Northern Exposure XVI





Northern Exposure XVI
November 12 through December 17

Several area artists are winners in the Northern Exposure XVI exhibit on display at the Bonifas Arts Center. Eighteen prizes were awarded at a Meet the Artist reception that featured remarks by juror Kathie Briggs of Charlevoix as well as from prize sponsors.

Carol Irving of Escanaba won a $250 award from the Manistique Art Club for her hand-woven Starry Starry Night, as well as being chosen for a Bay College purchase prize. Brian Burroughs of Escanaba won an Honorable Mention award from Frame Crafters of Escanaba and the Arts Center for his graphite piece You Are Not Alone.

Rapid River s Tracy Anderson won an Honorable Mention from Sviland s Paint and the East Ludington Gallery of Escanaba for her oil painting Among the Beeches. Under the Bridge, a lomography photo by Dan Klim of Escanaba was also chosen by Bay College for a purchase prize.

The annual multi-media exhibit began as a way to celebrate the work of Upper Peninsula artists. It brings artists into contact with jurors from out of the area; this year 88 pieces were selected for the show by juror Kathie Briggs of Charlevoix from 220 submissions.

Visitors are invited to drop by the Gallery at no charge, thanks in part to sponsorship from Gallery Partner Escanaba Veterinary Clinic. It. Hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The show is on display at 700 1st Avenue South in Escanaba through December 17. It is accompanied through December 10 by the Bay Area Art Association Membership Show in the Studio Gallery. For more information call (906) 786-3833 or visit www.bonifasarts.org.

Prizes for Northern Exposure XVI include cash and certificate awards, the chance to display in other galleries, and purchase prizes by which sponsors purchase art from the show for their collections.

Winners of cash and certificate prizes are:
1. The Nest, mixed water media by Kathleen Conover, Marquette; $500 from Bonifas Arts Center

2. Starry Starry Night, hand woven textile by Carol Irving of Escanaba; $250 from Manistique Art Club

3. What Birds Fly Through, oil by Linda King Ferguson, Au Train; $150 from Bay Area Art Association, Escanaba

4. Field of Flowers, acrylic by Michael Letts, Negaunee; $150 from The Old Church Gallery (Cedar River)

5. Bear in Boat, oil on linen by Joyce Koskenmaki, Hancock; $100 from Michigamme Moonshine Art Gallery

6. Open Arrangement, mixed media by Laura Maze, Republic; $75 from Oasis Gallery, Marquette

Honorable Mentions:
Sylvania, watercolor and watercolor pencil by Douglas Chambers, Brimley; $25 from Community Women s Group, Watton, and $50 gift certificate from Art U.P. Style, Marquette

You Are Not Alone, graphite by Brian Burroughs, Escanaba; $50 gift certificate from Frame Crafters, Escanaba, and color and composition workshop entry fee from Bonifas Arts Center

Among the Beeches, oil by Tracy Anderson of Rapid River; $50 gift certificate from Sviland's Paint, Escanaba, and $25 gift certificate from East Ludington Gallery, Escanaba

Listen Missy, pastel on board by Diana Grenier, Hessel; $35 gift certificate from Cheap Joe's Art Stuff and $25 gift certificate from Frame Farm, Gladstone

Purchase Prizes are those in which a sponsor purchases art from the show for their permanent collection. Winners are:
Law Offices of Michael J. Manning, Escanaba: What Birds Fly Through, oil by Linda King Ferguson, Au Train

Bay Bank of Gladstone and Escanaba / to be announced

Bay College, Escanaba and Iron Mountain: Under the Bridge, lomography photo by Dan Klim, Escanaba; Organized Iridescence, fused glass by Sue Hubbard, Gwinn; Hope, mixed media by Steve Schlumpe, Marquette; Starry Starry Night, hand woven textile by Carol Irving, Escanaba

Featured Artist Awards promise to feature the artist in a future Gallery exhibit. Winners are:

Ed Gray Gallery, Calumet: Linda King Ferguson, Au Train, and Barry Bernstein, Marquette

Vertin Gallery, Calumet: Bernie Park, Marquette Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey: Bill Wiard, Calumet, and Linda King Ferguson, Au Train


Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no charge to visit the Gallery or attend receptions.



The Bonifas Arts Center thanks the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs for support which helps keep Gallery exhibits free to the public.