Award Winners Opens at Artlink

Award Winners Opens at Artlink

December 9, 2011 - January 11, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday, December 9th from 6-9 p.m.

COST: Free for Artlink members; general public $2 suggested donation


The regional Award Winners exhibition opens at Artlink’s Main Gallery with a gallery walk-through and reception on Friday, December 9 beginning at 6 p.m. Participating artists will discuss their work and answer questions from the gallery. The reception continues until 9:00 p.m. The three winners of Artlink’s 2011 Regional Exhibition won the opportunity for a three-person show in Artlink’s Main Gallery. Winners include Fort Wayne artists Justin Johnson, drawings and George Morrison, ceramist. Jake Saunders, the third winner, is a printmaker from Huntington.

The three winners will fill Artlink’s new home at the Auer Center for Arts and Culture, 300 E. Main Street in Fort Wayne, with recently produced artwork. All are talented artists from the region who show purpose and skill in making their artwork. The public is invited to talk with the artists on opening night at Artlink where they will be available for questions. Justin Johnson received his MFA from the University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, and is currently curator of the gallery at the University and an exceptional draftsman. George Morrison, ceramist, is a retired architect and a skilled craftsman. Jake Saunders is a printmaker from Huntington. He will be showing prints and paintings. Saunders received his MFA in Studio Art in 2009 from the University of Connecticut; his MA and BFA in Printmaking from Ball State University.

Opening in the Betty G. Fishman Gallery will be artwork by students from Memorial Park Elementary School, Fort Wayne’s arts magnet school. Fort Wayne Photographers Club will be up in the Feature Gallery. All exhibits will be up through January 11, 2012.

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Auer Center for Arts and Culture
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Fort Wayne, IN 46802

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