Regional Arts Exhibition
The Festival Regional Arts Exhibition takes place at several premier galleries in and around Grand Rapids. Prizes totaling more than $12,000 are awarded to select area artists for their work in the Festival 2022 show.
2022 Regional Arts Exhibition Selected Artists
244 pieces from 155 Artists will be shown in multiple shows around our community from June 1 through June 30.
View the exhibitions at these locations:
– PaLatte Coffee and Art
– Frames Unlimited North and Frames Unlimited South
– The Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archive
– Muse GR
– Grand Valley Artists Gallery
A show of award winners will be on display at LowellArts from July 9 through August 13. A closing reception, open to the public, will be held on Sunday, August 14, 2-4pm.
Click here for a PDF listing of all getteries, times and locations.
If you are interested in viewing and purchasing any of the pieces visit our online gallery.
Regional Arts Artists
| Name | RAE # | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Aardsma | # 176 | Film Noir Hotel |
| Charlotte Ambrose | # 350 | I can FEEL Jazz MUSIC |
| Mary Andersen | # 363 | Glorious Afternoon |
| Lynn Anderson | # 262 | Beach Stroll |
| Lynn Anderson | # 263 | Sunny Day |
| Lynn Anderson | # 264 | Up And Over |
| Mark Andrews | # 90 | Navajo Princess |
| Ralph Annunziata | # 17 | mixSense#2 |
| Ralph Annunziata | # 18 | That Tree |
| Cindy Awrey | # 95 | Riverview 2 |
| Cindy Awrey | # 96 | Color the riverbank |
| Cindy Awrey | # 97 | Who’s looking at who? |
| Mary Bamborough | # 74 | Radiant |
| Mary Bamborough | # 75 | Soul House |
| Thomas Bamborough | # 394 | Grand Illusion |
| Thomas Bamborough | # 395 | Grand Reflection |
| Russ Barneveld | # 214 | The Fish Ladder |
| Peg Baumann | # 324 | The Pub |
| Peg Baumann | # 325 | Brotherhood |
| Dolores Bellini | # 379 | Peeking through the Trees |
| Cindy Bender | # 163 | City Reflections |
| Danielle Benson-Fennell | # 155 | Stamp of Approval |
| Jerry Berta | # 243 | "The Conversation" How the hell can a person Go to work in the morning Then come home in the evening And have nothing to say? John Prine |
| Jerry Berta | # 244 | In texas, they fired a teacher for putting rainbow stickers. |
| Jerry Berta | # 245 | If Picasso Made Tikis |
| Christina Bidgood | # 366 | Coast of Portugal |
| Sarah Bidgood | # 11 | "No es justo!" ("It's not fair!" Madrid, Spain) |
| Terry Bidgood | # 7 | Patagonia Mountains Chile |
| Terry Bidgood | # 8 | Self-actualization |
| Annemarie Biernacki | # 69 | "The Day the Music Died" |
| Annemarie Biernacki | # 70 | Dream of a Footbridge at the Grand River Riverfront Park |
| Annemarie Biernacki | # 71 | Flood Waters at the Grand River Riverfront Park Pedestrian Bridge |
| James Bleeker | # 386 | Everyone Loved J.D. |
| James Bleeker | # 388 | Byron |
| Anthony Bockheim | # 44 | Hostages |
| Anthony Bockheim | # 46 | Above the Sink |
| Mary Bommarito | # 137 | Fall in Love |
| Mary Bommarito | # 138 | Splash of Salt |
| Harminder Boparai | # 307 | Dancing Girls |
| Leonard Bosma | # 349 | Cherry Vase with Single Burl Flower |
| Cindy Bradford | # 192 | Let Freedom Ring |
