LAKELAND – Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College announces the following artists as award winners at the 2018 MIDFLORIDA Mayfaire by-the-Lake fine art show. The winners, their hometowns, the media they work in and their booth location at the show are as follows:
Best of show ($5,000):
• Richard Currier, Micco, Fla., painting- oil and acrylic, Booth #103
Awards of Excellence ($2,000 each)
• Ummarid “Tony” Eitharong, Orlando, Fla., Painting- oil and acrylic, Booth #110
• Christopher Doherty, Jupiter, Fla., Photography, Booth #6
Awards of Distinction ($1,000 each)
• Tyler McLaughlin, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Sculpture, Booth #163
• John Mascoll, Safety Harbor, Fla., Wood, Booth #109
• Karen Kurta, Altamonte Springs, Fla., Photography, Booth #53
• Jean Yao, Ft. Lauderdale, Fiber, Booth #120
Merit Awards ($500 each)
• Tim Hall, Tampa, Fla., Photography, Booth #71
• Susan Currier, Micco, Fla., Drawing and graphics, Booth #104
• Jeff Eckert, Tampa, Fla., Drawing and graphics, Booth #112
• Jinsong Kim, Seagrove, NC, Clay, Booth #167
• John Kellum, Orlando, Fla., Clay, Booth #41
• Russ Schmidt, Palm Bay, Fla., Glass, Booth #90
Honorable Mentions ($250 each)
• Patrick Dragon, Lakeland, Fla., Clay, Booth #111
• John Williams, Tampa, Fla., Wood, Booth #179
• Charles Taube, Phoenix, Ariz., Sculpture, Booth #43
• Hugo Cruz, Gainesville, Fla., Photography, Booth #100
• Richard Auger, Jupiter Island, Fla, Photography, Booth #59
About the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College
The Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, is a private, not-for-profit academic fine art museum dedicated to promoting inspirational and engaging arts experiences for all. It is one of the Top 10 art museums in the State of Florida, an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and the only art museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums serving the 666,000 residents of Polk County. Museum hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesdays – Saturdays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays (closed Sundays June 1 through Labor Day) and closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is free for everyone year-round, thanks to the following organizations: MIDFLORIDA Credit Union; the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation; and the Share Foundation. The museum is fully accessible.
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