Grand Prairie Festival of the Arts announces Decorative Arts winners

STUTTGART — The Arts Center of the Grand Prairie has announced the winners of its 2025 Decorative Arts contest. The juried exhibit will be held at the Grand Prairie Center on the PCCUA campus in Stuttgart today through Sunday.

A reception and awards ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday.

The winners included:

Best of Show Decorative Arts 2025

• The Old Mill, Natalie Mosher, London, Ark.

Quilting – Large

• Shimmer, Carolyn Hurt, Sheridan, First Place
• Indian Orange Peel, Debbie Lewis, Sherwood, Second Place
• Touch of the Past, Carolyn Hurt, Sheridan, Third Place
• Spring Blossoms, Ellen Jordan, Judsonia, Honorable Mention

Quilting – Medium

• The Fox Quilt, Lorie Bernhardt, Stuttgart, First Place
• Poinsettia Dream, Debbie Lewis, Sherwood, Second Place
• Checkered Pas, Bonnie Fratesi, White Hall, Third Place
• Christmas Tree Farm, Carol Smith, Stuttgart, Honorable Mention

Quilting – Small

• Sunflowers, Charlotte Lefler, Maumelle, First Place
• Tree of Life, Jane Mayhan, Pine Bluff, Second Place
• Choose You this Day, Jeanette Relyea, Almyra, Third Place

Hand Embroidery

• Go Fly a Kite, Wanda Linsley, Little Rock, First Place
• To Kids, Natalie Maynard, Stuttgart, Second Place
• Trevelyon’s Box, Sandy Larson, Hot Springs, Third Place
• Scene of the Birth, Natalie Maynard, Stuttgart, Honorable Mention

Machine Embroidery

• Twilight Fantasy, Debbie Lewis, Sherwood, First Place
• The Potting Shed, Juel Radtke, Carthage, Second Place
• A Duck Quacks, Juel Radtke, Carthage, Third Place
• Seasons of Mini Quilts, Jeanette Relyea, Almyra, Honorable Mention

Children & Youth

• Purple Sunset, Teegan Henry, Stuttgart, First Place
• Twilight Talon, Lexi White, Stuttgart, Second Place
• Kitty Scarf, Lexi White, Stuttgart, Third Place

Miscellaneous

• Spring Tweetle, Jeanette Relyea, Almyra, First Place
• Chickadee & Turquoise Teacup, Lori Bernhardt, Stuttgart, Second Place
• Gingerbread Tree Skirt, Jean Metcalf, Conway, Third Place
• Blue Jean Purse, Maeola Flounoy, Stuttgart, Honorable Mention

For more information, contact the Arts Center at 870-73-1781 or email at artscenter001@gmail.com.