Page 10 - Southern Exposure - March '23

Page 10, Southern Exposure

art happeningS from page 9
Dan Bi From Ontario, Canada, Wins Best Of Show

At 2023 ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival

The 2023 ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival presented by Hanley influence attitudes, norms, and values by empowering
Foundation and produced by the Palm Beach North Chamber individuals and families while helping supply need-based
of Commerce is proud to announce Dan Bi from Ontario, treatment scholarships to individuals with demonstrated
Canada, has won Best of Show for his mixed media work needs in Palm Beach County.
with fine paper cuttings. About Palm Beach North Chamber Of Commerce
“I’m so surprised and very glad,” said Bi about winning Best The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce is one
of Show at the 2023 ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival. This is the third of the largest and most active business organizations
time Bi has been selected to show at ArtiGras. He won first place in Southeast Florida. Serving businesses in the 10
in mixed media at last year’s festival. “I’m glad I came back to municipalities that make up Palm Beach North, the
show this year, and will definitely return next year.” chamber fosters a partnership of private, public,
The winners were selected by three judges who scored educational and civic organizations working together
each artist and awarded a Best of Show and a first-place to ensure Palm Beach North is Florida’s “Prosperity
winner in each of the 12 categories. The judges also awarded Coast.” The chamber’s four strategic imperatives are: a
11 Judges Awards. prosperous economy, high quality of life for all residents,
The following is a list of the artists who placed first in a smart and connected region, and regional leadership.
each category and the Judges Awards: Best Of Show Winner Dan Bi with his Best Of Show Trophy For more information visit: www.pbnchamber.com.
Best Of Show
Dan Bi - Mixed Media - Markhan, Ontario, Canada
First Place Awards Jason Newsted And Friends Benefit
Don McWhorter - Ceramics - Carrollton, Ga.
Sondra Wampler - Digital Art - Santa Fe, N.M.
Melissa Helene Bossenbroek - Drawing and Printmaking Concert At Lighthouse ArtCenter
- Silver Cliff, Wis.
Jean Yao-Fiber Nonwearable - Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Shekina Rudoy - Fiber Wearable - Princeton, N.J. On Feb. 10 and 11,
Christopher Jeffries - Glass - Long Beach, Calif. Jason Newsted and Friends
Don and Serena David - Jewelry - Palm Coast, Fla. performed benefit concerts
Stephanie Lavender - Mixed Media - Fort Lauderdale, Fla. at Lighthouse ArtCenter in
William Kwamena-Poh - Painting - Savannah, Ga. Tequesta. The performances
Michael Chen - Photography - New York, N.Y. were intimate evenings
Gary Traczyk - Sculpture - Palmetto Bay, Fla. limited to 100 tickets at
Derrick Crossland - Wood - Islamorada, Fla. $100 per ticket.
Judges Awards A six-time Grammy
Janvier Ngamije - Fiber Nonwearable - Lewisville, Texas Award winner and Rock
Nolan Prohaska - Glass - Somerset, Wis. ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer,
Michael Alexander - Jewelry - New York, N.Y. Jason Newsted is famous
Antoni Kozlowski - Jewelry - Shelby Township, Mich. for his contributions to
Diane Seeman - Mixed Media - Cincinnati, Ohio Metallica from 1986 to
Yu Zhou - Painting - Winter Garden, Fla. 2001. Beyond his many
Arlet Gomez - Painting - Greenacres, Fla. musical achievements, he
JD Dennison - Photography - Troy, Mich. is a self-taught multimedia
Eric Shupe - Sculpture - Hampton, Fla. artist. Jason has shown
Greg Thomas-Moore - Wood - Deltona, Fla. art at Art New York, Art
Magali Cereghino-Groves - Wood - Orlando, Fla. Miami, Art Basel, and in duo
Celebrating 38 years in Palm Beach County, the exhibits with his wife Nicole Chris Scianni, Kalika Osgood, Jason Newsted, Carl Schmid and Jesse Farnsworth
ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival presented by Hanley Newsted at Lighthouse
Foundation wrapped up on Sunday, Feb. 19, in Palm ArtCenter. Jason’s wife,
Beach Gardens. Ranked as one of the Top 10 art shows Nicole is a formally educated
in the United States, ArtiGras showcases a unique juried artist whose paintings are in
exhibition of nearly 300 fine artists from all over the collections across the United
country. States, Europe, the Middle
A portion of the proceeds from ArtiGras goes to support East, and Asia. Together the
art education in schools throughout Palm Beach County. For couple showcased their art in
additional information on ArtiGras visit www.artigras.org. the exhibition LIKE MIND
About Hanley Foundation at the ArtCenter through
Hanley Foundation combats substance use disorders March 1.
within our communities by raising awareness and Proceeds from the concert
providing education through quality substance use and a portion of the proceeds
prevention programming in schools and communities in from art sales went toward
Palm Beach and 21 other counties within Florida. Hanley the ArtCenter’s mission to Amy Crain and Anne Palumbo Michele Edelman and David Edelman
Foundation is dedicated to working alongside community inspire, engage, and connect
partners to promote healthy lifestyles and to positively all walks of life through the universal language of art Art Happenings on page 11

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