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Winners of the 61st Annual Arts & Crafts Festival

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Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013

61st ANNUAL ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL IN FAIRHOPE
Cash Prizes Awarded to Artists and Craftsmen

A panel of highly respected and talented judges chose the best of the best in the 61st Annual Arts & Crafts Festival in Fairhope. The Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce event which took place March 15, 16, and 17, 2013. Seventy awards were presented at this year¡¦s event.

This year¡¦s winners were: :
„X Best of Show Over All: Katrin Wolf, Jewelry, Monticello, FL
„X Chairman¡¦s Award: Tim Peters, Pottery & Ceramics, Winter Haven, FL
„X Chamber¡¦s Award: Christina Smith, Graphic & Drawing, Fayetteville, AR
„X Nine Awards of Distinction:
Nancy Blades, Photography, Jonesboro, AR
Jeanine Nahara, Graphics & Drawing, Gretna, LA
Joan Glover, Mixed Media, Bryson City, NC
John Armistead, Tupelo, MS
Chuck Solberg, Pottery, St. Paul, MN
Warner Whitfield, Sculpture, Ocala, FL
Keith Andry, Watercolor, Baton Rouge, LA
Bea Hatala, Decorative & Functional, Danielsville, GA
Dale Lewis, Wood, Oneonta, AL
„X Jury Award: Tracy Bennett, Pottery & Ceramics, Gulfport, MS
„X Eastern Shore Art Center Reciprocal Award: Tonya Hedgeman, Pottery & Ceramics, Woodstock, GA
„X State¡¦s Award: Royal Miree, Sculpture, Birmingham, AL
„X Five Merit Awards:
Janet Searfoss, Painting, Greensbille, SC
Teresa Howley, Pottery & Ceramics, Jupiter, FL
Dennis Thompson, Sculpture, Branson, MO
Teresa Hays, Decorative & Functional, Franklin, TN
Fred Rettig, Wood, Mobile, AL
„X More than 50 Patron Awards
Total cash value: $14,500

More than 206 of the most talented artists and craftsmen in the U.S. will exhibit their works. The awards were presented during the Exhibitor¡¦s Dinner on Friday evening.

Photo: Jaca McLaren, co-chair; Katrin Wold, Best of Show; Debbie Floyd, co-chair


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