| Cindy Bradford | # 193 | Starry Night Over The Grand |
| Cj Brander | # 356 | Dreamscape XIV |
| Jurgen Brat | # 112 | Athlete |
| Bob Brown | # 330 | Treat Farm - Sleeping Bear Dunes |
| Bob Brown | # 331 | Sunflowers |
| Bob Brown | # 332 | Manistee Pier |
| Kris Brown | # 316 | Rooted |
| Kris Brown | # 317 | Shelter |
| Michael Bryant | # 107 | Druid Bell |
| Michael Bryant | # 108 | Drone Map |
| Sheryl Budnik | # 424 | Grey Matter |
| Ella Campbell | # 197 | Deep Seed |
| Ella Campbell | # 198 | The Gathering |
| Ronald Campbell | # 121 | Misshaped Madrone Bowl |
| Ronald Campbell | # 122 | Clean Water Runs Blue |
| Sarabeth Carr | # 308 | Oregon coast |
| Dianne Carroll Burdick | # 173 | Keeping Treasures of Time and Place |
| Dianne Carroll Burdick | # 174 | One Hundred Years |
| Dianne Carroll Burdick | # 175 | Flight |
| Kim Carter | # 353 | Longevity |
| Kim Carter | # 354 | Crossing The Grand |
| Bill Chardon | # 335 | Lower Canyon #1 |
| Bill Chardon | # 336 | Respect |
| Diane Charvat | # 296 | Eye Of Horus & Isis |
| Diane Charvat | # 297 | Into The Woods |
| Diane Charvat | # 298 | Golden Glow |
| Patrick Christensen | # 55 | Look What You Done |
| Cynthia Coleman | # 57 | Glide on The Grand |
| Laura Corbiani | # 249 | She wanted to belong, but felt there was nowhere to go |
| Laura Corbiani | # 251 | Contemplation |
| John Corriveau | # 82 | In the cosmos |
| John Corriveau | # 83 | Waves |
| Rosanne Coty | # 310 | Exotic Entanglement I & II |
| Rosanne Coty | # 312 | Entangle Meant |
| Anne Crans | # 58 | Forefathers |
| Anne Crans | # 59 | All-Aboard |
| Bette DelVecchio | # 30 | Quincunx Prohfahyl |
| Diane Deremo | # 420 | Autumn Aesthetic |
| Darrell DeRuiter | # 158 | untitles |
| John Dimond | # 287 | A Grand View |
| John Dimond | # 288 | Windy Night |
| John Dimond | # 289 | Tahquamenon Falls |
| Lisa Dionne | # 140 | Pears |
| Lisa Dionne | # 142 | Blue Bridge |
| Georgia Donovan | # 261 | Water Way |
| Henry Droski | # 200 | Reap The Whirlwind |
| Henry Droski | # 201 | Clouded By Fire |
| Henry Droski | # 202 | Summer Dayz |
| Damienne Ehlenfeldt | # 230 | Ripples |
| Damienne Ehlenfeldt | # 231 | Experiments in Connections |
| Gary Eldridge | # 66 | In Dreams Too |
| Gary Eldridge | # 67 | Love Letters |
| Jack Eppinga | # 195 | Inuit Family |
| Jack Eppinga | # 196 | Woman Carved out of Tulip Poplar |
| Lori Eslick | # 53 | Fly Fishing the Muskegon |
| Joe Goeldel | # 413 | The Forest Princess |
| Sheila Grant | # 48 | Gilded Dream |
| Karen Hale | # 191 | Stormy |
| Elaine Hannink | # 209 | Good Trouble |
| Elaine Hannink | # 210 | Innocence |
| Diane Haworth | # 124 | Chinese Bowl |
| Thomas Hegewald | # 170 | All of the Elements, Dead Horse Point |
| Michele Hielkema-Dietiker | # 266 | Untitled 1 |
| Michele Hielkema-Dietiker | # 267 | Untitled 2 |
| Marilyn Hoeks | # 351 | Meandering stream |
| Derrick Hollowell | # 419 | Watkins Street |
| Diane Houle | # 376 | Dreaming with my mind's eye |
| Rebecca Humes | # 222 | From Trash to Treasure, Formal Gown Made From Grocery Bags |
| Rebecca Humes | # 223 | Floating Leaf On A Foggy Morning at Riverside Park |
| Carole Hunnes-Nielsen | # 246 | Follow The Light |
