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  • Posted March 13, 2012 12:01 a.m.
  • The 4th Annual Delta Visual Arts Show was a huge success!

  • The 4th Annual Delta Visual Arts Show was a huge success!  Thanks to all our great volunteers, the amazing artists and each and everyone of you who attended the show!  This newsletter will fill you in on a lot of the follow up information on the show!  If you need any more information, feel free to let us know!

    Record Crowd, Record Sales
    A record crowd attended the 4th Annual  Delta Visual Arts Show on February 25, 2012 with between 900 and 1,000 people coming through the one day show.  Visitors came from 87 Arkansas communities and from 6 different states to see and purchase original artwork.

    The 97 artists sold a total of between $75,000 and $80,000 of art in one day in downtown Newport!  Sales ranged from small items of artwork for $15 to large pieces costing over $1,000.  The largest grossing artist sold over $5,000 in art during the one day sale.

    Already, 90 artists have pre-registered for the 5th Annual Delta Visual Arts Show to be held on February 23, 2013.  While the exact number of artist to be accepted is uncertain at this time, we will make the cut based on when registrations come in.

    If You Visited the Show, help Us Make It Better.
    We are continually working to make the show better.  Each year we ask the artists to complete a survey on the show so that we can make adjustments.

    Over 100 people worked to pull off the 4th Annual Show and the effort and care showed in everything that was done.  If you were one of the volunteers, please know how much you are appreciated and what a wonderful success you created!  Thanks for all you did!
     
    Sincerely,
    Steering Committee
    Blue Bridge Center for the Delta Arts
    In This Issue
     

    Children of the Delta
    Art Show Contest Winners
    The first Children of the Delta Art Show was a lot of fun.  The following were our winners!

    PreK - Kindergarten
    1st Place - Devin Woodruff
    2nd Place - Ziarra Worsham
    3rd Place - Brian Hurst
    Honorable Mention - Lia Walton

    1st and 2nd Grades  
    1st Place - Seth Cook
    2nd Place - Sopie Falwell
    3rd Place - Alex Martinez
    Honorable Mention - Elizabeth Walker
     
    3rd and 4th Grades
    1st Place - Mosaliyah Baker
    2nd Place - Kalai Holt
    3rd Place - William Kelley
    Honorable Mention - Madison Walker
     
    5th and 6th Grades
    1st Place - Luke Samaniego
    2nd Place - Cassidy McCloud
    3rd Place - Joshua Haynes
    Honorable Mention - Hunter Shelton

    Congratulations to all our young growing artists!
    Our Sponsors

    City of Newport
    Downtown Revitalization and Improvement Volunteer Effort
    Iron Mountain Regional Arts Council
    Merchants and Planters Bank
    John Minor
    The Newport Economic Development Commission
    Suddenlink Communications

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