May 6 – June 11, 2016

Florida CraftArt Exhibition Gallery

This exhibition shines a light on the incredible talents of the fine craft artists of Florida. Entries range from jewelry to sculpture, beading to furniture and so much more. Entries are from artists throughout the state, from as far away as West Palm Beach and St. Augustine to those from surrounding counties.

Juror:

Evelyn Craft Belger.  Since 2009, Evelyn Craft Belger has been the Executive Director of Belger Arts Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Under her leadership, the Arts Center acquired Red Star Studios in 2010 and developed Belger Crane Yard Studios, a 56,000 square foot arts complex. The complex contains a state-of-the-art studio for approximately 60 ceramics artists, a gallery, and a ceramics supply store. Her commitment to the education and support of contemporary ceramics earned Craft Belger the 2016 NECEA Regional Award of Excellence which she shares with her husband, Dick Belger. Prior to her work in Kansas City, she served for 12 years as the Executive Director of the Morean Arts Center where she was a key figure in bringing The Chihuly Collection to St. Petersburg.
Artist: Pat Underwood

Award Winners:

1st Place- $1000:  Kim Radatz             “Wishful Thinking”
2nd Place-$500:   Rebecca Zweibel    “Modern Life”
3rd Place-$250:    Sean McKenzie      “Zebra Entrance Table”

Honorable Mentions:
Diane Lublinski        “Here I Am”
Casey McDonough   “Tiny Clouds Actively Raining”
Candace Knapp         “Sisters of the Holy Flower”
Jenna Weston            “Light Hold”
Michael Conti             “Ipoun”

Exhibiting Artists:

Irina Ashcraft                  Bonnie Askowitz                  Travis Blanton
Thomas Brewer               Millie Brown                        Tina Brown
Nancy Canniff                  Joan Carew                          Chris Chomick
Jamie Cloud Eakin          Mike Conti                           Barbara DeMaire
Wendy Dickinson            Silvia Engel-Suarez            Judy Freeman
Dot Galfond                      Leah Gillette                        Gabrielle Gould
Brenda Gregory                Karen Hammers                 Judith Helfrich
Irene Jalowayski              Luanne Keen                       Amy Kluth
Candace Knapp                Ed Knudsen                         Dale Lappe
Nancy Lauby                     Joan Libby Hawk               Alyssa Ligmont
Diane Lublinski               Casey McDonough              Sean McKenzie
Dennis Meloy                   Karen Mullendore               Norman Neidert
Charlie Parker                  Ruth Philipon                      Eleanor Pigman
Kim Radatz                       Jan Richardson                   Kirsten Ruginski
Fay Samimi                       Aida Sheets                          Carole Shelton
Stephen Sidelinger          Rebecca Skelton                  Nicole St. Laurent
Mei-Ling St. Leger          Joanne Taylor Brown         Pat Underwood
Jenna Weston                  Jan Wunsch                          Rebecca Zweibel