| Carole Hunnes-Nielsen | # 248 | Let's Celebrate! |
| William Ingraham | # 401 | Vertical Grand Abstract |
| Nick Irwin | # 134 | Gift from the Universe |
| Nick Irwin | # 135 | High Speed |
| Nick Irwin | # 136 | Sunset Search |
| James Johnson | # 92 | North Park |
| James Johnson | # 93 | Trolling Reeds Lake |
| Mary Clare Johnson | # 323 | Great White Egret |
| Ann-Marie Jurek | # 392 | Pond Lily |
| Kathleen Kalinowski | # 182 | Peace Like A River |
| Kathleen Kalinowski | # 184 | Velvet Evening |
| David Kerley | # 313 | Crux (Southern Cross) |
| David Kerley | # 314 | Tequila Sunrise |
| Don Ketchel | # 1 | Boise River |
| Don Ketchel | # 2 | Idaho Pasture |
| Colleen Klesmith | # 277 | Agony |
| Colleen Klesmith | # 278 | Jigsaw |
| Edd Kloote | # 40 | Five |
| Edd Kloote | # 41 | Two Doors |
| Michael Koole | # 284 | Silver Lake Dunescape 03 |
| Michael Koole | # 285 | Millennium Park - November |
| Steve Leary | # 409 | Sunny |
| Hallie LeBlanc | # 340 | The Garden |
| Robert Lee | # 32 | Bustin' a Move! |
| Robert Lee | # 33 | Morning at Bogs Hole |
| Betty-Jane Leeuw | # 102 | Stucco Planter- Granada |
| Betty-Jane Leeuw | # 103 | Lights -N-Lasers |
| M. Joy Lemon | # 109 | Shell in Drapery |
| M. Joy Lemon | # 110 | Drapery Study III |
| Jamey Limbers | # 219 | Flowered Pot |
| Laura Lo | # 371 | But It's Hard |
| Rebecca Luce | # 226 | My Favorite Teapot |
| Susan Luce | # 178 | Morning Fog |
| Susan Luce | # 179 | A Night's Work |
| Nancy MacLachlan | # 233 | Against the Wind |
| Nancy MacLachlan | # 234 | Chilling at the Crossroads |
| Taylor Mazer | # 412 | Tower |
| Cheri McClain-Beatty | # 84 | Thorn Swift Nature Preserve |
| Cheri McClain-Beatty | # 85 | Mission Point |
| Cheri McClain-Beatty | # 86 | Petosky Trail |
| Sheila McGrath | # 152 | River Ice at Sunset |
| Craig Merchant | # 54 | Departure |
| Brian Meuser | # 100 | Back Alley |
| Brian Meuser | # 101 | A Grand View |
| Sandy Meyer | # 80 | Dessert Plates and Spoons |
| Sandy Meyer | # 81 | Wild Waterlily |
| Michael Mitchell | # 117 | Books |
| Michael Mitchell | # 118 | Sunrise |
| Kathy Mohl | # 150 | Whispering Waters |
| Kathy Mohl | # 151 | Golden Willow |
| Gillian Moore | # 322 | The Struggle for Precious Words |
| Rusmel Mora Garcia | # 257 | Mother Nature |
| Rusmel Mora Garcia | # 258 | Infinity Fish |
| Marjolein Moser | # 131 | Untitled 1 |
| Jill Mulder | # 290 | Morning Sun |
| Jill Mulder | # 291 | Tulips and Tea Cup |
| Jill Mulder | # 292 | Forsythia with Blue and White Tea Cup |
| Stan Myers | # 337 | Eldean's Marina II, Macatawa |
| Stan Myers | # 338 | Pink Hydrangeas- Saugatuck |
| Stan Myers | # 339 | Cottage Steps with Sunflowers, Macatawa |
| Thomas J Newhouse | # 161 | Bean (Cloud Gate) |
| Thomas J Newhouse | # 162 | Gubbe (Old Man) |
| Brad Nielsen | # 381 | Chrome Thing |
| Brad Nielsen | # 382 | Sunny Side Up |
| Randall Nyhof | # 13 | Traveling Down A Dark Dusty Road |
| Kelly O'Neill-Dusome | # 385 | Italian Still Life 1 |
| Bonnie Palutke | # 329 | 'windows' |
| George Peebles | # 39 | Lake Michigan shoreline |
| Jenna Peebles | # 34 | Into The Distance |
| Stone Peng | # 21 | Explore #1 |
