Krasl Art Center (KAC) and the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff were pleased to present the inaugural Spirit of Olga Award, in honor of the 60th Art Fair, and the legacy of Mrs. Olga Krasl this past July.
The award was organized by a special committee, including retired KAC Director Dar Davis. KAC is pleased to announce that it has been anonymously underwritten through the next ten years!
This year’s jury included Kevan Truman and Anne Odden. The award is bestowed upon an artist of outstanding artistic merit, personal character, poise, and a notable sense of both community and the value of travel – criteria befitting of KAC’s benefactress.
The inaugural award was presented to Nolan Prohaska, a glass artist from Somerset, WI. He received an award framed by Waterfront Framing & Fine Art, $1,000, and an automatic invitation to the 2023 Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff.
This award is in addition to the Best-Of Category award winners and the KAC Board Choice award (shown in the image). With the new award, a total of 17 awards are presented. Krasl Art Center thanks the community underwriters who make these awards possible. A full list of winners may be found at https://krasl.org/art-fair/featured-artists/
Award underwriters include:
· BEST OF CLAY: Underwritten by Schu’s Grill & Bar
· BEST OF DIGITAL: Underwritten by Parrett Company
· BEST OF DRAWING: Underwritten by Ibid County Electric
· BEST OF FUNCTIONAL 3D: Underwritten by Van’s Safe at Home
· BEST OF GLASS: Underwritten by Water Street Glassworks
· BEST OF JEWELRY: Underwritten by Drs. Lisa & Robert Pierce
· BEST OF METAL: Underwritten by Kai Steele Dentistry
· BEST OF MIXED MEDIA 2D: Underwritten by DLZ Michigan, Inc
· BEST OF PAINTING: Underwritten by Berecz & Associates, PLC Collaborative Lawyers & Mediators
· BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Underwritten by Twin City Camera Club
· BEST OF SCULPTURE: Underwritten by McGuire’s Professional Construction
· BEST OF WOOD: Underwritten by Priebe’s Creative Woodworking
· BEST OF FIBERS: Underwritten by Combined Insurance Agencies, Inc., Rested Pillow Mattress, & United Federal Credit Union
· BEST OF MIXED MEDIA 3D: Underwritten by Mary Jo Deegan & Michael R. Hill, Jane Addams Research Center, Mary Beth Burke & Alice Prickett
