We are pleased to announce the 2025 winners of our Annual Open Sky Juried Exhibition Show!

This year, Open Sky was held at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery. All the pieces will be available to view until the 27th of June, we encourage you to take a visit to view the wonderful pieces!

Our two judges, Jamie Lee and Niki, had the difficult task of choosing 4 distinguished awards and 10 honourable mentions. Learn more about the judges here.

The 4 Distinguished awards were chosen as follows:

Distinguished Three-Dimensional Award – ‘Metal Rabbit’ by Bailey Shoemaker

Distinguished Photography Award – ‘Peace Serendity’ by Don Hoffman

Distinguished Representational Award – ‘Dreaming Sequoia’ by Caily Oldershaw

Distinguished Conceptual Award – ‘A Walk to Remember’ by Donna Bozarth

They also named 10 Honourable Mentions:

‘Mysterious Moon’ by Payge Fortier

‘Foraged & Twilled’ by Amanada Enyedy

‘Carried in Tradition’ by Crystal Behn

‘Ring of Life’ by Becky Banack

‘Grizzly Family’ by Gary Lowe

‘Slough Stack’ by Peter Shaw

‘Curviture’ by Kit Fast

‘Alpine Spring’ by Irene Gut

‘Heartwired’ by Celina Forbes

‘Impending Storm’ by Rosemary Reid

Congratulations to all the winners! A big thank you to everyone who was a part of this show.

Be sure to watch for the announcement of next year’s call to artists for the 2026 Open Sky Exhibition!