Honoring Winners of the Lake Marion Artisans 2019 Art Competition

The Lake Marion Artisans in Summerton held a reception this week for the many local artists who participated in the 1^st Annual Lake Marion Artisans Gallery (LMAG) Art Competition. The winners of the competition were introduced, honored, and received a Blue Ribbon and substantial cash award.

Appropriately, the theme of this year’s LMAG 2019 Art Competition was ‘Lake Marion’. There were two categories of artworks being judged – (1) Paintings and (2) Photography. This meant the submitted paintings, sketches, photographs… had to relate to Lake Marion, S.C. The artworks had to be about the lake – e.g. being on the lake, around the lake, by the lake, fishing on the lake, boating, piers, sunsets, wildlife around the lake, abstract, impressionistic…

Our three judges were Cedric Liqueur who heads up ‘4 Main’, Anne Darby one of the founders of the Lake Marion Artisans, and Bucky Brailsford the Director of Public Works for Summerton. In addition to the ‘Judges Choice’, visitors to the art gallery were allowed to cast their vote for the ‘People’s Choice’ for best photograph and painting over the past month. Next year we hope to add another category to the competition for 3D artworks, e.g. Ceramics, Sculpture, Jewelry.

Lake Marion Art Gallery (LMAG) 2019 Art Competition Winners Judges Choice Best Painting: Anhinga Bird by Sharon Phelps Best Photograph: Boy At The Lake by Mary Wilson People’s Choice Best Painting: Heron Building Nest by Marlise Guilleraut Best Photograph: Canal At Goat Island by Peter Groen

If you plan on being in Summerton sometime this month, swing by the Lake Marion Artisans Gallery (LMAG) and check out the show. The artworks will be ondisplay through the end of July 2019. Also, don’t forget to go online and visit the Lake Marion Artisans web site and read the Lake Marion Artisans Weekly News.

If you are interested in supporting the local arts community, consider becoming a member for only $30 a year. Your LMAG membership dues go towards maintaining the art gallery and supporting some of the many local community activities and events in town.