The Lynnfield Arts Festival Spring 2023, celebrating the trees around us, concluded after a wonderful weekend filled with art, music, food and community sharing. Thanks to our many volunteers and supporters, hundreds of residents and visitors enjoyed a fine art sale, tiny art gallery, bake sale, art vendors, community organization tables, performances by four musical groups, raffles and a kids’ creative corner. We are especially grateful to our many donors and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
It is the Lynnfield Art Guild’s pleasure to announce the Judges’ choices for ribbons and awards as follows: For Oil/Acrylic First Prize James Ryan Busy Harbor, Second Prize George Watchko Tatanka, Third Prize Frank Tomasello Forest Waterfall and Honorable Mention Maureen Maher Bass. For Watercolor/Pastel First Prize Pat O’Connor Room with a View, Second Prize Donna Barnes Beauty’s Wisdom, Third Prize William Deveney Sunflowers and Honorable Mention Lorraine O’Brien Back Shore, Gloucester. In the Mixed Media Category First Prize Laura Newman Tree Rings, Second Prize Rod Gao Grant Gao, Third Prize Leslie Chang Birch Tree and Honorable Mention Beverly Cook Red. In Photography First Prize Greg Pronevitz Weeping Katsura, Second Prize Michael Aaronson Devil’s Garden, Escalante, Third Prize Catherine Grassello Heaven on Earth and Honorable Mention Mark Bankoff Love to Keep me Warm. Three prizes were awarded by the judges for the theme “The Trees Around Us”: First Prize William Deveney Roots, Second Prize Evelyn Butler Color From Within and Third Prize William Mullen Endicott Woodcut.
Lynnfield High School students won the following prizes for Student Art: First Prize senior Christian Murphy Stina Persson, Inspired,Second Prize sophomore Emily Toscano Walking the Word, Third Prize senior Ella Fleury Porch Lights, and Honorable Mention senior Abigail Spillane Out of the Shadow.
The Wakefield Co-operative Bank Awards were given to Catherine Grassello Heaven on Earth (Adult Division) and Ella Hayman Little Leah (Student Division). The Savings Bank Awards were given to Beverly Cook Red (First Place Adults) and Joyce Fukasawa Rising Moon (Second Place Adults) while student awards were given to Abigail Spillane Out of the Shadows (First) and Victoria WangMy Life in Words (Second).
The ballots have been counted for the Show’s “People’s Choice” category. Out of a total 258 votes, there was an even tie between Catherine Grassello in the photography category for “Heaven on Earth” and Mary Higdon in the oil/acrylic category for “Window Boxes of Italy”.
Awards at the 2023 Lynnfield Arts Festival
Photos from the Festival
