(NWPR-IN) – Artlink presented their first-ever Artlink Visual Art Awards (AVA) on Thursday, February 17 at the Hall Community Arts Center, which is the home of Artlink and the Fort Wayne Cinema Center at 437 East Berry Street in Fort Wayne.
The AVA winners received an award created by ceramist George Morrison and a $100 gift certificate donated by United Art and Education were: Steve Vachon for Ceramics; Justin Johnson, Drawing; Alan Nauts ,Graphic Art; Lydia Gerbig-Fast, Jewelry/Metal Work; Maurice Papier, Painting; Cara Lee Wade, Photography; Tom Keesee, Printmaking; Mary Klopfer, Sculpture; Joel Fremion, Surface/Fabric Design; Holly Hardin-Clabaugh for Outstanding University Art Student, and Nicole Croy of Carroll High School for Outstanding Visual Arts Educator.
