2010 Summer Shade Artist Awards

The Organizing Committee for the 2009 Grant Park Summer Shade Festival wishes to extend CONGRATULATIONS to all of our participating artists.  The Panel of Judges reviewed each artist on the following criteria:

1. Overall Display
2. Craftsmanship
3. Artist Availability/Approachability
4. Originality
5. Consistency

The 2010 WINNERS:

BEST OF SHOW             Obayana Ajanaku - Jewelry

SECOND PLACE             Tim Boyd - Acrylic Painting 

THIRD PLACE                Greg Turco - Photography 

HONORABLE MENTION   Wesley Daniell - Custom Birdhouses 

Sincere thanks to our Artist Selection Committee and to our panel of judges.   Applications for the 2011 show will be available soon. 

Past Winners

2009

Godwin Kou - Watercolor

Brad Kelly - Photography

Tim Boyd - Painter

Sompit Xia - Sculpture

2008 

Felix Berroa - Paintings on Canvas: Best of Show

Steven Potts - Wood Turner; Second Place

Larry & Sherry Paulsen - Landmark Prints; Third Place

Marie Weaver - Wood Cut Prints; Honorable Mention

2007

Michelle Prahler - Planet Prahler; Best of Show

Katy Dement - Papermaker; Second Place

Ethan Lillemoe - Pottery; Third Place

Paul Anderson - Sculpture; Honorable Mention