<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Best In Show winner, "Ellen" by Susan Graber.</em>

The Beaufort Art Association recently held its 56th annual Spring Show &amp; Sale at Tabby Place in Beaufort. &nbsp;

Savannah artist William Armstrong judged over 150 works of art by some of the finest artists in Beaufort. &nbsp;

This year, Best In Show, the Bill Cochrane Memorial Award, went to Susan Graber for her portrait of “Ellen.”

Other winners were:

• First place, Polly Swenson Memorial Award: Kim Painter for “Wonderful
Tonight.”

• Second place, Pat Conroy Memorial Award: Linda Sheppard for “Sunset Over Waterfront Park.”

• Third place, Joseph Darling/Earl Morgan Memorial Award: Andrew Lyons for “Lime Aid.”

• BAA Founders Award: Joan Templer for “After the Storm.”

• Palmetto Special Award: Pam Hagan for “Felicity.”

• Hampton Wildlife Fund Natural Resources Award: Margery Boyle for “Blue Heron”

• A Memorial Award of Excellence/Haigh-McFee Family Memorial Award: Jennifer Kassing Bradley for “Flat
Oyster Shell.”

Memorial Awards of Achievement:

• Joy Keyserling Memorial Award: Phyllis Kaupp-Seas for “Heavenly Flashlight.”

• Leith Paul Trask Memorial Award: Marian Sanders for “Ms. Swan.”

• E. Carew Rice, III Memorial Award: Lynne Morgan for “McPherson Square.”

• Julian Levin Memorial Award: Patricia Walsh for “The Tide Pool.”

In the high school competition, 97 students submitted artwork from Battery Creek and Whale Branch high schools. &nbsp;

Trevaughn Nelson of Whale Branch High School was awarded Best In Show/Geneva Litchfield Memorial for “Hope.” &nbsp;

Other winners were:

• First place, Jamie Polite from Battery Creek for “Singing in 3-D.”

• Second place, Alexia Ortega from Battery Creek for “Loneliness.”

• Third place, Nia Sutton from Whale Branch for her “Self-Portrait.”

Chartered in 1957, the Beaufort Art Association is a tax-exempt membership organization. &nbsp;

Currently, there are around 175 local artists who are members, 65 of whom exhibit in the gallery.&nbsp;

Call 843-521-4444, or visit www.beaufortartassociation.com.