2018 Central Adirondack Art Show

The Central Adirondack Art show is a long-standing Old Forge tradition, showcasing some of the finest artists from throughout the Central Adirondack Region and beyond. Held for the first time in 1952, by View founder Miriam Kashiwa in her front yard, the Central Adirondack Art Show is a testament to the significant place the arts hold within the hearts and minds of the residents and visitors to the Adirondacks. The exhibition is open to all artists, age 16 and up working in any media (except sound, video and film).

Click Here to View the 2018 Central Adirondack Art Show Prospectus

Awards Judge: Stephen T. Fletcher 

Stephen T. Fletcher is a notable force in this generations Adirondack art scene. He studied Commercial Art, Advertising and Design and later attended Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute for fine arts. Fletcher’s work has won numerous awards and can be found in a myriad of public places and private art collections both in the US and abroad, and has been seen in numerous exhibitions. He currently lives and creates his paintings in Forestport, New York.

Awards Winners

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, View is able to provide the following prizes to participating artists in the 2018 Central Adirondack Art Show. Each award winner will receive a traditional handmade Adirondack Chip Award, while monetary prizes awarded vary from year to year.

Masters Division Awards in Memory of Edna V. Tillman

Donated by: Margaret and Robert Huskins

First: Tracie Doerner, Hall Service Truck

Second: Marion Kratky, Willow Browse

Third: Ingrid Van Slyke, Paul’s Mooring

Stevenson Hume Evans Scholarship

Donated by: Margaret and Robert Huskins

Tina Strutz, Waiting in Line

Special Category Awards

Henry R. DiSpirito Memorial Award in Sculpture

Donated by: Daughters of Henry R. DiSpirito

Suzanne Firsching, Jest a Phony

Outstanding Ceramic

Donated by: Joseph & Bette Rintrona

Heather Caufield, Glaze Experiment on Wave Vessel

Outstanding Abstract in Memory of Virginia & Joseph Di Fazio

Donated by: Beatrice Foley

Sherrie L. Turkheimer, Figure Abstraction #2

Outstanding Landscape

Judson Brown, Averyville Winter on Chub River

Outstanding Watercolor in Honor of Roger and Kitty Blind

Donated by: The Carhart Family

Judith Levins, Frozen Half Moon

Outstanding Portrait

Donated by: The Loretta Lepkowski & Peter Ostrum Family

Ron Boehner, Floral Arrangement #4

Outstanding Photograph: In Memory of Harold & Lois Luther

Bruce Morrison, Cropsey Pond

Outstanding Adirondack Theme

Donated by: Jack and Margo Boylan

Frank Wilcox, Glacial Erratic - Late Winter

Open Show Awards

3-Dimensional

First: William Whitehill, Elf Owl

Second: Milton Franson, A Narrow Escape

Third: Shanna Walsh Watkins, Artist

Drawing / Printmaking / Mixed Media

First: Mary Raineri, Rustic Woods

Second: Joanna Monroe, Pickerelweed 2

Third: Roger E. Hyndman, Blarney Lodge Touchstone Center for Crafters

Painting

First: David Walsh, Long Lake

Second: Greg Klein, Far North

Third: Gregory Williams, Going Along

Photography

First: Robert Montesano, En Route to Buttermilk Falls

Second: Barry Lobdell, Mosquito Morning

Third: Gary Larsen, Duxbury Ice

Masters Division

Diane Bellenger, Beaver Meadow Falls

Diane E. Berry, Iris Portrait

William Christopherson, Winter on French Creek Bay

Brenda Cretney, Erie County Fair

Mike Fitzsimmons, The Willow

Maureen Heroux, Early Thaw (on the Moose River)

Scott Higby, Mother’s Day

Rob Imundo, Book Ends

Karla Aurora Kozach, The Perfect Day

Jeanne Lampson, Greenwood Creek II

Mary P. Murphy, Kayuhoora Valley: Brayton Farm

Lynda Naske, Playing Hockey

Gary Price, Serenity

Linda Reed, The River Keeper’s Daughters

Thomas Slocum, Hold On!

Donna Stoner, At the Pier

Michiko Taylor, Stone Valley Falls

Kimberly Voigt, Bottle Bay

Janet Marie Yeates, Change is Coming

All Participating Artists