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Each year three highly qualified jurors select the artists whose work will be exhibited at the festival. The jurors’ experience, credentials and commitment to art ensure another first-class festival. Many practicing artists earn their living throughout the United States. The College Hill Arts Festival is a popular venue for artists, in part because competitive prizes are awarded for works judged by our jurors as "best in the show."
College Hill Arts Festival Student Merit Award Winner
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The College Hill Arts Festival supports the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, co-sponsored by the UNI Department of Art and the UNI Gallery of Art. CHAF sponsors one of the Student Merit Awards .
The College Hill Arts Festival was pleased to continue its sponsorship
of the University of Northern Iowa's 2011 Annual Juried Student Art
Exhibition which ran from March 21st through April 17th in the Kamerick
Art Building. Zachary Bowman's "Brothers", raku-fired stoneware,
received the $250 merit award. It was selected by the show's juror,
Sherry Leedy, Kansas City-based gallery owner and director. |
Image taken by Bryan Van Donslear |
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Award of Excellence Winners
After the Festival begins, the job of the jurors is not yet done, however; they will select five Award of Excellence winners from the exhibiting artists who will be invited to show again at the next years festival.
Five $500 prizes were awarded to the artists in 2010, whose work is displayed here, made possible by generous community donors (see left sidebar).
2011 Award of Excellence Winners
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| Artist:Gary Allen |
| Category:Jewelry |
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| Artist: Becka Ash |
| Category: Painting |
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| Artist: Nate & Hallie Evans |
| Category:Ceramics |
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| Artist: Mel Fleck |
| Category: Graphics |
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| Artist:Dewey James |
| Category: Mixed Media |
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2010 Award of Excellence Winners
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| Artist:Tom Christopher |
| Location:Eldora, IA |
| Sponsored by:Friends of the Hearst Center for the Arts |
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| Artist: Andy Van Schyndie |
| Location: Green Bay, WI |
| Sponsored by: Martin Brothers Distributing |
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| Artist: Debra Dembowski |
| Location:Pewaukee, WI |
| Sponsored by:University Book & Supply |
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| Artist: Daniel Dunbar |
| Location: Superior, WI |
| Sponsored by: 1st National Bank of Cedar Falls |
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| Artist:Elizabeth Maurland |
| Location: Decorah, IA |
| Sponsored by: Kat Porter |
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2009 Award of Excellence Winners
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Winner #2 |
| Artist: Nate & Haile Evans |
| Medium: Ceramics |
| Donor: 1st National Bank |
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Winner #3 |
| Artist: Gena Ollendieck |
| Medium: Mixed Media |
| Donor: Friends of the Hearst |
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Winner #4 |
| Artist: Jay Nielsen |
| Medium: Jewelry |
| Donor: Martin Bros. Distributing |
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Winner #5 |
| Artist: Bekah Ash |
| Medium: Painting |
| Donor: University Book & Supply |
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