2011 Art Awards
Sponsored Awards
Lanny Bergner won the $1,000 Peoples Choice Award, chosen from votes cast at Arts at the Port. Natalie Niblack was second and Bill Colby placed third.
Natalie Niblack, Mt Vernon, was honored with the $500 T Bailey Corporate Award for her painting "Magdalene Ascending." The piece, located in the Then/Now exhibition, is a triptych measuring 8 by 12 feet.
The award was selected by Ruby Tanaka (pictured below).
Anacortes Collects Purchase Award
Seattle artist Matt Sellars in our Focus Gallery was selected for the 2011 Anacortes Collects Purchase Award. This award is an Anacortes Arts Festival purchase that places artwork in a public location of a community partner.
The 2011 Anacortes Collects partner is the Marine Technology Center in Anacortes. The selection is a very large wooden anchor, suspended from the ceiling.
A group including Wally Funk (pictured), Al Currier, Ann Martin McCool and Jennifer Fix chose the piece.