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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