The Friends of Lake Robinson (FOLR) held its 2022 annual juried art competition. The theme this year was The Natural World of the Upstate and we had 31 entries to the competition. To encourage new and returning entrants, we established two artist pools with equal prize money for each pool. Bryan Hiott was our juror this year he is a fine art photographer specializing in portrait and landscape images. Bryan selected a first, second, and third place winner in each of the two pools.
Pool one winners
First place winner: William Johnston Title: Red-shouldered Hawk
Second Place: William Johnston Title: Milkweed Seeds
Third Place: Casey Shoub Title: Southern Snowy Lake Scene
Pool two winners
First Place: Frank Erk Title: Eastatoe Falls
Second Pace: Linda Hosek Title: Sassafras Sunset
Third Place: Alan Weinberg Title: White and Ready