
Submitted by the Bedford Arts and Crafts Society
The Bedford Arts and Crafts Society’s17th Annual Regional Art Exhibition, which was dedicated to the memory of John Dodge and Anne MacRae MacLeod, was held on September 16–17,2016, at the Bedford Town Center. The juror for the awards was artist Gillian Ross of Lexington, and visitors voted for the People’s Choice award, new this year. A special display showcased the work of Kendall Hiltz, the recipient of the 2016 Bedford Arts and Crafts Society scholarship.
The following images were submitted by the Bedford Arts and Crafts Society
The 2016 award winners are:
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
- Paul Purchia – White Birches
WATERCOLOR
- First Place: Patricia MacQueen – The Blue Vase
- Honorable Mention: Laura Wallace – Flowers
- Honorable Mention: Florence Como – Early Winter Sunset
- Honorable Mention: Barbara Kupfrian – Naples Sunset
OIL/ACRYLIC/PASTEL
- First Place: Karen Berman-Mulligan – Receding
- Honorable Mention: Linda Hefner – The Grange
- Honorable Mention: Louise Banner – Maybe
DRAWING
- Honorable Mention: Maureen K. Oates – Torrey Pines, California
- Honorable Mention: Laura Wallace – Old Mill
- First Place: Maria Green – Great Meadows: American Lotus #1
- Honorable Mention: Doris Smith – Enchanted Forest
SCULPTURE / 3-DIMENSIONAL / FIBER ARTS
- First Place: Ronnie Gould – Gorilla
- Honorable Mention: Nan Penley – Ten Commandments
PHOTOGRAPHY
- First Place: Ellen Royalty – V8
- Honorable Mention: Mary Aloyse-Firestone – Woodpile
- Honorable Mention: Bob Bass – Sexy You