ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 3, 2022) Nearly 200 art pieces were submitted for the Rockwall Art League Juried Fine Art Show & Sale, which took place this past weekend at Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club. The show was also featured online in a digital art gallery. There was a record-breaking turnout with over 300 in attendance.
The community enjoyed browsing the beautiful artwork from both local artists and national artists. There were 88 artists who submitted 194 pieces of art for the show this year in acrylic, drawing, mixed media, oil, photography, photography, sculpture and watercolor. The winning artists were awarded first place, second place and honorable mention in each category. Mayor Kevin Fowler was the Honorary Judge and presented the first annual Mayor’s Award.
The other judges for the show this year were Sharon Kyle and Ariel Davis. Sharon is an American multi-disciplinary artist working in assemblage, mixed media, encaustic, painting, works on paper and sculpture. Ariel is a painter and muralist, gallerist, art consultant and arts advocate. They worked together to evaluate the entries from a perspective of the artist’s theme, composition, technique and execution to determine the award winners.
Best of Show was awarded to Bethany Joseph for her drawing titled “Silent Wonderment”.
The first place winners were Laurie Huff (acrylic) for “Trunk Show”, Joan Hudson ( mixed media) for “Amelia Earhart”, Curtis Frederick (sculpture) for “Bully or Bullied”, Issac William Wells (photography) for “Namibian Made-Forsaken”, Mark Gates (oil) for “Morning Light”, Pamella Blanchard (watercolor) for “Red Onions” and Steve Miller ( drawing) for “Looking for Elvis”.
The Mayor’s Award was awarded to Mark Gates for his oil painting titled “Morning Light”.
A very special thank you goes out to all of our generous sponsors. We couldn’t have put on a fabulous show like this without your support. This years sponsors included – Best in Show Sharon Worthy Group & Dennis Worthy; 1st Place Sponsors – Burns Surveying LLC, Hanby Insurance, American National Bank, Paula S. Thompson, Coldwell Bankers Apex, Rockwall Custom Frame Shop, Culvers Rockwall, and the Law Offices of David E. Rohlf; 2nd Place Sponsors – Independent Financial, Michael Barakatt, Coldwell Banker, Gardner Consulting Group, Springhill Suites by Marriott, Dee Evans Group, Ebby Halliday Realty, Julie Spokes – Changes Interior Decor, Diane R Gardner, RN, MS, ACN – Weight Off for Life.
Proceeds from the Annual Fine Art Show and Sale are used to support the Rockwall Art League’s ongoing work through their ArtReach Program to raise awareness of art in our community. They also provide annual scholarships to support high school art students.
For more information about joining Rockwall Art League and to view more artwork and winners from the 2022 RAL Juried Art Show and Sale, visit www.rockwallartleague.org.
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