Announcing the accepted work for the 53rd Annual Laurel Art Guild Open Juried Exhibition! Our thanks to all the artists who submitted work to Montpelier and to our wonderful juror, Lindsay McCulloch. Congratulations to all those whose art was selected, and special congratulations to the award winners!
- First prize: Isabelle Martire, African Queen, oil painting
- Second prize: Margo Lehman, Finding the Way, felted wool
- Third prize: Cynthia Rivarde, Mandrake Mangrove, oil painting
- Honorable mention: Gloria Tseng Fischer, Coffee in Zimbabwe, watercolor
- Honorable mention: Linda Bernard, Face with Blue Stripe, fiber
- Special mention: Efrain Montanez, Caribbean Land Crabs, oil painting
Exhibition Schedule
- Work must be dropped off at Montpelier on May 1, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM and from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
- Exhibition Opens May 6, 2023
- Reception and awards ceremony will be on May 7 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
- Exhibition closes on June 4, 2023
- Artwork must be picked up on June 5, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM and from 6:00 – 8:00 PM.
Selected works
| Artist’s Name | Title of Work |
| Bachman, Ken | Mall View |
| Bernard, Linda | Face with Blue Stripe |
| Birkenes, Robert | 10B Crescent Road-Greenbelt |
| Blacker, Nancy | Spring Blossoms |
| Brown, Amy | Ghost Keeper |
| Brown, Susan Fitch | Local History: Coffee Bar Before the Pandemic |
| Chase, Sherrill | Arrangement in a Blue Vase |
| Clatterbuck, Pauline | Preview Spring |
| Cockett, Shannon | Soko Butcher Amanda Jo Wright |
| Cort, Ellen | Mystry |
| Crowe, Eileen | Old Timer |
| Daniels Cermak, Linda | Tropical Vibes |
| Davies, Sally | Would You Like to Swing on a Star |
| Devillier, Charles | Einstein’s Universe: Horseshoe Nebula |
| DeWoskin, Janet | Lichen It |
| Dixon, Samuel | Fruit of the Harvest |
| Doyle, Diana | Raspberry Fire River |
| Draper, Anita | In the Waiting Room |
| Dureke, Chidinma | Madonna and Child |
| Duze, Harvey | Under Full Steam No. 5 |
| Favata, Rebecca | Little Boy Blue |
| Ficaretta, Teresa | Alterations |
| Fischer, Gloria | Coffee in Zimbabwe |
| Fuller, Sharon | Snow in Summer |
| Grannas, Judy | The Harvestman |
| Jackie-Golas, Chantal | Hidden Thoughts |
| Jamieson, Kat | Tip of the Iceberg |
| Knife, Ann | The Hands |
| Lehman, Margo | Finding the Way |
| Leonard, Kevin | Queen Yellow |
| Martire, Isabella | African Queen |
| Merry, Christine | Moving On |
| Montanez, Efrain | Caribbean Land Crabs |
| Moog, Audrey | Walk to Clouds |
| Myers, Rebecca | Saw-Whet Owl |
| O’Neal, Angie | Wakanda 4ever |
| Osburn, Diane | Sonne |
| Ou, Melissa | Cheeky Puffin |
| Panebianco, Nicole | Harvest |
| Parker, Neylan | Breathe |
| Pellmar, Terry | Rainy Day |
| Rivarde, Cynthia | Mandrake Mangrove |
| Rothey, Rebecca | Mooching Squirrel |
| Salzberg, Marsha | Updraft |
| Simon, Mary Ellen | Snow Shadows |
| Srinivasan, Pritha | My Dear Granddaughter |
Please remember: framed dimensions must not exceed 36″ wide X 48″ high. Anything larger than this will be rejected upon delivery. All art must be suitably framed and securely wired for hanging. Exposed glass edges or unstable frames will not be accepted. Matted works must be matted in white or off-white only. Glass must be clean. Wall-mounted sculptures which are fragile or contain breakable materials must be in a shadow-box frame and must weigh less than 40 lbs., including frame. All art falling outside of these parameters (art quilts, glass, etc) need to have everything necessary to hang when delivering work. If you have special needs, please contact Teresa Ficaretta prior to the art drop off date.
Laurel Art Guild reserves the right to refuse any artwork upon delivery that it deems to be improperly presented, unsafe, damaged, does not meet size requirements, or not the same as represented in the image submitted for judging.