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The 4th Annual Art on the Green is right around the corner! Festivities begin Friday August 22, 2008 at 1:30pm with the sculpture Reveal! Last year there were eight magnificent pieces unveiled to the community of Green River, Wyoming. Artists interested in submitting sculpture for consideration in this year’s program are invited to apply. Please complete and submit the 2008 Art on the Green Application.

Soon after the Reveal the exciting Live Sculpting and 2D Competition begins! Each artist has only 24 hours to bring a piece of art work to life; 2pm Friday afternoon, until 2pm Saturday afternoon. Each artist must design their artwork around the theme Life on the Green. Artists are invited to participate in this unique challenge! Please complete and submit the 2008 Life on the Green Entry Form. 

The Silent Auction also starts at 2pm and is open until 9pm, continuing Saturday from 9am until 1pm. The Silent Auction is a fantastic opportunity for members of the community to take home a piece (or two!) of art. The Live Auction held Saturday night is another opportunity for art collectors and new art lovers. The Live Auction is held at 7pm following the Awards Banquet Saturday evening beginning at 5:30pm. 

Don’t leave the kids at home! On Friday from 6pm to 8pm, and Saturday from 10am to 2pm children have an opportunity to flex their artistic muscle in the Kids Creation Corner! 

The 2008 Art on the Green Schedule at a Glance:

Friday, August 22, 2008
Sculpture Reveal - 1:30pm
Live Sculpting & 2D Competition begins at 2pm
Silent Auction 2pm to 9pm 
Kids Creation Corner 6pm to 8pm

Saturday, August 23, 2008
Live Sculpting & 2D Competition ends at 2pm
Silent Auction 9am to 1pm
Kids Creation Corner 10am to 2pm
Awards Banquet 5:30pm
Live Auction 7pm to 8pm

Last year's Art on the Green

The 2007 Artist Competition was a great success with 16 sculptors and 11 two dimensional artists participating. We thank all volunteers for helping and being there with us. We think this community event will improve every year. Around 1500 spectators came and viewed the artwork in progress and we thank you all for coming.

Winners include the following: 3-D Professional's 1st place of $1800.00 was awarded to James Lynxwiler of Fort Collins, Colorado, 2nd place of $1200.00 to Bobbie Carlyle of Loveland, Colorado, 3rd place of $800.00 to Chad Spalding of Green River, 4th place of $500.00 to Del Pettigrew of Kearney, Nebraska, and 5th place of $200.00 to Jeff Rudolph of Cody, Wyoming.

Winners of the 3-D Semi-Professional category include: 1st place of $500.00 to Mary Shaw of Green River, 2nd place of $300.00 to Aaron Granpre of Green River, and 3rd place of $200.00 to Shane Steiss of Green River.

The 2-D Professional competition included: 1st place winner of $1800.00 went to Judy Bonet of Thayne, Wyoming, 2nd place of $1200.00 to Michael Parker, of Laguna Beach, California, 3rd place of $800.00to Zach Even of Lander, Wyoming, 4th place of $500.00 to Shawna Pickenpaugh of Lander, Wyoming, and 5th place of $200.00 to Martha Pettigrew of Karney, Nebraska. 

First place winner of the Semi-Professional 2-D was Bryant Birch of Green River for $500.00.

People's Choice awards received plaques. In 3-D, Bryan Cordova was winner and for 2-D, Zach Even was chosen.

We thank Mayor Castillon for supporting us and being there with us. Mayor's choice in the 2-D category was Bryant Birch' painting and Martha Pettigrew's sculpture depicting Green River's flood was chosen in the 3-D category. Both received plaques.

We had 44 Silent Auction items entered for the first time this year, which was a good number. There were 16 sold with sales over 1000 dollars.
We thank Zach Even for donating a piece of artwork for the 2-D Auction, the proceeds of which go to the Arts Council. We also thank Al and Faith Harris for helping with the 2-D Auction.

There were more than 90 little sculptors that participated in the Kid's Creation Corner with something interesting to take home. We are glad for those who supported this, parents and volunteers especially.

The new sculptures for the 2007-2008 season are up and can be seen on Uinta. They really look nice and we so much appreciate city maintenance for helping us. We also appreciate the road crews and other city personnel for helping the GRAC prepare for the event. We also thank Parks and Recreation staff for being a big part of the planning and following through for Art on the Green of 2007.

New Logo for Green River Arts Council 

The Green River Arts Council chose the logo entry submitted by Paul Tholl of Evanston for their new GRAC Logo. For his efforts Paul won the $500 prize for submitting the winning entry 

Paul's creation was a tough choice as the contest had 26 entries and all of them were excellent. 

Congratulations to Paul for helping create the new Green River Arts Council and Art On The Green Logo. 

    
The Green River Arts Council is already planning for their 4th year and Green River is looking better than ever. 

The Arts Council has been able to purchase and put on permanent display ten (10) beautiful outdoor sculptures and three (3) indoor sculptures. This is the direct result from the support of the Green River City Council and many generous donations made by businesses and individuals. 

Revised April 9, 2008