The Annual Spring Into Art Exhibition provides visual artists of all skill levels an open invitation to participate in the region’s foremost art exhibition.
2026 BEST IN SHOW
Joe Morgan – “Lobster Lottery”
Photography
PAINTING CATEGORY
1st Place: Aliyah Jones – “Unchartered”
2nd Place: Clarke Berryman – “Man of Morocco”
3rd Place: Simon Uchida – “Savannah Riverwalk”
DRAWING/PRINTMAKING/MIXED MEDIA CATEGORY
1st Place: Annette Crosby – “Desert Rhythm”
2nd Place: Susan Wehling – “Mirror on the Wall”
3rd Place: Jill Bright – “Nest of Life’s Treasures”
DIGITAL ARTS/PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORY
1st Place: Harvey Williams, Jr. – “Rise”
2nd Place: Jeremy McGuire – “Behind Paradise”
3rd Place: Herbert Ellis – “The Dark Place”
SCULPTURE/CERAMICS/JEWELRY/CRAFTS CATEGORY
1st Place: Robert Nelson – “Mule”
2nd Place: Spencer Clark – “Maple & Indigo 01”
3rd Place: Denise Lutz – “Moon Over the Waves”
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Todd Wessel – “The Crescent Before Christmas“
Suzanna Winton – “Ms. Joan“
M.D. Wagoner – “The Bridge Game“
Gerrie Hubbard – “Desert Noise“
Buddy LaHood – “Three Little Pigs“
Dave Richards – “Reclaimed from the Depths“
Linda Brooks – “Flowers in Blue Pot“
Suzanne W. Ally – “Conversation with AI #1“
Mike Tanner – “Enchanted River“
Alex Hodge – “Toward the Sun“
COLSON CALENDAR 2027 ARTISTS
Debbie Worthington – “Peaceful View on the Flint“
Sherry Wetherington – “Bloom baby Bloom“
Cynthia Mantini – “The Springs Allure“
Dave Stone – “Emerald Sentinel“
David Retterbush – “The Yawn“
Janet Post – “Riders on the Storm“
Faye Altman – “Autumn Glow“
Teresa Middleton – “He Restores My Soul”
Lily Ann Lawson – “Gaia Vol 3“
D. Arthur McBride – “For Us All“
Ben Singletary – “Azalea Trail“
Todd Wessel – “Descent in Fog“
Kristye Dudley – “Spring Bloom“
Thank you to our 2026 Spring Into Art Sponsors
Loyce & Annette Turner Family
Visit Valdosta
Gloria Boyette Corker
John and Susan Dukes
Event Point
Sally Turner Querin
STIFELThe Goddard-Williams Wealth Advisory Group
Thacker Dermatology
Susan A. Turner
Warren and Kelly Turner
Bush Wealth Management
Byron and Katharine Courson
Covington’s
Happy Ingeman
Diane and Greg Joseph
Buddy and Lynn LaHood
Margaret and Phil Mittiga
Renasant Bank
Carreen Shapiro
Bill and Jan Slaughter
Studio 8 Design, LLC
Jeani Synyard
Valdosta Magazine
Mala Vallotton
Jill and Converse Bright
Will and Jane Burgsteiner
Carter Financial Strategies Group
of Wells Fargo Advisors
Ray and Peggy Chitty
Mike and Martha Dover
Charles and Jennie Eidson
Lucy R. Greene, Ph.D.
Jack Oliver Real Estate
J. Stephen and Sherrill Lahr
Langdale Place
Landis International Inc.
John and Marcía McRae
Drs. Dennis & Patricia Marks
Carla Penny
Jennifer Powell
RE/MAX Town and Country
Sara Ann Schutt
Bill and Susan Sineath
Allen and Roni Strickland
Sunset Farm Foods
Nancy DeRuyter Warren
