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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2019 |
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Beth Garcia from Lakeland, Florida
Takes Home Best of Show at the 2019 ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival
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Best of Show winner Beth Garcia with her work.
JUPITER, Florida -- The 2019 ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival presented by Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center and produced by the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce Beth Garcia from Lakeland, Florida, has won Best of Show for her work in ceramics.
"I am so thankful. The quality of the artwork at this show is so strong, that it makes me humble to be chosen as the Best of Show at ArtiGras 2019," said Garcia who is a high school art teacher for the Harrison School of the Arts in Lakeland, Florida.
The winners were selected by three judges who scored each artist and awarded a Best of Show and a first-place winner in each of the 14 categories. The judges also awarded 13 Judges awards. The following is a list of the artists who placed first in each category and the Judges Awards:
List of First Place Winners:
First Name |
Last Name |
Medium |
Hometown |
Beth |
Garcia |
Best of Show (Ceramics) |
Lakeland, FL |
Barry |
Bernstein |
Ceramics |
Marquette, MI |
John |
Leben |
Digital Art |
Saugatuck, MI |
Flo |
Kemp |
Drawing and Printmaking |
Setauket, NY |
Jean |
Yao |
Fiber Nonwearable |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
Billie |
Barthelemy |
Fiber Wearable |
Pinewood, MN |
Sebastian |
Coleman |
Glass |
Mt. Vernon, OH |
Marilyn |
Vaillancourt |
Jewelry |
Weeki Wachee, FL |
Steve |
Cambronne |
Metal |
Winter Springs. FL |
Woody |
Patterson |
Mixed Media |
Birmingham, AL |
Lorri |
Kelly |
Painting |
Vero Beach, FL |
Micheal Paul |
Cole |
Photography |
Hannibal, MO |
Todd |
Fox |
Sculpture |
Orlando, FL |
John
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Mascoll |
Wood |
Safety Harbor, FL |
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Judges Awards: |
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First Name |
Last Name |
Medium |
Hometown |
Gail |
Markiewicz |
Ceramics |
Woodbridge, FL |
Robin |
Meyer |
Fiber Wearable |
Minneapolis, MN |
Busarin |
Kittichareonsup |
Jewelry |
Phoenix, AZ |
Rosario |
Garcia |
Jewelry |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Jeannie |
Papadopoulos |
Mixed Media |
Ocala, FL |
Xiao |
Jiang |
Painting |
Scarborough--Ontario |
Jeannie |
Maddox |
Painting |
Dothan, AL |
Yu |
Zhou |
Painting |
Yardley, PA |
Ronna |
Katz |
Painting |
Albuquerque, NM |
Richard |
Hilgendorff |
Photography |
Brewster, MA |
John |
Canterbury |
Photography |
Holmes Beach, FL |
Reza |
Pishgahi |
Sculpture |
BLOOMINGTON, IN |
Jon |
Welborn |
Wood |
Pittsburg, TX |
The ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival, located in Abacoa in Jupiter, Fla., will run through Monday, February 18.
Celebrating 34 years in Palm Beach County and the 17th year in Abacoa, the ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival presented by Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is the premier fine art show of the Palm Beaches. Ranked as one of the Top 50 art shows in the United States, ArtiGras showcases a unique juried exhibition of nearly 300 fine artists from all over the country.
A portion of the proceeds from ArtiGras go to support art education in schools throughout Palm Beach County. For additional information on ArtiGras visit
www.artigras.org.
About Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce:
The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce serves 10 municipalities - Juno Beach, Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Lake Park, Mangonia Park, North Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Shores, Riviera Beach and Tequesta - that together are Palm Beach North. The Chamber is one of the largest and most active business organizations in Southeast Florida. The Chamber fosters a partnership of private, public, education and civic organizations working together to ensure Palm Beach North is Florida's "Prosperity Coast". The Chamber's four strategic imperatives are: A Prosperous Economy, High Quality of Life for all residents, a Smart and Connected Region, and Regional Leadership. For more information visit:
http://www.pbnchamber.com.
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Media Contact: Rebecca Seelig, PBPR, (561) 628-5929, rseelig@pb-pr.com
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