Ocean City Arts Center is pleased to announce the awards for the 60th Annual Boardwalk Arts Show, which occurred on Friday, August 4 through Sunday, August 6, 2023.
Ocean City Arts Center Purchase Awards
“The Navy” by George Gehring (photography)
“Girl with Popcorn” by Olivia Pietrzak (copper plate etching)
Best of Show
“Orange Bowl and Three Slices” by Heather Lynn Gibson (oil)
Aubrey W. Dutton Memorial Award
“Ocean City Diptich” by Jessica Libor (oil)
2nd Place
“Damsel Fish at Bligh Waters” by David Delbiondo (photography)
3rd Place
“Rain Clouds” by Keith Mountford (watercolor)
3 Honorable Mentions
“Gove of Beach Trees” by Michael Heayn (photography)
“Okapi” by Hai Wei (acrylic)
“Peer from Above” by George Gehring (photography)
This year the Ocean City Arts Center’s Boardwalk Art Show returned to its original intent of presenting two-
dimensional fine art. As always, the Arts Center makes a concerted effort to expand the opportunities for outstanding artists’ work to be seen, exhibited and collected. For this year’s show, our judges were: Jessica Mungekar, artist; Ted Walsh, artist; Steve Haas, art gallery manager; Theresa Kennish, artist; Patti Speed, artist and OCAC Board Member and Jack Devine, President of the OCAC Board of Trustees.
Selection was especially difficult too because of the nature of art in our world today. Media, methods and conceptualizations of art encompass a wider range than ever. No more are we limited to the usual methods for now all is possible with the proper resources and of course, the courage to take a stand. More than 40 artists participated, representing a wide variety of mediums
This event was made possible by the New Jersey Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
