At an awards ceremony on Dec. 4, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport ARTS@MSP Program Steering Committee and the National Arts Program recognized 126 artists who are taking part in the sixth annual MSP Airport Employee Employee Art Exhibit for MSP employees, volunteers and their families.
Dennis Probst, executive vice president for the Metropolitan Airports Commission, Sue Gens, executive director for the Minnesota State Arts board, and Robyne Robinson, ARTS@MSP director, presented awards to the winning artists, as well as recognized all participants.
The sixth annual MSP Airport Employee Art Exhibit, located on the Thomson Reuters Concourse C Art Gallery at Terminal 1-Lindbergh, includes artworks created by 126 artists from 13 companies operating at MSP Airport. The display includes mixed media, sculptures, paintings, photography, crafts and works on paper.
This exhibit gives employees, volunteers and their family members an opportunity to display their artwork to an international audience of thousands. The exhibit opened Nov. 23 and will continue to be on display through April 15, 2016.
The exhibit was curated by Robinson and juried by two independent judges from the creative arts and media community: Carolyn Payne executive director at SOO Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis, Minn. and Joan Vorderbruggen, Cultural District Arts Coordinator for Hennepin Theater Trust in Minneapolis, Minn. Sixteen winners were chosen from 126 entrants and awarded cash prizes.
Best in Show
Renita Picotte of West St. Paul, Minn. (family of TSA employee Cameron Picotte); Mixed Media, Untitled
Adult Professional
First Place – Katherine Smith of Jackson, Mo. (family of Airport Foundation MSP employee Elizabeth Beck); Works on Paper, Protectors
Second Place – Eric Cornett, Minneapolis, Minn. (Delta Global Services empoyee); Painting, Piccione
Third Place – Steven Nelson, Minneapolis,Minn. (Delta Air Lines employee); Craft, Platter
Adult Intermediate
First Place – Brian Travis, Arden Hills, Minn. (Delta Air Lines employee); Mixed Media, Afternoon Flight
Second Place – Sarah Reagan, Apple Valley, Minn. (family of Sun Country employee Kim Regan);Painting, Master Study
Third Place – Matthew Raschick, White Bear Lake,Minn. (TSA employee) Works on paper, Untitled
Adult Amateur
First Place – Alan Bode, Minneapolis, Minn. (Airport Foundation MSP volunteer); Photography, One Man and No Moving Truck
Second Place – Jagruti Bhakta, Maple Grove, Minn. (Delta Air Lines employee); Mixed Media, Welcome
Third Place – Frank Gray, St. Louis Park, Minn. (Airport Foundation MSP employee); Photography, Dragonflies
Teen (13-18)
First Place – Emma Gilhousen, Lakeville, Minn. (family of Delta Air Lines employee Marsha Gilhousen); Craft, Inspirational book
Second Place – Ekaterina Lindberg, Albertville, Minn. (family of Delta Global Services employee Natalya Lindberg) Works on Paper, Dango Daikazoku
Third Place – Samuel Rossow, Burnsville, Minn. (family of Airport Foundation MSP volunteer Terry Toomey); Works on Paper, Cat Watching Birds
Youth (12 & Under)
First Place – Hadley Renneberg, Hopkins, Minn. (family of HMSHost employee Peggy Brockman) Mixed Media, Out of Oz
Second Place – Owen Schutte, Woodbury, Minn. (family of Airport Foundation MSP volunteer Gene Schutte); Works on Paper, Elephant Dream
Third Place – Adajia Torres-McClain, St. Paul, Minn. (family of TGIFriday’s employee Lena Martinez Torres); Craft, Fluffly the Penguin
About ARTS@MSP
ARTS@MSP is a partnership between the Airport Foundation MSP and the Metropolitan Airports Commission, the owner and operator of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). The mission of ARTS@MSP is to enhance MSP Airport’s image, enrich the public’s experience, and promote a sense of place through arts and culture. To learn more about the program, visit www.airportfoundation.org and download the Master Plan.
About the National Arts Program
The National Arts Program® (NAP) currently sponsors 78 annual programs, encompassing more than 450 cities and counties within 40 states and the District of Columbia. The concept of NAP is to provide an uninhibited opportunity for all people to present their visual art talents, of any level, in a public exhibition, free to the artists and public. The National Arts Program® is sponsored and funded by The National Arts Program Foundation of Malvern, Pennsylvania, in support and cooperation with local city arts agencies and organizations. The soul purpose of The National Arts Program Foundation is to fund The National Arts Program®. To learn more about The National Arts Program®, visit the website, www.nationalartsprogram.org.
