Mother Nature rolled out her best, late summer weather to showcase Steveston, and a gathering of 105 artists and 19 photographers, captured their take on the view during the 5th annual Steveston Grand Prix of Art.
Spread out, at random, across 38 locations, artists were given three hours to complete their works and have them shown and judged at the Britannia Heritage Shipyard where they will remain on display (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) until Sept. 28.
A photo gallery of the event shot by the News' freelance photographer Gord Goble is viewable by clicking here.
He also produced a video (see below) of the action as it unfolded
This year’s award winners included:
Youth Awards:
Gert Young Richmond Artist Guild 1st place: Iris Lee;
2nd place, sponsored by Timothy’s Frozen Yogurt: Melody Chen;
3rd place, sponsored by Timothy’s Frozen Yogurt: Joshua Chen;
Honorable mentions, sponsored by Pebeo Canada: Larry Tillyer and Alexandra Kuypers.
Adult Awards:
1st place, sponsored by Community Arts Council of Richmond: John Hoffman;
2nd place, sponsored by Coast Capital Savings: Dan Gray;
3rd place, sponsored by Vancouver Whale Watch: James Koll.
New to this year’s competition was the addition of the photographers, whose task was to roam the event and take five photos that caught the essence of the competition. The winner was Lisa Ernst.
The People’s Choice Award (painting), sponsored by Coast Capital Savings, and Beau Photo Best Photo Award and runner-ups will be announced Sept. 28 at Britannia Heritage Shipyard.
