A fine time at the Fine Arts Festival
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- Published on Sunday, April 22, 2018
Positive reviews for 2018 edition
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Neepawa Banner & Press
The 2018 Neepawa and District Fine Arts Festival was a success! The executive festival committee feels very well supported by the community, as many individuals and service groups donated money for scholarships.
The friends of the festival numbers remained stable this year and the audiences were large for both the concerts and sessions. The number of entries was also good (145).
Some of the recent changes that have been made were very positively received and we look forward to continuing to expand what we offer (making programs available to Friends of the Festival before the event, bringing back speech arts, allowing parents/guardians to video record and take photos of their children, increasing the number of people on the executive)....the changes have been successful because the newer executive had a very strong foundation to grow from...the executive will be meeting on Apr. 29 at ArtsForward to discuss future plans (if anyone has any ideas or concerns, they are welcome to attend).
We would like to congratulate the winners of the vocal classes. The trophy winners were: Under 10 - Siri Warwaruk. Under 12 - Danica Poettcker. Under 14 - Bryce Kwiatkowski. Under 16 - Selina Santos
The award winners were: Clem & Robert Turner Memorial Trophy, Medallion/Scholarship - Bryce Kwiatkowski. Duration Scholarship, 10-14 years - Danica Poettcker. Lion’s Rose Bowl, Medallion/Scholarship, 15-18 years - Selina Santos. Choraliers’ Scholarship, 10-14 years - Isabella Johnson. Grayson Family Scholarship, 10-18 years - Declan Smith
We would also like to thank the volunteers and adjudicators that helped the festival run smoothly, the Knox Presbyterian Church for hosting our festival, and the community for their donations and attending the festival which included two well attended evening concerts. Thank you to our friends of the festival who helped fund four days of talent and to our Facebook friends who followed our event and left messages for the award winners.
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, please visit our Facebook page: “Neepawa and District Fine Arts Festival” or attend our next business meeting on Apr. 29 at 4:00 p.m. at ArtsForward in Neepawa. We look forward to planning our 53rd annual festival for spring 2019!
