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Manitoulin Fine Arts celebrates another successful exhibition

September 11, 2019

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MFAA-Cliff-Jewell — Incoming MFAA president Susan Cairns, left, and convenor Lisa Hallaert, right, present Cliff Jewell a Visitor’s Choice Award for his acrylic painting ‘About The Train.’

SHEGUIANDAH – The Manitoulin Fine Arts Association’s annual exhibition at the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah is always a big hit and those attending the show get a great opportunity to express their own assessment of the works with the Visitor’s Choice Awards.

This year it was Cliff Jewell and Linda Williamson who got the nod for the Visitor’s Choice Awards. Mr. Jewell won for his acrylic painting ‘About The Train’ and Ms. Williamson for her oil painting ‘Winter View of Strawberry Island.’

Incoming MFAA President Susan Cairns and convenor Lisa Hallaert presented the awards to Mr. Jewell, while Ms. Cairns accepted the award on Ms. Williamson’s behalf.

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Michael Erskine

Michael Erskine BA (Hons) is a staff writer at The Manitoulin Expositor. He received his honours BA from Laurentian University in 1987. His former lives include underground miner, oil rig roughneck, early childhood educator, elementary school teacher, college professor and community legal worker. Michael has written several college course manuals and has won numerous Ontario Community Newspaper Awards in the rural, business and finance and editorial categories.