Here are your 2018 Midwest Salute to the Arts award winners
The 2018 Midwest Salute to the Arts festival took place Aug. 25-26 at Moody Park in Fairview Heights. The artists and artist collaborators listed below were chosen as award winners for the festival.
Best of Show
- Gena Ollendieck — Mixed media
Best of Category winners
- Mike Bose — Clay
- Joseph Bodus — Drawing/printmaking
- Wayne Gao, Artist Collaborator Michelle Chang — Fine craft/wood
- Melanie Hancock — Glass
- Linda Jones — Jewelry
- Joel Fremion— Mixed media
- Stan Squires — Painting
- William Lemke — Photography
- Rollin Karg — Sculpture
Award of Excellence winners
- George Laurell — Clay
- David Stephens — Clay
- Laura Hohn— Clay
- Steve Martin — Fine craft/wood
- Cameron Smith, Artist Collaborator Jan Thomas — Glass
- Larry Drake - Jewelry
- Tess Yeager— Jewelry
- Dominic Cheng — Painting
- Jenna McNair — Painting
- James Kramer— Photography
- Paul Bayer — Sculpture
Mayor’s Choice Award winner
- Steve Martin — Hackberry Elfen House
Council Choice Award winner and nominees
- Council Choice Award winner: Chris Abigt — Secret Garden
- Nominee: Gena Ollendieck - Today is the Day
- Nominee: Jan Thomas, Artist Collaborator Cameron Smith — Apple Dilemma
- Nominee: Kevin Trobaugh — Kevdrion
- Nominee: Kent Epler — Tribal Goddess
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This story was originally published August 26, 2018 at 1:48 PM.