IMAGE Art Show 2025 Results!👏
IMAGE Art Show 2025 Awards Announcement!!
The East Central Regional Arts Council (ECRAC) is proud to honor the award winners of the 38th annual IMAGE Art Show. The IMAGE Art Show is an annual event open to any artist residing in Region 7E (the MN counties of Chisago, Kanabec, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Pine and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe lands in East Central Minnesota.) The Art Show and the awards honor some of the finest art in the area. Over 100 artists from the East Central Minnesota region exhibited this year’s IMAGE Art Show at the Grand Events Center in Mora, MN, August 22, 23 & 24.
Judges Amy Varsek of Duluth and Heidi Jeub of Shoreview chose Judge's Choice, Artistic Excellence Award, and Artistic Merit Awards. We also had viewers of the show vote for their favorite for the People’s Choice Award, as well as the ECRAC Board of Directors’ Purchase Awards to add to the organization's permanent collection. The winners, and their county of residence, are as follows:
Judge's Choice: Mike Menasco, Chisago
Judge's Choice: Nicole Lidman, Mille Lacs
Awards of Artistic Excellence
Amikogaabawiikwe “Adrienne Benjamin”, Mille Lacs
Damien Beck, Kanabec
MaryAnn Carlson, Chisago
Melinda Cloose, Kanabec
Amanda Dorholt, Isanti
Greg Just, Isanti
Amanda Kendall, Pine
Jim Larson, Mille Lacs
Dee Ann Sibley, Isanti
David Spohn, Chisago
Awards of Artistic Merit
Donna Budzynski, Pine
Jean Crocker, Isanti
Dell Gross, Pine
Nathan Hagar, Isant
B.T. Johnson, Isanti
Carl Long, Kanabec
Nathan Peet, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe lands in East Central MN
Katherine Salverda, Chisago
Robyn Tingle, Kanabec
Becky Utecht, Kananbec
Purchase Awards
Cindy Fuerstenberg, Pine
Cyrus Raivo, Kanabec
To view a slideshow of the 2025 IMAGE Art Show Award Winners, click below. A slideshow of all entries is available to view online at: ecrac.org
ECRAC Board Members include: Patricia Black, Pine; Matthew Krousey, Chicago; Roger Nieboer, Kanabec; and Carla Vita, Mille Lacs.
ECRAC Staff: Mary Minnick-Daniels, Executive Director;
Katina Eklund, Grant Program Officer
IMAGE Art Show Manager, Kelli Maag; Curator, Terri Huro; Videographer, Matt Utecht; Show Photographer, Kirsten Faurie
