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10th Annual Center for Contemporary Arts National Juried Art Exhibition

The Center for Contemporary Arts National - known as CCAN - is a national juried art competition of the Center for Contemporary Arts in Downtown Abilene, Texas. In 2025 the 9th annual national exhibition and competition received over 325 entries submitted from 23 states across the United States. 145 works were selected for exhibition in the Center’s Jane Adams Breed Gallery and Gallery 3.

Over $7,000 is awarded annually to artists in 11 media categories, one juror’s award, and a best in show.
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Birds Through the Glass, by Sheri Zoch

Also known as “Zoch’s Flock”, this represents 30+ years of experience working in fused glass. Sheri has learned to let the glass speak and allows each piece to evolve into its own being as the glass commands. Each piece is fired many times with unique schedules to bring out iridescence, light, volume and texture that only glass can present. The result is a celebration of nature, alchemy and a quiet magic of transformation into a beautiful bird.
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Dismantling the Shadows, by Kari Perkins

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Synthesis // Synthesize by Braeden Kuppin

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Merit Mixed Media:
Keeping Score, Joseph Holsapple
Desert Pearls, Amanda Baldwin

1st Place Mixed Media: $500
Where the light gathers, Margaret Schermerhorn

Merit Sculpture:
Cardiac, John Vinklarek

1st Place Sculpture:
AA 9, Philip Samson

1st Place Printmaking:
Unforgettable Walk with Trevor, Robin Phillips

Merit Dry Media:
I swallow with a smile (teaspoons of death), Eric Alugas

1st Place Dry Media:
The Queen, Christen Humphries

1st Place Digital:
The Weight of Change: Love, Steve Sult

Merit Functional Ceramics:
Lidded Jar and Base with Smokestack Vase, Stephen Heywood

1st Place Functional Ceramics:
Covered Jar, Lee Akins

Merit Oil:
Number 2: Longing for fulfillment, intuitive and fluid, open to the possibilities of ‘Yes’ by Sudie Rakusin

1st Place Oil:
Hoops, Jack Crouch

1st Place Watercolor:
Radiance in Bloom, Jimmie Hudson

Merit Fiber:
Echoes of the Whole, Ashley Sutphen Delaney

1st Place Fiber:
Holding the Light, Kari Perkins

Merit Acrylic:
RIP Evan, Brenda Shaw

1st Place Acrylic:
Encounters, Elizabeth Bogard

Merit Photography:
Penance #9 (Howl), Nicholas D'Angelo

1st Place Photography:
Portrait of Verbena, Audrey Powles

Juror’s Merit Award:
Needed more funk, Karen Sienk

Best in Show:
Avocado, Danny Kamerath

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