas
Bruce Chesser Award - Robert Minto - Small Container (Fred) - Stoneware Farmer
Family Award for Sculpture - Joe Bonifas - Totemic Series #1 - Forged Steel
Farmer Family Award - Mike Huffman - Belligerent Mythology - Oil on Canvas
Martha Gustad Award - Tom Lehman, Elida - Half Way Market - Pen & Ink Meg
Dickason Award – Amanda Rose – Continental - Zen Sonoma – Watercolor and Ink
The show juror was Andrew Hershberger, Professor of Art History, BGSU.
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- Klausing graduates from Ohio Bankers League Bank Management School
- Joellen Kay Lehman, 46, owned and operated Folly Faces
- Dec. 4-5 Messiah performances continue holiday tradition at Bluffton and Findlay
- Future Beaver Saturdays invite students to experience Bluffton University
- Ellie Bogart named BHS Student of the Month for October 2026
- Walter "Steve" Suter, 73, worked at Kirtland’s Auto Repair
- Grab an afterschool snack at the Bluffton Public Library