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This Thursday! Join us at Friday’s in Wilkes-Barre for the Fiesta Fall
Mixer!!!

A portion of proceeds will help make Fiesta 2025 the best yet! See you there!

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Support Fiesta and get 25% off your shopping at Boscov’s on October 22! All you need is a Friends Helping Friends Shopping Pass! Buy a pass from Fiesta, then shop ‘till you drop with a 25% discount! Message us for info!

 

The Fiesta Family sends warmest wishes to our strong Fiesta supporter, First Keystone Community Bank! 

Congratulations on 160 years of service!

Thank you to everyone who supported the Fine Arts Fiesta during the NEPA Gives fundraiser! Your kind gift will help us inspire young artists during Fiesta 2025!

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CONGRATULATIONS, HAILEY ONDISH, THE 2024 FINE ARTS FIESTA POSTER CONTEST WINNER!

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Hailey Ondish, a twelfth grade student at Wilkes-Barre Area High School’s Creative and Performing Arts Academy has been awarded top honors in the 2024 Fine Arts Fiesta Poster Contest. Her design is featured on Fiesta posters and T-shirts which will be available on Public Square during Fiesta which runs May 16 through 19.
From left: Susan Braden, poster contest chairperson; Lisi Edgerton, Framing consultant at contest sponsor Marquis Art and Frame; Hailey Ondish, first place winning artist; and Ann Saxton, Fine Arts Fiesta Board President.
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Current 2024 Save the Dates

Set up Day – 15 May

Various time schedules set by chairpersons

2024 FiestaPiece of Art Opening Day -16 May

Opening Ceremonies

Howard B. Fedrick Friend of the Arts Award
Ann Saxton, Mary Anne Fedrick & Mayor George Brown

Awards

Poster Contest

Susan Braden

Juried Art

Gary Womelsdorf

POETRY CONTEST AWARDS – 19 MAY

RECLAIM ENTERED AND PURCHASED JURIED ART WORKS – 19 MAY

Any questions or inquiries can be made by email from the website to any of the individuals you wish to communicate with.

*Only 2024 Fine Arts Fiesta active volunteer attend and any volunteer guests are required to pay to attend. +Tentative Date

2024 Fine Arts Fiesta Juried Exhibitions Award Winners Announcement

Media Announcement Click Here

The 2024 68th Fine Arts Fiesta, Peace of Art is proud to announce the winners in the Sandra D. Maffei Adult Juried Exhibition and the Yellow Zinnia Juried Junior Senior High Exhibition as well the Arts Around the Town and Square presentations.

The Fine Arts Fiesta is the oldest full scale arts festival in the state of Pennsylvania and is a free gift of the arts to the people of the region presenting the seven lively arts for all to experience and enjoy.

Join us May 16-17-18-19 for four full days with something for everyone to experience and enjoy!

Award Results Click Here

SANDRA DYCZEWSKI MAFFEI ADULT JURIED EXHIBITION AWARD WINNERS – 2024

 

Best of Show, Leonard A. and Clementine M. Najaka Memorial Award

Curtis Salonick…Untitled B…photograph…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Kronick, Kalada, and Berdy & Co. P.C. Purchase Award

Kurt Santayana…”Beggar”…photograph…Luzerne. PA

Commission on Economic Opportunity Purchase Award

  “The People Helping People Award”

Heidi Hartranft…”The Cow”…photograph…W. Wyoming, PA

Commission on Economic Opportunity Purchase Award

   “The People Helping People Award”

   Sharon Rolland…”Every Cat Needs a Window”…photograph…Shavertown, PA

Commission on Economic Opportunity Purchase Award

  “Ending Childhood Hunger”

Shirley Trievel…”Tea”…pastels…Bear Creek Twp.” PA

Mattern Law Office Purchase Award

   Fran Douaihy…”Footsteps”…photograph…Dunmore, PA

Harry Grozio Memorial Award

Anna Marie Columbo…”Jellyfish”…photograph…Mountaintop, PA

Ruth Slamon Memorial Award

   Robert Broghamer…”Sight Seeing Twins”…photograph…Exeter, PA

     First Place Crafts, Main Street Galleries Sponsored Award

Antoine…”Time Moves On”…quilt…Wilkes-Barre, PA

     Second Place Crafts, Scorpio Studios Sponsored Award

Janet Stavish. “Rainy Night, Hells Kitchen”…fiber…Forty Fort, PA

     Third Place Crafts, Maria Livrone Art Award

Janet Stavish…”Quilt For My Inner Child”…fiber…Forty Fort, PA

First Place Graphics, Main Street Galleries Sponsored Award

Shirley Trievel…”Musing”…pastel…Bear Creek Twp, PA

Second Place Graphics, Jesse John Mills Memorial Award

John Lund…”Uptown Girl”…drawing…Olyphant. PA

Third Place Graphics, Borland Family Sponsored Award

Victorya Lenz…”Pondering”…charcoal…Ashley, PA

Honorable Mention Graphics, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

Alexis Beddingfield…”Social Status Kills”…pen and ink…Bloomsburg, PA

Honorable Mention Graphics, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

Anthony.J. Bartoletti…”Arabic 6-Fold Tessellation”…pen…Wilkes-Barre, PA

 

