Friday, March 10 through Sunday, March 12 2023 University Park Country Club, 7671 The Park Blvd, University Park, FL |
Art in the Park 2022 was a dazzling success! Over 900 visitors enjoyed an impressive range of fine art, from a brilliant bronze and delicate watercolors to the bold strokes by both brush and palette knife and inspiring photography.
Three preeminent art professionals from the Sarasota region, Joanna Coke, Cecile Moran and Billy Elkins, judged the work and awarded the following prizes:
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BEST IN SHOW: Keith Nelson, One Hundred Old Men FIRST PLACE: Marci Weisgold, All Wet
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THE UPCAI CHALLENGE: Barbara Wetzel, for "A Walk in the Park"
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Carolou Marquet, Judy Kramer, Baerbel Kavanaugh, Michael Parkinson, Nancy Fairchild and Susan Cameron Kane
And, drumroll please. . .
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD was a tie:
Peter Pizzi for "Blue Gills" and Michael Parkinson for "Frog Martini"
AIP 2022 winners: Judy Kramer, Joe Wetzel, Barbara Wetzel, Marci Weisgold, Susan Wu, Baerbel Kavanaugh, Carolou Marquet and Keith Nelson.