Annual Juried Art Show in Downtown Northville Open Through Friday

Watercolors, photography, pencil drawings, glass mosaics and more filled Boll Hall at the for its 19th Annual Juried Art Show & Sale.

The theme this year is 'Sharing the Gift Within You.'

"We have seen it grow," said this year's co-moderator Alan Somershoe. "We have many artists that come back year after year after year."

Back when the show first began, there were not as many outlets for artists to display their work, he said. So members of the church began promoting the show all over Southeast Michigan to attract artists. Its a mission important to Somershoe.

"I have done artwork," he said. "I know that having a way to display work for the general public is not an easy thing to do."

Some of the works are displayed with dollar amounts for sale while others are just on loan for display, which is denoted by "NFS" or Not For Sale. Getting artists paid for their work is also an important part of the show, Somershoe said.

This year's entries were juried by Dennis Nawrocki, who is an art historian and adjunct faculty member of Wayne State University's College for Creative Studies.

The following are winners in this year's show:

• Juror's Choice Award: Billie Thompson for Sacred Sign, mixed media piece.
• Awards of Excellence: Betty Lewis for Motion, acrylic piece; WanChuan Kesler for Girls Night Out, oil on canvass piece; William Oliver for Future Uncertain, a collage.
• Merit Awards: Sharon Rosenberg for Autumn Splendor, watercolor; Marge Masek for One By Four, a collage; Bob Wesley for Little C, acrylic; Andrew Fuller for Untitled in charcoal; Marilyn Alvey for Chinese Brush Pot w/Flowers & Passion Fruit, oil; Patricia Lloyd for First Impression, charcoal; Ellen Sintay for Rooftops & Freighters–Lisbon, Portugal, a photograph.

New artists interested in being alerted with information for next year's show are encouraged to call the church office at 248-349-0911.

The show is free and open on Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. There will be a catered lunch on both days for $10 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A gallery talk with the show's juror, Nawrocki, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday in the church chapel.