Open to artists in southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois and western Kentucky, this annual competition is presented in cooperation with the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana and features paintings, drawings, prints, photography, mixed media work, ceramics, sculpture and jewelry.

Juror for this year's competition, Liz Publika, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ARTPublika magazine, chose 48 works for inclusion in the exhibition.

Congratulations to the following award recipients:

• BEST IN SHOW - Curtis R. Uebelhor, Riding on the Metro, mixed media

• 1st Place 2-D - Matt Fitzpatrick, Red Panda, wood and acrylic paint

• 2nd Place 2-D - David Jones, Bonding, acrylic on canvas

• 3rd Place 2-D - Bill Burton, After the Ride, acrylic

• 1st Place 3-D - Jane Gilbert, Kiki, mixed media

• 2nd Place 3-D - Cathy Gish, Tsunami, resin

• 3rd Place 3-D - Christina Zimmer Robinson, The Living, stone clay