05/31/2026
Congrats to the 68th Annual Sidewalk Art Show award winners!
This year’s guest jurors, Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Curator and International Director of YES Contemporary and Holly Koons, Executive Director of the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University, selected the winners.
Awards:
Grand Home Furnishings Best in Show:
Yael Braha, Vinton, Va.
Braha’s media on view at the show was fine craft.
Second Prize:
Paulina Swietliczko, Roanoke, Va.
Swietliczko’s media on view at the show was painting.
Third Prize:
Kara Beckner, Philadelphia, Pa.
Beckner’s media on view at the show was fine craft.
Merit Awards:
Drawing/Original Printmaking Award sponsored by LinDor Arts:
Blake Gore, Christiansburg, Va.
Fine Craft and Jewelry Award sponsored by LinDor Arts:
Jeffrey Mead, Acworth, Ga.
Mixed Media Award sponsored by LinDor Arts:
Sean Parrish, Greensboro, N.C.
Painting Award sponsored by LinDor Arts:
Gavin Otteson, New Paris, Ohio
Photography Award sponsored by LinDor Arts:
David Jensen, Rocky Mount, Va.
Other Awards:
J. Gail Geer Sculpture Award sponsored by the family and friends of J. Gail Geer:
Wendy Converse, Salem, S.C.
Allen Ingles Palmer Award sponsored by the Palmer family:
Kate Meyer Fitzpatrick, Painter, Va.
Fitzpatrick’s media on view at the show was painting.
Mickie Kagey Watercolor Award sponsored by the friends and family of Mickie Kagey:
Jieun Kim, Ashburn, Va.
Paul Ostaseski Memorial Award sponsored by the family of Paul Ostaseski:
Odaybea Morrow, Roanoke, Va.
Morrow’s media on view at the show was jewelry.
The 68th Annual Sidewalk Art Show is generously supported by Elizabeth Sowder and Glenn Cecil, Grand Home Furnishings, LinDor Arts, Blue Ridge Beverage Company, Inc., Clearstead Advisory Solutions, Dalton Construction, the Family of J. Gail Geer, and Wurth Industry.
