Minnesota State Fair

FINE ARTS 2010 “Dog Park”- winner People’s Choice Award -Kid’s Choice (overall)

“Dog Park” was unframed and entered as a fiber art wall hanging.

CREATIVE ACTIVITIES 2011 “Winsome Winter” – Blue Ribbon for original art wall hanging

CREATIVE ACTIVITIES 2011 “Once Upon a Pond” – original art wall hanging

CREATIVE ACTIVITIES 2012 “Ponyville” – Blue Ribbon for original art wall hanging

FINE ARTS 2013 “Fabric of Life!” – First Place winner, Minnesota Quilters, Inc award

“Fabric of Life!” was unframed and entered as a fiber art wall hanging. Arden’s fiber art was unframed until “Fabric of Life!” was invited to be displayed in the Redepenning Gallery at the Hopkins Center For the Arts. A custom frame was created especially for “Fabric of Life!”. It was there that 2 major art directors suggested that all her art ‘had” to be framed in the same custom frames.

CREATIVE ACTIVITIES 2013 “Reigning Cats & Dogs” – Blue Ribbon for original art wall hanging

FINE ARTS 2014 “Joyful Garden” – winner Third Place (overall)

CREATIVE ACTIVITIES 2014 “Ice Dancers” – Blue Ribbon for original art wall hanging

FINE ARTS 2020 “Hopeful & Unbroken” – winner Third Place (overall) and winner of Minnesota State Fair Foundation Art Award