June 17-19 the Milwaukee Art Museum hosted the the Lakefront Art Festival on the museum grounds fronting Lake Michigan. It is a lovely venue and one of the top art fairs in the country attracting applications from artists coast to coast.
From Journal-Sentinel online, reported by Mary Louise Schumacher:
Nine artists and one artist team, including three artists from Wisconsin, won top awards at the Lakefront Festival of Arts on the grounds of the Milwaukee Art Museum this weekend.
Jurors chose them from among a field of 179 artists.
The winners included:
Jill Bedford of Dousman for photography.
Theodore Gall of Ojai, Calif., for sculpture.
Daiga Henson and Sarmite Svilis of East Windsor, N.J., for wearable fiber art.
Ning Lee of Livingston, N.J., for painting.
Joe Limpert of River Falls for glass.
George Raab of Millbrook, Ontario, for printmaking.
Julie Seymour of Hill Point for jewelry.
Klaus Spies of Asheville, N.C., for jewelry.
Justin Teilhet of Yellow Springs, Ohio, for ceramics.
Zhou Yu of Yardley, Pa., for painting.
The winning artists each receive $1,000 and a commemorative piece of art. They also are invited to return to the festival for three years without being juried in.
Michael Imes of Pewaukee won the sculpture garden award for his work in ceramics. It included a $500 prize.
Several artists also received honorable mentions. They include:
Gene Brown of Urbandale, Iowa, for mixed-media work.
John Charbonneau of Santa Fe, N.M., for digital work.
Peter Flanary of Mineral Point for sculpture.
Matthew Hatala of Danielsville, Ga., for wood.
William Kidd of Miramar, Fla., for ceramics.
Kelly Marshall of Minneapolis for fiber art.
Jennifer McCurdy of Vineyard Haven, Mass., for ceramics.
Thomas Meyers of Hancock, N.H., for pastel drawing.
Larry Oliverson of Sullivan for photography.
Elaine Unzicker of Ojai, Calif., for metal works.
Here are some photos: http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/multimedia/photos/124138004.html?page=1
The jurors were:
Susan Aurinko,a Chicago artist (photography) who curates the Chicago Artists' Coalition Gallery.
Robert Barnum, an artist (murals, oils, watercolors and metal) and educator from Mecosta, Mich.
Stephanie Wiles, the John G.W. Cowles director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum in Oberlin, Ohio.
The Lakefront Festival of Arts is presented by the Friends of Art, a support group of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Proceeds benefit the museum's acquisitions fund. The event continues at the art museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $14 at the gate or $8 for museum members with valid membership cards. Children under 16 are admitted free with a paying adult.
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