{"id":45412,"date":"2024-05-13T18:05:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T22:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=45412"},"modified":"2024-05-13T18:05:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T22:05:52","slug":"a-look-back-at-the-mayfaire-by-the-lake-fine-art-festival-in-lakeland-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/05\/13\/a-look-back-at-the-mayfaire-by-the-lake-fine-art-festival-in-lakeland-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"A look back at the Mayfaire by-the-Lake Fine Art Festival in Lakeland 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual Mayfaire by the Lake Fine Art Festival, organized by the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, took place Saturday and Sunday at Lake Morton in downtown Lakeland.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mayfaire-by-the-lake-11.webp?resize=660%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45361\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not just an art festival, Mayfaire is a juried art show with $17,000 in awards. This year&#8217;s winners, according to the Polk Museum, are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Best of Show ($5,000)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alex Lanier of Miami; Digital Art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Awards of Excellence ($2,000 each)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elizabeth Eckels of Tampa; Sculpture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lawrence Packard of Winter Haven; Drawing &amp; Graphics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Awards of Distinction ($1,000 each)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chris Boone, of Matthews, North Carolina; Wood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LaDora Sims of Merritt Island; Photography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lisa Davin of Delray Beach; Jewelry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sergei Orgunov of Orange Park; Painting \u2013 Oil &amp; Acrylic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Merit Awards ($500 each)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Christine Oakes of Comfort, Texas; Jewelry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dominice Gilbert of St. Petersburg; Sculpture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scott Causey of Sarasota; Sculpture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haijin Sun of Oxford, Florida; Painting \u2013 Oil &amp; Acrylic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cynthia Walston of Lutz; Painting \u2013 Oil &amp; Acrylic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michelle Barillaro of Knoxville, Tennessee; Painting \u2013 Watercolor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Honorable Mention Awards ($200 each)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Donna Harris of Casselberry; Fiber<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicola Barsaleau of LaCrosse; Drawing &amp; Graphics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Nelson of New Smyrna Beach; Clay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marc Gimlet of Ormond Beach; Wood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kelly Perez of Gainesville; Painting \u2013 Watercolor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Mayfaire by the Lake Fine Art Festival, organized by the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, took place Saturday and Sunday at Lake Morton in downtown&hellip; 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