Monday August 19, 2024 | SOOKE, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
The Sooke Fine Arts Show People’s Choice awards are tallied each year from the ballots filled in by visitors at the during the show.
And the 2024 winners are:
2024 People’s Choice
Awakening Emotions – Caden Fiddler
2024 Children’s Choice
The Moncaerutor – Tatianna Davidson
(Youth Art Gallery)
2024 Youth Art Gallery Choice
Phobia – Kalie Yang
This year’s show- – their 38th — ran July 27 through August 5, 2024. The main gallery featured 274 BC island artists, over 48 of them new to the show, with the youth art gallery having a impressive showing from emerging young artists.
The event welcomed well over 8,000 guests from near and far, making the event an economic driver for the region.
As noted in our art review of the 2024 show back in July, there seems to be a theme of detailed work and tones of black, greyscale or monochromatic which is perhaps a reflection of socio-emotional recovery since the pandemic.
Juror’s Choice:
This year’s professional jurors were Dominik Modlinski, Katie Belcher, and Steven McNeil.
The Juror’s Choice awards (formally announced at the August 2 Artists Celebration) went to:
- “Concerto” – by Susan Underwood [Sponsored by Marsden Group]
- “Mango the flamingo” – by Raj Deepak S N [Sponsored by Island Social Trends]
- “Florence” – by Chadwick Johnston [Sponsored by Point No Point Resort]
