St. George's-by-the-River's
Canterbury Art Show Makes a Triumphant Return
18 OCTOBER 2021 | TheJournalNJ.com
BY LORI DRAZ
After a year’s absence, St. George’s-by-the-River’s
once again welcomed eager crowds of art lovers
to the Canterbury Art Show which returned,
as always, on Labor Day weekend. Nearly 75 artists
shared their works of oils, acrylics, pastels, charcoal,
watercolor, mixed-media and photography in the juried
and non-juried parts of the show. The four-day
event also included a Meet the Artists reception for
artists to meet and greet patrons on Sept. 3.
The Canterbury Art Show featured dimensional
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ry, ceramic, wood, metal and mixed media.
The committee was pleased to welcome back
the “Art from Artists” drawing and “Artists at Work.”
There were also tours of St. George’s Church and
the grounds.
This year’s winners of Best in Show award went
to Cheryl Griesbach for her oil painting “In the Beginning.”
The Award of Excellence was presented to
Randy Mayer for her drawing “Whiskered and Wooly.”
acrylic/collage; Marino Cirillo for “The Calling” in drawing; Regina Guarino for
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bury Wave” in photography; and MaryLou Shipman for “Willie” in watercolor.
Proceeds from the Canterbury Art show are designated for St. George’s and
the many outreach activities at more than 30 local agencies including Family
Promise, HABcore and Covenant House.
The St. George’s community thanks all the volunteers including Coni Lefferts,
Beth Sherrard, Maggie Raynor, Terry Blake, Jill Broderick, Lisa Gilmour,
Paula Jordan, Pat Locke, Taylor McFarland, Carole Rogers, Mary Jane Suruda,
Prue Turnamian, Leslie Tuthill, Kim Warman, Kathy Welch and Dianne Zeigler.
St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church is located at 7 Lincoln Ave. in
Photos by Taylor McFarland
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