Winners of the 2018 Photography and Sculpture Show were announced at the Rowayton Arts Center Opening Reception today by Exhibition Co-Chairs Laure Dunne and Lisa Laible.

The Best in Show winner is Kerry Long of Trumbull for her intriguing photograph, “Rooted.” Other winners include:
Color Photography:
First​​ – James Ryan (Greenwich) ​“Cape Cod #1”
Second – ​Barbara O’Shea (Stamford)​ “Artful Play”
Third​​ – Debbie Smith (Westport) ​“Sink”
HM​​ – Lisa Laible (Rowayton) ​“Stippled”
HM​​ – Barbara O’Shea (Stamford) ​“Strike a Pose”
Black and White Photography:
First​​ – David Kaplan (Stamford) ​ “Between the Rides”
Second​​ – Robert Sachs (Norwalk) ​ “From Train to Agra”
Third​​ – Monique Michaels (Peekskill, NY) ​“Fire @ Ice”
Honorable Mention​ – Nancy Breakstone (Westport) “Stormy Rowayton Sunset”
Sculpture:
Firs​​t- Judith Orseck Katz (Wesport)​ “Store Rooms in My Heart”
Second​​ – Katharine Draper (Norwalk) ​ “Woven”
Third​​ – Lois Weingarten (City Island, NY)​“Flight”

Judge Joan Fitzsimmons commented, “I found that, in all categories, I was drawn to pieces that had their own sense of narrative, whether suggested, or more literal.

The show will be on view through Staurday, September 22. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday 11 am to 5pm and Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 2 pm.

The Rowayton Arts Center is located at 145 Rowayton Avenue, Rowayton, CT 06853  Tel: 203-866-2744; www.rowaytonarts.org