A jury made up of representatives from the The PIMCO Foundation and the Festival of Arts selected 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners from the more than 300 Orange County students’ incredible work of art on display in the Festival’s Junior Art Exhibit.
The awarded categories were photography (grades pre-kindergarten to sixth and seventh to seniors) and 3-dimensional works (grades pre-kindergarten to fifth, sixth to eighth grades and seventh to seniors) and two-dimensional artwork for each grade from pre-kindergarten through high school.
The jurors for these special awards included from The PIMCO Foundation (Peter Strelow and his son Gordon) and from the Festival of Arts (Roger Folk and Jacquie Moffett).
Sarah Middleton – Ron Morrissette
The 2014 Junior Art Awards Ceremony was held Sunday on the Festival of Arts grounds. The winners were acknowledged, honored and presented with gold, silver and bronze medallions by Sarah Middleton, Executive Director of The PIMCO Foundation and Festival of Arts President Fred Sattler.
The students’ teachers were also recognized with certificates of appreciation. Hundreds of friends, family members and art instructors turn out to support and congratulate the recipients of the Junior Art Awards. Fred Sattler presented a token of appreciation to The PIMCO Foundation for their six-year support of the Junior Art exhibit – an original piece of art designed by Festival of Arts exhibitor Mike Tauber.
“The Junior Art exhibit has become not only a showcase for young Orange County student artists, but also a vivid testimonial to the value and importance of continuing arts education in our school systems,” said Festival of Arts President Fred Sattler.
The 2014 Junior Art Exhibit is presented by the Festival of Arts and funded in part by The PIMCO Foundation. The Festival of Arts is a non-profit organization. Proceeds support the arts and art education in and about Laguna Beach.www.LagunaFestivalofArts.org.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS FINE ART SHOW
DATES & TIMES
July 6 – August 30, 2014
Open daily from 10am – 11:30pm
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission: Weekdays $7, Weekends $10
Students & Seniors: Weekdays $4, Weekends $6
Free Admission for Children 12 and under, Military, and Laguna Beach Residents.
SPONSORS
The Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters are sponsored in part by Fidelity Investments, KOST Radio 103.5, the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, & Orange County Register.
LOCATION
Festival of Arts Grounds
650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
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Sharbie Higuchi, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Festival of Arts • 650 Laguna Canyon Road • Laguna Beach, CA 92651
