More than $2,000 were awarded by the MRC and its sponsors, including the Galeries Ormstown and the Caisse Desjardins du Haut-Saint-Laurent.

The president of the MRC cultural policy committee and local artists, John Ryan, presented the first four awards to the winning artists who participated in the group exhibition on behalf of the MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent. The three prizes awarded for the photography contest in the juried youth category were presented by Éric Amyot, a representative of the Caisse Desjardins, which sponsored the category. The three prizes in the juried adult category were presented by André Brunette, the MRC deputy prefect and mayor of the town of Huntingdon on behalf of the MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent. In the absence of a representative from DMR Immobilier (Galeries Ormstown), Chantal Isabelle, the assistant director general and assistant clerk treasurer, presented the awards for the people’s choice in both the youth and adult categories. DMR Immobilier also provided the venue for the photography exhibit, which took place at the Galeries Ormstown.

In addition to these prizes, two gift baskets filled with local products, worth just under $100, were drawn at random from the participants who voted in the photography contest.

The MRC would like to congratulate all the winners, and thanks its generous sponsors as well as the participants in its cultural activities.

Winners of the group exhibition CHAOS, at the Alfred-Langevin Hall

Sponsored by the MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent

• 1st place, jury’s choice (100 $): Le chaos engendre la renaissance by André Librex
• 2nd place, jury’s choice (50 $): Chaos cérébral – Quand l’émotion envahit l’esprit by Manon Béatrice Gauthier
• Public’s choice (100 $): Pas de chance by Serge Poirier
• Participation prize (25 $): Le jardin chaotique d’Alexandre by Lilianne Reeves
• Gift basket: Richard Vallée

Winners of the photography contest CHAOS, at the Galeries Ormstown

Sponsored by the Caisse Desjardins du Haut-Saint-Laurent

• 1st place, youth (300 $):Univers chaotique by Gabrielle Provost
• 2nd place, youth (200 $): Fissuré by Catherine D'Amour
• 3rd place, youth (100 $): Honey by Maxym Marcil
• Gift basket: Pierre Martin

Sponsored by the MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent

• 1st place, adult (400 $): Lueur d'espoir dans le désordre by Nancy Hébert
• 2nd place, adult (200 $): Direction chaotique by Oswald Merz Jr.
• 3rd place, adult (100 $): À la vitesse de la lumière by William Cloutier

Sponsored by Les Galeries Ormstown

• Public’s choice, youth (250 $): Univers chaotique by Gabrielle Provost
• Public’s choice, adult (250 $): Lueur d'espoir dans le désordre by Nancy Hébert

The winning photographs can be viewed here.