| Stone Peng | # 22 | Dandelion #1 |
| Stone Peng | # 23 | Sailing Alone |
| Lynn Penning | # 293 | Still Life #1 |
| Lynn Penning | # 295 | Still Life #2 |
| Marcia Perry | # 299 | Rising |
| Rita Petteys | # 333 | I Set The Other Piece Of Me On Fire |
| Kristen Pham | # 269 | Starry Night over Grand Rapids |
| Wayne Pierce | # 26 | Sunkissed 1 |
| Darlene Podpolucki | # 76 | Are we Alone |
| Darlene Podpolucki | # 77 | Village of Tears |
| Cari Povenz | # 235 | Eagle Harbor Lighthouse |
| Cari Povenz | # 237 | Grand Fireworks |
| Alfield Reeves | # 304 | Take Space |
| Erin Reinholtz | # 302 | Walk With Me |
| Mary Reusch | # 274 | Grand River Flooding at Riverside Park, Early Spring |
| Joshua Risner | # 238 | Neverland |
| Joshua Risner | # 239 | Grossbeak |
| Joshua Risner | # 240 | Freyja |
| Anne Rivers | # 427 | My Little Town |
| Corinne Roberts | # 24 | Cosmic Dragon |
| Corinne Roberts | # 25 | Pink Castle |
| Lynette Robinson | # 190 | Early Bird |
| John Rothwell | # 125 | Promontory Point in Chicago |
| John Rothwell | # 126 | Into the Mystic |
| Kevin Rowley | # 172 | Tattoo Parlor Wall |
| Ann G Rusky | # 374 | A Tiny Treasure Rescued Off The Bike Path |
| Tom Sampson | # 416 | Event Horizon |
| Bryce Sarber | # 362 | The Barmuda Triangle |
| Linda Scarborough | # 254 | Paris Rooftops |
| Steve Scarborough | # 167 | In Shadow |
| Conni Schaftenaar | # 130 | Down Memory Lane into a Recycled Garden |
| Matthew Schenk | # 389 | Nos Punk |
| Matthew Schenk | # 390 | Mictlantecuhtl - Imperialism Killed the Old Gods |
| Matthew Schenk | # 391 | Travis Gets It |
| Barbara Schilling | # 115 | Forever Yellow Skies |
| Barbara Schilling | # 116 | Snow Shadows |
| Douglas Schwentor | # 72 | Window to the universe |
| Rita Shields | # 165 | Along the River |
| Rita Shields | # 166 | Vessel of Containment |
| Damon Shuck | # 99 | Still Life In Motion: Strawberry |
| Carolyn Sowa | # 186 | Steps in Time |
| Carolyn Sowa | # 187 | Metamorphosis from Blue |
| George Spence | # 309 | Tributaries |
| Jim Starkey | # 342 | To Point Reyes |
| Jim Starkey | # 343 | San Sebastian de Oest |
| Christine Stephens-Krieger | # 203 | "Photons Don't Shine While Traveling in Spacetime Wave" |
| Lynn Strough | # 106 | Peace Cairn |
| Mary Sundstrom | # 281 | Early Spring Grand River |
| James Sutherlin | # 220 | Tapioca |
| Joanne Swann | # 270 | Temptation |
| Ricardo Tavarez | # 345 | Break Into Light |
| Mike Taylor | # 87 | Tower vase |
| Mike Taylor | # 88 | Ceramic Basket |
| Janet Teunis | # 410 | Flagship |
| Barbara Thorne | # 147 | Fishing on the Grand |
| Holly Uecker-Herman | # 417 | Pandemic Landscape/ Masked Up |
| Ruth VanderMeulen | # 252 | Parks and Recreation 2 |
| Rick Veldman | # 49 | Winter Sunrise on the Grand River |
| Rick Veldman | # 50 | Crescent Moon and Venus Over Grand Haven Outer Lighthouse |
| Irene Wordhouse | # 181 | End of the Day |
| Bonnie Wright | # 52 | Fairy Landing Pad #22 |
| Tony Wright | # 384 | Mystic River |
| Sabina Zakirova | # 372 | corner table |
Saturday - 6:30 p.m. - Calder Stage
Grand River Arts Awards
The Grand River Arts Awards were created to celebrate the wonderful heritage of our one-of-a-kind city.
