Columbus Arts Festival
Arts Festival Award Winners
An on-site jury of arts professionals presented the following awards:
Best of Show ($2000)
Anne Alessi, Fiber (Waunakee, Wis.)
Jurors' Choice, 2-Dimensional ($1000/each)
Owen Mortensen, 2D Mixed Media (Logan, Utah)
George Raab, Printmaking & Graphics (Milbrook, Canada)
Barbara Bouman Jay, Printmaking & Graphics (Cuddy Valley, Calif.)
Jurors’ Choice, 3-Dimensional ($1000/each)
Andrew Van Assche, Digital Arts (Plainfield, Maine)
Jacob Stout, Glass (Columbus, Ohio)
Lori O'Neill & Patrick O'Neill, Fiber (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Merit Award ($500/each)
Deborah Woolfork, Jewelry (Solon, Ohio)
Matthew Hatala, Wood (Danielsville, Ga.)
Larry Carlson, Digital Art (Goshen, Vt.)
Best Presentation ($500)
Yoshi & Susie Aoki, 3D Mixed Media (Seaside, Ore.)
SWACO Trash to Treasure Award ($500)
Kerry Christian, Metal (Champlin, Minn.)
All winners, as well as the other artists scoring in the top 20 percent, are invited to return to the 2008 Columbus Arts Festival and will not have to participate in the competitive jurying process. Over 1200 artists from across North America and Canada compete for 300 booths at the Columbus Arts Festival, earning the festival its reputation as one of the premiere fine art and fine craft festivals in the country.
