2020 - 70th Annual Exhibition

Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the 70th Annual Exhibition, planned as a physical show to be hosted by Arts Center East in Vernon CT, is online only.

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Award Winners

  • "It Goes Like This" - Gerarde Doucette
    Gerarde Doucette
    It Goes Like This
    Watercolors
    Best in Show

  • "Saxman" - Danny Glass
    Danny Glass
    Saxman
    Academic Artists Honor Award (Oils)
  • "Boston Coach" - Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien
    Boston Coach
    Academic Artists Honor Award (Watercolors)
  • "From Here to Eternity" - Elizabeth Rhoades
    Elizabeth Rhoades
    From Here to Eternity
    Academic Artists Honor Award (Pastels)
  • "Brendan" - Gail Postal
    Gail Postal
    Brendan
    Academic Artists Honor Award (Graphic Art)
  • "Final Catch" - Steve Wilda
    Steve Wilda
    Final Catch
    Academic Artists Honor Award (Acrylics)
  • "Ariadne" - Erik Durant
    Erik Durant
    Ariadne
    Academic Artists Honor Award (Sculpture)
  • "Horn Hill Sunset #2" - Rick Daskam
    Rick Daskam
    Horn Hill Sunset #2
    Alden Bryan Memorial Award for Oil Landscape
  • "Dawn's Early Light" - June Webster
    June Webster
    Dawn's Early Light
    Mary Bryan Memorial Award for Watercolor
  • "Gustav Mahler" - William Rorick
    William Rorick
    Gustav Mahler
    Clarence F. & Helen G. Prince Memorial Award (Oils)
  • "Cape Split" - Jim Laurino
    Jim Laurino
    Cape Split
    Marguerite & Francis Walker Memorial Award for Oil Landscape
  • "Winter Glow" - Michael Graves
    Michael Graves
    Winter Glow
    Academic Artists Excellence Award (Oils)
  • "Mountain Road" - Arthur Scholz
    Arthur Scholz
    Mountain Road
    Academic Artists Excellence Award (Watercolors)
  • "Brush Bouquet" - Barbara S. Groff
    Barbara S. Groff
    Brush Bouquet
    Academic Artists Excellence Award (Pastels)
  • "AJ" - Kevin Schroeder
    Kevin Schroeder
    AJ
    Academic Artists Excellence Award (Graphic Art)
  • "Nat" - Del-Bourree Bach
    Del-Bourree Bach
    Nat
    Academic Artists Excellence Award (Acrylics)
  • "Sqreech" - Pati Stajcar
    Pati Stajcar
    Sqreech
    Academic Artists Excellence Award (Sculpture)
  • "The Hot Dog Painting" - Thomas Torak
    Thomas Torak
    The Hot Dog Painting
    Academic Artists Merit Award (Oils)
  • "Cezanne's Studio - Aix en Provence" - Andrew Yelenak
    Andrew Yelenak
    Cezanne's Studio - Aix en Provence
    Academic Artists Merit Award (Watercolors)
  • "Perspectives" - Jane Penfield
    Jane Penfield
    Perspectives
    Academic Artists Merit Award (Pastels)
  • "Immaculate Conception" - Dylan Macleod
    Dylan Macleod
    Immaculate Conception
    Academic Artists Merit Award (Graphic Art)
  • "Good for Colds" - Eloise Genest
    Eloise Genest
    Good for Colds
    Academic Artists Merit Award (Acrylics)
  • "Mirror" - LeaAnn Cogswell
    LeaAnn Cogswell
    Mirror
    Academic Artists Merit Award (Sculpture)
  • "Headland Calm" - Richard LaRoche
    Richard LaRoche
    Headland Calm
    Winsor & Newton Merchandise Award (Watercolors)
  • "From the Terrace" - Christine Ivers
    Christine Ivers
    From the Terrace
    Jack Richeson Merchandise Award (Pastels)
  • "Dance in Charcoal" - Jo Ellen Reinhardt
    Jo Ellen Reinhardt
    Dance in Charcoal
    Jack Richeson Merchandise Award (Graphic Art)
  • "Locked" - Scott Rhoades
    Scott Rhoades
    Locked
    Jack Richeson Merchandise Award (Acrylics)

