Mt Pleasant Art Fest 2019
We had lovely, sunny weather for the 2019 Mount Pleasant Arts Festival at the Towne Center on Saturday, March 16. The Town of Mount Pleasant set up our tent in the center of the festivities and delivered our screens so that Tom Meddaugh and our set up committee could begin at 8 AM. Faye Sullivan , our registration Chairperson, was ready to sign in the 75 entries and prepare them for Joyce Corns and her volunteers to begin hanging. Tammy Papa, our judge, mentioned she had a difficult time deciding the award winning artists because we had so many wonderful entries. This was evidenced by our many sales. The visitors to our exhibit voted in the People's Choice Award and selected Leigh Ann Dodd's acrylic painting "I Sea You". Thank you to our volunteers who gathered the votes and to the "People's Choice" chair, Barbara Smith. We appreciate all of our members who made this show a success by participating and volunteering their time and talent. The clean up committee was very prompt in dismantling the show and putting everything neatly in the bins in preparation for our next exhibit in April, the Blessing of the Fleet. Thank you to everyone for making our job easy. Jane Hart, Faye Sullivan and Ginny Versteegen
Awards
Best in Show: "Gallop" by Vanessa Grebe
First Place: "Island Storm" by Anne Brownyard
Second Place: "Mr. Billygoat" by Mari-Ann Suvari
Third Place: "Italian Olive Grove" by Frank Cassara
Photography: "Baby it's Cold Outside" by Sonny Dugal
People's Choice/Honorable Mention: ""I Sea You" by Liegh Anna Dodd
Honorable Mentions:
"Peace and Quiet" by Carliss Prosser
"Cross Roads" by Suzanne Wolfe
"Eve's Glow" by Judy Walters
"Trigger and Scout" by Deborah Palmer
"Flowers in the Grotto" by Lucy Richmond
"Apples, Plums & Gooseberries" by Margaret Barry