    First Place Painting, Main Street Galleries Sponsored Award

Catherine Laskaris..”Horse and Buggy Ride @ Kennebunkport, ME’..oilsExeter, PA

    Second Place Painting, Borland Family Sponsored Award

Rosemary Luksha…”Forest of Life”…oils..Larksville, PA

    Third Place Painting, Green Dog Pottery Sponsored Award

Tracy Lee McDermott…”Homage to Edgar Payne”…oils..Shavertown, PA

    Honorable Mention Painting, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

       Linda Shurmaitis…”New York”…acrylic…Harveys Lake, PA

    Honorable Mention Painting, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

      Richard Scott…”Ricketts Glen #1”…oils…Kingston, PA

    Honorable Mention Painting, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

Julie Hanlon Heffers…”Chaos or Release”…oils…Wilkes-Barre, PA

    Honorable Mention Painting, Marquis Arts and Frame Sponsored Award

Rosemary Luksha…”A Beautiful Soul”…oils…Larksville, PA

 

First Place Photography, Shea Woznock Memorial Award

Curtis Salonick…Untitled B…photograph…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Second Place Photography, Beatrice R. Miller Memorial Award

   Robert Broghamer…”Tree House”…photograph…Exeter, PA

Third Place Photography, Borland Family Sponsored Award

Krista P. Connolly…”Time Will Tell”…photograph…Swoyersville, PA

Honorable Mention Photography, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

J.D. Ashford…”Wasted Youth”…photograph…Dupont, PA

Honorable Mention Photography, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

Stephanie Evans…”Riding Through the Tulips”   photograph…Nanticoke, PA

Honorable Mention Photography, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

Tom Gallagher…”0335_ba_CRI_012”…photograph…West leton, PA

 

    First Place Sculpture, Nora Woznock Memorial Award

Zane Taney…”Nuts Over You”…metal…Wapwallopen, PA

    Second Place Sculpture, Everett Beidler Memorial Award

Richard Scott…”Prosthetic Prototype #4”…steel…Kingston, PA

    Third Place Sculpture, Stephen Lebron III and Fatima Lebron Memorial Award

Matthew Howell…”Geppetos Shop”…wood…Wilkes-Barre, PA

 

First Place Watercolor, Sue Hand Imagery Sponsored Award

Diana Novosel…”A Corner in the Shed”…watercolor…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Second Place Watercolor, Wyoming Valley Art League Sponsored Award

Diana Novosel…”The El Cid II”…watercolor…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Third Place Watercolor, Leonard and Angela Fiore Memorial Award

Sue Riviello…”Sunflower”…watercolor…Pittston Twp, PA

Honorable Mention Watercolor, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

   Harry Hayes…”Peonies”…watercolor…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Honorable Mention Watercolor, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

    Amelia Murphy…”Pizza Guys”…watercolor…Courtdale, PA

Honorable Mention Watercolor, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

   Keith Hunter…”Genos”…watercolor…Dallas, PA

Fine Arts Fiesta Yellow Zinnia Junior/Senioir High Juried
Exhibition Award Winners – 2024

Media Announcement Click Here

The 2024 68th Fine Arts Fiesta, Peace of Art is proud to announce the winners in the Sandra D. Maffei Adult Juried Exhibition and the Yellow Zinnia Juried Junior Senior High Exhibition as well the Arts Around the Town and Square presentations.

The Fine Arts Fiesta is the oldest full scale arts festival in the state of Pennsylvania and is a free gift of the arts to the people of the region presenting the seven lively arts for all to experience and enjoy.

Join us May 16-17-18-19 for four full days with something for everyone to experience and enjoy!

