Again this year, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s annual Eye of the Artist show attracts a large crowd to see and buy work for local artists. The crowd circled and filled the room at The Rainbow Inn for this year’s AAI fundraiser (right, above). Above, Dora Dillman (from left), Pat Schnetzer and Bob Edwards study one of the award winning pieces of art at AAI’s annual fundraiser Eye of the Artist. Photos by John Drake
Again this year, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s annual Eye of the Artist show attracts a large crowd to see and buy work for local artists. The crowd circled and filled the room at The Rainbow Inn for this year’s AAI fundraiser (right, above). Above, Dora Dillman (from left), Pat Schnetzer and Bob Edwards study one of the award winning pieces of art at AAI’s annual fundraiser Eye of the Artist.
Photos by John Drake

Last Saturday, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild held its annual Eye of the Artist event at the Rainbow Inn. John Simpson provides the inn for the event. “The attendance and participation by local artists and the public exceeded our most hopeful expectations and broke, by far, all our previous records in both attendance, donations and funds raised,” said Peter Szabadi, AAI board member.

More than 82 artists, galleries and art hot spots donated works to the raffle and the silent auction. The event adds to AAI’s finances the ability to promote local art opportunities and projects, art education and scholarships in keeping with the organization’s nonprofit objectives.

James Jared Williams, judge, awarded prizes to the following AAI members in the seven categories in competition:

Oil and Acrylics

1st place: “Saunders Meadows” by Jessica Schiffman

2nd place: “Eye Bloom” by Lisa Coffaro

Water-Based Media

1st place: “Froggy Dreams” by Jana McCullough

2nd place: “Blue Flowers” by Janet McAlpine

Pastels/Charcoal/Drawings/Print-Making

1st place: “Sanctuary” by Mandy Johnsoneye1

2nd place: “Free Bird” by Pam Goldwasser

Honorable Mention: “Wild Swan” by Helen Molles

Mixed Media/Collage

1st place: “Traveler” by Das Seastrand

2nd place: “Cosmic Birth of  Eve” by Gerry High

Sculpture/Bas Relief/Found Objects

1st place: “Unknown at this Time” by Dore Capitani

2nd place: “Dreams” by Trudy Levy

Photographic Art

1st place: “Impending Peace” by Kathy Harmon-Luber

2nd place: “Fire Scape” by Trish Tuley

Honorable Mention: “Wild in Cuba” by Peter Szabadi

Jewelry & Wearable Art

1st place: “Inside Look” by Patrick Barry

2nd place: “Hand-Wrought Copper” by Linda Meadows

The Art Alliance is now getting ready for the upcoming members’ art show in May.

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