15th annual CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS

NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION - GINNA CULLEN, JUDGE

VIRGINIA REGIONAL EXHIBITION - NISSA LIPOWICZ, JUDGE

YOUNG ARTIST EXHIBITION - LAURIE PARFITT, JUDGE

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION AND AWARDS RECEPTION:

SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 6:30 PM

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS! ANNOUNCED AT THE AWARDS PRESENTATION.

NATIONAL JURIED:

BEST IN SHOW:  GLEN KESSLER of Rockville, MD for "MODERN WORLD 14"

SECOND PLACE:  KATHRYN GREEN of Kitty Hawk, NC for "PRIMITIVE"

THIRD PLACE:  WAYNE DODSON of Henrico, VA for "HIDDEN NO MORE"

VIRGINIA REGIONAL:

FIRST PLACE:  BILL SMITH of Richmond, VA, for "Bird on an Urn"

SECOND PLACE:  Lisa Gori Powers of Montpelier, VA, for "Abstract IV

THIRD PLACE:  Wendy Bridges of Front Royal, VA for "Countryside"

HONORABLE MENTION:  Brittany Smith of Montpelier, VA for "Vivid Beauty"

THE EDITH BYRD HALLER AWARD:

SUSAN CARY of Crozier, VA for "ROUND UP" for her use of color, shape, and subject matter fits the bill of how Edith would have done it.

This is the 4th year for this award started in memory of Edith.  Criteria is: Virginia artist and landscape subject.

YOUNG ARTISTS EXHIBITION:

AGE 6-9

FIRST PLACE:  GRAYSON COMFORT "DINO'S ALLEY"

SECOND:  CLAVIN GASPAR "MY LEFT HAND"

THIRD: GRAYSON COMFORT "SPLAT STUDY #1"

AGE 10-13:

FIRST:  JACK RODRIGUEZ  "THE BEATLES"

SECOND:  OLIVER RODRIGUEZ "THE FROG"

THIRD:  ANNA VERBEECK "BABY BLUE JAY"

HONORABLE MENTION:  JACK RODRIGUEZ "BOND, JAMES BOND"

AGE 14-18:

FIRST:  CHRISTIAN VERBEECK "JUDE LAW"

SECOND:  BRITTANY SMITH "EMOTIONAL LOVE"

THIRD:  MICHAEL ROBENS "UNTITLED"

HONORABLE MENTION:  MARIELLE VERBEECK "TIRED JAGUAR"

HONORABLE MENTION:  MEREDITH PALMER "CARRIE UNDERWOOD"