So proud of our many club winners in the Arts Council of Lincoln County's  Amateur Photography Competition. Congratulations to Mark Houser for Winning Best of Show. 

The Arts Council of Lincoln County announces the winners of the 2012 Amateur Photography Competition:

Best of Show:  

Roaring Fork Falls, Mark Houser

Category winners:

People-

3^rd    The Jumper, Tina Brittain

2^nd   Guitar Man, Cliff Black

1^st   Sweet Baby, Kathy Goodson

Animals-

3^rd Horse and Rider, Michelle Wayne

2^nd Portrait of the Owl, Cynthia Harman

1^st Huskey, Tina Brittain

Special Effects & Abstract-

3^rd The keyhole, David Hopkins

2^nd Fire in Flight, Paula Sain

1^st Oil and Water, Cynthia Harmon

Miscellaneous:

3^rd   The Cava Factory, Elizabeth Phephs

2^nd  Artist Spectrum,  Sarah Shaffer

1^st   Balloon Peek a Boo,  Judy Broesder

Black and White-

3^rd You Can’t See Me, Kathy Goodson

2^nd Friends,  Mark Houser

1^st  Tressell,  Cliff Black

Plant life/ landscape-

3^rd Orchid,  Cliff Black

2^nd Baby Magnolias,  Diane Keeney

1^st  Lily Pond,  Bob Hodges

The Amateur Photography Competition runs through January 22, 2012 and can be viewed at the Lincoln Cultural Center, 403 E. Main St. Lincolnton, Monday–Friday from 10– 5pm. The Arts Council of Lincoln County thanks Tindalls’ Professional Photography for their generous sponsorship of this event. The Arts Council of Lincoln County would also like to thank Ari Miller for his expertise in judging our competition.

For more from information, please contact the Arts Council of Lincoln County at (704) 732-9044. This project is supported in part by a grant provided through the Grassroots Arts Program of the NC Arts Council, a state agency.