Mayor Jeff Mulligan presented the Mayor's Award for Sustained Support of the Arts to Gail McDonald.

This year's winner of the Mayor's Award for Corporate Support of the Arts was given to Leckie & Associates.

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This year's festival brought back a popular and entertaining event with the Quick Draw, held during the reception prior to the Mayor's Celebration of the Arts.

Four artists, Dawn Lawrence Floen, Graham Flatt, Cindy Sorley-Keichinger and Janet Magdanz, each created an original work of art in the space of one hour. Reception attendees could watch the creative process and bid on the art, with proceeds going to the Arts Without Borders Bursary Fund. In the end over $1800 was raised and we all got to observe the creative process.

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Arts Without Borders presented its 2012 Arts Bursary and the Servus Credit Union Arts Bursary Tuesday night at the Mayor's Celebration of the Arts.

The Arts Without Borders Bursary was given to jewelry artist Dawn Lawrence Floen.

Pianist Elizabeth Brace was presented with the Servus Credit Union Bursary.

Congratulations Dawn and Elizabeth!

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Avalon Emerging Artist Award:
Susan Lynes - Tangerine

Moonlight Photography Best of Photography Award:
Ken Dalgarno - Songs of the Transformed

The Paint Spot People's Choice Award:
Graham Flatt - First of Many Mornings

Leckie & Associates Best of Show Award:
Susan Lynes - Ridin' A Twister

Juried Art Show Awards:

Contemporary:
1^ST : Pauline McGregor – Dance
2^nd : Brenda Claude – I Can Hear the Music
Honourable Mention: Laura Procunier – Prairie Grasses

Animal/Wildlife:
1^ST – Cindy Sorley-Keichinger – Peek-a-boo

Floral/Botanical:
2^nd : Terri Stelfox – So Happy

3D:
1^st : Mariann Taubensee – One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish
2^nd : Susan Lynes – Ridin a Twister
3^rd : Monica To – Aquatecture

Portrait/Figure:
1^st : Shirley Kinneberg – My Friend and I
2^nd : Terri Stelfox – Bliss
3^rd : Monica To – Silly Sisters in the Summer
Honourable Mention: Bonny Macnab – Maiden in Flight

Landscape:
1^ST : Graham Flatt – First of Many Mornings
Honourable Mention: Val Dunn – A Good place for a Nest
Honourable Mention: Karen Pedersen – Poplars

Photography Awards:

Landscape:
1^ST : Ken Dalgarno – Songs of the Transformed
3^RD : Don Boyce – Ages Past

Portrait/Figure:
1^ST : Brin Dyer - Idea
2^ND : Ardell McLennan – Mona Lisa’s Smile
3^RD : Billi Miller - Cocoon

Still Life:
1^ST : Merrit Flory - Fatherland
2^ND : Merrit Flory - Zero to Eighty
3^RD : Ardell McLennan – Lady Destiny

Botanical:
1^ST : Justin Hauber – Silhouette Sunset
2^ND : Ken Dalgarno – Pandora’s Box
3^RD : Trish McDonough – Points North

Nature/Animal:
1^ST : Danielle Nichol - Aurora
2^ND : Lorie Jones-Flory - Intensity
3^RD : Theresa Cummine – Morning Splendor

The overcast skies and threat of rain didn't deter people from attending this year's Downtown Street Festival. Popular activities included both glitter and henna tattoos, face painting, bubble blowing, bouncy castles and street hockey.

There was also food to suit many tastes: hamburgers, hotdogs, cotton candy, pie. The Indian selections smelled great.

The festival stage featured a lot of local talent performing for an appreciative crowd.

My favourite part of the Art Market were the fascinators. I really enjoyed watching people try them on. (Not me, I'm not much for hats).

Photos of the day can be found in this year's Photo Gallery

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It was practically standing room only at the Potters Guild Play with Clay afternoon.

People of all ages stopped by to meet with our local potters and create their own masterpiece. Check out the photos here

I still have clay under my fingernails.

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Mayor Jeff Mulligan showed his ongoing support of the Arts in Lloydminster by proclaiming June 9-17 City of Lloydminster Art Week.

Thank you Mayor Mulligan.

Your can read the proclamation here (requires PDF reader)

We still have some space available for additional submissions for our Book Spine Poetry Gallery at Lloydminster Public Library. You now have until Thursday, June 7 to get your poems in.

You can use this form for your submissions or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and attach your image. Be sure to include your name, email address, and phone number.

For anyone on Pinterest, check out this Board featuring present and past Lloydminster Reads selections all of which can be found at Lloydminster Public Library.

We thrilled to have John Christensen stop by our Festival on Monday June 11 in the Ken Burke Meeting Room at Lloydmnster Public Library to read from his memoir, The 13th Rope. 

Hope to see you there!