Wokingham Art Society Return to Exhibitions 2014 Annual Exhibition

59th Annual Summer Exhibition and Sale
Paintings, ceramics, glass and jewellery by about 100 local artists.

Click or scroll for Prizes and Awards

Click for larger version to print on coloured paper (pdf)

Exhibitors' handing-in was 13:30 - 16:30, Friday 25 July 2014 After the Members Only Preview, (open only to Members of the Society) we held a very successful invitation-only Preview Evening on Friday, 25 July 2014 during which the Exhibition was opened by the Wokingham Town Mayor, Martin Bishop. He was accompanied by the Mayoress, Yvonne Bishop, who presented the ceramics award. Peter Fagan personally handed the "Sandra Fagan" award for best watercolour painting to Kathleen Rajan. All awards, apart from "Your Choice", were judged by Jenny Halstead, Chairman of Reading Guild of Artists. 2009 - 2012 and Elected Member of the Pastel Society UK. 2010 Collection of unsold work: Saturday 9 August, 5:30 to 6pm

Children's Exhibition Corner for Budding artists

Prizes and Awards (click thumbnails for bigger pictures) More pix below
Best in Show Award Clare Buchta for "Win Hill"	Sandra Fagan Award for best watercolour Kathleen Rajan for "Still Life 4"	Ray Mills Award Best Painting in other Media Elise Lynch for "Skye, Shoreland"	Ceramics Shield Sarah Abell for Cylinder Pot

Sam Dauncey, Webmaster, was awarded the President's Cup for Services to the Society

Your Choice #1 Lynne Bellchamber "Throwing Off the Rain" 15 votes	Your Choice #2 Sue Smith "Pink Wellies" 14 votes	Your Choice #3 Nikki Carr "White Beauty" 13 votes	Your Choice #4 Debbie Forrest "Summer at the Town Hall" 12 votes	Your Choice #5 Liz Baldin "Purple Haze Hare" 10 votes
based on votes cast at the Private View. The exhibition changes as work is sold. On the first public day the leading votes were: 20 for David Phillips' "Marloes Bay"; 18 for Sue Smith's "Pink Wellies"; 14 for Lynne Bellchamber's "Throwing Off the Rain"; 10 for Liz Baldin's "Purple Haze Hare"; 10 for Brenda Baldwin's "Scarves"; 8 for Sugi Brad's "Child in a hammock"; 7 for Alf Lund's "River Pang at Tidmarsh"; 6 for John Howey's "Three Men in a Boat"; 6 David Phillips "Waterfall" and 6 for Clare Buchta's "Cuillin Hills (Skye)"

Impressions from the private view The Mayor, Martin Bishop, delivering the Opening Address Prizes, waiting to be presented
The Mayor handing the Best in Show award to Clare Buchta	Mayoress Yvonne Bishop handing the ceramics award to Sarah Abell
Peter Fagan handing the "Sandra Fagan" award to Kathleen Rajan for best Watercolour painting	People visiting the exhibition
Pottery	Glass
Wrappers, waiting for the next one to wrap

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