2026 Winning Artists
See past winners for recent art shows. Each month, art show entries are judged by a different guest to ensure the selection process stays fair and unbiased.
Black & White (January)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for January:
General Art Category:
- Lynnette Hunter – 1st Place
- Elizabeth Gamache – 2nd Place
- Pat Wiles – 3rd Place
- Emma Grantham – Honorable Mention
Photography Category:
- Glenda Debekker – 1st Place
- Sandy Crawford – 2nd Place
- Sandy Crawford – 3rd Place
- Norm Cooling – Honorable Mention
Love... It's Complicated (February)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for February:
General Art Category:
- Sue Turnquist – 1st Place
- Kelly K Branyik – 2nd Place
- Virginia Moffet – 3rd Place
- Joan Sindler – Honorable Mention
Photography Category:
- Anthony Ensz – 1st Place
- Lynette Hunter – 2nd Place
- Marguerite Thibodeaux – 3rd Place
- Glenda DeBekker – Honorable Mention
Paper (March)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for March:
General Art Category:
- Cheryl Pennington – 1st Place
- Pat Wiles – 2nd Place
- Lucy Gamache – 3rd Place
- Kathleen S. Kennedy – Honorable Mention
Winds of Change (April)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for April:
General Art Category:
- Sue Turnquist – 1st Place
- Virginia Mottle – 2nd Place
- Cat Chisolm – 3rd Place
- Karen Trudeau – Honorable Mention
Photography Category:
- Linda Carlson – 1st Place
- Sandy Crawford – 2nd Place
- Marti Cordova – 3rd Place
- TBA – Honorable Mention
Stars Over the Rockies (May)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for May:
General Art Category:
- Brittany Pierce – 1st Place
- Cat Roberts – 2nd Place
- Ken McGowan – 3rd Place
- Cat Roberts – Honorable Mention
Photography Category:
- Linda Carlson – 1st Place
- Linda Carlson- 2nd Place
- Linda Carlson – 3rd Place
- Linda Carlson – Honorable Mention
Faerie Tales (June)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for June:
General Art Category:
- Sue Turnquist – 1st Place
- Ken McGowan – 2nd Place
- Dawn Adams – 3rd Place
- Jessie Duran – Honorable Mention
Photography Category:
- Marti Cordova – 1st Place
- Cat Chisolm – 2nd Place
- Lynette Hunter – 3rd Place
- Linda Carlson – Honorable Mention
A River Runs Through It (July)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for July:
Show was cancelled due to the Aspen Acre Fires. 🙁
10x10 (August)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for August:
General Art Category:
- Lynette Hunter – 1st Place
- Julie Midyett – 2nd Place
- Emily Thompson – 3rd Place
- Julie Midyett – Honorable Mention
- Casey Rusk – Honorable Mention
Hay Days (September)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for September:
General Art Category:
- TBA – 1st Place
- TBA – 2nd Place
- TBA – 3rd Place
- TBA – Honorable Mention
Photography Category:
- TBA – 1st Place
- TBA – 2nd Place
- TBA – 3rd Place
- TBA – Honorable Mention
Toil & Trouble (October)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for October:
General Art Category:
- TBA – 1st Place
- TBA – 2nd Place
- TBA – 3rd Place
- TBA – Honorable Mention
Photography Category:
- TBA – 1st Place
- TBA – 2nd Place
- TBA – 3rd Place
- TBA – Honorable Mention
Gathering Daylight (November)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for November:
General Art Category:
- TBA – 1st Place
- TBA – 2nd Place
- TBA – 3rd Place
- TBA – Honorable Mention
Photography Category:
- TBA – 1st Place
- TBA – 2nd Place
- TBA – 3rd Place
- TBA – Honorable Mention
Winter Solistice (December
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for December:
General Art Category:
- TBA – 1st Place
- TBA – 2nd Place
- TBA – 3rd Place
- TBA – Honorable Mention
Photography Category:
- TBA – 1st Place
- TBA – 2nd Place
- TBA – 3rd Place
- TBA – Honorable Mention
2025 Winning Artists
See past winners for recent art shows. Each month, art show entries are judged by a different guest to ensure the selection process stays fair and unbiased.
"Shake It Off"
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for March:
- Terri Wiebke – 1st Place
- Doug Sanders – 2nd Place
- Cheryl Pennington – 3rd Place
- Merri Daley – Honorable Mention
"Spring Awakening"
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for April:
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Kirk Shifflet – 1st Place
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Norm Cooling – 2nd Place
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Elizabeth Gamache – 3rd Place
-
Kathleen Kennedy – Honorable Mention
"SUPER-Natural"
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for May:
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Kelly Branyik – 1st Place
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Pat Wiles – 2nd Place
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Vivian Yoder McCasland – 3rd Place
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Aleecia Neish – Honorable Mention
"Kaleidoscope Wonderland"
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for June:
- Kathleen Kennedy – 1st Place
- Pat Wiles – 2nd Place
- Vikki Gray – 3rd Place
- Irene Shonle – Honorable Mention
"A River Runs Through It"
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for July:
Main Art Category:
- Frank Ventura – 1st Place
- Elizabeth Gamache – 2nd Place
- Merri Daley – 3rd Place
- Marti Bourjaily – Honorable Mention
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Amy Burnham – Honorable Mention
- Kathleen Kennedy – 1st Place
- Kelly Branyik – 2nd Place
- Norm Cooling – 3rd Place
"Dog Daze of Summer"
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for August:
Main Art Category:
- Pat Wiles – 1st Place
- Colleen Rudolph – 2nd Place
- Kelly Branyik – 3rd Place
- Aleesha Niesh – Honorable Mention
Photography Category:
- Kathleen Kennedy – 1st & 3rd Place
- Tony Ensz: 2nd Place & Honorable Mention
"Freaky Friday" (Meow-Wolf)
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for October:
Main Art Category:
- Elizabeth Gamache – 1st Place
- Linda Carlson – 2nd Place
- Aleecia Niesh – 3rd Place
"Echoes & Reflections"
Congratulations to our First Friday Art Show Series Winners for November:
Main Art Category:
- Aleesha Niesh – 1st Place
- Pat Wiles – 2nd Place
- Linda Carlson – 3rd Place
- Kathleen Kennedy – Honorable Mention
Photography Category:
- Linda Carlson – 1st
- Aleesha Niesh – 2nd Place
- Kelly Branyik – 3rd Place
- Kathleen Kennedy – Honorable Mention
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