Festival Award Winners

Congratulations to winners of the Carmel International Arts Festival!

Artist Awards Prize money and an invitation to exhibit the following year jury-exempt are available to our award winners. Awards presented: 

• Best of Show: $1,500
  • Laura Gutzwiller – Fiber
• 1st Place: $1,000
  • Carrie Baxter – 2D
• 2nd Place: $750
  • Charlene Marsh – Painting
• 3rd Place: $500
  • Douglas Becker – Glass
• Mayor’s Award: $250
  • Zhen Zhong Duan – Painting
• Best of Media (9 awards): $150 each
  • Tanya Leslie – Ceramics
  • Joel Fremion – 2D
  • Randal Scott Harden – Painting
  • Nadia Ogle – Wood
  • Kyle Spears – Photography
  • Shawn Thomas – Fiber
  • Scott Maya – 3D
  • James Wilbat – Glass
  • Robert Nilsson – Jewelry
• Honorable Mentions (9 awards): $100 each
  • Brian Moore – Ceramics
  • Ila Catherine Hofacker – 2D
  • Heather Miles – Painting
  • Mark Hillgross – Wood
  • Kate Tillman – Photography
  • Kent Epler – Fiber
  • Ryan Slattery – 3D
  • Angelo Fico – Glass
  • Ray and Amy Bridewell – Jewelry