Sunday, June 15, 2025

Post 582: People's Choice Winner of Best of the Region 2025

People's Choice Winner of Best of the Region 2025

Sunday, June 15, 2025. Today is the final day of the Prince William Art Society sponsored and hosted Best of the Region Fine Art Show and Sale at the Manassas Art Factory. The show ran from June 3 to June 15 and featured 40 artists from all over the Northern Virginia area. The final award of the show is in - the vote of People's Choice.

Best of the Region Winners

Best of the Region Online Web Gallery

1st Place Mike Flynn of Gainesville, VA with his watercolor painting "Bull Run"

2nd Place Absku AKA Kwaku Oforit-Yirenkyi of Dumfries, VA with his mixed media (acrylic, fabric and oil) painting "Eternal Reflections"

3rd Place Corban Hubler of Centerville, VA, with his oil painting called "Ambush"

Honorable Mention 1 Michele Frantz, of Manassas, VA, with "Peaches in the Garden" in watercolor

Honorable Mention 2 Jill Brabant, of Manassas, VA, with "Summer Symphony" in oil

And finally, the gallery visitors had the opportunity to vote for their favorite artwork in the gallery during the length of the show. The people chose Emily Thomson's work "Hydra" as their winner. Congratulations Emily! This piece is a stunner!


"Hydra" on the wall 

"Hydra" on the wall  

Monday, June 16, 2025. Emily picked up her artwork today so her is the photo of her with her People's Choice Award.

Photo by Donna Liguria 

Well folks, we hope you enjoyed Prince William Art Society's Best of the Region Art Show 2025. Look for us soon around Prince William County - hopefully at Arts Alive and the Tall Oaks Fall Art Show. 

See all of the pictures from the Best of the Region Art Reception held on June 7, 2025

BoR Art Reception Part 1 

BoR Art Reception Part 2

BoR Art Reception Part 3

Would you be interested in doing a Best of the Region Show again? Let us know in the comments below.


Author: Donna Liguria
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.

Photography/Video Credits: Otis Stanley

Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm

Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership

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1 comment:

  1. Thank you! Yes, definitely make this a yearly show!! So many variety of great works!

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