"Abstraction" winners announced at Rowayton Arts Center

(Norwalk winners pictured here: Ginny Awn, Heide Follin, Barbara Seith, Barbara Murphy, Marilyn Parker, Mindy Green)

(Also pictured: winner of Best in Show: Bruce Horan of Stamford)

Winners were announced at the opening reception of the Rowayton Arts Center’s spring show, “Abstraction.” Artists were encouraged to depart from realistic representation and were free to work in any medium on any subject matter. The juror, Eleanor Flatow, art consultant and former co-director of the Carriage Barn in New Canaan selected the following artists:

Best in Show: Oil, Bruce Horan, “Departure.” Oil: 1st place: Michael Brennecke, “New Marlboro,” 2nd: Katharine Draper, “City Reflections,” 3rd: L. Richard Koleszar, “Revelation,” Honorable Mention: Julliette Tehrani, “Interlude.” Acrylic: 1st place: Heide Follin, “Blazing Leaves,” 2nd: Pamela Davis, “Soft Landing”,” 3rd: Yuko Ike, “Inflamed,” Honorable Mention: Melissa Orme, “Manifestation.” Mixed Media/Drawing: 1st place: Amy Schott, “Downtown Detroit,” 2nd: Carolyn Lyngholm, “Graffitti Cosmos,” 3rd: Heidi Lewis Coleman, “Terra Assemblages II,” Honorable Mention: Amy Schott, “Twisted #3.” Watercolor: 1st place: Barbara Seith, “Beach.” Photography: 1st place: Sandy Gennrich, “Architectural Abstracts” 2nd: Marilyn Parker, “Pipes of Color,” 3rd: Barbara Murphy, “Huyghe’s Folly,” Honorable Mention: Sandy Gennrich, “Angles and Lines.” Monoprint: 1st place: Mindy Green, “Babbling Chaos.” Sculpture: 1st place: Ginny Awn, untitled.

The show, chaired by Maria Friscia and co-chaired by Linda Francis will be open to the public until April 24. The Rowayton Arts Center, on the scenic Five Mile River, is located at 145 Rowayton Avenue, Rowayton, CT. RAC’s gallery hours are 12-5 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, Sunday: 1-4pm. Admission is free.

RAC has been a cultural hub for almost 60 years. The RAC Art School offers year-round classes and workshops for creative people of all ages and at all levels. RAC, a not-for-profit organization, underwrites art education programs in Norwalk.

Please visit www.rowaytonartscenter.org for more information about classes and workshops.