On April 22nd, Artfields opened its doors and storefronts and abandoned buildings and fields of grass. Eight days, thousands of visitors, and almost 400 pieces of original art from 12 Southeastern states later, the 4 year old competitive art festival announces its 2016 winners, with Elgin’s Tyrone Geter being awarded a $1000 Judges’ Award of Merit for his installation “Mother Nature’s Last In-House Domestic Worker.”
$50,000 Top Prize Winner
Charles Clary—Be Kind, Rewind
$25,000 Juried Prize Winner
Brent Pafford—Remember This As a Time of Day
$12,500 3-D People’s Choice Winner
Jocelyn Chateuavert—Invasive Species
$12,500 2-D People’s Choice Winner
Aron Belka—Contact Tracings
Judges’ Award of Merit
Sponsored by The Citizens Bank
Susie Ganch—Drag (Diptych)
Heather Mae Erickson—American Values/Handmade in America
Brad Williams—Of the Earth
Colin Quashie—French Toile, Negro Toil
Michael Logan Woodle—Clabber Ladle
Wanbli Hamilton Gamache—Excavations
Logan Tanner—Hog
Ken Hamilton—E-Z Rest Motel
Tyrone Geter—Mother Nature’s Last In-House Domestic Worker
Stacy Rexrode—Quasi-Delft Bequest
Jasper congratulates all the winners and participants in this year’s festival!
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