Prof’s Artwork Gets Top Award

Madonna of the Great Wave: Import/Export, by Barbara Fast "Madonna of the Great Wave: Import/Export," by Barbara Fast of 91´óÉñ, won the "best in show" award at VMRC’s annual juried art exhibit.

The "best in show" award at the annual Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC) Juried Art Exhibit went to , associate professor of at 91´óÉñ.

Fast’s piece, "Madonna of the Great Wave: Import/Export," was created from handmade paper, cut-outs, paint and objects and is one of three in a series that comments on what society worships, thus the icons.

"The piece is symbolic of how we