Awards Announced

219 Utah artists enter 356 works in the 13th Black & White Statewide Competition at the Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Avenue, Ogden. The entries were varied on all levels, with excellent representations in the mediums, and from artists throughout the state.

The jurors, artists Paul Trentelman of Ogden and David Estes of Salt Lake City chose 240 pieces to be included in this exhibition. The Eccles Community Art Center presents monetary awards in association with this exhibition. Due to an overwhelming response in entries this year, sixteen additional honorable mention awards were chosen by the jurors.

The awards presented on February 3rd are as follows:

1st Place: The Gathering

Colleen Parker ~ Bountiful

2nd Place: Midsummer Ballet, Wasatch Mountains

Daniel Hendriksen ~ Salt Lake City

3rd Place: Condescension

Chris Adams ~ Clinton

Honorable Mentions

Bamboo Eiko Anderson ~ Logan

Mesquite Sand Dunes Jeff Clay ~ Salt Lake City

1 + 1 = Infinity Nancy Grisanti Clark ~ Ogden

Achromic Melinda Frewin ~ Salt Lake City

A Touch of Glass Bowl Wayne Frewin ~ Salt Lake City

Sentinel Marvin L. Hansen ~ Mendon

Iridescent Brooklyn Hawkins ~ Ogden student 18 years old or younger

Gagglers Lucia Heffernan ~ Sandy

Peers on a Pier Nedra Chase Johnson ~ Centerville

Black Horse in a White World Kevin Kehoe ~ Heber

White Birds Version 2 Mike Manfull ~ Bountiful

Ice Line Martin Neunzert ~ Ogden

Evening Solitude Carol Putnam ~ Riverton

Winter Diamonds Stephanie Saint-Thomas ~ Salt Lake City

Wings Jennifer D. Sorensen ~ Huntsville

Dogphabet Mary Wells ~ Ogden

Entry fees are used toward monetary awards

The Eccles Community Art Center would like to invite the public to view the art of the 13th Black & White Statewide Competition. The Art Center's regular gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The exhibit continues through February 25, 2012. Admission is free.