WHAT: On Friday, July 3, the Cherry Creek Arts Festival held its annual Artist Awards Dinner, where exhibiting artists came together to celebrate the 25th Anniversary Arts Festival and honor 2015 Artist Award Winners. The following 11 artists are the only exhibiting artists who are automatically invited to return for the 2016 Arts Festival.
WHO: A group of independent jurors determined the following artists to be the 2015 award winners.
Best of Show: Chia Haruta, graphics & printmaking
(Chia at Ann Arbor a few years ago)
2nd Place: Kaiser Suidan, ceramics
3rd Place: Richard Hall, painting
Merit Awards:
Shadow May, sculpture
Dolan Geiman, mixed media
John Mascoll, wood
Paveen Chunhaswasd, ceramics
Jennifer McCurdy, ceramics
Juror’s Awards:
Pamela Balies, painting
Patty Roberts, glass,
Jerry Brem, painting
Comments
What people don't know is that Yo is a great, great potter who does not make pots anymore. I was teasing him about that at CC.
My husband and I participated in this show a fair number of times and Chia Haruta and her husband Yo live near us in southern Michigan. She has been a perennial participant here -- of course, great work. We'd pass them on 80 heading West and the East and do a little racing with our big E250 vans. Congrats, Chia.