Winners Announced In Tinley's Benches On The Avenue Competition

TINLEY PARK, IL – The Village announced the winners of its 16th annual Benches on the Avenue public art program last week during a Music in the Plaza concert in Downtown Tinley.

The winners are:

• Best First-Time Artist: Delaney and Kathleen Dillon for “The Adventures of Paddington”
• Best Group/Family Project: Dante DiBartolo, Allen Jebens, Tom Liston, Bob Renaud and Terry Nugent for “House Stark and House Targaryen”
• Best Use of Materials: Nick Schulien for “Up”
• Best Portrayal of Theme: Jennifer Lilly for the “Hunger Games Trilogy”
• Most Creative: Sherrie Ordaz and Michael Woodman for “Ready. Set. Color!”
• Best 3-D Bench: Marty Rose for “Ahab’s Doom”
• Judges Choice: Nick Schulien for “Dracula”

This year’s competition drew the biggest number of participants, eight of them new. Judges included Rebecca Sorenson of V.F.W. Post 2791, Victoria McNamara of the Tinley Park Garden Club, the Rev. Linda Bird of Zion Lutheran Church, Sarah Schroeder of the Tinley Park Public Library and Theresa Nolan of the Tinley Park Chamber of Commerce.

This year’s theme is “Prized Page Turners.” Check out all the benches through October along Oak Park Avenue in Downtown Tinley and see more at Patch.