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All Work in Show

* Award winner

  • "October Road" - Thomas Adkins
    Thomas Adkins
    October Road
    Oils
  • "Russell" - Douglas Aja
    Douglas Aja
    Russell
    Sculpture - Bronze
  • "Man from Jaimanitas" - Tony Armendariz
    Tony Armendariz
    Man from Jaimanitas
    Watercolors
  • "Nat" - Del-Bourree Bach
    Del-Bourree Bach*
    Nat
    Acrylics
  • "An Independant Woman" - Serena Bates
    Serena Bates
    An Independent Woman
    Sculpture - Ceramic
  • "Garden Variety" - Kara Bigda
    Kara Bigda
    Garden Variety
    Watercolors
  • "Contemplation" - Jeffrey Blazejovsky
    Jeffrey Blazejovsky
    Contemplation
    Watercolors
  • "Mig's Ride" - Susan Bosworth
    Susan Bosworth
    Mig's Ride
    Pastels
  • "Tea Seeps and Recipes" - Cindy Brabec-King
    Cindy Brabec-King
    Tea Seeps and Recipes
    Watercolors
  • "Hustle & Bustle" - Joseph Burger
    Joseph Burger
    Hustle & Bustle
    Watercolors
  • "Willow" - Cynthia Celone
    Cynthia Celone
    Willow
    Oils
  • "Beauty in the Garden" - T. A. Charron
    T. A. Charron
    Beauty in the Garden
    Oils
  • "Mirror" - LeaAnn Cogswell
    LeaAnn Cogswell*
    Mirror
    Sculpture - Hydrostone
  • "Art In The Park" - Patricia Corbett
    Patricia Corbett
    Art In The Park
    Oils
  • "Horn Hill Sunset #2" - Rick Daskam
    Rick Daskam*
    Horn Hill Sunset #2
    Oils
  • "Sand Dunes with Shadows" - Helen Davis
    Helen Davis
    Sand Dunes with Shadows
    Pastels
  • "Barton Cove" - JoAnn Denehy
    JoAnn Denehy
    Barton Cove
    Oils
  • "Light and Shadows" - Corinne DeNucci
    Corinne DeNucci
    Light and Shadows
    Oils
  • "Crystal Bowl with Flowers" - Esther Donlon
    Esther Donlon
    Crystal Bowl with Flowers
    Watercolors
  • "It Goes Like This" - Gerarde Doucette
    Gerarde Doucette*
    It Goes Like This
    Watercolors
  • "Wistful in Winchendon" - Alicia Drakiotes
    Alicia Drakiotes
    Wistful in Winchendon
    Oils
  • "Mark 4B" - Gretchen Dugan
    Gretchen Dugan
    Mark 4B
    Graphic Art
  • "Ariadne" - Erik Durant
    Erik Durant*
    Ariadne
    Sculpture - Bronze
  • "Self Portrait at 40" - Erin Farnsworth
    Erin Farnsworth
    Self Portrait at 40
    Oils
  • "Light, Peach and Blue" - Karen Fitzgerald
    Karen Fitzgerald
    Light, Peach and Blue
    Watercolors
  • "A Moment" - Marie Flahive
    Marie Flahive
    A Moment
    Watercolors
  • "The Enchanted Amphora" - Ted Genard
    Ted Genard
    The Enchanted Amphora
    Oils
  • "Good for Colds" - Eloise Genest
    Eloise Genest*
    Good for Colds
    Acrylics
  • "Uncle Ralph's Clarinet" - Douglas Gillette
    Douglas Gillette
    Uncle Ralph's Clarinet
    Graphic Art
  • "Saxman" - Danny Glass
    Danny Glass*
    Saxman
    Oils
  • "The Harvest" - Judith E. Goldstein
    Judith E. Goldstein
    The Harvest
    Watercolors
  • "Winter Glow" - Michael Graves
    Michael Graves*
    Winter Glow
    Oils
  • "Brush Bouquet" - Barbara S. Groff
    Barbara S. Groff*
    Brush Bouquet
    Pastels
  • "The Cigar Store" - Becky Haletky
    Becky Haletky
    The Cigar Store
    Watercolors
     
  • "Study in Black & Orange - Atlantic Puffin" - Steve Hamlin
    Steve Hamlin
    Study in Black & Orange -
    Atlantic Puffin
    Watercolors
  • "Flow Blue and Gold" - George Hartley
    George Hartley
    Flow Blue and Gold
    Oils
     
  • "Heifers Heading Home" - William B Hoyt
    William B Hoyt
    Heifers Heading Home
    Oils
  • "Shadowlands" - Melissa Imossi
    Melissa Imossi
    Shadowlands
    Oils
  • "Rapprochement" - Karen Israel
    Karen Israel
    Rapprochement
    Pastels
  • "From the Terrace" - Christine Ivers
    Christine Ivers*
    From the Terrace
    Pastels
  • "Other Worldly" - Sharon Jordan Bahosh
    Sharon Jordan Bahosh
    Other Worldly
    Oils
  • "Summer's End" - Robert Kasprzycki
    Robert Kasprzycki
    Summer's End
    Oils
  • "Nashoba" - Jane Langley
    Jane Langley
    Nashoba
    Oils
  • "Headland Calm" - Richard LaRoche
    Richard LaRoche*
    Headland Calm
    Watercolors
  • "Chill" - Carl Larson
    Carl Larson
    Chill
    Oils
  • "Cape Split" - Jim Laurino
    Jim Laurino*
    Cape Split
    Oils
  • "Glowing Promise" - Barbara Lussier
    Barbara Lussier
    Glowing Promise
    Oils
  • "Immaculate Conception" - Dylan Macleod
    Dylan Macleod*
    Immaculate Conception
    Graphic Art
  • "Joe's Boots" - John Magnan
    John Magnan
    Joe's Boots
    Sculpture - Cherry wood, shoelaces
  • "Brother of the Leaf #2" - Suzanne Marsan
    Suzanne Marsan
    Brother of the Leaf #2
    Graphic Art
  • "Field at Rest" - Bonnie Massey
    Bonnie Massey
    Field at Rest
    Pastels
  • "Linden" - Matthew Mattingly
    Matthew Mattingly
    Linden
    Graphic Art
  • "Soft White" - Janis Mattson
    Janis Mattson
    Soft White
    Graphic Art
  • "Off Newport" - Charles McCaughtry
    Charles McCaughtry
    Off Newport
    Watercolors
  • "You Can't Gather Figs from Thorn Bushes" - A.S. McGuffin
    A.S. McGuffin
    You Can't Gather Figs from
    Thorn Bushes
    Oils
  • "Ephemeral Beauty" - Lynne Mehlman
    Lynne Mehlman
    Ephemeral Beauty
    Oils
     
