2015 Michigan Annual Art Competition Opening Reception

The Michiana Annual Art Competition (MAAC), sponsored by the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI announces the three top winners of the competition: Best of Show  – Kali’s Wheel, by Douglas La Ferle, 1st Place  – Before The Moon Went Down, by Janet Lucking, 2nd Place  – Yesterday’s News by Ron Doyle.

Awards will be presented on Friday, May 15th at 6:30 p.m. to the winning artists at a reception to be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 15. In addition there will be nine $200 Merit Awards presented by local businesses and individual sponsors and the Al Farmer Young Artist Award. The event which is free and open to the public is being underwritten by the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council. The exhibits in all three Box Factory galleries will continue through June 27th.

The judges for this year’s MAAC competition are: Doug McCauley, Lem Montero and Michael Northrop. The Show’s Curator – Cara Garnett is an arts administrator and artist.  Her passion is to invent new, more powerful and efficient ways to connect people with Art.  Cara has her BFA in Sculpture and MA in Arts Administration from Eastern Michigan University.

This is an opportunity for new collectors to see fine art from the large selection of regional artists who annually compete in this juried art show. The MAAC show is underwritten by the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council. For more information, view the Box Factory's website at www.boxfactoryforthearts.org; and click on the MAAC tab.