The Community Arts Council of Richmond (CACR) held its 5th annual Midsummer Arts Dream Exhibition last weekend with winners picked by judges for several categories:
Art: First: Michael Shirley – Pine Beetle Infestation; Second: Sze-oi Lau – Two Hearts; Third: Parminder Singh – Path to work.
Photography: First: John Ostaf – Winter Stroll with Friends; Second: J.J. Sirak – Exit; Third: Klaas Focker – Jolly Good Old Car.
Textile: First and second: Pam Mahoney – Salmon and Swimming Turtle; Third: Gail Newell -Tranqulity.
Mixed Media: First: Melody Edgars: It’s All about me; Second: Violet Smythe: Hey Diddle Diddle; Third: Group project by Avenues R.S.C.L – Enchanted.
People’s Choice: Art: Wilfredo Limvalencia – Doggie Grad Day; Photography: Klaas Focker - Dawn; Textile: Pam Mahoney - Sockeye Salmon; Mixed Media: Mumtaz Khokhar- Please don’t wake me.
CACR thanked the City of Richmond and Thompson Community Centre, as well as all participating artists, for making the two-day event another success.
Clockwise, from top left, artist Michael Shirley three of his paintings, photographer Klaas Focker, who’s lived in Richmond since 1952, talks to a visitor, Melody Edgars’ It’s All about me painting, John Ostaf’s Winter Stroll with Friends, Pam Mahoney’s Swimming Turtle and Michael Shirley’s Pine Beetle Infestation.
Photos at top by Gord Goble/Special to the News
