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Anderson takes top honor at Saxonburg fest

“Shed Antler” by Mark Anderson garnered the award for the best in theme, which was “winter,” at this past weekend's fine art show at the Saxonburg Festival of the Arts.
Painter also wins theme award

SAXONBURG — Mark Anderson won both Best of Show and the theme award at this past weekend's fine art show at the Saxonburg Festival of the Arts.

His painting “Stay” won Best of Show and another of his paintings, “Shed Antler,” garnered the award for the best in theme, which was “winter” for this year.

Other awards presented in professional, nonprofessional and student categories were:

Oil & AcrylicFirst, Marian SalladeSecond, Mark AndersonThird, Marian SalladeWatercolorFirst, Kathryn StrutzSecond, Stan WalcheskyThird, Lynn JacquesOtherFirst, Patricia YoungSecond, Ted ScangaThird, Shari Finney

Oil & AcrylicFirst, Sandra WattSecond, Carly BurdettThird, Denise PennWatercolorFirst, Tom VandlingSecond, Gwen JacksonThird, Nancy VandlingOtherFirst, Lori MaystroviehSecond, Cheryl McLafferty GreyThird, Rebecca Black

Oil & AcrylicFirst, Rachel ArmourSecond, Reagan QuinnThird, Rachel ArmourWatercolorFirst, Reagan QuinnSecond, Briana TekelyThird, Briana Tekely

Reagan Quinn received two Student Sponsor Awards plus an honorable mention.An honorable mention also went to Brianna Tola.Reldon & Hattie Cooper Charitable AwardRuth WetzelSponsor AwardsRebecca BlackGeorgette BelobrajdicErin HajecKathy ConradSandra WattKathryn StrutzAnn CulleitonAbby McCormickCarly BurdettMarian SalladeRosemary HoganJanet CarlisieAlice FerraroBill BurkhartMarian SalladeRuth WetzelSandra WattJudith SchellerJohn Zema

“Stay,” also by Mark Anderson, took the top honor of Best of Show.

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