Photo by Carla Clark Joel Fremion, Ossian, won best of show at the 20th annual Déjà Vu Art and Fine Craft Show.
More than 60 artists from across the Midwest gathered at The Commons Nov. 8 in a celebration of America Recycles Day through the 20th annual Déjà Vu Art and Fine Craft Show.
Forty-five professional Indiana artists, in addition to 15 artists from Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee displayed and sold their artwork during the juried event. Hundreds attended the show and craftsmen sold thousands of dollars worth of art and fine crafts made of repurposed goods.
Winning artists received awards and cash prizes for their outstanding work. Fiber artist Joel Fremion of Ossian, Indiana received Best of Show for his fabric paintings, while Cincinnati-based assemblage artist Robert McFate received first place for his art magnets.
Fellow assemblage artist Tim Hallett of Plainfield then received second place. Book artist Rai Peterson of Carmel received third place, the release says.
Two special awards, the Landmark Columbus’ Artist’s Challenge Prize and the Purchase Award, were given to two local artists. Jewelry artist Lucille Hautau received the Artist’s Challenge Award, and mixed media artist Kimberly Free received the Kroot Purchase Award, which was given by Josh Kroot of the Kroot Corp.
Awards of Merit were also presented to pottery artist Mary Firestone of Lafayette, mosaic artist Roxanne Gabbard of Friendship, glass artist Amy Weiskittel of New Richmond, Ohio and jewelry artist Wendy Myers-Meyers of Columbus.
Executive director of Landmark Columbus Richard McCoy and his wife, art instructor Tracey Gallion, served as judges for the event. The purpose of the event is to demonstrate that repurposed things can be used to create items that are just as good and interesting as those made from new materials, the release says.
The Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District, First Financial Bank, Kroot Corporation and the Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center sponsored the event. Additional support was provided by Hotel Indigo, Lucabe Coffee Co. and Viewpoint Books.
A grant received from the Columbus Area Visitors Center also helped fund the event.
