The watercolor “Splish Splash” by RAL Art Center’s board president and co-op artist Doug Mock won first place and was selected for the vinyl wrap on a Bay Transit Bus in the center’s 2025 Art in Transit competition. Winners were announced at a public reception on May 30 at the art center in Kilmarnock. The two judges, Celeste Fetta, VMFA’s Joan P. Brock Director of Education and Assistant Deputy Director for Art and Education and Jenni Kirby, a Mosaicist and the owner of Crossroads Art Center in Richmond selected the winners from 57 entries displayed at the art center. The second-place winner was “Catching Joy” by Brenda Sylvia, with third place awarded to “Into the Mystic” by Bob Casazza. Six pieces were selected for Honorable Mentions: “Afternoon Delight 2” by Anita Baker, “Talking Heads” Becky Shaia, “A Splash of Joy” by Sarah Marshall Elliott, “Deadrise Daybreak” by Andrew Rayme, “Arriving with Happiness” by Pat Gamby, and “After the Harvest” by Bonnie-Leigh Jones.
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