The exhibit committee would like to thank all who worked on and supported the event and made it a such a success!
Congratulations to all the talented exhibitors and the following award winners.
GALA AWARDS
MAYOR’S AWARD (chosen by Dean Mazzarella) Country Window Box by Bonnie Clifton
FOUNDERS AWARD–JOHN DELIBERO (chosen by Rocco Palmieri) Awesome by Corinne Goodrich
FOUNDERS AWARD–ELLIE DELIBERO (chosen by Sondra Celli) The Happy Hounds of Myopia 2018 by Lisa Nugent
PRESIDENT’S AWARD (chosen by Brian Beaudoin) Chaos by Frances Reyes Cruz
EXHIBIT CHAIRPERSON’S AWARD (chosen by Jane Keough) Dog People by Rachel Armington
CLAUDE H. MUNSON AWARD (chosen by the judges) Daybreak-Front Beach, Rockport by Yvonne Hemingway
ADVANCED OILS
FIRST: Doreen LaScola – Essence
SECOND: Janet Tibert – Winter Blues
ADVANCED ACRYLICS
FIRST: Brian Beaudoin – Untitled
SECOND: Emile LaPointe – Calm Day
THIRD: Karen Kemp – Winter Meadow
ADVANCED WATERCOLOR
FIRST: Donna Peck – Spotlight on Fuchsia
SECOND: Donna Hediger – Perkins Cove
THIRD: Becky Parsons – Maine Lighthouse
H.M.: Karen Kemp – Sphere
ADVANCED PASTELS
FIRST: Elizabeth Roy – Peony
SECOND: Sharon L. Sjoblom-Koski – Winter Wonderland
THIRD: Lisa Nugent – Comfortably Coiled
ADVANCED MIXED MEDIA
FIRST: Sally Sargent – Crossroads
ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY
FIRST: James Karis – Rome
SECOND: Mary J. Dunn – Harbingers of Spring
ADVANCED DRAWING
FIRST: Jesse Knott – Untitled
INTERMEDIATE OILS
FIRST: Julie Fox – Chelsea Gray Has a Rainbow Period
INTERMEDIATE ACRYLICS
FIRST: Beverly Fratoni – Fitchburg Common Bandstand
SECOND: Corinne Melanson – Untitled
THIRD: Catherine Fox – Spring Jewels
H.M.: Rebecca Nichols – Last Minute
INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR
FIRST: Judith Fava – Ebb Tides
SECOND: Joyce Brodkin – Untitled
THIRD: Darlene Spencer – Farm House Still Life
H.M.: Renee Place – Red, White and Blue
INTERMEDIATE MIXED MEDIA
FIRST: Joan Icker – Ancient Altar
INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY
FIRST: Stephen Fox – Rome
INTERMEDIATE DRAWING
FIRST: Tammy Bucchino – Mi’kmaq Florals
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED CRAFTS/SCULPTURE/CARVING
FIRST: Sue Valentine – Three Small Urns
SECOND: Tracy Shorter – I Love You to the Moon and Back
THIRD: Victor Latek – Tribute to Fisherman
STUDENT DIVISION
FIRST: Isabella Song – Untitled
SECOND: Emma Kalajian – Lion Heart
THIRD: Kai Abbott – Watch Me Bloom
H.M.: Isabella Song – Untitled
SPECIAL THEME
FIRST: Yvonne Hemingway – Shady Chaos
SECOND: Brian Beaudoin – Organized CHAOS
THIRD: James Karis – Las Vegas
H.M.: Darlene Spencer – Chaos
H.M.: Cindylee Gee – Thunderous Chaos
POPULAR VOTE
ADVANCED: Lisa Nugent – The Happy Hounds of Myopia 2018
INTERMEDIATE: Fay Brooks – Rose of Italy
STUDENT: Helen Cohen – Self Portrait
SPECIAL.: Rebecca Nichols – Of Unsound Mind