1st Place: UW-Eau Claire’s Foster Gallery
2nd Place: LE Phillips Mem. Public Library
3rd Place: Eau Claire Regional Arts Center

Last year’s champion of art display, the Foster Gallery, grabs first again for its refreshingly diverse array of exhibits. Located in the Haas Fine Arts Center on the UW-Eau Claire campus, this art space hosts regional and national exhibits and showcases student, faculty and international artists’ work from a myriad of styles and movements. L.E Phillips Library may be the center for written word, but it also takes second for its visual arts displays that feature local and regional works. And in third, ECRAC stays on the Best Of list another year, making a home for single-artist shows, as well as themed exhibits. Located on the main floor of the State Theater, this gallery includes fresh pieces from a wide selection of media. – Caitlin Heidbrink