2024 Keeseville Community Arts Festival: Plein Air Winners and Special Awards

July 24, 2024
11:35 am

AdkAction is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Plein Air Show at the Keeseville Community Arts Festival. Congratulations to the following prize winners, and thank you to all 33 talented artists who participated!

First Place: “Evening Marshland Ecology” by Noah Bonesteel

Second Place: “Wildflowers, Pray Orchard” by Susan Whiteman

Third Place: “Ausable Outlet” by Patrick McPhee

“Nourishing our Neighbors” Farm Scene Award: “Adirondack Bounty” by Catherine La Pointe-Vollmer

Uplifting Community Award: “Port Kent Barn Study” by Jim Laurino

People’s Choice Award Artist: Tarryl Gabel

Tarryl Gabel was the crowd favorite again this year for her entire slate of entered works!

Emerging Artist Awards

Thanks to a grant from NYSCA, AdkAction awarded early career artists awards to multiple young artists participating in this year’s festival. These stipends are intended to offset the unique and often enhanced costs to participating in Plein Air Events, such as new material costs, forgone wages from additional jobs, childcare, etc. We’re proud to support the participation of early career artists Noah Bonesteel, Jason Burroughs, Anita Giambruno, Kilian Croghan, Dennon Walantus, Jennifer Jewett. Congratulations!

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