  • "Mary Jane's" - Eliza Moser
    Eliza Moser
    Mary Jane's
    Oils
     
  • "On the Fence" - Maryann Mullett
    Maryann Mullett
    On the Fence
    Pastels
  • "Boston Coach" - Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien*
    Boston Coach
    Watercolors
  • "Perspectives" - Jane Penfield
    Jane Penfield*
    Perspectives
    Pastels
  • "Horseplay" - Melody Phaneuf
    Melody Phaneuf
    Horseplay
    Oils
  • "Silver Memories" - Linda Pickwick
    Linda Pickwick
    Silver Memories
    Watercolors
  • "Brendan" - Gail Postal
    Gail Postal*
    Brendan
    Graphic Art
  • "Some Like It Hot" - Lynda Regina
    Lynda Regina
    Some Like It Hot
    Pastels
  • "Dance in Charcoal" - Jo Ellen Reinhardt
    Jo Ellen Reinhardt*
    Dance in Charcoal
    Graphic Art
  • "From Here to Eternity" - Elizabeth Rhoades
    Elizabeth Rhoades*
    From Here to Eternity
    Pastels
  • "Locked" - Scott Rhoades
    Scott Rhoades*
    Locked
    Acrylics
  • "Breeze" - Gene Riley
    Gene Riley
    Breeze
    Oils
  • "Gustav Mahler" - William Rorick
    William Rorick*
    Gustav Mahler
    Oils
  • "Storm Surge Rising" - Beverly Schirmeier
    Beverly Schirmeier
    Storm Surge Rising
    Pastels
  • "Mountain Road" - Arthur Scholz
    Arthur Scholz*
    Mountain Road
    Watercolors
  • "AJ" - Kevin Schroeder
    Kevin Schroeder*
    AJ
    Graphic Art
  • "Wild Waves" - Kimberley Scoble
    Kimberley Scoble
    Wild Waves
    Oils
  • "Chase" - Shauna Shane
    Shauna Shane
    Chase
    Pastels
  • "Acadia" - Linda Sinacola
    Linda Sinacola
    Acadia
    Oils
  • "Sqreech" - Pati Stajcar
    Pati Stajcar*
    Sqreech
    Sculpture - Bronze
  • "Potters Shed" - Karen Suponski
    Karen Suponski
    Potters Shed
    Pastels
  • "Patience" - Jeanne Maguire Thieme
    Jeanne Maguire Thieme
    Patience
    Watercolors
  • "Mussels with Lemon Slices" - John Tjia
    John Tjia
    Mussels with Lemon Slices
    Oils
  • "White Peony" - John Tomasetti
    John Tomasetti
    White Peony
    Watercolors
  • "Study for The Feast of Venus" - Elizabeth Torak
    Elizabeth Torak
    Study for The Feast of Venus
    Oils
  • "The Hot Dog Painting" - Thomas Torak
    Thomas Torak*
    The Hot Dog Painting
    Oils
  • "Splendor" - Penny Urbanowicz
    Penny Urbanowicz
    Splendor
    Watercolors
  • "Marquis 'See Me'" - Sandra Wakeen
    Sandra Wakeen
    Marquis 'See Me'
    Oils
  • "Iris" - Susan Wakeen
    Susan Wakeen
    Iris
    Sculpture - Resin for bronze
  • "Little King" - Sarah Warda
    Sarah Warda
    Little King
    Oils
  • "Dawn's Early Light" - June Webster
    June Webster*
    Dawn's Early Light
    Watercolors
  • "In a Beautiful Light" - Violet Wilcox
    Violet Wilcox
    In a Beautiful Light
    Oils
  • "Final Catch" - Steve Wilda
    Steve Wilda*
    Final Catch
    Acrylics
  • "Standiing Tall" - Lynn Wrona
    Lynn Wrona
    Standiing Tall
    Oils
  • "Cezanne's Studio - Aix en Provence" - Andrew Yelenak
    Andrew Yelenak*
    Cezanne's Studio - Aix en Provence
    Watercolors
  • "In Front of the Temple" - Christopher Zhang
    Christopher Zhang
    In Front of the Temple
    Oils