Just over 50 years ago, Alexander Calder used the beauty and power of our “grand rapids” in his magnificent gift, La Grande Vitesse (The Great Swiftness, an allusion to the Grand River). His stabile, which we now know as “the Calder”, ultimately became the symbol of Grand Rapids.
Our Grand River has always served as a muse and inspiration for all artists.
The Grand River Awards honor the work of 15 area artists, and are underwritten by Warner Norcross & Judd, along with other anonymous donors.
Joshua Risner
Christina Marie Bivins Memorial Award
Each year the Christina Marie Bivins Memorial Award is given to an artist who has shown dedication to their art and to the Festival Regional Arts Competition and Exhibition. It is not given for a piece that was entered, but to the artist.
The Festival 2020 recipient was to Joshua Risner. You can view his work at www.joshuaadamart.com
Announcing Festival 2022 Jurors
Milt Klingensmith
Illustration, Graphic Novels, Comic Books, and Anime
Maggie Bandstra
3D and Multi-media
Maggie Bandstra is a multidisciplinary artist and art educator. She is currently teaching in the Art Department at Hope College. Her work plays with ideas surrounding nature and the human connection. Maggie is a founding member of the Lakeshore Visual Arts Collective and has curated many of their shows and events. Maggie completed her MFA in painting from Savannah College of Art and Design in the spring of 2021. https://www.maggiebandstra.com/
George A. Bayard III
2-D including Painting, Drawing, and Prints
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of GRAAMA, The Grand Rapids African American Museum, and Archives.
George A. Bayard III started Bayard Art Consulting in 1989. That business evolved into Bayard Gallery of Fine African American Art & Books which also fed our urge to collect items of Black history.
George has owned West Michigan’s oldest gallery devoted to artists of color for 30 years. An Art Education BA from the University of Delaware, George became regional manager of Philadelphia’s largest picture frame chain before moving to Michigan.
Bayard Gallery hosted Kwanzaa, Juneteenth, Underground Rail Roadshow, Authors Day, Soul of the City Festival, 100’s of exhibits, lectures, and book signings.
Currently, George is the founder and Executive Director of GRAAMA, the Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives. This 5-year journey has culminated with Grand Rapids only museum devoted to Black history, culture, education, and community. GRAAMA is winner of the 2018 ArtPrize Outstanding Venue award and an AASLH magazine cover for the Grandma’s Voices Oral History Project.
George is a professional picture framer, conservator, appraiser, artist, lecturer, collector, historian, Black culture expert, filmmaker, writer, and arts advocate. He is the 2019 winner of the Albert Baxter Award for Local History and the Carol and David Van Andel Leadership Award 2020 and the Grand Rapid Business Journal 200 Most Powerful People Award 2019,- 2022
Sam Brower
Photography
Having grown up in rural West Michigan, I have become an avid nature photographer and outdoor enthusiast. Our connection to the land through building and farming has fascinated me and influenced my growth as an artist and continues to do so today. My medium of choice is film with a digital output. This allows me to appreciate the art in a tactile way, as well as in the digital landscape that is all around us today.
In 2011, I helped to form the West Michigan Photo Collective, which I currently continue to direct. We are a group of photo artists with the shared passion of discourse, art, and ideas that all benefit each other and our community. The Collective has produced many shows in the West Michigan area, and we continue to meet and encourage growth in one another.
2021 Regional Arts Award Winners
Daytime in Paris
Chad Stanton
From Kent County
Title: Daytime in Paris
Medium: Photo
Dimensions: 11X14
Description:
Price: $150
Category: PH
RAC #: 440
Are you DONE with that, Lady?
