This year’s Autumn Art Festival has been another success for Mistlin Gallery and CCAA. The gala reception was well attended and our fundraising efforts rewarded. We’d like to thank all of the artists who entered, and congratulate prize winners. We’d also like to acknowledge our organizing committee, jurors and sponsors who make the show possible.
2017 Autumn Art Festival Awards

Artist, Sue Richardson, with her Best of Show mixed media piece, “On the Ferris Wheel”
Best of Show – On the Ferris Wheel, Susan Richardson
Sponsored by Milt and Carol David
Category 1 – Oil and Acrylic Painting

1st place, category 1, Howard Rees’ oil painting, “Bodega Bay”
1st Place – Bodega Bay, Howard Rees
Sponsored by Michael Obrien – Beckwith Veterinary Hospital
2nd Place – Three Palms, Chella
Sponsored by Alice Richards
3rd Place – Steve, Eva Hass
Sponsored by Mary Jane Kiskinen
Honorable Mention – Open Range, William Scheuber
Honorable Mention – Incoming Tide, Rick Ingraham
Category 2 – Watercolor and Pastel Painting

First place, category 2, Howard Rees’ watercolor “Newport Harbor”
1st Place – Newport Harbor, Howard Rees
Sponsored by Dan and Lila Peterson
2nd Place – Autumn Celebration, Carol David
Sponsored by Richard and Wendy Allen
3rd Place – Toby, Chris Obers
Sponsored by Nicole Slater
Honorable Mention – Perched in the Palms, Marilyn Wear
Honorable Mention – Puerta del Patio, Barbara Gill
Category 3 – Mixed Media and Photography

1st place, category 3, mixed media by Nancy Burch, “SHH”
1st Place – Shh, Nancy Burch
Sponsored by Barbara Gill-Salerno
2nd Place – Epic, Carrie Arnold
Sponsored by James and Jill Clayton
3rd Place – Havana Condo, David Schroeder
Sponsored by Chella
Honorable Mention – 1000 Leaves, Barbara Kamps
Honorable Mention – Rural Horses, Anna Barber
Category 4 – Three-Dimensional

First place, category 4, Jason Bream’s metal sculpture, “The Better Half”
1st Place – The Better Half, Jason Bream
Sponsored by James and Jill Clayton
2nd Place – Dia De Los Muertos, Karina Jauregui
Sponsored by John and Rebecca Wynn
3rd Place – Bird Love Box, Linda Knoll
Sponsored by Phonsie Bates
Honorable Mention – Passing Through My Spirals, Randy Crimmel
Honorable Mention – Cherry and Turquoise Bowl, Larry Lew
Thank you to all the 2017 Autumn Art Festival Sponsors
Premier $5000 – $1000
Anonymous
Michael O’Brien – Beckwith Veterinary Hospital
Supporting $599 – $200
Memorial Hospital dba Sutter Health, Rick and Wendy Allen, Stanislaus Artist Open Studio, James and Jill Clayton, Barbara Kamps, Jared and Galen Martin
General $199 – $20
Phonsie Bates, Anise Burns, Barbara Gill, Chella Gonsalves, Georgia Herrick, Mary Jane Kiskinen, Dr. R.J. Moriconi, Oak Valley Bank, Dan and Lila Peterson, Alice Richards, Louis Santistevan, Shirley Sharp, Nicole Slater, Marianne Ward , John and Rebecca Wynn
Thank you to all who donated items for the Silent Auction!
Wine donated by
Special Thanks to Jurors: Daniel Kasser, Leslie H. Hurst and Georgia Herrick
Langlois Music – Live Music by Patrick Campbell
Sammuel W. Mann – Information Technology
Civic Partners and Tenth Street Place
Modesto Downtown Improvement District
Tony Mistlin and Mistlin Honda
Autumn Art Festival Committee
Show Hosts: Phonsie Bates and John Wynn
Silent Auction: Suzanne McCaslin
Gala: Marianne Ward and Jo Ewell
Photography: John Wynn
Graphics: Linda Knoll
Publicity: Laura Stokes
Barbara Gill: Ribbons
Lou Santistevan
Janet Hardie
Special thanks to Dixie Zambruno and Rebecca Wynn and all the volunteers who gave their time and energy to help make the Autumn Art Festival a success!
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