17th Annual Art on the Green winners announced

Wyo4news Staff, [email protected] [PRESS RELEASE]

GREEN RIVER, WY — The 17^th Annual Art on the Green event held on August 19 and 20, 2022 was well received by the community. Forty-five artists from Utah and Wyoming competed in the 2D and 3D Art competition for 24 hours straight. The weekend began with a bang at 11 a.m. on Friday. All competitors began the creative process in a variety of mediums including, watercolor, oil, clay, airbrush, and more. 

The following are the results from this weekend’s Art on the Green event:

Artists’ Choice

Professional 2D

1^st place: Jill Hartley

2^nd place: Tyrell Jasperson

3^rd place: Michael Parker

Semi-Professional 2D

1^st place: Mary Parker

2^nd place: Ben Nathan

3^rd place: Bryce Castillon

Professional 3D

1^st place: Jeff Rudolph  

2^nd place: Mont Crosland  

3^rd place: Mary Shaw

Non-Professional 3D 

1^st place: Wayne Kertz 

2^nd place: Aiden Shultz

 

Mayor’s Choice Awards

Mia Rosas

Bryce Castillon

Andrew Kneeland

People’s Choice

2D: Jamie Green

3D: Mary Shaw

Judges’ Choice Results

High School 2D

1^st place: Tyler Castillon

2^nd place: Natalie Parker

High School 3D

1^st place: Maya Wiekhorst

2^nd place: Mia Rosas

Amateur 2D

1^st place: Brooke Andreasen

2^nd place: Mariah McDowell

Semi-Professional 2D

1^st place: Ben Nathan

2^nd place: Amanda Romero

3^rd place: Bryce Castillon

Non-Professional 3D

1^st place: Aiden Schultz

2^nd place: Wayne Kertz

Professional 2D

1^st place: Michael Parker   

2^nd place: Jill Hartley

3^rd place: Scott Blume

Professional 3D

1^st place: Mary Shaw

2^nd place: Mont Crosland

3^rd place: Jeff Rudolph

Rudy Gunter Memorial Award

Chad Spalding

Other associated events included the 7th Annual Battle on the Green competition which kicked off on Friday at 4:30 p.m. with 9 competitors painting head to head. The theme for each battle round was drawn by a member of the Green River Arts Council, and competitors had only 5 minutes to prepare. After the 5 minutes of preparation, they had 30 minutes to create a work of art that was then judged by the community and a panel of judges. The judges’ choice for Battle on the Green was Brooke Andreasen and the People’s Choice went to Andrew Kneeland.

For more information on the Green River Arts Council like us on Facebook or check out our website at www.cityofgreenriver.org