2024 Festival

Best of Show

Paul Weiner, Woods 1, oil

Best First-Time Entry

Laura Burkhart, Orange Chrysalis, drawing/printmaking

Board Award

Katelin Vernon, Molly, watercolor

2023 People’s Choice Award

Seth Williams, Diablo Purpura, mixed media

Acrylic

Category Sponsor: Heat & Air Controllers

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Naudia Jones	A Sip at Sunrise	1st Place
Colleen Stadler	The Flowing Stream	2nd Place
Lou Pappas	Magic Valley	3rd Place
Mary ED Ryan	Shapeshifter III (Dolphin)	Honorable Mention

Digital Art

Category Sponsor: Graphic Solutions

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
James White	Mothman in the Melon Patch	1st Place
Cheryl Garrity	Green Mountain	2nd Place
John Martin	Falls_n_Floyd	3rd Place
John Martin	Falls_n_Myra	Honorable Mention

Drawing/Printmaking

Category Sponsor: Holland & Associates

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Bob Nordbruch	Beware ~ Bent Train Switch	1st Place
Laura Burkhart	Green Chrysalis	2nd Place
Katelin Vernon	Linda’s	3rd Place
Jean Pollock	Becky in the Garden	Honorable Mention

Fiber

Category sponsor: Powell-Barefoot Agency

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Lana Baker	Eagle Eyes	1st Place
Lana Baker	Shoshone	2nd Place
Carolyn Walker	Tree of Life	3rd Place

Jewelry

Category Sponsor: United Way of Rockingham County

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Maryann Barbour	Starry Night: Tree of Life	1st Place
Maryann Barbour	Orthoceras Fossil	2nd Place
Maryann Barbour	Chrysocolla Stone of Harmony and Clarity	3rd Place
Maryann Barbour	‘Eclipse’ Hubei Turquoise	Honorable Mention

Mixed Media

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Gail Craddock	Borders	1st Place
Jean Pollock	Fall on the Lake	2nd Place
Brenda Terrell	Waiting for a Table	3rd Place
Anne Flanagan	Poppies	Honorable Mention

Oil

Category Sponsor: Car Needs of Reidsville

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Paul Weiner	Woods 1	1st Place
Elaine Berry	Creation Story	2nd Place
Jean Pollock	Olive Grove Path	3rd Place
Bob Nordbruch	Grasses and Wildflowers Series	Honorable Mention
Paul Weiner	Woods 2	Honorable Mention

Pastel

Category Sponsor: Dyers Plumbing

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Carol Motsinger	Highland Cow	1st Place
Colleen Stadler	Winter Sunset	2nd Place
Karon Tucker	Such a Handsome Guy	3rd Place
Tom Harmon	Restart	Honorable Mention

Photography – Black and White

Category Sponsor: Roger Ward Insurance

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Kandice Drizake	Behold, I have given you every plant	1st Place
Thomas Latham	Arches	2nd Place
Kandice Drizake	I will make rivers flow on barren heights	3rd Place
Kandice Drizake	Come Follow Me	Honorable Mention

Photography – Color

Category Sponsor: Short Sugars

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Gordon Allen	Stalking Great Blue Heron	1st Place
Valerie Cruise	Never Alone	2nd Place
Kandice Drizake	All the earth bows down to you	3rd Place
Kandice Drizake	Sing to the Lord	Honorable Mention

Pottery

Category Sponsor: Julie and Andrew Talbert

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Jordan McDowell	Vase with Decorative Handles 2	1st Place
Julian Stokes	3 Wise Monkeys	2nd Place
Julian Stokes	Roaming Range	3rd Place

Prose

Category Sponsor: Lopez Dorada

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Julie Campbell	My Friends Call Me Jasper	1st Place
Joni Carter	Sleeping with Mozart	2nd Place

Sculpture

Category Sponsor: UNC Rockingham Health

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Joseph Hodge	Heading South	1st Place
Virginia Taylor	Bluish Raven	2nd Place
Rebecca Wells-McManus	Size Morality	3rd Place

Watercolor

Category Sponsor: Taylor Chiropractic

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Barbara Sanders	Strewing Stripes	1st Place
Patricia Perdue	Waiting on the Lilies	2nd Place
Linda Link	Sunflowers	3rd Place
Patricia Coleman	Leslie and Her Babies	Honorable Mention

Wood Turning

Category Sponsor: Town of Wentworth

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Ted Currin	Simply Nuts	1st Place
Mark White	Scalloped Fantasy	2nd Place
Tom Ogburn	Ebony Jewel	3rd Place
Tom Ogburn	Jagged Edge	Honorable Mention

Woodworking

Category Sponsor: County Commissioner Charlie Hall

Artist Name	Title of Work	Finishing Place
Kelly Almond	Display Stand	1st Place
Bradley Goodman	Hard Cutting	2nd Place
Mark Smith	Three Boxes One Board	3rd Place
Tracy Schraufnagel	Cutting Board: Natural Wood Colors	Honorable Mention