2017 Award Winners

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

When Buffalo Roamed - Jerry McKellar

BEST OF SHOW

Eclipse - Ben Stillman - $3,000

BEST OF SHOW II

“Germination III” - Nathan Johansen - UT

“Solitude” - Tuck Langland - IN

“Geronimo” - Dawn Record - CO

“FishKaBobs” - Robert Bruce - SD

“Sitting Panther” - Eric Thorsen - MT

“Whirlwind of Life” - Travis Sorenson - SD

“Generations” - Ben Hammond - UT - 2nd leg of 3 to achieve Virtuoso Certification

“Salmon Runner” - Heather Wall, BC, Canada

“Nucleus” - Jeff Satter - SD

 “MUSE-IC” - Lee Leuning/Sherri Treeby – SD

“Pecos” – Wayne Salge - CO

The Best of Show awards are a part of a generous grant from the Scoular Family Trust to provide a monetary award for excellence in sculpture. Named the Virtuoso honor, artists jury each other’s work to select the Best of Show awards.  The overall winner receives $2,000 and all honorees are rewarded with $1,000.  The program was established in 2016 and is designed to recognize great works art and as an incentive artists to place their sculptures in Sioux Falls.