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 3D: Nancy Ocken for pottery; honorable mention, Kevin Deets for woodwork
• Best 2D: 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: Wendy Allaman for glass art

Student winners

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

Third grade through fifth grade: first, Isla Rogers, oil pastels; second, Molly West, watercolor; third, Raelie Bilharz, mixed media; honorable mention, AJ Simpson, watercolor; judge’s choice, Kira Nelson, chalk

Sixth grade through eighth grade: first, Derek Breslin, spray paint; second, Lucia Wells, mixed media; third, Faith Fenwick, mixed media; honorable mention, Bailey Bivins, watercolor; judge’s choice, Joleen Colbert, paint

Ninth grade through 12th grade: first, Bella Buckel, graphite; second, Macklynn Rager, graphite; third, Kaitlyn Hebert, block print; honorable mention, Carli Grennan, needle felting; judge’s choice, Mackenzie Brown, oil pastel

Best of Show: Jade Brewington for mixed media

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