12th Annual WinterFest Art Show winners announced
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SOAP LAKE — Chris Palmen, Moses Lake, took home the Best in Show award from the 2015 WinterFest art show, held in December. This is the show’s 12th year; it’s sponsored by the Art Guild of the Soap Lake Area.
Palmen’s painting, “Red Tractor,” took home the top prize. Leanne Hickman, Moses Lake, was the winner of the People’s Choice award for her mixed-media work “The Hunters.” Lauren Beich, Moses Lake, won the youth division with her drawing “Lauren #2.”
Beich also won the drawing-print division with her drawing “Lauren #1.” Theresa Sergneri won the sculpture division for her work “Fan in Kitchen.” The photography award went to Ralph Allen for his photo “Smoked Salmon,” and Palmen won the painting division for “Tones of Barcelona.”
Hickman won the mixed media division for “White Acropolis,” and Carol Billings won the ceramics-pottery division for “Winter Feeding Time.”
Victoria Lavelle, Cayla Watkins, Keith Dulge, Medilyn Graffis, Mark Peters and Debra Polito each won honorable mentions.
“The quality and diversity of art from around the greater Columbia Basin continues to amaze,” wrote the show’s organizers in a press release. The 2015 show drew more than 120 entries.
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