Laurie Near won the jurors choice award (photo courtesy of the Quinte Arts Council). She just gets better and better. 
Andrew Innes (above) won two awards, one for best water colour, and the other for one of his innovative works using plexiglass. Congratulations Andrew and Laurie!
The judges were artist Doug Purdon and Joan Murray who is the curator of the MacMichael Museum and an expert on Canadian art and the Group of Seven.
Very few paintings were selected for this show as the jurors may not have realised that more than one room was available. There were about 145 entries so only about one in ten pieces were accepted.
Of course, the QAC Expressions show is not just about paintings. There are also sculptures, mixed media objects, weavings and other fibre art, pottery, glass and jewelry. Photography, according to some people I talked to, was over-represented.
The outer room of the John M. Parrott gallery is home to an exhibition of sculptures this month (May) .
Tina Osbourne has some wonderful art jewellry in the corridor cases and the prices are very reasonable. I bought a necklace and matching earrings.
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