Winner of the $1000 People"s Choice prize at the exhibition at the Firehall Theatre in Gananoque, ON is Leslie Watts for her portrait, The Bookseller.
Leslie Watts, "The Bookseller," 2017
At the same time, The Kingston Prize provided an exemplary educational program through a grant from Ontario150. Six classes of students from grades 4 to 8 participated. They all voted in the $250 Student's Choice Prize. And the winner was Keita Morimoto for his portrait Aristocrats.
Keita Morimoto, "Artistocrats," 2017
The exhibition of finalists will also be shown at the:
- Peel Art Gallery Museum + Archives (PAMA), Brampton ON November 4, 2017 through January 2018
- Artport Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ON February 1 to April 22