The Arts Council of Moore County (ACMC) created the Fine Arts Festival (FAF) in 1980 to provide incentive for local artists to improve their technique and a place to showcase and sell their artwork. The festival has since grown into a major art exhibit featuring artwork by artists from all over the country. The artwork is also judged and cash prizes and ribbons are awarded.
Congratulations to the following winners
of the 2008 FINE ARTS FESTIVAL
SARAH WILSON HODGKINS
“BEST IN SHOW” AWARD WINNER
“The Heart’s Intermission”
Mixed Media by Sarah W. Mantel
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LEE BARRETT
“PEOPLE’S CHOICE” AWARD WINNER
“Birds in my Pinehurst Garden”
Oil by Susan Edquist
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ACRYLIC
1st place: David Latham, “Wither, Die, Decide”
2nd place: Harriett Blodgett, “Almost There”
3rd place: Cari Dreher, “Follow Me”
DRAWING/PASTEL
1st place: George M. Rose, “Al and Ben”
2nd place: Barbara Sickenberger, “High Tide Remnants”
3rd place: Josephine Borthwick, “Charleston’s Only Orange House”
Honorable Mention:
George M. Rose, “Life is Like”
Janet Burdick, “Looking Up, Another View”
WATERCOLOR
1st place: Nathan Pridgen, “Mule Mania”
2nd place: Elda Hiser, “Down East Maine, Big Time”
3rd place: Pamela Swarbrick, “All Washed Up”
Honorable Mention:
Mike D’Andrea, “Solitude”
June Rollins, “Check Your Rearview”
PRINT/PRINTMAKING
1st place: Laurie Deleot, “Bali”
2nd place: Joel Neuwirth, “Prana Thoughts”
3rd place: Joel Neuwirth, “Tree #2”
Honorable Mention:
Laurie Deleot, “El Cielo”
MIXED MEDIA
1st place: Sarah W. Mantel, “The Heart’s Intermission”
2nd place: Sandy Stratil, “Family Matters—Shades of Grey”
3rd place: Lewis Pate, “Symphony”
Honorable Mention:
David Latham, “The Persistence of the Sunday Painter”
PHOTOGRAPHY
1st place: Bill Fitzpatrick, “Bombay Laundromat”
2nd place: Lori Fischler, “Bird Woman”
3rd place: Michael Stratil, “A Spider’s Universe”
Honorable Mention:
Bill Fitzpatrick, “The Taj from Shah Jahan’s Prison”
Rick Rogers, “Breathtaking Thira/Santorini”
OIL
1st place: Beth E. Roy, “Water Lilies”
2nd place: Paula Womack, “Central Park Today”
3rd place: Jean Frost, “Hunt Morning”
Honorable Mention:
Courtney Herndon, “Cape Porpoise”
Susan Edquist, “Springtime at Campbell House”
3-DIMENSIONAL
1st place: David Leon Miller, “The Peace Collector”
2nd place: Kristina Cox, “Wave”
3rd place: Anne Raven Jorgenson, “Large Black & Blue Checkered Vase”
2008 JUDGE: Tom Grub, Executive Director, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
PURCHASE AWARDS
A Purchase Award is the opportunity for businesses and individuals to support the festival artists by pledging to purchase artwork prior to the festival. In addition to selling their artwork, the artist also receive a ribbon.
Anne Raven Jorgensen, “Canopie Jar Dog,” 3-D
Provided by Laurie Rich, Laurie Rich Catering
Joan Milligan, “Zinnias,” Oil
Provided by Michael Holden, Holden, Thomasson & Longfellow
Elda Hiser, “Aberdeen Lady,” Drawing/Pastel
Provided by Denis McCullough, Denis Coll McCullough Interior Design
Carol Lawson Rouhier, “Luncheon with the Koi,” Watercolor
Provided by Pinky Doyle, Re/Max of the Pines
Anne Raven Jorgensen, “Large Black & Blue Checkered Vase,” 3-D
Provided by Paul Harkness, Hawkins & Harkness Jewelry
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