Art Alliance announces show winners

The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) held its annual Here and Now judged art show Saturday at the AAI Gallery and Visitor’s Center.

Artists and Art Lovers enjoyed the Strawberry Creek band’s live music, food, wine and other refreshments. The band’s duo are Paula King and Mo Mullins.

Chis Groth, Idyllwild Arts Academy teacher and the show judge, said, “With such high-quality entries, it was difficult to choose ribbon winners.” But choose he did.

Ribbon winners are:

• Best of Show: untitled ceramic bowl, Terry Rothrock

• People’s Choice: collage “View of Idy Rock,” Paula King

2D category winners are:

• First place: oil painting “Button Willow South,” Reston Riffle

• Second place: acrylic painting “Reflection,” Rachel Welch

• Third place: acrylic painting “Desert Bloom,” Tim Johnson

• Honorable mentions: pigment and oil on board “# One,” Steve Proffitt; and watercolor “Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne,” Neil Jenkins

3D category:

• First place: sculpture “Sword Swallower, an Ode to Matisse,” Jon Bauer

• Second place: yucca vase, Jim Viglione

• Third place: fused glass “Waves of Color,” Scott Finnell

• Honorable mention: sculpture “Indian Head & Wolf,” Cher Townsend

Photography category

• First place: “Hold for a Photo,” Peter Szabadi

• Second place: “Flower Girl,” Jason Cleghorn

• Third place: “Japanese Fishing Nets,” Bill Sperling

• Honorable mentions: “Origami Palms on Teal,” Delphine Bordas; and “Lost in Eureka,” Ron L. Meyer

Wearable Art category

• First place: necklace and earring set “Lily of the Valley,” Terrie Burrian

• Second place: felted scarf “Blue Grace,” Donna Elliot

• Third place: felted necklace, Martha Lumia

• Honorable mention: copper necklace “Sand Dab,” Trudy Adler

All of these, other show entries and other AAI-member art are for sale at the AAI Gallery. The Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays.

AAI’s annual Member Meeting and Mingle is from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 11. AAI will announce the Artist of the Year and the Volunteer of the Year awards. Everyone is welcome to snacks and refreshments at the gallery.

At noon Saturday, June 11, 2022, join AAI at Town Hall for the annual Call of the Wyld free music concert and the Eye of the Artist” judged art show. Visitors may win original artwork for the price of a raffle ticket.

For more AAI information, visit www.artinidyllwild.org.