Great Lakes Showcase 2008 Awards
BEST OF SHOW
2-Dimensional: John Haro - “Spectators”
3-Dimensional: David P. Stimac - “Philadelphia Freedom II”
First Place
2-Dimensional: Kerri Corser - “Beauty Mask #1”
3-Dimensional: George Desort - “Silenced”
Second Place
2-Dimensional: Gail Stanek - “The Mending Wall”
3-Dimensional: Bill Wiard - “Lotus Flower”
Third Place
2-Dimensional: Mike Keranen - “View from Brunette Park”
3-Dimensional: Susanne Kilpela - “Untitled”
Honorable Mention
Michael Shupe - “Wave Hunters”
Ronald Gratz - “Happy Halloween”
Michael R. Conn - “Audiophile” (4 pieces)
Karla Sunn - “River Sisters”
Clyde Mikkola - “Cold Lake”
Connie Kerkove - “Fallen Birch”
Keweenaw Art Affair Award
John Hubbard - “No Way Out”
Community Choice Award
Ray Lahikainen
GALLERY EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION
The Great Lakes Showcase of Fine Art and Crafts, a juried exhibition featuring the work of 77 regional artists, opens Monday, April 28, at 7:00 p.m. in Michigan Tech's McArdle Theatre (Walker Arts and Humanities Center), with a reception to which the community is invited. The Showcase brings back one of the most popular annual arts events in the Keweenaw area after an absence of six years. During the 1980's and 1990's, the Copper Country Gallery Exhibition showcased the work of regional and national artists in a gallery- style show each May, in the week before MTU's graduation ceremonies,. It was temporarily discontinued in 2002 when its long- time organizers turned to other activities. Mary Ann Beckwith, professor of art at Michigan Tech, says the new Great Lakes Showcase will be an annual event sponsored by the Visual and Performing Arts department and other area art supporters.
Free and open to the public, the Showcase can be visited daily from April 29 to May 4. After the Monday evening opening, hours will be 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Tuesday, April 29, through Friday, May 2, and 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4. Visitor parking will be available in Lot 8 near Walker. Guided tours of the exhibit can be arranged for K-12 students and other groups by calling the Visual and Performing Arts office, 487-2067.
A number of special awards, including Best of Show, will be given to work in two dimensions and in three dimensions. This year's judge for selections and awards is Katie Crotteau, executive director of the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau, Wisconsin. In addition, a "Community Choice Award" of $150 will be given to the artist whose work receives the most votes from exhibition visitors.
"We hope everyone will take time to visit the exhibit," Beckwith says, "and to help us update our community and artist mailing lists. We already look forward to doing this again next year. |
