A Saint John artist is in the running for 25 thousand dollars.Jared Peters is one of 15 semi-finalists in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition, a national contest for up and coming artists.
He tells CHSJ News he was shocked to have been chosen as a finalist.
He adds he is honoured to be competing with his peers -- in fact, one of the other finalists is a former professor.
The winner will be announced in Edmonton on September 27th.