Victoria Marnich-Reynolds
From Kent County
Title: Are you DONE with that, Lady?
Medium: Transparent Watercolor on Gesso
Dimensions: 24 x 20
Description:
Price: $375
Category: 2-D
RAC #: 436
Jenny’s Fake Pear
Victoria Marnich-Reynolds
From Kent County
Title: Jenny’s Fake Pear
Medium: Transparent Watercolor on Masa Paper
Dimensions: 24 x 20
Description:
Price: $375
Category: 2-D
RAC #: 435
Birds in a tree
Kerry Rolewicz
From Kent County
Title: Birds in a tree
Medium: Pencil & oil pastel
Dimensions: 22”x28”
Description: I scribble & erase until I begin to see images in the lines. I pull the images out using oil pastel & oil painting mediums.
Price: $900
Category: 2-D
RAC #: 433
Grand Sentinals
John Katerberg
From Ottawa County
Title: Grand Sentinals
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 36x 52
Description: Swing bridge and Sherman Island South of Grand Rapids.
Price: $3,200
Category: 2-D
RAC #: 431
Still, Light Enters
Cathy Marashi
From Kent County
Title: Still, Light Enters
Medium: Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas
Dimensions: 48″ x 48″
Description: Still, Light Enters, is a study on refracted light and the energy of positivity. No matter the difficulties we may encounter in life, there is always reason for hope.
Price: $3,200
Category: 2-D
RAC #: 427
757
Jacqueline Sarach
From Kent County
Title: 757
Medium: Oil painting
Dimensions: 24″ x 48″
Description: Numbered black an white broadside of cow
Price: $2,100
Category: 2-D
RAC #: 423
Somewhere On The Grand
Jacqueline Sarach
From Kent County
Title: Somewhere On The Grand
Medium: Oil painting
Dimensions: 36″ x 48″
Description: Reflection of the Grand River somewhere near Grand Rapids
Price: $2,900
Category: 2-D
RAC #: 422
Stories These Trees Could Tell
Christi Dreese
From Ottawa County
Title: Stories These Trees Could Tell
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 48″x30″
Description:
Price: $2,500
Category: 2-D
RAC #: 420
Fumes?
Taylor Mazer
From Kent County
Title: Fumes?
Medium: Pen and Ink on Paper
Dimensions: 12 by 15 inches
Description: A 3 by 4.1 inch drawing in ink.
Price: $995
Category: 2-D
RAC #: 419
Marquette Rail Z151
Pete Walsh
From Kent County
Title: Marquette Rail Z151
Medium: Photography
Dimensions: 19.5 X 25.5
Description: Marquette Rail Z151 crossed Grand River on Pere Marquette Railroad Swing Bridge..
Price: $175
Category: PH
RAC #: 418
Grand Reflections #1
Bill Ingraham
From Kent County
Title: Grand Reflections #1
Medium: Photo
Dimensions: 17 in. x 23 in.
Description: Photo taken of the Grand River in Lowell
Price: $75
Category: PH
RAC #: 415
Big Sable at Sunset
Michael Koole
From Kent County
Title: Big Sable at Sunset
Medium: Photography on Metal
Dimensions: 24×16
Description: Big Sable Lighthouse at Dramatic Sunset
Price: $250
Category: PH
RAC #: 413
Alpena Sunrise
Michael Koole
From Kent County
Title: Alpena Sunrise
Medium: Photography
Dimensions: 20×16
Description: View of Alpena Light at Sunrise
Price: $180
Category: PH
RAC #: 412
Silver Lake Dunescape
Michael Koole
From Kent County
Title: Silver Lake Dunescape
Medium: Photography
Dimensions: 16×20
Description: Sweeping view of Windblown Sand Dunes
Price: $180
Category: PH
RAC #: 411
Upon the Hill
Kathleen Ford
From Kent County
Title: Upon the Hill
Medium: Watercolor collage, encaustic wax and oil pastel on wood panel
Dimensions: 10 x 10
Description:
Price: $150
Category: 2-D
RAC #: 410