DBI announces Art at the Market winners | Arts

On July 16, Downtown Blacksburg Inc. offered the once-a-year Artwork at the Market occasion. This popular once-a-year artwork show and sidewalk exposition of exceptional functions highlighted abstract acrylics, collage, bouquets, wooden, nonetheless everyday living, pictures and metallic do the job.

Mimosas and breakfast goods had been available from downtown businesses, Coffeeholics and Bollo’s Café & Bakery. Children’s routines were offered by The Art Factory. Stay new music was supplied by Stella Trudel and Tim Thorton.

Gerri Younger and Reneé Alarid served as judges for the exhibit this year. Gerri performs in acrylic, watercolor, pencil, ink and often oil. She is a massive supporter of plein air portray, performing both in watercolor and acrylic on both canvas and in journals. Gerri belongs to the Blacksburg Regional Artwork Association, in which she served as president for 6 decades, and many other community and regional artwork associations. She has earned many awards and is privileged to be a signature member of the Virginia Watercolor Culture. She has been acknowledged into the countrywide Virginia Mennonite Retirement Heart exhibition, participated in the Cowpasture River Plein Air Retreat for two yrs and the fantastic Nimrod week. Gerri has been in many exhibitions, and her artwork is bundled in numerous editions of the prestigious Artemis Journal.

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Reneé Alarid is the affiliate director of innovative solutions at the Moss Arts Center. She has practical experience creating ground breaking digital and print creations, company branding, motion graphics, video, UI/UX, graphic structure, multimedia, 2D/3D character modeling, editing and marketing concepts. Her passion for the arts and style is noticed via her function designed for the Moss Arts Centre, and her most the latest accomplishment, creating an immersive ecosystem exhibition, “A day in the daily life of a honeybee,” displayed at the Science Museum of Western Virginia.

Prizes for Art at the Market place were awarded in two classes: two-dimensional and 3-dimensional functions.

Winners in the 2D group are:

1st: Douglas Cave—Weeping Willow.

2nd: Blake Gore—Moonlight Sonata on straw wrapper.

3rd: Lisa Acciai—whole collective.

Honorable Point out: Sally Mook—whole collective.

Winners in the 3D category are:

1st: Charity Hall—Kinetic Antlion.

2nd: DSF Ceramics—Ram & Rabbit Sculpture.

3rd: Robert Smith—Silver Spoon Sequence.

Honorable Mention: Ann Hubbard/Scrap Elf House—Nau Mai.

Winners acquired ribbons and checks: $100 for to start with spot, $50 for 2nd put, $25 for third put (honorable mentions received a ribbon only).

Artwork at the Current market was presented by Downtown Blacksburg Inc. with sponsoring guidance from Leaf Filter Gutter Safety, Dr. Steve Jacobs, The Lyric Theatre, New River Artwork & Fiber, Fringe Benefit and the town of Blacksburg.

— Submitted by Amelia Tuckwiller