The following are the Winners of the Bondar Challenge program held at summer camps across Canada in 2014. These images will be featured in the Foundation’s Travelling Exhibition and Learning Experience in selected venues in Canada and internationally.
Congratulations to all participants. Please click on a photo to see enlarged view.
These categories reflect the degree of difficulty in completing one of the four levels of the Bondar Challenge.
Diamond Level — most experienced, most difficult
First place: A Rare Reflection by Alex Golds (Tanamakoon ON).
Second place: Frog in the Marsh by Isabel Cronin (Centauri Summer Arts Camp ON).
Third place: Blue Dots by Jade Fontana (Strathcona Wilderness Centre AB).
Honourable Mention: Still Rarity by Daphne Wheat (Centauri Summer Arts Camp ON).
Honourable Mention: Ripples by Veronica Pentland (Glen Bernard Camp ON).
Sapphire Level
First place: A Splash of Colour by Emily Chisholm (Tanamakoon ON).
Second place: Monarch on a Flower by Emma Stuart-Kiss (Centauri Summer Arts Camp ON).
Third place: Travelling Across the Earth by Lilly Bouquillon (Girl Guides Doe Lake ON).
Honourable Mention: Beetle by Amelie Desroches (Centauri Summer Arts Camp ON).
Honourable Mention: Beauty in a Small Flower by Emily Sevcik (Girl Guides Doe Lake ON).
Ruby Level
First place tie: Rocky Butterfly by Natasha Lisitsky (Girl Guides Doe Lake ON).
First place tie: Light Leaks by Lola Quinn (YMCA Elphinstone BC).
Third place: Summer Snow Day by Emily Burke-Hall (Wenonah ON).
Honourable Mention: A Day on a Flower by Sasha Steiner (Tanamakoon ON).
Emerald Level — entry level or beginner
First place: Firework Flowers by Lydia Charters (Camp Centennial NB).
Second place: The Water Bloom by Kathryn Howden (Ryde Lake Camp ON).
Third place: White Blossoms by Nora Keegan (Tanamakoon ON).
Honourable Mention: Owen’s Bee-like Fly by Owen Thompson (Lakefield College School Camp ON).