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Seventh Annual Recovery Fine Arts Festival 2010

This year, OASAS received a record-breaking 175 visual art and over 100 poetry submissions. The judges gathered on September 8th and selected best in show from 10 categories which are featured below.

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Fine Arts Festival 2010 Award Winners

Acrylic
Jessica Covell of Albany, NY
"Through the Darkness"

"Through the Darkness" by Jessical Covell of Albany, NY - 2010 Acrylic Category Winner

Mixed Media
Ruben Lopez of New York, NY
"Sober in the City"

"Sober in the City" by Ruben Lopez of NY, NY - 2010 Mixed Media Category Winner

Oil/Pastel
Jackeline G. Khalil of Brooklyn, NY
"Life After Death"

"Life After Death" by Jackeline G. Khalil of Brooklyn, NY - 2010 Oil/Pastel Category Winner

Pencil
Reginald "True" Coleman of Harlem, NY
"Mother Theresa"

"Mother Theresa" by Reginale Coleman of Harlem, NY - 2010 Pencil Category Winner

Pen & Ink
Marcos Garcia of South Ozone Park, NY
"Find Yourself"

"Find Yourself" by Marcos Garcia of South Ozone Park, NY - 2010 Pen & Ink Category Winner

Award Ceremony Speech PDF Document
(Accessible Text Format Rich Text Format)

Photography
Shawn Tish of New York, NY
"New Dreams Growing Inside Me"

"New Dreams Growing Inside Me" by Shawn Tish of New York, NY - 2010 Photography Category Winner

Watercolor
Sherrie Adkinson of Cohoes, NY
"Mixed"

Commissioner's Choice Visual Art
Ian Clayton of Ellenville, NY
"Recovery Rocks"

"Recovery Rocks" by Ian Clayton of Ellenville, NY - 2010 Commissioners Choice Category Winner

Traditional Poetry
Jarvish Diaz of New York, NY
"Untitled"

(Accessible Text Version)

Performance Poetry (Hip-Hop)
Ryan Lee Nevins of New York, NY
"Every Man is the Painter and Sculptor of his Own Life"

Commissioners Choice Poetry
Tracy Smith of Bronx, NY
"My True Addiction"

Multi-Media
Richard Kohler of Fishkill, NY
“Black Sheep”
(song audio is not available)

 

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