Arts Council of Henderson County's Art On Main

11 October, 2012


The Arts Council of Henderson County announced the winners of $4,600 in prizes at the 53rd annual Art on Main fine art and fine craft festival in downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina. Almost 70 artists had booths along Main Street, October 6-7 at one of Western North Carolina's most popular outdoor art festivals. Winners were:

•  Morris Broadband Best of Show ($1,000),  Veronica & David Bennett, Winston Salem, NC...


•  Margo Nagel Fine Art Award ($750), Walter Arnold, Hendersonville, NC...


•  Hans Nagel Fine Craft Award ($750), Julie Merrill, Asheville, NC...


•  1st Place, Fine Art ($500), Danny O’Driscoll, Batesburg, SC...

•  1st Place, Fine Craft ($500), Larry Allen, Leeds, AL...

Additional Art on Main winners included:

•  2nd Place, Fine Art ($300), Dave Goldman, Mills River, NC, Painting
•  2nd Place, Fine Craft ($300), Warner Whitfield, Weaverville. NC, Glass
•  Honorable Mention ($100), John Gunther, Abingdon, VA, Fiber
•  Honorable Mention ($100), Olivia de Soria, Asheville, NC, Jewelry
•  Honorable Mention ($100), Ward Siegler, Genoa City, WI, Jewelry
•  Honorable Mention ($100), Paula Marksbury, Athens, TN, Glass

Awards were announced during an artist’s reception by Arts Council board member Francis Cullinan, and Kim Adams, Art on Main Co-chair.  Patrick Dennis, Mana Hewitt, and Stephanie Moore were judges for the festival.

In addition, Shirley Palmer-Hill of Wickwire gallery presented Paula Marksbury, a glass artist from Athens, TN, with a $100 award in honor of American Craft Week. During October 5-14, artists, galleries, craft organizations and schools across the nation are celebrating the third annual American Craft Week to raise awareness of the craft industry.

For more information about the Arts Council of Henderson County and the annual Art on Main event click here.

Photo credit: The photographs above were provided by Patty Smyers, Managing Director, The Arts Council of Henderson County, and are used with permission.

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