66th Annual Awards Ceremony and Exhibition

(Wentworth, NC) – On Sunday, July 11th 2010, the Fine Arts Association of Rockingham County held it’s 66th Annual Fine Arts Festival Awards Ceremony and Exhibition, at Rockingham Community College.

The Fine Arts Festival Association (FAFA) of Rockingham County began in 1946, with the purpose to educate, promote and strengthen the arts community in Rockingham County. This year marks the 66th year that the Association has organized and sponsored the yearly festival, which exhibits and awards prizes for the artwork of county residents. The festival is open to all Rockingham County Residents age 16 and older.

This years winners are:

BEST of SHOW:
Randy Billingsley

ACRYLIC:
1st Place – Joe Zak Garner
2nd Place – Terry D. King
3rd Place – William Wood
Honorable Mention – Joey Belton

DRAWING/PRINTMAKING/PASTEL:
1st Place – Leslie Talley
2nd Place – Josh Sutcliffe
3rd Place – Benjamin Winslow
Honorable Mention – Leslie Talley
Honorable Mention – Any Jernigan

FIBER:
1st Place – Jenny Walton
2nd Place – Inez O’Dell
3rd Place – Virginia K. Sharrow
Honorable Mention – Jane Norwood
Honorable Mention – Jenny Walton

FICTION:
1st Place – Joni Carter
2nd Place – Julie Campbell
3rd Place – Tom Lanier

MIXED MEDIA:
1st Place – Terry D. King
2nd Place – Megan Dickerson
3rd Place – Barbara Saunders
Honorable Mention – Elizabeth Boles

MUSIC:
1st Place – David Wulfeck
2nd Place – David Wulfeck
3rd Place – Ron Martin
Honorable Mention – Rick Leinecker
Honorable Mention – Joshua Blaine Ziglar
Honorable Mention – Phil Sparks
Honorable Mention – Ron Martin

NON FICTION:
1st Place – Charles P. R. Tisdale
2nd Place – Joni Carter
3rd Place – Joni Carter
Honorable Mention – Julie Campbell

OIL:
1st Place – Benjamin Winslow
2nd Place – Mary Alice Watkins
3rd Place – Linda Link
Honorable Mention – Sarah Berrier

PHOTOGRAPHY – B&W:
1st Place – Randy Billingsley
2nd Place – Joe Zak Garner
3rd Place – Joel Lancaster

PHOTGRAPHY – COLOR:
1st Place – Charles P. R. Tisdale
2nd Place – Nancy Honeycutt
3rd Place – Debra Alcorn
Honorable Mention – Nancy Honeycutt

POETRY:
1st Place – Curtis Dunlap
2nd Place – Hannah Sykes
3rd Place – Hannah Sykes
Honorable Mention – Curtis Dunlap

POTTERY – FUNCTIONAL:
1st Place – Benjamin Winslow
2nd Place – Allen & Jenny Walton
3rd Place – Tim Amos
Honorable Mention – Allen & Jenny Walton

POTTERY – NON-FUNCTIONAL:
1st Place – Gail Smith
2nd Place – Gail Smith
3rd Place – Cindy Bivings

POTTERY – RAKU:
1st Place – Pat Foeller
2nd Place – Bill Moore
3rd Place – Pat Foeller
Honorable Mention – Jean Ann Wood

SCULPTURE:
1st Place – Richard Macklin
2nd Place – Jimmy Terry
3rd Place – Richard Macklin
Honorable Mention – Cindy Bivings

WATERCOLOR:
1st Place – Yvonne K. Hogland
2nd Place – Barbara Saunders
3rd Place – Ellen Watkins
Honorable Mention – Ellen Watkins
Honorable Mention – Yvonne K. Hogland
Honorable Mention – Mary Alice Collins
Honorable Mention – Mary Alice Watkins

The exhibit will be open till July 18th, 2010 during Collge Hours Monday-Friday, and on Saturday, July 17th from 10-4 and Sunday, July 18th 1-4pm.

For more information about the Fine Arts Association of Rockingham County, visit their website at: www.rockinghamcountyfinearts.org