Arts, Beats & Eats in Royal Oak, MI, had the most amazing weather this weekend and it sounds like sales responded. This is a huge event that hosts an art fair (130 artists) and also has 8 stages and food from top restaurants throughout the region. As many as 250,000 people attend.
The prizewinners:
Best of Show: Fong Choo, ceramics
1st. Place: JD Dennison, photography
2nd Place: Nancy Strailey, Drawing
3rd Place John and Mary Lee, Jewelry
Award of Excellence:
1. Terence Butler, MM 2-3D
2. Judy Sledge, Fabric-Fiber
3. Jeffrey St. Romain, MM 2-D
4. Andy Carter, Wood
5. Vince Pernicano, Glass
6. Corey Bechler, Ceramics
7. Alec LaCasse, Sculpture
Spirit of the City Award: Judy Bowman Booth# 6
Golden Dolly Award: Scott Martin - this award goes to the best artist's helper and is always a favorite award, including a small check to the helper. Learn more here.
Comments
Hope you can, Craig. This show is such an amazing event. I'm sure you saw lots of people. We did it for many years. I don't think there is another show in the country that has such diversity in the crowd. If you've got something they like it is sold!
I was not there, Craig. We'll meet up somewhere down the road.
We were in booth 132 on Lincoln Street. It was our first time at this show and we did OK sales wise. Because of a snafu involving a TV interview the previous morning we were too tired to make it to the awards breakfast. Connie, if you were there sorry we missed meeting you in person. If I can work it in I will write a review this evening.
Perfect weather, indeed! We didn't make it over there this year but so glad they had a good week-end for it and great crowds, too, by all reports. I see Judy Sledge won an Award of Excellence, so great, I met her last year at the Palmer Park Art Fair...congratulations to you, Judy, and all the award winners!