The Visitors' Choice Award consisted of two rounds of online voting, with the top 6 works of art from two weeks of open voting advancing to a bracket-style competition on the park's Facebook page last week. In total, 161 visitor votes were placed in this nail-biting creative competition for the highly coveted Visitors' Choice Award. Congratulations to the winners, and to all of the artists who entered this year's Virtual Art in the Park Contest and Exhibit!
Visitors' Choice Award Winners
1st: Mary Lou Cummings, "Weir Barn and Hollyhocks, Branchville, Conn.", watercolor
2nd: Norm Dick, "The Woodshed", ink and watercolor
3rd: Libby France, "Waterfall of Weir", mixed media
A Special Thanks to Contest Judges and Partners
Thank you to all of the virtual visitors who shared their excitement for the amazing works submitted this year, and those who voted in the Visitors' Choice Award competition - the people have spoken! Also, a warm thank you to the three contest judges who juried the other categories; Weir Farm art instructors Bobbi Eike Mullen and Pat Hegnauer, along with superstar volunteer Jane Jawlik. It was no easy task with all the outstanding work to choose from! Also, a huge thank you to park partners G&B Cultural Center, Friends of Weir Farm, and Weir Farm Art Alliance for your support of local artists and Weir Farm's Art in the Park programming.
Virtual Art Exhibit
All artwork entered in the contest is now featured on our website as part of an online exhibit. With 87 submissions, the 2020 Virtual Art in the Park Exhibit is focused on showcasing the artistic inspiration and creativity that Weir Farm NHS can inspire! Click here to see the exhibit and all the amazing works of art contributed by artists of all ages and abilities.
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About Weir Farm National Historic Site: Visit the home and studio of America's most beloved Impressionist, J. Alden Weir, and walk in the footsteps of a world-class artist. Set against a rural Connecticut landscape that has been painted by thousands of artists from 1882 to the present, Weir Farm is a national legacy of American Impressionism, the creative spirit, and historic preservation. Explore this National Park for Art and experience what Weir described as "The Great Good Place." Learn more at www.nps.gov/wefa and visit us on Facebook www.facebook.com/WeirFarmNHS, YouTube www.youtube.com/WeirFarmNHS, and Instagram @WeirFarmNHS.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
