May 20 - June 18, 2006

The Newburyport Art Association hosts their 9th Annual Regional Juried Show from May 20th through June 18th. The media includes Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Photography, Printmaking, Water-based media, and Mixed Media. This is the largest show of the year for the NAA and includes non-members as well. Three hundred and sixty-six entries from two Hundred and twenty-two artists submitted work for acceptance from all over the New England region.

Juror: Laura Donaldson. Laura is the Director of the Mills Gallery at The Boston Center for the Arts. As Director of the Mills Gallery, Ms. Donaldson is responsible for the curatorial direction and management, and curates 10-12 exhibitions per year. Previously she was at Montserrat College of Art for five years. She is an MFA Candidate at The University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth and has a BFA at Murray State University. In addition, she is an artist who has had solo and group exhibitions around the region.

Juror's overall comments on the show:
"It's always a challenge to come into a room, or in this case rooms (and floors) of artwork and know your have to eliminate about two-thirds. What guides me in my selections are the foundations of any good artwork - composition, palette, subject matter, and point of view. I'm looking, always, for a fresh perspective from the artist, and excellence of execution. As with any juror, I bring my own take to the selection process - jurying is by its nature subjective, tempered with experience. I want to wish all of the artists, both those chosen for this exhibition and those not, the best in their future artistic endeavors."

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Mary Alice Arakelian Memorial Award for Best in Show $500
Fernando Martins, Winchendon, MA
Title: "Ice Impressions" Photography
"Point of view, the simple but layered composition, subtle palette - all of these things and more made this work my choice for Best in Show."



Institution for Savings Charitable Foundation Award for Oil $150
Richard Johnson, Newbury, MA
Title: "Black & White" Oil
"The palette and almost abstract translation of a classic New England scene, boats tied up at the dock, combined with thoughtful use of scale and beautiful presentation brought this piece to the top."

Newburyport five Cents Savings Bank Award for Acrylic $150
Eva Cincotta, Melrose, MA
Title: Ipswich Rail Road Crossing Acrylic
"This painting's ice-cream colored houses and bright lights evoked New England and a particular sense of place to me."

Newburyport Area Industrial Development Foundation Award for Pastel $150
Robin Frisella, Manchester, NH
Title: "Three's Company" Pastel
"The subject matter is classic but fresh in its simplicity and is beautifully rendered."

Philip J. Stern Memorial Award Watercolor $150
Cynthia Peck, North Andover, MA
Title: "Still-life with Eggplant" Watercolor
"Composition, color, and the use of pattern elevate this still-life study, making the common uncommon. Nicely done."

The Sam Sargent Award for Mixed Media $150
Karen Clarke, Newburyport, MA
Title: "No. 98" Mixed Media
"Clean colors thoughtfully aligned make for a lovely work. Keeping it simple made this piece stand out."









The Laura Coombs Hills Award for Sculpture $150
Donna LaLiberte-Caron, Dayton, Me
Title: "Origins - Female I" Sculpture
"I was impressed by the ambitious scale of this work and enjoyed the "sea-side" take in this interpretation of the figure."











The Mildred Hartson Award for Drawing / Printmaking $150
Mary Arthur Pollak, Ipswich, MA
Title: "Along the Way" Print
"I liked the layering of the monoprints; it brought a nice layer of abstraction to the subject matter."





General Exellence $150
Paul Weiner, Somerville, MA
Title: "Meowow" Photography
"Meowow - I think that says it all."




Honorable Mention $75
Yvonne Trabucco, Beverly, MA
Title: "November" Acrylic



Honorable Mention $75
Benjamin Estabrook Ober, Newburyport, MA
Title: "Pears" Oil






Honorable Mention $75
Pat Bashford, Newburyport, MA
Title: "Flag - Kennedy Library" Photography


Honorable Mention $75
Paul Wainwright, Atkinson, NH
Title: "Skylight #2, Cambridge Water Works" Photography


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