The Utah Arts Festival has announced various awards for the 40th anniversary event. Nine awards were presented for the Artists Marketplace. All of the award winners are eligible for invitation to the Utah Arts Festival in 2017. Best of Show and People’s Choice Award winners also will have their booth fees waived.
The 41st annual Utah Arts Festival will be held June 22-25, 2017 on Library Square and Washington Square.
ARTISTS MARKETPLACE
BEST OF SHOW:
Sponsor Jury Award: Alex Horst, Jewelry, Prescott, Arizona
Gallery Association Award: Damien Jones, Ceramics, Berkeley, California
Board Member Award: Ken Acton, Wood, Billings, Montana
Artist Marketplace Award: Jake Asuit, Metalwork, Cleveland, Georgia
AWARD OF MERIT:
Sponsor Jury Award: Lee Hendrickson, Photography, Goodyear, Arizona
Gallery Association Award: Eli Helman, Drawings/Pastel, East Hampton, Massachusetts
Board Member Award: Chris Blackburn, 2-D Mixed Media, Salt Lake City
Artist Marketplace Award: Charlie Hastings, 3-D Mixed Media, Salt Lake City
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD: Rhett Risler, Wearable Art, Lucerne Valley, California
Additional awards from various venues were announced (Fear No Film awards are announced in a separate article):
Wasatch IronPen/UltraPen Contest, The Salt Lake Community College Writing Center, 10th anniversary
Adult Fiction:
1st: Shauvana Peterson, If You Believe
Honorable Mention: Jessica Payne, Still Life Neon
Adult Poetry:
1st: Lin Ostler, Slideback to Gather The Sun
Honorable Mention: Trish Hopkins, Temple City to Orlando
Adult Nonfiction:
1st: Pete Gomben, Niches
Honorable Mention: Lisha Yang, Things to tell my past self about SLC
Adult Ultra:
1st: Pete Gomben
Honorable Mention: Joanne Chapman
Youth Fiction:
1st: Skye Caden, Motel Monster
Honorable Mention: Beatrice Teigen, Temple City Motel
Youth Poetry:
1st: Jane Galian, a long time no longer relevant
Honorable Mention: Elsie Hopkinson, the concierge hates his job
Youth Ultra:
1st: Bess Bateman
Honorable Mention: Audrey Nyberg
SLAM COMPETITION, BIG MOUTH STAGE:
Individual: Johnny Osi, Denver
Team: Albuquerque Slam, New Mexico
INTERMOUNTAIN ACOUSTIC MUSIC ASSOCIATION’S SUSANNE MILLSAPS PERFORMING SONGWRITER SHOWCASE:
1st: Josh Harmon, Heber City, Utah
2nd: Eric Warner, Logan, Utah
3rd: Amber Ikeman, Missoula, Montana
