NEWS RELEASE
SAULT AREA ARTS COUNCIL
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The results of the 2022 Juried Show are conclusive for Sault Area Arts Council!
Bonifas Art Center selected Alpaca Pencil as their featured artist of an invitational award. Their work will be showcased from April 6 to May 18, 2023 in their Studio Gallery in Escanaba, Mich. The Arts Council is very grateful for their sponsorship of this award, linking artists to display their work across such a broad Northern Michigan region!
Kate Dupre (a Mackinac Island artist and appointed juror) determined recipients of other gallery board sponsored awards and recognition.
- First place: Judy Merrill-Smith for Fragmented Skies, a three-dimensional fiber art piece
- Second place: Paul Rose for White on White Red Canoe. Photography
- Third place: Paulette Attie for her fiber art Superior Loon
Three honorable mentions were also selected:
- Phil Bellfy - Hydraulic Reflection (Photography)
- Alpaca Pencil - Master of the Skies (Lino cut print and acrylic)
- Stefanie Moran - Tugboat (Oil on Linen)
The Arts Council wants to thank all participants and contributors that made this exhibition possible. The show will be on display the duration of April and the public is welcome to view it during gallery hours of Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 217 Ferris St. in Sault, Mich.
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