Heather Ainsley
ECB Publishing, Inc.
In September, Starling Musings Art Gallery launched its first community-driven Halloween Art Contest. Each participant was encouraged to bring in their original Halloween-themed artwork to be placed on display throughout the month of October, where members of the community were invited to cast their votes to determine which of the art pieces would be the winner of the contest.
Eighteen art pieces were submitted, and over 80 community votes were cast! This year's contest was sponsored by a local artist, Art Enchanted, who donated $50 toward the winning pot. On Halloween night, the gallery hosted a Facebook Live event to count the votes and announce the winner.
This year's winner is Autumn Fisher, who painted an acrylic scene titled, “Moonlight Watcher” that depicted a hauntingly beautiful scene of an owl perched in a tree silhouetted by a full moon. After the announcement was made, Fisher was invited to come in to collect her winning piece and receive her award, a $140 cash prize.
Starling Musings would like to thank all of this year's participants, and is happy to announce the opening of their latest exhibit, which features paintings of local artist, J. Francis O'Reilly. The exhibit launched on Saturday, Nov. 9, and will be on display for the duration of the month. Interested parties can view this exhibit during normal gallery hours, which coincide with Tupelo's Bakery hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to being available for viewing, many of the paintings currently on display are available for purchase. If you are interested in buying a painting, please contact the gallery at starlingmusings@gmail.com. You may also call the gallery at (850) 347-5759.
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