BOUNTIFUL/DAVIS ART CENTER ANNUAL STATEWIDE COMPETITION WINNERS

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Emma J. Dugal, 801 292-0367 – emmadugal@bdac.org

Bountiful/Davis Art Center

745 S. Main Street, Bountiful, UT  84010

BOUNTIFUL/DAVIS ART CENTER

ANNUAL STATEWIDE COMPETITION WINNERS

1^st place winner: Ruth Menlove, Stick Figure, wood

BOUNTIFUL, Utah, January 31, 2012 – Bountiful/Davis Art Center’s Annual Statewide Competition opened on January 27 with over 200 people attending.  Piano music was provided by Steven Hancey. 2012 marks the 38^th year of the annual competition. The winners of the competition are listed as follows: 

2012 Statewide Competition – 155 pieces out of 350 submitted entries

Award Winners

1^st Place:              Ruth Menlove, Stick Figure, wood-Sandy ($500)

2^nd Place:             Simon Winegar, Yellow Horse, oil – Farmington ($300)

3^rd Place:              Scott Terrill, Wooley Buggers, Photog. –Kaysville ($150)

Honorable Mentions

                                Oonju Chun, Pig Iron, oil – SLC

                                Ian Ramsey, Below Capitol Hill, watercolor- Murray

                                Erin Berrett, Table for Two, oil- SLC

                                Jon Bouwhuis, Dawn on the Waterfront, photog. – Bountiful

                                Carl Oelerich, Elena Vinales; Cuba, Silver Photog. – SLC 

                                Michal Onyon, Button Card, oil – Bountiful

                                Jim Frankoski, Anemome, Digital Photo, collage/gicleé – SLC

                                Pilar Pobil, Winter in Mallorca, Mixed- SLC

                                Linnie Brown, J.B. Thomas II (Belonging), Mixed- Lehi

                                Tiffany Daines, Storm on the Great Salt Lake, photog. – Murray

                                Laurel Casjens, Sunset at the 7^th Station, Mt. Fuji, photog. – SLC

                                Joseph Adams, Rosa Moschata, hand colored copper engraving- Logan

                                Richard L. Barker, Rutile Blue, Stoneware and glass – SLC

2^nd place winner: Simon Winegar,, Yellow Horse, oil

Adrian VanSuchtelen, Logan, was the juror for this year’s competition.  He was an art professor at Utah State University for 37 years and continues to make art, exhibit and win competitions throughout the state and beyond.  Juror’s statement:

“Making art is more than just a technical exercise.  When experimentation with a medium takes over the creative process for its own sake, something important gets lost.  The medium is a visual language for the artist’s voice, expressing ideas and experiences.  Words such as ‘tight’ and ‘loose’ commonly used in academic discussions, are empty terms because what we need first is the sincerity and loving care that we see going into the making of a quilt and the viewer should be allowed to gain some insight into the culture, time, place and perhaps some personal experience of the artist.  Everyone, regardless of education or training is capable of expressing their values and something about their human experience: birth, love, death and all the inbetweens.  It’s the important ingredient for good art and it’s for the most part what we find in the traditions and history of art.”

3^rd place winner: Scott Terril, Wooley Buggers, Photography

The exhibit continues through March 9, 2012. 

BDAC hours of operation:

                Tuesday-Friday: 10:00am – 6:00pm

                Saturday: 2:00pm-5:00pm

                Closed Sundays, Mondays and Holidays except the 3^rd Monday of each month, BDAC is open from 7:00pm-8:30pm for Family Art Night (FAN)

For more information please contact the Bountiful/Davis Art Center, 801 292-0367 or visit us online at www.bdac.org  http://www.bdac.org/     

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Emma J. Dugal

Executive Director

Bountiful/Davis Art Center

745 So. Main Street

Bountiful, UT  84010

801 292-0367

801 292-7298 (fax)

www.bdac.org