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Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom TOP GFWC/MIOSAC CLUB ART SHOW HONORS -- Songchae “Amy” Park of Foxcroft earned a pair of honors at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC)/Miosac Club’s annual art show on March 25 at the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft. Park was judged as having created the first-place piece, advancing her to next month’s district art show, and she also received the People’s Choice award.

Women’s club honors top high school school artists

Staff, Piscataquis Observer •April 12, 2018

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Nineteen pieces created by students at Foxcroft Academy and Piscataquis Community High School of Guilford were on display at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC)/Miosac Club’s annual art show, which was supported by the local Kiwanis club, on March 25 in the lobby of the Center Theatre.

The works of art were judged by artist Suzette East of Brownville, with the winner — the honorees all receive cash prizes — advancing to the GFWC District Art Show next month in Newport where the top pieces will go on the state-level competition in May.

Top honors at the GFWC/Miosac Club Art Show were presented to Foxcroft Academy student Songchae “Amy” Park. Park also earned the People’s Choice award per a vote of art show attendees.

Placing second was Foxcroft’s Rui Feng and Ashley Grant of PCHS earned third-place honors.

Other art show participants were Foxcroft Academy students Rebecca Bessey, Emily Curtis, Yifan “Frances” Li, Krisla Wagner and Wenting “Cecilia” Yang, and PCHS’ Hope Adkins, Caroline Goggin, Tylla Gosselin, Annalee Knowles, Eve Patterson, Terri-Ann Perigo, Emily Sharron and Amaya White.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom
TOP GFWC/MIOSAC CLUB ART SHOW HONORS — Songchae “Amy” Park of Foxcroft earned a pair of honors at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC)/Miosac Club’s annual art show on March 25 at the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft. Park was judged as having created the first-place piece, advancing her to next month’s district art show, and she also received the People’s Choice award.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom
THIRD-PLACE PIECE OF ART — The work of art created by Piscataquis Community High School’s Ashley Grant, center, placed third in the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC)/Miosac Club’s show on March 25 at the Center Theatre. To the left is Eve Patterson’s piece and the art on the right was created by Caroline Goggin — the two also attend PCHS.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom
RUNNER-UP PIECE — Rui Feng of Foxcroft Academy earned second-place honors in the 2018 GFWC/Miosac Club art show with this piece.