Awards Presentation and Reception for Juried Adult & Youth Exhibition
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On Saturday, March 15 over 100 people came to our public reception at the ACWL-Nuveen to cheer on the exhibiting artists in both the Adult and Youth divisions and celebrate the power of creativity.
The juror for our show this year, Grand Rapids based artist/educator Christopher Shields, had the difficult task of reviewing all of the artwork in person to determine who would receive awards. For the jurors of this annual exhibit this is never an easy task when there is so much deserving talent. Mr. Shields approached the task with great care and consideration and came up with the results listed below. Awards were also given out in the Adult and Youth division by staff from the ACWL-Nuveen and a Founders Award by members of the ACWL-Nuveen Gallery Committee.
Congratulations to ALL participants and award winners - thanks for being a part of the exhibit! The Adult & Youth show will be on display until April 19 - please stop by Tuesday - Friday 11:00am - 5:30pm and Saturday 11:00am - 3:00pm - You won't want to miss this amazing exhibit!
Adult Division Awards
First Place Award
Taimur Cleary – Marquette, MI
East Face (His & Hers) – Oil on board
Second Place Award
Cassidy Hamann – Montague, MI
Rabbit Hole – Graphite, charcoal, pencil
Third Place Award
Brittany Adams – Ludington, MI
Venus in Aquarius – Colored pencils, oil pastels
ACWL-Nuveen Award
Jamie Weinfurter – Lansing, MI
Done & Dusted – Cast iron and remains of my favorite flannel
Founding Artists Award
Mary Lamson-Burke – Kent City, MI
Consanguine 1 – Ceramic
Adult Honorable Mention
Nico Kazlauskas – Holland, MI
Xu – Oil and silkscreen on canvas
Christopher Jones – Montague, MI
Color People Circles #1 – Chine collé linoleum ink on cotton paper
Mary Bommarito – Lowell, MI
Winter’s Repose – Acrylic
Richard VanderPutte-McPherson – Muskegon, MI
A Place to Enter – Photography
ACWL-Nuveen Honorable Mention
Kristi Beukema – Spring Lake, MI
Waiting for the Train, La Plata, Missouri – Painted and cut paper
Jessica Sum – Whitehall, MI
Guardian Animals - Ceramic
Youth Division
The Youth Division represents area students from Kindergarten through High School. For a fee of $5 per piece kids can drop off two of their favorite artworks to include in the exhibit. Mr. Shields selected the following young artists to receive cash awards in their age divisions.
Kindergarten – Second Grade
First Place –Oliver Wilson – Trees
Second Place – Lucile Rennells –
Springtime
Third Place – Frankie Cudney - Shimmer
Honorable Mention – Ophelia Snipes – Owl in a Jar
Addison Thompson – The Robot
Julian Atkins – The Cactus
Jovi Parrott – Mal in Summer
Alison Lorson – Happy Unicorn
Third – Fifth Grade
First Place –Ajax Rennells – Many Faces
Second Place –Charlie Curcio – Shadow
Third Place –Arromée Herman – Night and Day
Honorable Mention – Marie McKee – Cosmo from Dandy’s World
Carolyn McKee – Aquastar on Muskegon Lake
Sixth – Eight Grade
First Place –Amelia Liskey –
Mystic Glowing Cave
Second Place –Gemma Lorsen –
Milo the Cat
Third Place –Max Stembol –
How to Draw a Face
Ninth – Twelfth Grade
First Place – Maya VandenBosch –
A Dot Surrounded by More Dots
Second Place –Greenly Blazak – Seafoam
Third Place – Lauren Burkett – Pontoon
Honorable Mention – Rook Hakken –
Candlelight
Elias Baty – Emil Miller
Hunter Meister – Epcot
Christiana Franzon - Untitled
ACWL-Nuveen Award –
Selected by ACWL-Nuveen Staff
Adeline Moyer – Hyperchromia –
12th Grade
Honorable Mention – Grace Klimsza – Whale – 10th Grade
Everly Seaver – Jungle Macaw – 3rd Grade
Top row, L-R: A Dot Surrounded by More Dots, Maya VandenBosch. Gallery shot featuring Red Flags, Terri Jo Frew.
Kristi Beukema, Waiting for the Train, La Plata, Missouri.
Middle row, L-R: Nicole Hayden, No Escape. Regina Mondro, Hurt But Still Here I. Exhibition crowd.
Bottom row, L-R: Howard Gimpel, Chief Road - Kaleva, MI. Rick Matley, Kalkaska Cherry Flats. Christiana Franzon, Untitled.
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