MASON CITY – The 34th Annual Cerro Gordo Photo Show, sponsored by the Safford and Lena Lock Photo Endowment Fund, will open on Friday, May 9 at 9 a.m. at the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum.
One hundred sixty entries were received from residents in Cerro Gordo County and from those attending the spring and summer semesters at North Iowa Area Community College. Thirty-eight photographs by twenty-five artists were chosen for exhibition by a panel of judges.
Area residents whose work was chosen for this year’s show are: Jennifer Davidson of Charles City; Nick Andersen, Penny Barnes, Chris Barragy, Shannon Heflin, Brad Janson, Jim Reynolds, and Joyce Sorensen, all of Clear Lake; Molly Chamberlin, Dean Genth, Lisa Grouette, David Guetzko, Melissa Hand, Harsha Jayawardena, Diamonique Lawless, Bruce G. McKee, Amber Olsen, Jeff Platt, Elli Ruen, Teresa Shipman, Eric Suby, and Angie Wetter all of Mason City; Anna Eggers of Rockford; Emily Drenth and Allysa Meyer of Rockwell.
An opening reception and awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 15, 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 34th Annual Cerro Gordo Photo Show will be open to the public through Saturday, August 2, during regular museum hours. Admission is free of charge, and all are invited to the reception on May 15 to meet the exhibiting artists.
Regular museum hours:
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday – 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday, Monday – Closed
