Mystic Outdoor Art Festival Announces Winning Artists

Information via Mystic Outdoor Art Festival

MYSTIC, CT — The 63rd Annual Mystic Outdoor Art Festival Jury and the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the winning artists from this year’s Festival at the start of Saturday night’s Performing Arts program at the Mystic Seaport. The artists will be honored at their booth on Sunday during the show and celebrated at the Festival wide Breakfast, distributed at the information booths and sponsored by Sift Bake Shop, BRU Coffee, Schooners Iced Tea and Lemonade and Foxwoods The winners are as follows:

Category (Sponsor)

Best in Show (The Arling Family): David Winigrad

Robert Brackman Award (Noank Shipyard/Seaport Marine): Thomas Laraia

Beonne Beronda Award (Grover Insurance): Melody Consadine

Marion Tetlow Award (Block, Janney, Sisley, LLC): Mackenzie Shaughnessy

Milton Baline Award (Mohegan Sun): Roger DiTarando

Emerging Artist Achievement Award (Mystic Chamber Foundation): Sarah Woodward

Best of Paintings (Costello’s Clam Shack): Robert Blazek

Best of Painting (Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough): Susan Grisell

Best of Mixed Media (Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce): Richard Borden

Best of Illustration/Graphics (R&B Apparel): Betsy Barry

Best of Pastels (Sales Up 4 Cancer): Robin Frisella

Best of Photography (Pochal & Pochal Law): David Siecziewicz

Best of Sculpture (Mark & Heather Somers): Tim Cromarty

Best of Watercolor (Simply Majestic): Jackie Maloney

Fine Crafts (Sponsored by the Katherine Forest Crafts Foundation)

Teddy Goberis Award for Excellence in Ceramics: Christine Lush- Rodriguez & Amee Hussey

Louise Forest Gibson Prize: Michael Radigan & Rebecca Grills

Mabel Kingsbury Fentress Prize: Katie Strano & Janey Harrington

Joseph Gualtieri Prize: Paul Miller & Sean Macdonald

Alice Clark Hubbard Prize: John Lee & Chelsea Bird

The 63rd Annual Mystic Outdoor Art Festival took place on Saturday and Sunday, August 14 and 15, 2021 along the Mystic River and Mystic Seaport. Over 200 artists participated in this annual event showcasing over 100,000 pieces of artwork.

The show would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. The major sponsors for this year’s event were: The Whaler's Inn, Foxwoods Resort Casino, WFSB Channel 3, BMW Of New London, Chelsea Groton Bank, 100.9 K-Hits, StoneRidge, The Westerly Sun, Mystic River Yacht Club, Capitol Equipment & Marine, Navy Federal Credit Union, Connecticut Mystic Country, Mystic Museum of Art, Krush Graphics, Kent and Frost, and the Engine Room.