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History of the Shuswap Lake Festival of the Arts

The Shuswap Lake Festival of the Arts Society was formed in 1984 by John Edgar Patterson and a group of local artists. They proposed to expand public awareness of the Arts in the Shuswap Lake area, to establish a forum that Shuswap artists could recognize and use as their representative body, and to provide scholarship funds to select artists.

The Festival has now moved beyond those boundaries to include a juried show, major workshops, artists' demonstrations, Children's Day, in addition to a tea room and gift shop.

Photographs of the winning pieces from the juried show are added to the Patterson Award Binder. The winning entries for this year and previous years can be seen below.

2011 "Kaleidoscope"
by Sharyn E. Olfert

2010 "Steady and Swift"
by Valerie Rogers

2009 "Garden Harvest"
by Sandra VanDenHam

2008 "Gerbera Daisy"
by Christina McLean

2007 "Harvest Gold"
by Diana Waller

2006 "Maggie"
by Joey Nash

2005 "Homeless Mike"
by Christina McLean

2004 "Common Language"
by Marjorie Kjarsgaard

2003 "Grams"
by Trish Armstrong

2002 "Pueblo Pots"
by Rae-Lynne Robertson

2001 "Little Feet, Big Boots"
by Debbie Milner

2000 "Old Toys Love Old Boys"
by Brian Hurstfield

1999 "Once a Mighty River Ran"
by Lynn Lawtey

1998 "Ramsay Peony"
by Lily Coulter

1997 "Serving Dish"
by Bruce Nyeste

1996 "Me and My Friend"
by Jo Parrott

1995 "Old Catholic Church Chase"
by Fran Lewis

1994 "Chicken Coupe"
by Carol-Lynn Davidson

1993 "Fenced In"
by Gaye Adams

1992 "The Sleeping Land"
by Jean Christie

1991 "Black Billed Magpie"
by Herb Johnson

1990 "Red Field Poppies"
by Heino Krigolson

1989 "Sunset"
by Ed Fuginski

1988 "Winter Calm"
by Lil Whitehead
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