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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kathy Duley 480-990-1422
kduley@scottsdaleartschool.org




Best and Brightest Award Winners Announced

Scottsdale, Ariz (10/25/07) SCOTTSDALE ARTISTS’ SCHOOL ANNOUNCES AWARDS FOR
ANNUAL ART SHOW AND SALE: October 17-November 16

Scottsdale, Ariz. (October 17, 2007) - Scottsdale Artists’ School announced awards for its 23rd annual The Best and the Brightest Juried Fine Art Show and Sale. An Artists’ Reception will be held on Thursday October 25 from 5 to 7 pm.

The nation’s premier fine art school, Scottsdale Artists’ School’s annual show features paintings, drawings and sculpture from some of the best emerging artists from around the country. Artists from 25 states have work in the exhibit.

Awards include:

Best of Show:
Eric Speyer, Miami FL
Title: Strong Westerly Medium: Oil

First Place Oil:
Anna Youngers, Sioux Falls SD
Title: Glass Collection Medium: Oil

Second Place Oil:
Joe Netherwood, Scottsdale AZ
Title: Man with a Past Medium: Oil

First Place Pastel/Drawing:
Ralphie Hendrix, Redway CA
Title: Mendocino Cliffs Medium: Pastel

Second Place Pastel/Drawing:
Cari Updike, Mesa AZ
Title: Swan Song Medium: Drawing

First Place Sculpture:
Ben Hammond, American Fork UT
Title: Repose Medium: Bronze



Second Place Sculpture:
June Towill Brown, Incline Village NV
Title: Bloodline Medium: Bronze

First Place Watercolor:
Susan Montague Spear, Littleton CO
Title: Warm Edge Medium: Watercolor.

Second Place Watercolor:
Carol Hillsbery, Mesa AZ
Title: Abandoned But Not Forgotten Medium: Watercolor

Scottsdale Artists’ School Purchase Award:
Ben Hammond, American Fork UT
Title: Repose Medium: Bronze

The show runs from October 17h through November 16th and hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm weekdays and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturdays. Admission is free and open to the public. Scottsdale Artists’ School is located at 3720 N. Marshall Way in Old Town Scottsdale (SW corner of 2nd Street and Marshall Way). Free parking is available in the school’s parking lot.

For more information call the school at (480) 990-1422.

Hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm weekdays and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturdays. Admission is free and open to the public. Scottsdale Artists' School is located at 3720 N. Marshall Way in the Scottsdale Arts District (SW corner of 2nd Street and Marshall Way). Free parking is available in the school's parking lot

For more information call the school at (480) 990-1422 or visit the web site at www.scottsdaleartschool.org.

About Scottsdale Artists' School
Founded in 1983 by a group of artists and community leaders, Scottsdale Artists' School is a non-profit school of traditional fine art offering workshops and courses in oil painting, drawing, watercolr, pastel and sculpture. The School attracts more than 3,000 students each year from all 50 states and many foreign countries.

Supported by Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and National Endowment for the Arts. Funding also provided by Scottsdale Cultural Council and Scottsdale League of the Arts.

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