More than 7,000 people took the time to fully peruse or at least take a peek at the works on display at the Sooke Fine Arts Show.

The 36th annual version of the show was back to live audiences for the first time since the pandemic forced the popular event to go virtual for the past two years.

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Visitors got to vote for three of the awards at the largest juried arts show on Vancouver Island, which ran from July 22 to Aug. 1 at SEAPARC Leisure Centre.

View upon Neah Bay by Dallas Duobaitis earned the PeopleB次元官网网址檚 Choice Award, while Ode to Pointillism by Janelle Brodrick earned the nod for Youth Art Favourite Award, and A Serious Conversation garnered the ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Choice Award.

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Sooke Fine Arts Society president Elaine Thrale was in full agreement.

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