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Winners of the 2015 Huron County Art Show announced
Heather Boa
Special to the News Record
Cows. It doesn't matter if they're Jerseys or
Holsteins. Just cows.
It seems those four -legged cud -chewing
creatures figure prominently in the imagina-
tions of artists here along the Lake Huron
shoreline. Why else would curators of the
Huron County Art Show have to strategically
arrange the exhibit to separate paintings of
cows, relegating one to each wall? They are
separated by barns, trees, wildlife and all
sorts of other pastoral scenes captured in a
variety of media in this 15th annual show,
with this year's theme: Our Creative
Countryside.
"It was a great pleasure to jury this show
and I was very impressed with the high
standard that you've developed here," said
David Taylor, during the show opening at
the Huron County Museum this weekend.
Taylor served as curator of various public
art galleries before retiring in 2006 and
now volunteers to assist the curator of col-
lections at the Tom Thompson Art Gallery
in Owen Sound.
In front of a crowd of artists, family and
friends, he announced six honourable
mentions along with the first and second
prize winners, whose artwork is purchased
by the County of Huron and becomes part
of its art bank for display in county -owned
buildings.
The exhibit features 36 artists from
across Huron County, including 11 new
artists.
First prize went to Scott Ramsay for Ole
Faithful, an acrylic "portrait" of a '58 Far -
mall H.
"Each well-earned wrinkle and blemish
is creatively reproduced to express the
love, use and reuse by the owner," wrote
Ramsay in his description of the artwork.
Second prize went to Julie -Anne Lize-
wski for Field of Promises, an encaustic on
wood panel.
"This painting was inspired by a recent
tour of a friend's Huron County farm, over-
looking a field, with a feeling of great joy
and hope for the future.
The art show is funded by the County of
Huron, which recognizes culture as one of
the pillars of economic development.
"Aristotle once said, the aim of art is to
represent not the outward appearance of
things, but their inward significance," said
Paul Gowing, the county's warden, during
the opening ceremony. He said the art in
the show highlights the inward signifi-
cance, putting a different light and frame
on subjects.
Later in the evening, Lynn Haygarth's
liquid acrylic piece, Happy Farm - Plough,
was announced as the winner of the Peo-
ple's Choice Award, based on ballots cast
by those attending the opening evening.
This year's Honourable Mentions were:
Morning Magic - Mary Smith, Seaforth
Renewal - Elizabeth VandenBroeck,
Contributed photos
People's Choice award went to "Happy Farm -
Plough," a liquid acrylic piece by Lynn Haygarth.
Goderich
A Lament for the Ash Trees - Anne Lavi-
olette, Bayfield
Evoking Change - Irene Hartwick,
Goderich
Together - William Creighton, Goderich
Untitled - George Wilson, Exeter
A final award winner - the one that will
make the poster of the 2017 International
Plowing Match Rural Expo - will be
announced during the summer of 2015.
The Huron County Art Show runs until
First place went to "Ole Faithful," an acrylic piece
by Scott Ramsay.
December 20 and is open to the public
during museum hours (Tuesday to Satur-
day 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday 1 to
4:30 p.m.) with extended hours on Thurs-
day (open until 8 p.m.). Entrance is free
with museum admission.
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