IMAGE Art Show 2023 Judges Choice Awards

The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) is proud to honor the award winners of the 36th annual IMAGE Art Show.
The IMAGE Art Show is an annual event open to any artist residing in Region 7E (the MN counties of Chisago, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, and Pine.) The Art Show and the awards honor some of the finest art in the area. The judges for this year’s show were Jonathan Thunder and Susanna Gaunt. They both have a wide range of artistic skills and art show judging experience.
A total of 130 artists from the East Central Minnesota region entered this year’s IMAGE Art Show. There will be a gallery showing of the award winning art at the ECRAC Office & Gallery in Hinckley, MN through December 15th.
Judge’s Choice, People’s Choice, Artistic Excellence Award in each along with Artistic Merit Awards, were given and winners, and their county of residence, are as follows:
Judge’s Choice: Carole Bersin (Pine), Gary Carlson (Chisago)
Awards of Artistic Excellence:
Amanda Brewer (Pine), Mary Ann Cleary (Isanti), Karla Dahms (Kanabec), Lois Lapp (Pine), Mike Menasco (Chisago), Don Semelhack (Kanabec), Emily Sheridan (Kanabec), David Spohn (Chisago), Bruce Thompson (Kanabec), Richard Vincent (Chisago)
Awards of Artistic Merit:
Elias Beamish (Kanabec), Jeff Bracken (Kanabec), Robert DesJarlait (Mille Lacs), Rhonda Felland (Kanabec), Dell Gross (Pine), Cathie Hendren (Chisago), Jim Larson (Mille Lacs), Sherry Pearce (Isanti), Kristina Peterson (Isanti), Keith Raivo (Kanabec),
People’s Choice: Jerusha Steinert (Chisago)
This art exhibition was made possible by The McKnight Foundation and also by the voters of Minnesota thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Fund. Thanks also to all that came to support the artists and their work at the 36th Annual IMAGE Art Show.