The hallmark of The Peoria Art Guild's special events
is the Fine Art Fair, ranked in the top 100
art fairs nationally.

The 48th Annual Fine Art Fair will be held September 25 & 26, 2010, on Peoria's Riverfront.

 

Applications will be available soon through the Juried Art Services link on our home page.

 

Peoria Art Guild Announces 47th Annual Fine Art Fair Artist Award Winners

The Peoria Art Guild has announced the award winners for the 2009 Fine Art Fair held on September 26th and 27th on Peoria's Riverfront. Cash awards totaling $10,000 were presented to artists who best exhibited quality, technique, concept and craftsmanship in their works.

Judges for the artist awards were Toni Sikes, founder of Guild.com, and Susan Weininger, Professor Emeriti of Art History at Roosevelt University in Chicago.

"Best of Show" designation, along with $2,500, was awarded to Nathan and Amanda Grubich, Ludington, MI, ceramics.

"Award of Excellence" and $750 were given to the following 10 artists:

John Herbon of Saint Ignace, MI, ceramics;
Lynn Fisher of Bellaire, MI, ceramics;
Randi Chervitz of St. Louis, MO, jewelry;
Frederick Warren of N. Muskegon, MI, glass;
Gayle and Glen Wans Of Kansas City, MO, photography;
Julie Sutter-Blair of Belleville, WI, printmaking;
Beryl Schmid of Indianapolis, IN, fiber wearable;
Thomas McGurrin of Sanbornton, NH, jewelry;
Mike Bose of Bedford, IA, ceramics;
Leroy Bayerl of Marshfield, WI, wood.

 

"Honorable Mention" and an invitation to attend next year's Fair were given to the following 10 artists:

Neil Brown of St. Louis, MO, photography;
Scott Wilson of Kansasville, WI, watercolor;
Brenna Busse of Minneapolis, MN, mixed media 3d; 
Mary Smith of St. Charles, MO,  Jewelry;
Susan Mahlstedt of Kansas City, MO, jewelry;
Lance Munn of Bloomfield, IN, wood;
John Dove of Downers, IL, photography;
Gayle Roche of Watsonville, CA, leather;
Linda Steinworth of Stillwater, MN, jewelry; 
Erica Stankwytch Bailey, of Fayetteville, NC, jewelry.

 

For information on previous fairs, please click here.

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