Apple Blossom Festival Art Show
AWS Apple Blossom Show
2026 Apple Blossom Show
FREE ART RECEPTION
Friday, April 24
ART SHOW
Friday - Sunday, April 24-26
The AWS Apple Blossom Art Show & Sale is a fantastic event in every way! Held in the Sebastopol Center for the Arts - in conjunction with the town's weekend-long Apple Blossom Fair - the ABS is a fun event that allows our art to be seen by hundreds of people.
More than 60 AWS artists show, and hopefully sell, to the public at this annual event. A Friday night reception is hugely attended with wine, food, and live music by Steven Radice.
To participate in the show, AWS members must meet requirements for meeting attendance, sharing art, and bringing food for our potlucks. Additionally, all contribute volunteer hours in order to pull off this big event together.
2026 Apple Blossom
Show Awards
Judge: Sandra Speidel
BEST IN SHOW:
Sandi Maurer for "Group of Figures" (3D: Ceramic)
FOUNDERS' AWARD:
Fran Nielsen for "In the Bayou" (Collage)
POPULAR VOTE
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OIL
1st: Gail Radice "The Messenger"
2nd: Susan Barri "Once in a Blue Moon"
3rd: Linda Immer "In the Deep"
Honorable Mention: Linda Immer "Reflections"
Honorable Mention: Gail Radice "Clearing Skies in Mendocinor"
Honorable Mention: Judy Boles "Bowl of Apples"
Honorable Mention: Marilyn Sommer "Tulips in Bloom"
ACRYLIC
1st: Jan Blake "Emergence"
2nd: Marilyn Dizikes "Ode to Picasso, Van Gogh, and Monet"
3rd: Honora Russell "That Cute Cow"
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Springs "A Visit to Sao Miguel - Pova Cao"
Honorable Mention: Deni Marrone "Fantasty Flower"
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Springs "A Visit to Sao Miguel - Ponce"
Honorable Mention: Susan Bradford "Sunrise Over the Maine Coast"
WATERCOLOR
1st: Katie Sanderson "Community Gardens"
2nd: Kathy Byrne "White Pitchers"
3rd: Robin Allison "Wishing Well Shaved Ice - Kauai"
Honorable Mention: Carol Mills "Fetching"
Honorable Mention: Robin Allison "Sixth Sunset"
Honorable Mention: Judy Pagnusat "In the Red"
Honorable Mention: Hale Darby "Beauty"
PASTEL/DRAWING
1st: Chris Field "Evermore"
2nd: Carol Mills "Peeling Orange"
3rd: Marcella Ford "West Fork Red Rocks"
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Gomes "Between the Storms"
Honorable Mention: Chris Field "Sonoma County Spring"
Honorable Mention: Judy Boles "Ragle Ranch Park"
Honorable Mention: Merrie Krisl "Bodega Sentinel"
MIXED MEDIA/COLLAGE
1st: Fran Nielsen "In the Bayou"
2nd: Kim Winter "Blurred Heart"
3rd: Lorna Ho "Tangles"
Honorable Mention: Jackie Braun "Forest & Field"
Honorable Mention: Shirley P. Cheal "Citrus Twilight"
Honorable Mention: Shirley P. Cheal "Bright Souls, One World"
Honorable Mention: Gail Mardfin "Calla Lily Crescendo"
ADDITIONAL MEDIA 2D
1st: Mel Goldberg "Inderpendence, California"
2nd: Pamela Heck "Golden Girl"
3rd: Lonna Necker "Forest Detritus"
Honorable Mention: Brian Kellogg "Blurry Lights"
Honorable Mention: Mel Goldberg "Small Joys in North Philly"
ADDITIONAL MEDIA 3D
1st: Sandy Maurer "Group of Figures"
2nd: Sarah Hegarty "Trumpkin"
3rd: Jennifer Weiss "Regeneration"
Honorable Mention: Judy Pagnusat "Just Lunch"
Honorable Mention: Honora Russell "Elegant Lady"