Kentuck Festival Of The Arts Juried Art Show Winners Announced

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Kentuck Art Center has announced the winners of its juried art show at the 54th Kentuck Festival of Arts held over the weekend in Tuscaloosa's Snow Hinton Park.

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The top prize, Best in Show, went to fiber artists Wilber Quispe Huaman and Gwendi Raymond for their entry displayed at booth B-49.

Two artists received Awards of Distinction, and a slate of creators earned Merit Awards recognizing excellence in jewelry, printmaking, mixed media, clay, wood and other categories.

Judges award a total of $12,200 to exhibiting artists as part of the competition.

Here's a look at the winners.

• Best in Show
  • Wilber Quispe Huaman and Gwendi Raymond — fiber
• Award of Distinction
  • Carrie Johnson — clay
  • Benjamin Peterson — sculpture
• Merit Award
  • Paul Albritton — jewelry
  • Kent Ambler — printmaking
  • Reagan Beers — two-dimensional
  • Alexander Brown — mixed media
  • Mary Anna Brown — mixed media
  • Brinda Cockburn — fiber
  • Jackie Haliburton — mixed media
  • Dennis Heckler — two-dimensional
  • Paul Hofrenning — clay
  • Andrew McCall — natural materials
  • Jeffrey Mead — wood
  • Mishell Theriot — jewelry

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