Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Best in Show

Dear Participating Artists,

I want to thank all of you for participating in our first “open call” fundraiser exhibition. We had forty three artists participate and 72 works submitted for the exhibition, which was an impressive turnout for our first year.

This past Sunday, the juror, Kevin Freitas selected 30 works to be included in the “Art of Transitions” exhibition and awarded prizes for Best in Show, 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, and Honorable Mention.

Below are the names of the artists who were juried into the exhibition and awarded prizes. The exhibition will open August 15th – September 13th. The night of the opening reception there will be an opportunity for the public to vote for the “People’s Choice Award”.

Best in Show: Lois Adler-Roussell for “Cleo, Cleo and Monday”

1st Place: Stefano Ramono for “My Mother’s Fatal Contribution”

2nd Place: Lois Adler-Roussell for “VW”

3rd Place: Richard Powers for “New to Old to Gentrified”

Honorable Mention: Mick Conway for “Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis”