The Darien Arts Center has announced 14 winners in its 3rd annual Smartphone Photo Contest, Pic Darien.
The contest garnered close to 400 entries in six categories, with submissions from all ages.
Here’s a video showing the entries:
[Editor’s note: The Darien Arts Center website linked to last year’s video, which this article linked to. The DAC corrected the link and Darienite was informed, so now, at 2:07 p.m., Thursday, June 14, we’ve changed it to what we’re told is this year’s video showing the entries.]
First place ($100) and runner up ($50) cash prizes in all categories were awarded to adults and children at a reception June 1 in the DAC Weatherstone Studio.
Here are the winners:
Food category
Student Winner: Anya Napoli Student Runner up: Anya Napoli
Adult Winner: Patricia Frattaroli
Adult Runner Up: Janine Vairo
Humor
Student Winner: Ellie Mueller
Student Runner up: Rica Monaghan
Adult Winner: Patricia Frattaroli
Adult Runner Up: Tara Claps
Abstract
Student Winner: Anna Passaretti
Student Runner up: Georgia Sheehan
Adult Winner : Julie O’Connor
Adult Runner Up: David Gioiella
People & Pets
Student Winner: Georgia Sheehan
Student Runner up: Katie Walsh
Adult Winner: Susan Mackenzie
Adult Runner Up: Jackie Stoddard
Travel, Near & Far
Student Winner: Harrison Slotkin
Student Runner up: Quinn Connolly
Adult Winner : Lee Smith
Adult Runner Up: Lee Smith
Adult Honorable Mention: Pam Lindberg
Landscape & Nature
Student Winner: Matthew Taylor
Student Runner up: Robbie Gaaserud
Adult Winner: Chad Knight
Adult Runner Up: Lee Smith
Adult Honorable Mention: Diane Farrell
Photo from Darien Arts Center
Andrea Jackson, DAC board member and chairperson for the Pic Darien Photo Contest, and judge of the contest, award-winning photographer, filmmaker and producer, Jeffrey Wyant.
Award-winning photographer, filmmaker and producer Jeffrey Wyant, judged the contest, a fundraiser, which was sponsored by Nola Physical Therapy and Performance, E.C. Scott, Blue Wave Taco, Blue Wave Orthodontics, Big Shots Custom Framing and Photolab, Beautycounter and Heights Pizza.
All photo entries are showcased in a slideshow at darienarts.org.
For more information call (203) 655-8683. The DAC is located at 2 Renshaw Road, behind the Darien Town Hall.