August 5, 2024
Artists

Bucci-Dietz Artist Award winners announced


ZANESVILLE − Faith Cornell, Abby Longshore, Carrie Turner and Diana Wilson have been named the winners of the 2023 Ronna Bucci and Dr. Charles Dietz Artist Awards. Longshore received the $500 top prize with Cornell, Turner and Wilson each getting $100.

The awards were presented by Ron and Mary Ann Bucci, parents of the late Ronna Bucci, at a recent First Friday Art Walk at the ZAAP Gallery. Brian Wagner, CEO of the Muskingum County Community Foundation, assisted in presenting the awards. Each winner received a check, a copy of Mary Ann Bucci’s book “Losing Your Best Friend” and a collection of Dietz’s poetry.

Cornell, of Zanesville, was encouraged to apply for the award by her brother, local artist Raymond Ramos. Cornell’s area of expertise is watercolor and acrylic painting, ink and chalk illustrations, graphic design and floral arrangements. Her design was selected as the current ZAAP logo. Additionally, Cornell is the director and lead art instructor of Goodcity Creatives, a non-profit organization providing afterschool programs and art learning opportunities in Zanesville.



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