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Arts Council announces Art on Main winners

By Bill Moss, Published: October 14, 2016

The Arts Council of Henderson County awarded $3,000 in prizes to artists participating in the 57th annual Art on Main Festival Oct. 1-2 in downtown Hendersonville.

Awards were announced during an artists reception by Arts Council board chair John Patrick McAfee and Christine Mariotti, AIS manager. Diane Hopkins-Hughs, Gary Lee Huntoon, and Nancy Williamson were judges for the festival, deciding cash prizes worth a total of $3,000.
The winners were:
• Best of Show ($1,000), Ray Jones, Asheville, Wood
• 1st Place, Fine Art ($500), Chris Bruner, Taylors, S.C., Photography
• 1st Place, Fine Craft ($500), Paula Marksbury, Athens, Tenn., Glass.
• 2nd Place, Fine Art ($300), Brian Kuehn, Pisgah Forest, Pastels
• 2nd Place, Fine Craft ($300), Deborah Bryant, Cashiers, Fiber/Leather
• Honorable Mention ($100), Beth Gaudreau, Waxhaw, Fiber
• Honorable Mention ($100), John Gunther, Abingdon, Va., Fiber
• Honorable Mention ($100), Susie Murphy, Hugo, Texas, Oil/Acrylic
• Honorable Mention ($100), Roberto Vengoechea, Black Mountain, Jewelry
The Art on Main Fine Art / Fine Craft festival is presented by the Arts Council of Henderson County with major support provided by Morris Broadband. For more information contact The Arts Council at 828-693-8504 or acofhc@bellsouth.net. The web address is www.acofhc.org.