49th Fairmount Art Exhibition Award Winners Announced

Best of Show Winner: “Flood Pants” by Judi Krew

After receiving hundreds of entries, Fairmount Center for the Arts has selected 143 artworks by Northeast Ohio artists to be showcased in the 49th Fairmount Art Exhibition. A three-person jury panel of local artists and arts professionals – Liz Maugans, Darius Steward and Brittany Selfe Paynter – reviewed each of the 340 submitted works and awarded prizes to the top works in painting, photography, graphics, 3D, fiber and watercolor. The Best of Show winner was “Flood Pants” by Judi Krew.

Other category winners include:

3D
1st Place: “Man-In-The-Moon” by Susan Davenport                                                                  2nd Place: “My Point Is This” by Carla Guseilo                                                                           3rd Place: “BlueBird” by Tim Haas  

Fiber
1st Place: “Just Mad Da” by Barbara Townsend
2nd Place: “Young Girl Sewing” by Willa Schrlau                                                                       3rd Place: “Keep a Green Tree” by Anne Stottler

Graphics
1st Place: “Monotype drawing of ‘Why Born Enslaved!’, a sculpture by JeanBaptiste Carpeaux” by Nancy Lick
2nd Place: “Living on the Edge” by Rachel Kabelitz 3rd Place: “Lost Rider” by Jeanne Fuller

Painting
1st Place: “Tommy’s Room” by Lisa Skufca
2nd Place: “Community Pool” by Robert Wright                                                                         3rd Place: “Moonlit Laundry” by Clare Murray Adams

Photography
1st Place: “Lacey’s Debut” by Rob Biro
2nd Place: “Urban Curtains” by Stuart Pearl                                                                                3rd Place: “Valley Breath” by Kendrick Chittock

Watercolor
1st Place: “Rum Runners Boathouse” by Jesse Rhinehart
2nd Place: “Garden Arch” by Patricia Schroeder                                                                        3rd Place: “Arundhati at the Ganges” by David Rankin

The Fairmount Art Exhibition is free and open to the public, viewable from Tuesday, August 5, through Thursday, August 21. Viewing hours can be found at fairmountcenter.org/fae or by calling (440) 338-3171. The free community Closing Reception will be held on Friday, August 22, from 6-8 p.m. at Fairmount Center for the Arts’ Novelty campus.

“We’re grateful to all the artists who submitted their work,” said Elizabeth Bolander, Executive Director. “This exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience the incredible talent of artists living right here in Northeast Ohio. We invite everyone to come and enjoy these beautiful works—brought together for just a few weeks, for the entire community to celebrate.”

The 49th Fairmount Art Exhibition is sponsored by Lorraine S. Szabo, Roger Clark & Sarah Derico, Elizabeth Bolander, Patricia Papesh, Tracy Hull & Carl Engelman, Evergreen Landscapes, Inc., Home Instead, KeyBank, Seniors Helping Seniors, BLICK Art Materials and Bolt & Spool.