Six Southeast Artists Awarded the Jerry Miller Award as Part of Cary's 2010 Lazy Daze Festival
Winners granted guaranteed admission to next year’s festival
November 24, 2010
CARY, NC – The Town of Cary is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Jerry Miller Artist Award- an honor that recognizes the “Best in Show” among artworks/crafts displayed at the Town of Cary’s Annual Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival that attracts more than 50,000 people each year. The following individuals were selected from 385 artists for top honors in the six categories:
• Melissa Booth, Jeweler, Durham, North Carolina
• Kimberly Kearney, Jeweler, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Maggie Joynt, Jeweler, Dillsboro, North Carolina
• Rhanna Nyman, Fiber Artist, Asheville, North Carolina
• Joe Wujcik, Wood Artist, Calera, Alabama
• Jim Whalen, Clay Artist, Horse Shoe, North Carolina
“We applaud these individuals for their outstanding contribution to yet another successful Lazy Daze Festival and hope this award encourages artists nationwide to participate in next year’s event,” said Town of Cary Festivals Coordinator Joy Ennis.
A panel of six judges consisting of working artists, arts educators, Festival Committee members and professionals in the arts field chose winners based on the following criteria: craftsmanship and technical skill; attention to detail; consistency of style; apparent and well developed intention or concept; innovative, creative, divergent thinking; unity of concept; apparent understanding of aesthetics in work; balance of compositional elements; and appropriate material choice for concept.
In 2001 to commemorate the 25th annual festival, the Lazy Daze Committee instituted the Lazy Daze Invitation Awards, now named the Jerry Miller Artist Awards, to honor the Lazy Daze festival’s founding father, local artist Jerry Miller. Awarded artists are granted automatic admission into the festival the following year with all fees waived.
For more information, or to complete an artist application for the 35th Annual Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival, call (919) 469-4061 or visit Lazy Daze at www.townofcary.org.
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PRIMARY CONTACTS:
Joy Ennis, Festivals Coordinator, (919) 462-3864
Deanna Boone, Deputy Public Information Officer, (919) 462-3908
Susan Moran, Public Information Director, (919) 460-4951
