Hundreds of exhibitors displayed their best work for the Allentown Art Festival last

weekend, and those judged the best were awarded the following prizes:

The Allentown Village Society, sponsor of the festival, awarded prizes in a number of

categories, including Best of Show. Jody Ziehm won that honor, along with $1,000.

Other winners:

Purchase — Shirley Walker, $1,000.

In the following categories, winners received $675; second-place winners, $475; and third-

place winners, $275.

Painting (Realistic) — first place, Jin Sheng Song; second, Tony Mauro; third, Anne

Vaclavik; honorable mention, Arlen Withey.

Painting (Abstract) — first place, John Mubiru; second, Ilania Stangler; third,

Hyacinth Manning; honorable mention, Alida K. Meyer.

Watercolor (Realistic) — first place, E. Jane Stoddard; second, Kathleen S. Giles;

third, Bill Mowson; honorable mention, Kathleen E. Dworak.

Watercolor (Abstract) — first place, Joan Hambleton; second, Marjorie Norton; third,

Linda Lucas; honorable mention, Bob Lehman.

Drawing/Graphics — first place, James Skvarch; second, Kathleen McDonnell; third,

David Oster; honorable mention, John Furches.

Sculpture — first place, Alexander J. Snyder; second, J. Brian Pfeiffer; third,

Aleksandr Sizov; honorable mention, Suzanne Molnat Goad.

Photography — first place, Jane Axman-Hyner; second, Charles Waldman; third, Scott

Matyjaszek; honorable mention, J. Matthew Kianka.

Mixed Media — first place, Xiao Xia Zhang; second, Craig Larotonda; third,

Christopher Stangler; honorable mention, David Manny.

In the following categories, winners received $625; second-place winners, $425 and third-

place winners, $250.

Clay — first place, Ronald Lederer; second, Hodaka Hasebe; third, Pat McCaffrey;

honorable mention, Timothy See.

Glass/Acrylic — first place, Jason Ryner; second, Phillip Austin; third, Randy Kuntz;

honorable mention, Gabriel Cole.

Jewelry — first place, Douglas Brandow; second, Jens Bisgaard; third, Geri Lynn;

honorable mention, Patricia Cancilla.

Creative Crafts (Hard) — first place, Howard Miller; second, Linda Tong; third,

Steven Levine; honorable mention, Eric Arcese.

Creative Crafts (Soft) — first place, Richard Thompson; second, Debra Murray; third,

Amos Amit; honorable mention, Becky Peretz.