Mystic Outdoor Art Festival winners announced
The 61st Annual Mystic Outdoor Art Festival Jury and the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce have announced the winning artists from this year’s festival, which was held Saturday and Sunday in downtown Mystic.
The artists were honored at the Artist Award Breakfast on Sunday at the Mystic Museum of Art. The winners are as follows, listed by category, sponsor and winning artist:
Best in Show (The Arling Family): Sam Austin
Robert Brackman Award (Celia Gallup): Joseph Grieco
Beonne Beronda Award (Grover Insurance): Dora Szekely
Marion Tetlow Award (Block, Janney, Sisley, LLC): Tim Cromarty
Milton Baline Award (Hilton Mystic): Roxane Chardon
Del-Bouree Back Working Artist Award (Del-Bouree Bach): Jeff Pender
Emerging Artist Achievement Award (Mystic Chamber Foundation): Kayla Lei
Best of Oil Paintings (Abbott's Lobster in the Rough): Stephen Previte
Best of Acrylics (Costello's Clam Shack): John Mansueto
Best of Mixed Media (The Irons): Hiroko Shikashio
Best of Illustration/Graphics R&B Apparel Plus): Leo Donahue
Best of Pastels (Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce): Jennifer Gardner
Best of Photography (Foxwoods Resort Casino): Larry Chapman
Best of Sculpture (Sticky Situations): Rommel Ricaurte
Best of Watercolor (Simply Majestic): Tracy Lizotte
Fine Crafts (Sponsored by the Katherine Forest Crafts Foundation)
Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics: Naomi Centeno
Louise Forest Gibson Prize: Thomas Gasho
Mabel Kingsbury Fentress Prize: Janey Harrington
Joseph Gualtieri Prize: Virginia Stevens
Alice Clark Hubbard Prize: Frank Skully
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