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Erin Sloane's "Cyclamen" garnered first place in the oil and acrylic category of the Associated Artists of Butler County Spring Show & Sale, which continues through June 4 at The Art Center, 344 S. Main St. Admission to the show is free.
AABC show winners announced

The winners of the Associated Artists of Butler County Spring Show & Sale have been announced.

The exhibit continues through June 4 at The Art Center, 344 S. Main St.

Best of Show was awarded to Bill Perry for his watercolor "Hollyhocks."

Other winners in each category included:

• Watercolor — Cassandra Crocker, "Field of Flowers," first, and Mary Kay Richardson, "Scattered Showers," second.

• Oil/Acrylic — Erin Sloane, "Cyclamen," first; Elouise Woodward, "Passion Flower," second, and Jules Hilliard, "After the Storm," third.

• Mixed media — Murley Kay Kight, "Snowstorm at Laurel Ski Resort," first, and Keith Vensel, "Reflections," second.

• Photography — Daniel Stainer, "Goldmine Don," first, and "Lower Antelope Canyon," second.

• Combined category for fiber art and ceramics — Janice Nearhoof, fiber art, "The Marriage of Water and Stone," first, and Mark and Kathleen Pitluga, ceramics, "Metamorphosis III," second.

The exhibit continues through June 4 during regular operating hours of noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m. Fridays, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.Admission is free. Call 724-283-6922 or visit www.TheArtCenterButlerPA.org.Classes for children taking place Saturday at The Art Center include: Foam Climber, Shoes as Art, and Tongue Depressor Puzzles, all for age 3 and older, and Sock Monkey for age 6 and older.Ongoing classes for children, teenagers and adults are available in sculpture, painting, mosaic tile, among other subjects.

In the AABC Spring Show and Sale, Janice Nearhoof took home first place in the combined category for fiber arts and ceramics with her Egyptian cotton pillow called "Marriage of Water and Stone."

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