Art Contest
Written by Dominick Miller on June 5, 2024
2025 Juried Art Exhibition: Iconic Mackinac
The theme for the 2025 juried art exhibition is Iconic Mackinac. 150 years ago the many of icons of Mackinac Island prompted the creation of Mackinac National Park, the second national park in the country. This protected icons such as Fort Mackinac, Fort Holmes, Arch Rock and others, and spurred the creation of icons such as Grand Hotel and the East and West Bluff cottages, among others. We encourage artists working in all media to share with us their artistic visions of what Iconic Mackinac means to them.
Juror for the show is Cindy Meyers Foley, Director and CEO of the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
2024 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
Mackinac Rocks! – Juror: Kristine Granger
1st David Petropoulos – Love, Life and Memories Among The Rocks
2nd Lisabeth Curnow – Crow’s Nest Trail
3rd Natalia Wohletz – Limestone Canvas
HM Mercedes Bowyer – The Grand Hotel
HM Christina Heyworth – Gitchie Manitou
HM Ragnar Avery – Arch Rock Milky Way
2023 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
A Mackinac Day – Juror: Nathan Kemler
1st Bill Murcko – Sunshine on Sugarloaf
2nd Kevin Barton – Only on the Straits
3rd Claire Larkins – Summer Street
HM Beth Bynum – Bicycle Parade
HM Cynthia Armstrong Rosa – Happiness Comes in Waves
HM Natalia Wohletz – Cedar Trails
2022 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
Mackinac Journeys – Juror: Vera Grant
1st Kelly Heck – The D.M.C.
2nd Trish Morgan – Departure Blues
3rd Raymond Gaynor – Morning Cometh II
HM Cherie Correll – Wave
HM Tom Lewand – Farewell Blue Barrels
HM Catherine McClung – A Thousand Adventures
2021 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
The Seasons of Mackinac – Juror: Bill Murcko
1st Trish Morgan – Promenade
2nd Mary Bea McWatters – Early Late
3rd Gail Chirco – A Haunting at the Grand Hotel
HM Diane Neyer – Christmas Season
HM Robert McGreevy – Covid-19 Spring on Main Street
HM Shannon Westblade – Catch Your Breath at the Top
2020 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
A Day in the Park – Juror: Nathan Kemler
1st Gail Chirco – Ghost Ships off Truscott Street
2nd Kristy Avery – Sugar Loaf Rock Fox
3rd Jennifer Wohletz – Shadow in the Water
HM Trish Morgan – Marquette Park
HM Beth Bynum – Arch Rock View
HM Natalia Wohletz – Arch Rock in Winter
2019 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
Visions of Mackinac – Juror: Emily Lanctot
1st Natalia Wohletz – Trail Lookout
2nd Mary Bea McWatters – West Bluff
3rd John Demers – Morning After the Storm
HM – Beth Bynum – A Grand View
HM – Jeremy Thornton – Almost There
HM – Philip Rice – Mackinac Raree
2018 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
Landscapes of Mackinac – Juror: Liz and Neil Ahrens
1st Lauren Brady – The Sighing Tides
2nd Bill Murcko – Sugarloaf
3rd Jennifer Wohletz – Mist over Blue Ice
HM – Kevin Barton – Steps
HM – James Swanson – Winter Market Street
HM – Cherie Correll – The Arch
2017 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
Mackinac in Motion – Juror: Joel Zwart
1st Mary Bea McWatters – Work Trucks
2nd Cherie Correll – Wind in the Sail
3rd Shin Miyakoshi – Surrey in a Hurry
HM – Timothy Anderson – Walk or Bike to the Lure of the Stir in Motion
HM – Kevin Barton – Walk Bicycles!
HM – James Swanson – The Snowy Way
2016 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
Waters of Mackinac – Juror: Henry Matthews
1st Saralee Howard – Leaving Mackinac (Rain and Tears)
2nd Kevin Barton – On the Way to Haldimand Bay
3rd Lauren Brady – Ferry Ride 1950
HM – Kristy Avery – Deep Waters
HM – Beth Bynum – Spring Thaw
HM – Renuka O’Connell – Home to Rest
2015 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
Peaceful Mackinac – Juror: Mary Fortuna
1st Patrick Wise – Overlook
2nd Maeve Croghan – Lilac Time
3rd Renu O’Connell – Henry’s View
HM – Margo Brian – On the East Side of the Island
HM – Lily Porter – Glory Be
HM – Beth Bynum – Loon’s Call – Peace
2014 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
Places of Mackinac – Juror: James Tottis
1st Sylvia Hirschegger – Winter at Windermere Point
2nd Lily Porter – Sunrise at Silver Birches
3rd Lauren Brady – Beyond Main Street
HM – Robert McGreevy – Trinity Episcopal Church Solargraphy
HM – Bill Murcko – Sunny Day on Round Island
HM – Ragnar Avery – East Bluff Cottage Drive By
2013 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
People of Mackinac – Juror: Jane Dini
1st Bill Murcko – Jim Bogan
2nd Kevin Barton – Unsung Heroes The Street Washers of Mackinac
3rd Diane Neyer – A Mackinac Tradition with Family and Friends
HM – Melissa Croghan – She Never Missed A Summer
HM – James Swanson – In Plein Air
HM – Jacqueline Pearson – A Job Well Done
2012 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
Mackinac’s Grand Hotel – Jurors: Vince Carducci, Valerie Mercer, Marlee Brown
1st Kelly Dorman – The Foundation Or In The Beginning
2nd Don Munz – A Grand View
3rd Beth Bynum – The Grand and The Turtle
HM – Miranda Green – Walking Along The Fence Line
HM – Rosemary Gould – Grand Delights
HM – Karen Gould – Best In Show – Sadie Walks Grand Porch
2011 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
Contemporary Contest – Juror: Robert Wilbert
1st Kevin Barton – Above the Big Mac
2nd Robert Benjamin – Mackinac’s Leslie Avenue
3rd Susan Glass – Garden Gait
Photography Contest – Juror: S. Kay Young
1st Charles Church – Sunset on the Straits
2nd Andrejka Hirschegger – Dreaming of Fort Holmes
3rd Svetlana Trayser – L’Ame de Mackinac
2010 Juried Art Exhibition Winners
Contemporary Contest – Juror: MaryAnne Wilkinson
1st Kate Levy – Duck at Home
Purchase Award Winner: Elizabeth Pollie