The South Huron Exhibition opened at Ironwood Golf Club Friday night. The evening was well-attended with the crowd enjoying the wide variety of art pieces by local artists as well as some fantastic refreshments by the talented folks at Ironwood.
Three major awards were given out by Exhibition Juror Dr. Matthew Ryan Smith – a freelance writer, independent curator and sessional professor at The University of Toronto (Mississauga):
First Place went to Elizabeth Carr for her cropped image in watercolours called “Leeboard” of a flat-bottomed kind of sailboat popular in tidal countries such as Holland.
First Runner-up went to Michelle Miller for her charming oil on wood painting of a cat called “Portait of Snowy, in the Studio”
Second Runner-up went to Alec Moore for his “Cast of Characters” photograph of a Grand Bend street scene at night
The Exibition runs daily from 11:00am to 5:00pm October 31 through to November 7 and Sunday, November 8 from 11:00am to 2:00pm.
For or more Information on the various Workshops and the Artisan Market running during the Exhibition, please Click Here
Enjoy the photos from the Opening Reception as well as the various pieces from the Exhibition below.
Music by Jamie McLellan and Aaron Neeb
Gina Harris
Art aRound Town Chair Gina Harris
MyFM’s Tricia Flatley
MC Aaron Neeb
Dr. Matthew Ryan Smith our Juror
Mayor Maureen Cole
Greetings from Mayor Maureen Cole
First Prize winner Elizabeth Carr
Elizabeth Carr “Leeboard” watercolour = 1st Prize
Michelle Miller “Portrait of Snowy, In the Studio”, oil on wood First Runner-Up
Second Runner-Up Alec Moore Grand Bend, ON
Some of our winners with sponsors and Juror Dr. Matthew Smith
