The reception for our 81st Spring Open Juried Exhibition at The Show Gallery Lowertown was well attended and featured 72 paintings by 39 artists.  Thanks to all the artists who participated, hung the show beautifully, brought refreshments and attended the opening!  Lauren Hughes and Chloe Russell did a fine job of jurying the show and made written notes for the award winners.  Thanks to Winna Bernard & Midwest Special Services, founders of the non-profit gallery, for having our show.  The gallery provided live music and an ASL interpreter at our reception.  We would like to thank our sponsors Mandy Madsen & Sydney Hintz from Frameworks Gallery, Doug Cassady from Bell Bank Mortgage, and Jon Geisinger from Geisinger Group.  Many thanks to the St. Paul Hotel and to the MAA artists who donated paintings to the fundraiser last December.  All of you helped to make this another successful MAA exhibition!  Thanks to Kevin Komadina for making the lovely program. Congratulations to all of the artists in the show!  Here are the award winners: