MASON CITY – Award winners have been named in the 42nd Annual Cerro Gordo Photo Show at the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum. Forty entered photographs by nineteen artists were chosen for the exhibition by a panel of judges. Judges for this year’s competition were 41st Annual Cerro Gordo Photo Show Best in Show award winner, Paulette Searle, and Anne Hansen, Art Teacher at John Adams Middle School in Mason City.
The Best in Show award of $150 was given to Margo Underwood of Clear Lake for her photograph entitled Smooth Landing. Angela Klus of Mason City received the second award of $100 for her digital photograph entitled No Paparazzi. The third place award of $50 went to Brad Janson of Clear Lake for his color print on metal paper, Vapor Jet.
Honorable Mentions were awarded to Bruce G. McKee of Mason City for the digital photograph, Northern Lights, Lorrie Staudt of Daugherty for the photograph, This is My Plié, Noemi Cruz-Orcutt of Mason City for her macro photograph, Standing Out and Danelle Stadtlander of Mason City for her digital color photograph, Star Gazing.
The exhibition is on display through Saturday, June 18, and is sponsored by the Safford and Lena Lock Photo Endowment Fund. Admission to the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum is free of charge. Please visit the Museum’s website http://www.macniderart.org or call 641-421-3666 for the most up-to-date visitor information and hours.