Winners Announced for Sixth Annual
National Arts Program® Exhibition

 

United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County and the Raleigh Arts Commission have announced the winners of the sixth annual National Arts Program Exhibition featuring artwork by City of Raleigh and Wake County employees and their families.
 
The National Arts Program is designed to give all artists, at every level of skill, an opportunity to exhibit their work in a professional manner. Eighty-two (82) artworks — including paintings, photographs, sculpture, mixed media, and crafts — are included in this year’s exhibition. The artwork is on display through Jan. 13 in the Block Gallery at the Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex, located at 222 W. Hargett St. The exhibition is sponsored by the Raleigh Arts Commission and the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County.
 
This year’s exhibition was judged by experienced arts professionals Megg Rader of the Collector's Gallery and Rachel Berry of the Visual Art Exchange. The following individuals were selected for awards, which will be presented in early 2009:
 

Best in Show

Mary Claire Becker — relative of City of Raleigh employee
 

Adult Professional

First Place — Anna Podris, City of Raleigh employee Second Place — Keith Norval, City of Raleigh employee Third Place — Megan Clark, City of Raleigh employee
 

Adult Intermediate

First Place — Gregory Beaver, relative of Wake County employee Second Place — Dee Berra, City of Raleigh employee Third Place — Jennifer Sjaardema, City of Raleigh employee
 

Adult Amateur

First Place — Kim Rossi, Wake County employee Second Place — Lynn Senior, relative of City of Raleigh employee Third Place — Tonya Vinson, relative of City of Raleigh employee
 

Youth Under 12

First Place — Bryanna Harris, relative of Wake County employee Second Place — Syndey Ingram, relative of City of Raleigh employee Third Place — Kailey Hunt, relative of City of Raleigh employee
 

Youth 12-18

First Place — Kaitlyn Pechanek, relative of Wake County employee Second Place — Kaylie Kittner, relative of City of Raleigh employee Third Place — Julie Pechanek, relative of Wake County employee
 

Honorable Mention

Susy Bussard, City of Raleigh employee Laura Azzi, City of Raleigh employee
 

 
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