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2020 ARTFEST 55

Welcome to the 11th annual Artfest 55 festival celebrating the creativity of Michigan residents who are age 55 and over. This year, there were 109 entries in the visual art categories and 19 pieces of creative writing. Winners in each category were announced in an opening reception Friday, July 10. Winning entries are featured below. Enjoy the virtual exhibit of the art accepted into the show here and in our gallery through August 30. Thanks to award-winning photographer Charles Bonham for the beautiful photos of each piece.

Congratulations to winning writers!

Thank you to our jurists Luana Russell, Sarah Yoder and Jim Crissman who read through 19 entries to choose the winners in three categories. Link to a video of the writing awards presentation to enjoy a reading of each winning entry.

Poetry: Karla Cooper, If Mom Visited

Memoir: Vicki Ramseyer, Another Kind of Flood

Short Story: Steve Griffin, Jimbo Was Missing

Congratulations to winning visual artists!

There were a total of 109 entries this year and 79 were accepted into the show. Jurist Robert A. McCann served as jurist. McCann is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art, Art History and Design at Michigan State University, where he heads the Foundations Area of studio art fundamentals and teaches painting. Born and raised in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri, he developed as a studio artist through studies at Missouri State University, Indiana University, and as a Fulbright scholar based in Berlin, Germany. Visual art winners were chosen in three categories: photography, 3D and 2D. The jurist also acknowledged seven additional artists with honorable mentions.

Enjoy a video of the awards ceremony on our Facebook page. Click on each winning piece for a larger view and more detail. 

Welcome to the Artfest 55 Virtual Gallery!

Click on the (i) symbol below each photo (mobile), or bottom left (desktop) to see artist name, title of piece, medium and sale price or NFS (not for sale). Direct purchase inquiries to Laura Brigham via email who will arrange for payment and mark the piece sold. Enjoy!

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