75th Grand Detour Arts Festival winners announced

GRAND DETOUR — Grand Detour Arts Festival organizers have announced the winners of this year’s judging.

The winners are:

Charles Kested Best of Show: Carol Musial for jewelry and glass art.

Best painting medium: Mary Howe; honorable mention, Linda Magklaris for painting medium, mixed media, fiber art.

Best 3-dimensional: Nancy Ocken for pottery; honorable mention, Kevin Deets for woodwork.

Best 2-dimensional: Petal Pushers for mixed media; honorable mention, Matt Jagitsch for drawing medium.

Best photography: Stephen Hart; honorable mention Dylan Punke.

Best jewelry: Carol Musial; honorable mention, Margaret Rogowski.

Best woodwork: Michael Kriz; honorable mention, Kevin Deets.

The Tradition Continues - Award for new artist: Ben Calvert for woodblock prints.

75th Anniversary Award for best artisan craft: Wemdy Allaman for glass art.

Student winners

Kindergarten through second grade group: First, Arrow Patterson for mixed media; second, Brynnley Huels, watercolor; third, Samuel Hill, painting; honorable mention, Jolee Meade for found objects and tissue paper. Judge’s choice, Mason Dugger for mixed media.

For third grade through fifth grade groups: First, Isla Rogers for oil pastels; second, Molly West for watercolor; third, Raelie Bilharz for mixed media; honorable mention, AJ Simpson for watercolor; Judge’s choice, Kira Nelson for chalk.

For sixth grade through eighth grade groups: First, Derek Breslin for spray paint; second, Lucia Wells for mixed media; third, Faith Fenwick for mixed media; honorable mention, Bailey Bivins for watercolor; Judge’s choice, Joleen Colbert for paint.

For ninth grade through 12th grade groups: First, Bella Buckel for graphite; second, Macklynn Rager for graphite; third, Kaitlyn Hebert for block print; honorable mention, Carli Grennan for needle felting; Judge’s choice, Mackenzie Brown for oil pastel.

For Best of Show, Jade Brewington for mixed media.

The Grand Detour Arts Festival was Sept. 8 at the John Deere Historic Site.