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Exhibits

Enjoy historic and fine art exhibits year round. There is never a fee to visit our exhibits!
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Our Current Exhibit


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The ever popular Through Our Eyes Photography Competition and Exhibit premiered in the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in 1993 and has continued every three or four years since. Each show brings changes and challenges as the art of photography evolves. 

Any person is eligible to submit current, original photographs. Through Our Eyes is a regional competition and photos were taken in Miami, Shelby, Darke, Champaign, Clark, or Montgomery County.

This year’s divisions were Landscape, Digitally Altered, Youth, Abstraction and Life in Miami County. Landscapes included nature and urban scenes, as well as wildlife. A photo is considered digitally altered if the original scene has been digitally changed significantly. This includes adding, moving, or removing items and major changes to saturation, contrast and levels. The Youth Division includes entries from students in grades K - 12. Abstraction is defined as an image in which the elements of design are the main emphasis and does not represent the subject in a literal way. The Life in Miami County Division was judged by Leiann Stewart of the Miami County Visitors and Convention Bureau. Winners in this category agree to permit The Visitors Bureau to use winning images in this category for publicity purposes to promote the region in print and electronic media for two years after the close of the exhibit. Additionally, the jurors may determine that a Youth submission has earned an award in a division outside the Youth category.

PARTICIPATING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Life in Miami County Division
                             The Joy of a Good Slide                        Jonathan Blount
HM                            Bird Watching . . .You                           Jonathan Blount  
                             Limestone on the Patio                         Sue L. Curtis
                             Princess and Elfie                                   Sue L. Curtis
                             Lavender Orpington I                            Lisa Harris
                             Lavender Orpington II                             Lisa Harris
1st Place              Beat the Heat                                          Linda Lee Jolly
                              READY FOR LPGA                               James Roger O’Donnell  
3rd Place             In Bloom                                                 Silas Starry 
2nd Place            Fall-la-la-la-la!                                      Diana Wesco
HM                      Cherry Street - After the Rain             Matthew Windel
Abstraction Division
2nd Place         Pleurotis Citrinopileatus                   Tim Collette 
HM                    Ornate  Ocelli                                      Kristy Harbour
3rd Place          Icy Pendulum                                      Connie Galey
1st Place            Lake Sunset Abstract                         Beth Larsen
                            Difficult to Play                                    James Roger O’Donnell 
HM                     What does this represent?                 James Roger O’Donnell           
                 
Landscape Division
                                Blood Moon                                            Tim Collette
1st Place                Star Trails                                                Tim Collette
HM                         Snow Bench                                           Sue L. Curtis
2nd Place              Amazing Autumn                                 Judy Deeter
                                The Return of Spring                          Judy Deeter
                                Red “V” in a Tree                                 Kristy Harbour
                                Second Chances                                   Kristy Harbour
                                Surprise in the Garden                      Linda Lee Jolly
                               Golden Garden Guest                         Linda Lee Jolly
3rd Place             Farm Circles                                          Beth Larsen
                             Wishful Thinking                                   Diana Wesco
                              Eagle Eye                                                 Diana Wesco
                              Fultons - 202                                           Matthew Windel
HM                       Majestic                                                    Penny Passon
Digitally Altered Division
                                Heaven in a Cup                                Jonathan Blount 
                                Humming Along                                Connie Galey
                                Owl Be Watching You                       Connie Galey
3rd Place               Friesian                                                Lisa Harris
1st Place                Wagaman Mill                                    Kreg Kohli
                                Englewood Park                                 Kreg Kohli
2nd Place              Painted Tulip                                       Beth Larsen
HM                          Tree of Life                                          Jan Sexton
HM                          Crystalline Descent                            Robert K. Winkle Jr.
Youth Division
HM                        Self-Portrait                                             Ruby Harris
                               New Beginnings                                     Brooke Householder 
1st Place               Peace                                                         Brooke Householder  
Best of Show       Hanging Words                                      Jocelyn Gold
                               The Night Write                                       Jocelyn Gold
                               A Windy Day                                             Jocelyn Gold
3rd Place             Small Town                                               Walter Livermore
                              Courthouse                                               Walter Livermore
HM                       UP!                                                             Silas Starry
                              The Woods Awake                                  Silas Starry
2nd Place           Where Strength Meets Strategy          Amelia Tucker   
                             The Art of the Pitch                                Amelia Tucker     

Meet Our Jurors

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​James Smith is the owner of Tall James Photography that was registered in 2012 and is a Portrait, Commercial, and Event photographer located in the Troy Area. James has worked with the Troy Chamber of Commerce, the Miami County Visitors & Convention Bureau, and many local businesses and restaurants. James was the Official Strawberry Festival Photographer for over 10 years, held a family photography studio in downtown Troy from 2013-2014, and ran a wet plate collodion "Tintype" portrait studio from 2017-2020. His favorite part of photography is not just helping people document their life or promote their business, but the network of truly wonderful people he's met over the years.

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​Delaney Fields is the Marketing & Experience Specialist at the Miami County Visitors & Convention Bureau. She uses her knowledge of photography regularly in her job to help promote all the great things in Miami County. Delaney’s photography experience comes from many years of sport and event photos, as well as senior photos, couples, and small weddings. Her favorite part of photography is capturing candid moments and memories that last a lifetime.
“It was an honor to be asked to judge the Through Our Eyes 2025 photography exhibit. We came in excited to see the work of many talented photographers in the area and were impressed with the submitted photographs. The Youth category was very impressive and stood out to us this year. Many factors were taken into consideration other than just technical ability. Storytelling, mystery, and use of subjects and color were all considerations. We were excited to both agree on the Best of Show with no deliberation, and we look forward to seeing more work from this photographer in the future. We would like to thank the artists for participating and sharing their photographs with us, as well as Hayner Cultural Center for this opportunity. It was a great experience for us both and we enjoyed our time judging together.”
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​​Leiann Stewart is the Executive Director of the Miami County Visitors & Convention Bureau. Leiann has been at the bureau for a decade and took over as director in October 2019. She has over 20 years of marketing and sales management experience and has been a member of the Executive Board of Ohio Has it! as well as the Ohio Travel Association.
“I would like to thank all of the artists who submitted photos for the Through Our Eyes 2025 photography exhibit. The talent was phenomenal with a wide variety of styles, portrayals, and creativity. Each photo showed Miami County’s people and spaces in a unique way, and it was clear that these photographers take great pride in the area in which they live.”

Leiann Stewart
Executive Director
Miami County Visitors & Convention Bureau

Through Our Eyes 2025 is sponsored by The Friends of Hayner and
​the Miami County Visitors and Convention Bureau.

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First Floor Exhibit Case

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A Child's Garden of Verse books courtesy Debra Stichter
​and 18th & 19th century Children's Teapots courtesy Sharon Severt 

Our Upcoming Exhibit

  The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is supported by the taxpayers of Troy and the generous donations of the Friends of Hayner. The mission is to preserve and maintain the Hayner mansion as a cultural resource center for the present and as a historical legacy for the future generations of the community of Troy, Ohio.  

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