The Okefenokee Heritage Center held a reception May 24 for the artists who participated in the Swamp Art Exhibit held in the main gallery during May. Among the artists whose work was featured in the show were: (front l-r) Pamela Jordan, Jorah Mitchell, Phyllis Perry, Raven Hyers, Bob Brown, and Susan Newman; (back l-r) David Jordan, Allen Allnoch, Randy Nance, John Jordan, Clint Bowman, Scott Beahan, and Jacob Hyers. Several artists’ work was featured posthumously, including Roland Thurston’s “Heroes of the Swamp 2007” in honor of those who fought the 2007 Okefenokee swamp fire, and works by Thurza Law and Roy Moore. Additional selections from the show also were featured in Lykens Art Gallery, located in the main hall of Memorial Satilla Health.
