MASON CITY – The 33rd Annual Cerro Gordo Photo Show, sponsored by the Safford and Lena Lock Photo Endowment Fund, will open on Friday, May 3 at 9 a.m. at the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum.
One hundred seventy-three entries were received from residents in Cerro Gordo County and from those attending the spring and summer semesters at North Iowa Area Community College. Forty-five entries by twenty-six artists were chosen for exhibition by a panel of judges.
Area residents whose work was chosen for this year’s show are: Kameron Kuykendall of Charles City; Nick Andersen, Don Barnes, Joshua Brueggeman, Cheri Brueggeman, Larry A. Day, Shannon Heflin, Brad Janson, Craig Kienast, Jim Reynolds, and McKenzie Wherry, all of Clear Lake; Jessica Balek of Manly; Lisa Grouette, Melissa Hand, Elicia Jones, Bruce McKee, Ty Miller, Gary Mott, Amber Olsen, Jeff Platt, Elli Ruen, Paulette Searle, Eric Suby, Helena Torres, and Margaret Wendel all of Mason City; Val Paulson of Northwood.
An opening reception and awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 9, starting at 6 p.m. The cash award winners will be announced at 6:30 p.m. $150 will be awarded to the entry selected as Best in Show. For the second award, $100 will be given, and the third award will be $50. Honorable mentions will also be announced.
The 33rd Annual Cerro Gordo Photo Show will be open to the public through Saturday, July 13, during regular museum hours. Admission is free of charge, and all are invited to the reception on May 9 to meet the exhibiting artists.
Regular museum hours:
Tuesday – Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm
Thursday, 9 am to 9 pm
Sunday – Monday, Closed