Winners and photos: A look back at the Mayfaire by-the-Lake fine art festival in Lakeland

Calvin Knight
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The annual Mayfaire by-the-Lake fine art festival, organized by the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, took place Saturday and Sunday at Lake Morton in downtown Lakeland.

Not just an art festival, Mayfaire is a juried art show with $17,000 in awards. This year's winners, according to the Polk Museum, are:

Best of Show ($5,000)

  • Alex Lanier of Miami; Digital Art

Reece Owens, 6, looks over Hog Fish, a metal kinetic sculpture by Pamela M. Chevalier of Longboat Key at the Mayfaire by-the-Lake fine art festival on Lake Morton in Lakeland on Saturday.
Reece Owens, 6, looks over Hog Fish, a metal kinetic sculpture by Pamela M. Chevalier of Longboat Key at the Mayfaire by-the-Lake fine art festival on Lake Morton in Lakeland on Saturday.

Awards of Excellence ($2,000 each)

  • Elizabeth Eckels of Tampa; Sculpture.

  • Lawrence Packard of Winter Haven; Drawing & Graphics

Declan Sullivan tries his hand at solving an interactive Mickey Mouse puzzle by artist Terry Fritts at the annual Mayfaire by-the-Lake festival on Saturday.
Declan Sullivan tries his hand at solving an interactive Mickey Mouse puzzle by artist Terry Fritts at the annual Mayfaire by-the-Lake festival on Saturday.

Awards of Distinction ($1,000 each)

  • Chris Boone, of Matthews, North Carolina; Wood

  • LaDora Sims of Merritt Island; Photography

  • Lisa Davin of Delray Beach; Jewelry

  • Sergei Orgunov of Orange Park; Painting – Oil & Acrylic

A Mayfaire visitor looks over the abstract art of John Jacopella.
A Mayfaire visitor looks over the abstract art of John Jacopella.

Merit Awards ($500 each)

  • Christine Oakes of Comfort, Texas; Jewelry

  • Dominice Gilbert of St. Petersburg; Sculpture

  • Scott Causey of Sarasota; Sculpture

  • Haijin Sun of Oxford, Florida; Painting – Oil & Acrylic

  • Cynthia Walston of Lutz; Painting – Oil & Acrylic

  • Michelle Barillaro of Knoxville, Tennessee; Painting – Watercolor

Florida Highwayman Ray McLendon of Vero Beach explains his artwork to visitors at Mayfaire on Saturday.
Florida Highwayman Ray McLendon of Vero Beach explains his artwork to visitors at Mayfaire on Saturday.

Honorable Mention Awards ($200 each)

  • Donna Harris of Casselberry; Fiber

  • Nicola Barsaleau of LaCrosse; Drawing & Graphics

  • Michael Nelson of New Smyrna Beach; Clay

  • Marc Gimlet of Ormond Beach; Wood

  • Kelly Perez of Gainesville; Painting – Watercolor

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Artful splendor: Look back at Mayfaire by-the-Lake in Lakeland