Winners and photos: A look back at the Mayfaire by-the-Lake fine art festival in Lakeland
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
Awards of Excellence ($2,000 each)
Elizabeth Eckels of Tampa; Sculpture.
Lawrence Packard of Winter Haven; Drawing & Graphics
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
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
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