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OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM
The Art Gallery of Bancroft is delighted to again host the annual exhibition of artwork from three High Schools in the area, as well as home-schooled students. North Hastings High School in Bancroft, Madawaska Valley District High School in Barry’s Bay and Haliburton Highlands Secondary School in Haliburton have submitted 10 to 15 pieces per school for selection for the exhibition. Artist Allan O’Marra was the juror for this year’s show. O’Marra is known for his realist paintings and drawings and has recently begun exploring abstraction as well.
The Art Gallery of Bancroft has been holding the student exhibitions since the early 1990s and after the passing of artist and gallery committee member Michal Manson in February 2010, the student exhibition has been named in her honour.
Manson arrived at Wilfrid Laurier University in 1973 as an artist-in-residence, later joining the faculty as a studio instructor of drawing and painting. Manson created and ran an ersatz gallery at Laurier, organizing and chairing a selection jury and setting up the numerous exhibitions. This initial gallery later became the University’s Robert Langen Art Gallery. Manson retired to Bancroft in 2005. She exhibited her last one-person show, titled “Michal Manson Retrospective,” at the gallery in 2007.
Photography
Best in Category – Katelyn Craig’s “Red Tube”
Honourable Mention – Katelynn Craig’s “Dew on a Tulip”
Painting
Best in Category – Naomi Russell’s “Heart of the Sea”
Honourable Mention – Jacob Mountney’s “Music Head”
Drawing
Best in Category – Victoria Archibald’s “Three Trees”, ink on paper triptych
Honourable Mention – Beth Foster’s “Happy New Year”, ink on paper
Special Mention
Shae McNaull’s “Titanic”, intaglio print
Ciani Biasini’s “Fierce Animal” acrylic on canvas board
Cassandra Lockhart’s “The Keys to Life”, block print
Special Juror’s Award
Samantha Douglas is the 2015 winner of the Special Juror’s Award for her drawing titled “Arctic Soul”. As the award winner, Samantha will receive a private one-on-one lesson with Juror Allan O’Marra to “extend her drawing and rendering skills with the help of professional guidance”.
Isla Key, AGB’s Coordinator for the Annual Student Exhibition, with Samantha Douglas, the 2015 winner of the Special Juror’s Award.
Congratulations to all award winners and participants in this year’s Manson Exhibition. Thanks to Isla Key for her tireless efforts in coordinating with the schools and artists to make this one of the most successful Student Exhibitions. Also thanks to Don Koppin Contracting for once again sponsoring this important event in the Gallery’s yearly exhibition schedule.
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