Congratulations to the People’s Choice winners for the Sangres Art Guild 2024 Fine Art Calendar Show “Wild Things”! And thanks to everyone who entered and made it such a beautiful show!

1st Place – “Psalm 19:1” oil, by Kevin Koch
2nd Place – “Regal Repose” oil, by Lauren Dwyer

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Sangres Art Guild Fine Art Calendar! In alphabetical order, they are:

• Annie Dawid “In the Nest” assemblage
• Gerri Duke “Early Winter” photography
• Lauren Dwyer “Regal Repose” oil
• Curt Gillespie “Rock Rabbit (Pika)” mixed media
• Julie Hutslar “Summer Storm Approaching” watercolor
• Kevin Koch “Psalm 19:1” oil
• Gina Maloney “A Stellar Life” acrylic
• Lorie Merfield-Batson “Chamisa Gone Wild” oil
• Madeline Steele “Pronghorn” watercolor
• Don Vawter “Fire & Ice” photography
• Pattie Wall “Spirit Resonance” mixed media
• Alicia Waugh “Through the Eyes” mixed media
• Jill Westbrook “Orion’s Herd” colored pencil

The winning entries were chosen by juror Charles Frizzell and will be featured in the 2024 Sangres Art Guild Fine Art Calendar: Wild Things.

All of the Calendar Competition entries will be on display in the Wild Things Calendar Show which runs May 6 – June 10, kicking off the Sangres Art Guild’s 2023 season, so be sure to mark your calendars for the Calendar Show Opening Reception on Saturday, May 6, 11-4 at the 3rd St. Gallery, in Westcliffe, CO.

Pictures of the winning entries are posted on the Calendar Show page.

The opening day reception for the Festival of Art show on December 3 was a busy day with over 80 people in attendance and 72 voting for the People’s Choice award. The winners are:

• 1st Place – “Machala ‘King’”, soft pastels, by Lorna Linza
• 2nd Place – “Chick-a-dee-dee”, acrylic/watercolor, by Alicia Waugh

A grand opening reception for SAG’s Fall Show was held on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the 3rd St. Gallery. Some great music was played by local musicians for the welcoming attendees.

See the People’s Choice awards here.

People’s Choice award winners are:

• Lorna Linza for her soft pastel “Cat at Large” 1st Place
• Michael Arterburn for his pastel “Ram Portrait” 2nd Place

Both artists are from Westcliffe, CO and members of Sangres Art Guild. For more about the show, click here.