Belleville Community Art Show winners named for 2018

The Belleville Area Council for the Arts congratulates the winners of the ninth-annual Belleville Community Art Show as follows:
Adult 2-Dimension: 1st – Liz Dobbs, 2nd – Cynthia Price, 3rd – Noelle Douglas.
Adult 3-Dimension: 1st – Louis Nyikon, 2nd – Loel Gnadt, 3rd – Michele Montour.
Adult Photography: 1st – Tim Tonachella, 2nd – Gary Washington, 3rd – Reg Ion.
Teens (Ages 13-18): 1st – BHS New Tech Team I (Elyssa Simpson, Josh Veres, Mycah Bouldin and Dylan Bruckner), 2nd – BHS New Tech Team III (Cal Kitchen, Jaxon Long, Matt Moore and Jordan Kruchten), 3rd – BHS New Tech Team II (Alvin Stuart, Amira Yarbrough and Tavion Taylor).
Children (Ages 6-12): 1st – Kylie Ion, 2nd – Megan Roth, 3rd – Seth Chudzinski.
Recycled Recreated: 1st – John Juriga, 2nd – Ed Good, 3rd – Loel Gnadt.
People’s Choice: Louis Nyikon (“Lakeside Manor”)
A special thank you goes to the judges of the artworks: Hubert Massey, renowned fresco artist, and Dr. Camilla McComb, EMU Art Education professor. Guest judges were Kevin McNamara, Reggie Miller, Bettye Misuraca, 34th District Court Judge David Parrott, Tom Smith, and Mary Jo Suchy.
BACA thanks the Art Show Sponsors: Waste Management for Recycled Recreated Category, Mike & Charlene Renaud, Law Office of Catherine L. Knoop Esq, Sumpter Collision (Jim Chudzinski), Belleville Bariatrics (Kelly Johnson PhD), Montour Designs (Michele Montour), Van Buren Eagles #3996, Jim & Cheryl Wagner, Neil & Thelma Griffin, Tamara Michael, Jean Morris and Kerry Morris.
BACA appreciates and thanks the following businesses for their contributions: Garden Fantasy on Main, Egan’s Pub and Twisted Rooster. Programs were printed with the cooperation of the Belleville Area District Library.
Over 100 works of art were displayed at the Belleville Yacht Club. The highlight of the show was a new category, Recycled Recreated, sponsored by Waste Management.
Elaine Guiterrez
Belleville Area Council for the Arts