49th Fairmount Art Exhibition Award Winners Announced
Best of Show Winner: “Flood Pants” by Judi Krew
Sponsored by Lorraine Szabo
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
Sponsored by Evergreen Landscapes
2nd Place: “My Point Is This” by Carla Guseilo
3rd Place: “BlueBird” by Tim Haas
Sponsored by Blick Art Materials
Fiber
1st Place: “Just Mad Da” by Barbara Townsend
Sponsored by Roger Clark & Sarah Derico
2nd Place: “Young Girl Sewing” by Willa Schrlau
Sponsored by Home Instead
3rd Place: “Keep a Green Tree” by Anne Stottler
Sponsored by Bolt & Spool
Graphics
1st Place: “Monotype drawing of ‘Why Born Enslaved!’, a sculpture by JeanBaptiste Carpeaux” by Nancy Lick
Sponsored by Elizabeth Bolander
2nd Place: “Living on the Edge” by Rachel Kabelitz
3rd Place: “Lost Rider” by Jeanne Fuller
Sponsored by Blick Art Materials
Painting
1st Place: “Tommy’s Room” by Lisa Skufca
Sponsored by Patricia Papesh
2nd Place: “Community Pool” by Robert Wright
Sponsored by KeyBank
3rd Place: “Moonlit Laundry” by Clare Murray Adams
Sponsored by Blick Art Materials
Photography
1st Place: “Lacey’s Debut” by Rob Biro
Sponsored by Tracy Hull & Carl Engelman
2nd Place: “Urban Curtains” by Stuart Pearl
Sponsored by Seniors Helping Seniors
3rd Place: “Valley Breath” by Kendrick Chittock
Sponsored by Blick Art Materials
Watercolor
1st Place: “Rum Runners Boathouse” by Jesse Rhinehart
Sponsored by Tracy Hull & Carl Engelman
2nd Place: “Garden Arch” by Patricia Schroeder
3rd Place: “Arundhati at the Ganges” by David Rankin
Sponsored by Blick Art Materials
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.
