People’s Choice Awards Announced at Islands Museum of Art

–from Diane Martindale for Islands Museum of Art —

(Click through to see slideshow of artists and work)

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Congratulations to the five winners of San Juan Islands Museum of Art’s 2015 People’s Choice Awards! The winners are Mary Bacon for Oh, Rats! (mixed media); Maria Michaelson for Ceramic Hunter (ceramic sculpture); Kandis Susol for Turning Edges (mixed media); Phil Tate for Mythos Carrying Humanity Across the Heavens (mixed media); and Bo Turnage for Fate Meet Chance (watercolor/acrylic on paper).

In total, almost 400 ballots were cast since the November opening of the annual IMA Islands Artists’ Registry Show, an exhibition that features the extraordinary emerging and established artists of the San Juan Islands. Such enthusiastic response reflects how much our visitors appreciated the range and quality of the 80+ pieces of art in this exhibition. Comments on the show were filled with genuine awe and admiration for the works from our county, and convey their appreciation for these artists expressions of the beauty, identity, authenticity, and connectedness of our community.

Don’t miss the opportunity to see this exhibition, which closes on January 11, 2016. The museum is open Friday – Monday from 11-5 (except Christmas day and New Year’s Day).

SJIMA champions artists and the arts, and presents this exhibition to reinforce our islands as a place of enduring discovery, and to advocate for our most spirited selves, communities and environment.

This show is sponsored by Browne’s Home Center, Friday Harbor Electric and Mancuso Design & Construction.

SJIMA is one of the newest visual art museums in the Pacific Northwest, officially opening the doors of its new facility in 2015. SJIMA champions artists, the arts, and arts programming because it champions authenticity of expression, place, and connections. Through its exhibitions, education, programs, and events, SJIMA establishes the San Juan Islands as a place of legacy making—legacies of art-inspired transformations, of expansion and wonder, and of support for our artists and arts communities.

To find out more about the artists and the Artists’ Registry go to www.imaartistregistry.com.

Hours:
Saturday, December 26 – January 11, 2016
11am – 5pm, Friday – Monday (except Christmas day and New Year’s Day)
Admission is free.