Award Results Click Here

 

Best of Show, Eugene and Margaret Pelczar Memorial Award

Paicey Clower…”Crunch Time”…ink…Mountaintop, PA

   

First Place Award, Thomas and Dorothy Womelsdorf Memorial Award

Paicey Clower…”Sunbathing”…colored pencil…Mountaintop, PA

 

Second Place Award, Wyoming Valley Art League Sponsored Award

Finch Upperman…”Beyond Measure”…colored pencil…Freeland. PA

 

Third Place Award, Scorpio Studio Sponsored Award

Destina Brannigan…”Destina”…acrylic…Plains, PA

 

Johnston and Johnston Law Office Art Award

Molly Simko…”9 Square Project”…mixed media…White Haven, PA

 

Harry Grozio Memorial Award

Phaedra Erzar…”Glory Box”…acrylic…West Wyoming, PA

Harry Grozio Memorial Award

Ashley Aguilar…”Stay Still”…acrylic…Wilkes-Barre, PA

 

George Moses Sr. Memorial Award, Excellence in Graphics Award

Morgan Koons…”Balloon Dog”…colored pencil…Mountaintop, PA

Larry Mackinder Memorial Award

   Mikhail Hazlak…”Deep in the Mine”…photograph…Kingston, PA

 

Christopher Robinson Memorial Award

Mia Chitswara…”Fish Pond”…acrylic…Mountaintop, PA

Sarah Jane Yuscavage Memorial Award

Mia Chitswara…”Times Square”…acrylic…Mountaintop, PA

Natalie Lois Velo-Zorzi Memorial Award

   Ella Russell…”Refreshing”…watercolor…Mountaintop, PA

 

Honorable Mention Award, Scorpio Studio Sponsored Award

Ella Russell…”Elephant”…pen and ink…Mountaintop, PA

Honorable Mention Award, Scorpio Studio Sponsored Award

    Maddie O’Donnell…”76 Brigham St.”…pen and ink…Mountaintop, PA

Honorable Mention Award, Scorpio Studio Sponsored Award

   Alissa Knights…”Beloved Brother”…acrylic…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Honorable Mention Award, Scorpio Studio Sponsored Award

   Katie Charsky…”Radio City”…oil…Mountaintop, PA

Honorable Mention Award, Judith L. Keats Sponsored Award

    Sabrina Krause…”Fruitiful Still Life”…gouache…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Honorable Mention Award, Judith L. Keats Sponsored Award

    Destina Brannigan…:Lost in the Leaves”…colored pencil…Plains, PA

 

Charles Kersletter Memorial Award for Colored Pencil and Drawing,                  Mary Lou Steinberg Sponsored Award

Alexa Mihalos…”Grayson”…pastels…Mountaintop, PA

Maria Livrone Art Award

   Nora Moeslein…”Cubist Julia”…photograoh…Drums, PA

Maria Livrone Art Award

   Karomy Rivas…”My Grandparents”…photograph…Hazleton, PA

Oliva Livrone Memorial Award

Ella Rose Siergiej…”Northern Lights”…graphite…Hunlock Creek, PA

William (Butch) Zack Memorial Award

   Lana Shovlin…”Autumn Impression”…acrylic…Shavertown, PA

 

Bob Gaetano Arts Award

   Avery Deiter…”Victorian Solar”…ink…Exeter, PA

 

Ed “Sonny” Jones Woodturner Sponsored Award

    Christyana Towns…”Noodles”…charcoal/graphite…Wyoming, PA

 

Alexandra Eden Brown Memorial Award

   Olivia Shaffer…”A Look at Me’…acrylic…White Haven, PA

 

William and Julia Luksha Memorial Award

   Yaneiry Diaz…”My Best Friend”…acrylic…Freeland, PA

 

Barbara and Edward Luksha Memorial Award

    Misty Bailey…”Misty Rain”…acrylic…Wilkes-Barre, PA

 

 

 

 

Adult Exhibition Winners – 2024

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Best of Show, Curtis Salonick, W-B, Untitled B, photograph

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First Place Watercolor, Diana Novosel, W-B, “ACorner in the Shed”

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First Place Painting, Catherine Laskaris, Exeter, “Horse and Buggy Ride”, oil

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First Place Graphics, Shirley Trievel, Bear Creek Township, “Musing”, paste

Student Exhibition Winners – 2024

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Best of Show, Paciey Clower, Mountaintop, Crestwood Area, “Crunch Time”, ink

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Judith L. Keats Sponsored Award, Destina Brannigan, Plains, Wilkes-Barre Area, CAPRA, “Lost in Leaves”, colored pencil

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Natalie Lois Velo-Zorzi Memorial Award, Ella’s Russell, Mountaintop, Crestwood Area, “Refreshing”, watercolor

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Second Place Student Exhibition, Finch Upperman, Freeland, Hazleton Area, “Beyond Measure”, colored pencil

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Maria Livrone Art Award, Karomy Rivas, Hazleton, Hazleton Area, “My Grandparents”, photograph,

Fine Arts Fiesta, Inc. is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) entity registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free within Pennsylvania 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. 

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Fine Arts Fiesta
PO Box 2053,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa 18703-2053

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