Congratulations to our artists listed below, award winners at the Spring Art Festival!
We thank our 2025 judges for their efforts in selecting award winners – Laurie Schmidt, life-long fine artist and artisan, retired art teacher and graduate of MassArt and RISD, whose work can be seen at venues and galleries throughout New England; Deidre Tao, owner of Deidre Tao Fine Art, a professional for more than three decades and graduate of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; and Robin D’Antona, an award-winning nature/landscape, portrait, and event photographer, who has jointly exhibited at the Cutter Gallery in Arlington.
This was the first year for the Jeanne Rose Award for Excellence. More info.
In addition, we thank the Savings Bank for supporting its own awards.
Awards
| Oil/Acrylic Fall Vista: Mount Lafayette by Leslie Scott-Lysan – 1st Dandelion Road by Priscilla March – 2nd Down by the Riverside by Dan Abenaim – 3rd Font Saint Michael by Mathew Marteli – HM Mixed Media Maybe She’s a Wildflower by Kimberly Morrow – 1st Flower Sprit by Hedy Sanni – 2nd Beyond the Trees by Brian Edmonds – 3rd Colonial in Fall by Leslie Chang – HM Watercolor/Pastel Dish of Flowers by Lorraine O’Brien – 1st Colorful Pots by Shaila Desai – 2nd Fresh Fish by Maya Jacob – 3rd Monsoon Reflections by Shaila Desai – HM Photography Goodnight Pink House by Catherine Grassella – 1st Red Knots in Flight by Greg Pronevitz – 2nd Spinner’s Gulls by Catherine Grassella – 3rd Mine by William Mullen – HM | Jeanne Rose Award for Excellence Magical Glow Aurora Borealis by Sue Collins Student Awards The Broken Mirror by Kayla Santo – 1st Untitled by Jerusha Robins – 2nd Grandma’s Wings by Roxanne Beatrice – 3rd Teenage Girl by Caitlin Buoniconti – HM The Savings Bank 2025 Arts Festival Awards Adult Purple Cascade by Pat O’Connor – 1st – $100 Wildflowers III by Frank Tomasello – 2nd – $75 Student Teenage Girl by Caitlin Buoniconti – 1st – $50 Plenty of Fish in the Sea by Emily Toscano – 2nd – $25 |