resenting the Exhibiting Artist award winners of our 2024 61st Annual Piedmont Craftsmen Fair:
Since 2015, Exhibiting Members in Fiber Linda Sanders and Beverly Dawson have presented the Dawson and Sanders Award of Excellence in the Fiber Arts. This year’s winner is:
Kelly Walsh, Member in Fiber since 2024, Durham, NC
Every year at Piedmont Craftsmen’s Fair, four exhibiting artists are presented with an Award of Excellence. A three person committee, which changes every year, is invited to choose three artists who are Exhibiting Members of Piedmont Craftsmen whose work (regardless of medium) exemplifies Piedmont Craftsmen’s standards of technical excellence, creativity, and innovation.
Shana Bertetto, Member in Jewelry since 2024 from Columbia, SC
Ian Herdell, Member in Wood since 2020 from Durham, NC
Anne McLean, Member in Mixed-Media since 2020 from High Point, NC
This Year another medium specific award was added to the awards of excellence and this year’s winner is:
William Shearrow, Member in Clay since 2024 Canton, Ohio