GREEN RIVER– The 15^th Annual Art on the Green event held August 16 & 17, 2019 was well received by the community.

Forty artists from Utah and Wyoming competed in the 2D and 3D Art competition for 24 hours straight. The weekend began with a bang at 11 am on Friday.  All competitors began the creative process in a variety of mediums including, watercolor, oil, clay, airbrush and more. 

The following are the results from this weekend’s Art on the Green event.

Artists’ Choice

Professional 2D

• 1^st place: Michelle Nixon
• 2^nd place: Michael Parker
• 3^rd place: Melissa Strickler

Semi-Professional 2D

• 1^st place: Bryce Castillon
• 2^nd place: Halli Riskus
• 3^rd place: Mary Parker

Professional 3D

• 1^st place: Bryan Cordova  
• 2^nd place: Jeff Rudolph  
• 3^rd place: Gail VanWagoner

Semi-Professional 3D 

• 1^st place: Trevor Little  
• 2^nd place: Wayne Kertz 
• 3^rd place: Eric Newby 

Mayor’s Choice Awards

• High School: Aurora Wiekhorst
• 2D: Bryce Castillon
• 3D: Gail VanWagoner

People’s Choice

• 2D: Michelle Nixon
• 3D: Mary Shaw

Judges Choice Results

High School 2D

• 1^st place: Kiera Edmonds 
• 2^nd place: Aurora Wiekhorst 

Amateur 2D

• 1^st place: Mercedes Negrete 
• 2^nd place: Brooke Andreasen

Semi-Professional 2D

• 1^st place: Halli Riskus
• 2^nd place: Mary Little
• 3^rd place: Amanda Romero

Professional 2D

• 1^st place: Michelle Nixon  
• 2^nd place: Jill Hartley
• 3^rd place: Melissa Strickler 

Semi-Professional 3D

• 1^st place:  Eric Newby  
• 2^nd place: Trevor Little
• 3^rd place: Wayne Kertz

Professional 3D

• 1^st place: Gail VanWagoner
• 2^nd place: Jeff Rudolph
• 3^rd place: Steven Skelton

5th Annual Battle on the Green

Other associated events included the 5th Annual Battle on the Green competition which kicked off on Friday at 4:30 pm with 6 competitors painting head to head.  A theme for each battle round was drawn by a member of the Green River Arts Council and competitors had only 5 minutes to prepare. 

After the 5 minutes of preparation, they had 30 minutes to create a work of art that was then judged by the community and a panel of judges.  The judges choice for Battle on the Green was Brooke Andreasen and the People’s Choice went to Jaime Green.

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