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In Tampa this past weekend the judges were out to pass out the big prize money. And the winners are:

Carolina Cleere: Raymond James Financial Best of Show Award ($15,000)

• Carolina Cleere's "Honey Child" won the Raymond James Financial Best of Show Award

Suzy Scarborough: Board of Directors' Award ($7,500)

Leeann Kroetsch: Roddy Brownlee Reed Award of Artistic Excellence through the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay ($4,000)

David Nugent: Mayor's Award ($3,500)

Ning Lee: President's Award ($2,500)

Sandra Brewster: Friends of the Museum Award ($2,000)

Adrian Jenkins: Yates Law Firm Emerging Artist Award ($1,500)

Kate Harrold: Gensler Award of Merit ($1,500)

Ummarid Eitharong: Hill Ward Henderson Award of Merit ($1,300)

Antony Becker: Holmes Hepner & Associates Architects Award of Merit ($1,300)

Steven Levine: Michael C. Gribbin D.M.D. General and Cosmetic Dentistry Award of Merit ($1,300)

Daphne Covington: Ruth Ann Pollock Memorial Award of Merit ($1,300)

Thomas Dumke: The Bank of Tampa Award of Merit ($1,300)

Marina Terauds: Waller & Wax Advisors Award of Merit ($1,300)

Rasa Saldaitis: Wells Fargo Award of Merit ($1,300)

Because of the big prize money Gasparilla receives many applications and some of the exhibitors do no other art fairs, they are there for the prizes.

This is a good article with comments from the judge as well as many photos of the show, including commentary on the weather.

http://cltampa.com/artbreaker/archives/2015/03/03/45th-annual-raymond-james-gasparilla-festival-of-the-arts#.VPZNJSkgrU0