Fine Art and Photography highlights include the Juried Art Show, Youth Art Show, and Juried Photography Show. Exhibits at museums and galleries in Abingdon serve as a cultural mosiac - from photographs of trains to displays of traditional pottery and contemporary artwork.
The Festival also offers lectures and workshops in both fine art and photography.
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Awards presented include
the following:
Best in Show
"Sophie, Concrete World," Photography
by Bill Emory
Awards of Excellence
"Irish Run One," Mixed Media and Watercolor
by Shawn Crookshank, Abingdon, Va.
"Approaching the Storm," Oil Painting
by David Eakin, Lynchburg, Va.
"Out of the Darkness," Mixed Computace (digital, encaustic, acrylic)
by Leslye Bloom, Blacksburg, Va.
Janet Rasnick Recognition Award
"Autumn Sunshine," Transparent Watercolor by Z.L. Feng, Radford, Va.
Awards of Distinction
"Groovin' in Appalachia," Watercolor by Carole Blevins, Bristol, Tenn.
"Army Blanket Coat," Mixed Media by Richard Houser, Abingdon, Va.
"Appalachian Glory," Oil on Linen by Kyle Buckland, Abingdon, Va.
"Aspen on the North Rim," Watercolor by Barbara Carter, Greeneville,
Tenn.
Awards of Merit
"Saturday Morning," Egg Tempera by Jeff Chapman Crane, Eolia, Ky.
"The Numbers Game," Mixed Watermedia by Lisa Boardwine, Grundy, Va.
"Rough Cohort," Watercolor by Bill Deel, Clintwood, Va.
"Zhuo Zhuang Scene" Watercolor by Mei Shu, Radford, Va.
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