Local photographer, Greg Reely, wins first place in TAGO Poster Contest
Aurora Chief, by Greg Reely, was chosen by judges as the 2025 winner of the TAGO Poster Contest. Reely is an Osoyoos-based photographer.
Osoyoos photographer Greg Reely is the first-place winner of the 2025 Poster Contest at The Art Gallery Osoyoos. The announcement was made Wednesday, January 8.
The image was selected by a panel of outside judges, who also considered other submissions by local artists. The judges did not know the identities of the artists when they made their decision. An exhibition of the entries opens Thursday, January 9 at the gallery and runs until Saturday, February 1, 2025.
There is a poster-signing event on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the gallery.
Local artists were invited to submit artworks on the theme of, “Artist Inspired Osoyoos.”
The public is invited to vote for a People’s Choice Award during the exhibition.
Second place went to Keith Prestone, of Quesnel, and third place went to Osoyoos painter Barbara Freese. In total, 21 submissions were received, with some artists submitting more than one piece.
The gallery is now on non-summer hours and is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday.
The gallery is located at 8713 Main St. in Osoyoos, B.C., just west of Town Hall.
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Second Place:
Osoyoos Watershed by Keith Prestone took second place in the Poster Contest. Prestone is from Quesnel. (Richard McGuire Photo)
Third Place:
Osoyoos The Crossing, by Barbara Freese, took third place in the Poster Contest. Barbara Freese is an Osoyoos painter. (Richard McGuire Photo)Raven, by Julie Snow. (Richard McGuire Photo)Osoyoos Fountain by Sherrie Bridden (Richard McGuire Photo)Iconic Osoyoos by Fern Spackman (Richard McGuire Photo)The Viewpoint by Evguenia Kravchenko (Richard McGuire Photo)The Next Frontier by Ali ErhartDogs’ Playground by Beverley Vorley (Richard McGuire Photo)Heavens on Haynes Point by Ali ErhardtEarly Snow by Evguenia Kravchenko (Richard McGuire Photo)Osoyoos Summer Dawn – Pamela Duncan (Richard McGuire Photo)Sooyoos On My Mind – Robyn Lynch (Richard McGuire Photo)Raptor in the Redwoods by Ali Erhardt.Osoyoos in the Fall by Jane Scheffler (Richard McGuire Photo)Summer Time Osoyoos by Evguenia Kravchenko (Richard McGuire Photo)A Child’s Dream of Osoyoos by Olivia Zeller (Richard McGuire Photo)Coyote in Snow by Julie Snow (Richard McGuire Photo)Osoyoos Fountains by Greg ReelyMorning Tee Time by Greg ReelyFlipping Out – Two young men do backflips off the dock at Gyro Park as others relax on floaties or ride paddleboards. (Richard McGuire Photo)
