'Painted Faith' Wins Design Award

“For the second year in a row the American Association of Museums has chosen to honor the design work of Scott Anderson. This international competition recognizes Scott for his professional ability to communicate the visual concepts of exhibit and artistry through both poster and catalogue,” said Gallery Director Tony Askew. “We at the art department and the Reynolds Gallery are proud of this honor and the award-winning design work that Scott provides.”

Though it is rare to place twice in consecutive years in a national juried competition such as this, last year “Every Picture Tells a Story” by Anderson was selected as the first-place winner of fund-raising and membership materials.

The competition, which acknowledges excellence in the graphic design of museum publications, is the only national, juried event involving publications produced by museums of all kinds and sizes. This year’s contest drew more than 900 entries. Twenty-four received a first prize, 20 received a second prize, and 86 received an honorable mention in various categories.

Competing institutions were divided according to budget: museums with annual operating budgets of $500,000 or more and those with budgets of less than $500,000. Within each budget division, entries competed in 16 categories, including books, educational resources, newsletters, fund-raising materials, scholarly journals, and CD-ROMs.

The competition results will be featured in the July/August 2005 issue of AAM’s national magazine, Museum News, and on the Web at www.aam-us.org. For more information, contact the Westmont public affairs office at (805) 565-7057 or e-mail pubaffairs@westmont.edu