The East Central Arts Council (ECAC) is proud to honor the award winners of the nineteenth annual IMAGE Art Show held Oct. 28-30 at the Rolf Olsen Center in Onamia. The Best of Show Award went to Katherine Salverda of Stacy for ìCool ënÇ Quiet.î The Peopleís Choice Award went to Jim Larson of Milaca for ìSandhill Cranes.î

Winners in each category are:

Oil/Acrylic/Mixed Media:
First Place ñ ìInterludeî by Judith Bergerson of Wyoming
Second Place ñ ìFish/Orangesî by Anthony Letourneau of Hinckley
Third Place ñ ìHot Tub Series #3î by Jim Larson of Milaca

Drawing/Pastel:
First Place ñ ìA Bit of Irelandî by Gail Fonnest of North Branch
Second Place ñ ìPortrait of Josiahî by Anthony Letourneau of Hinckley
Third Place ñ ìMaple on Maple Seriesî by Marilyn M. Cuellar of Cambridge.

Watercolor/Gouache/Casein/Tempera:
First Place ñ ìRespiteî by Claudia Hanson of North Branch
Second Place ñ ìCounty Fairî by Jean Crocker of Cambridge
Third Place ñ ìNorth Dakota Truckî by Tom Dickhudt of Center City

Ceramics/Glass:
First Place ñ ìVase #1î by Larry E. Ostrom of Cambridge
Second Place ñ ìBlack & Orangeî by Mark Allshouse of Princeton
Third Place- ìPeacemakers of the Seaî by Bonnie Waletzko of Willow River

Photography:
First Place ñ ìSnow Drift Shadowsî by Ronald E. Anderson of Isle.
Second Place ñ ìFall Impressionî by Dee Kotaska of Brook Park.
Third Place ñ ìJesseî by Jennifer Oehlke of Cambridge

Sculpture:
First Place ñ ìObsessionî by B. T. Johnson of Isanti
Second Place ñ ìMotherís Denî by Beth Anne Palmer of Cambridge
Third Place ñ ìAutumn Buckî by Ron Gensler of Princeton

Other:
First Place ñ ìTwin Portsí by Steve Bliven of Lindstrom
Second Place ñ ìLost Relicî by Perrin A. Larson of Stacy
Third Place ñ ìQuiltî by Karrie Anderson of Milaca

Youth:
First Place ñ ìSexual Strategyî by Carly Tchida of Cambridge
Second Place ñ ìGammelgarden Applesî by Peter Bliven of Lindstrom
Third Place ñ ìSlab Potteryî by Becky Washleski of Cambridge.

The IMAGE Art Show is an annual event open to any artist in Region 7E (including the MN counties of Chisago, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, and Pine.) The Art Show and the awards honor some of the finest art in the area.

The judges for the show were Naomi Hart, director of development for the Grand Marais Art Colony and former executive director of the Jaques Art Center in Aitkin; and Julia Ann Real, art instructor at Aitkin High School and periodic assistant director at the Jacques Art Center in Aitkin. Show photographer was Ron Anderson of Isle. Coordinators were Krystal Hunsaker of A Walk in the Woods, Shelly Leach and Cyndy Rudolph of Onamia Community Education; and the curator was Sue Lyback-Dahl of Isle Community Education.

A special thank you to local volunteers including several local dancers who often perform as the Silver Threads Revue.
The IMAGE 2005 show was held at the Rolf Olsen Center in Onamia, hosted by Mille Lacs Area Community Education, a consortium of Onamia and Isle Community Education programs.

The funding for this art exhibition was provided by the East Central Arts Council and the East Central Regional Development Commission through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature.

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