Beyond the art gallery.Macon Iron, Macon, Ga., has announced the winners from its sixth annual sculpture competition. Students from Mercer University Mercer University is a private, coeducational, faith-based university with a Baptist heritage, located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, and Georgia Southwestern State University Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia, is a school in the University System of Georgia. History Pre 1960s Georgia Southwestern State University, a four-year unit of the University System of Georgia, was founded in 1906 as the Third participated in the event. The theme for this year's contest was "Junque" Yard Toys, with the sculptures being made primarily of recyclable materials obtained from Macon Iron. The company hopes the contests will increase area residents' awareness of recycling in addition to the showcasing the work of local college art and welding students. individual category winners were: * First Place, "Hop Along Bunny," Zoe Alexandra; * Second Place, "Kaleidoscope," Pam VanOtegem; Third Place, "Steel Pipe Xylophone xylophone (zī`ləfōn) [Gr.,=wood sound], musical instrument having graduated wooden slabs that are struck by the player with small, hard mallets. The slabs are usually arranged like a keyboard, and the range varies from two to four octaves. ," Nick Leger. Group project winners were: * First Place, "Potato Head Potato head might refer to:
Her personal best throw is 59.50 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Cosford. This places her third on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Kelly Morgan and Goldie Sayers. ; * Second Place, "Helicopter Sprinkler," Lewis Kennedy and Nick Leger; and * Third Place, "Bike: El Chobba," Bobby Ellis, Brandon Morris, David Montoro, Ken Davidson and Paul Thompson. Nick Leger and Lewis Kennedy's sculpture "Tankety Tank" was recognized for best use of found materials, and Anne Irwin and Will Wilson's sculpture "Wolly W" was named "Most Humorous." The sculptures were exhibited in the James Earl Carter Library gallery at Georgia Southwestern State University as part of the school's SpringFest celebration. |
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