This is an “anything goes” type of show.
There is no official theme.
This show occurs during the long mid-summer days, and it’s just time for FUN art.
We usually have a wonderful variety of art on display during this competition/show. Awarded prizes are 1st, 2nd & 3rd place for 2 categories – 2-D art, and 3-D art. This show is a wonderful opportunity for artists of all types to enter their work and perhaps walk away with a ribbon and cash prize for their creativity. All entries must not have previously won a ribbon in a Stanly Arts Guild show. Be sure to not miss this Mid-summer show!
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The Summer Art Explosion exhibited
July 14th thru August 8th, 2026.
2026
1st Place (2D)
Marshall Davis
“Fall Takes Flight”
2nd Place (2D)
Deb Brown
“Forest Radiance”
3rd Place (2D)
Robert Cooper
“Warhawk”
1st Place (3D)
Kenly Strube
“Creeping Container”
2nd Place (3D)
Marjel Jones
“Two Behold Beauty”
3rd Place (3D)
O’Lynda Walker
“Rooster”
Honorable Mentions (2D)
Sue Godden
“Alaska Salmon”
David Thayer
“Black Swan Impression”
Honorable Mentions (3D)
Susan Lackey
“Pineneedles & Beads”
Gary Robinson
“Wood”
Member’s Choice (2D)
Deb Brown
“Forest Radiance”
Member’s Choice (3D)
Susan Lackey
“Pineneedles & Beads”
2025
1st Place (2D)
Ginger Barker
2nd Place (2D)
Jutta Vest
3rd Place (2D)
Setterberg
1st Place (3D)
Jeanette McKenzie
2nd Place (3D)
Judith G Williams
3rd Place (3D)
O’Lynda Walker
Honorable Mentions (2D)
Robert Gray Cooper
Finewood
Honorable Mentions (3D)
Judith G Williams
2024
Member’s Choice
Deborah Brown
