3D Results: The 3D jury
selected three artists.
Saaraliisa Ylitalo
Jessica Beels
Carlos Beltran Baldiviezo
The jurors appreciated the broad
range of media represented. The accepted works impressed
the jurors as "original, fresh, unseen, and not
derivitive" and of high technical merit.
The process of shaping a body of
work hampered some artists. The jury's message to all
artists was, "If you're really in it, you're really
in it. Painful as it is, we all go through it."
The jurors wished for a Torpedo
Factory in every city.
3D Jurors
Dr. Gwendolyn Everett
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Art, Howard University
Shana Kroiz
Studio Artist
Instructor, Maryland Institute College of Art
Jewelry Center's Special Events and Workshop Coordinator
Andrea Uravitch
Artist, Sculptor, Photographer, and Educator
2D Results: The jurors did
not select any 2D work this year.
One instruction we give the jurors every year
is that they are free to select any number of artists
they wish; they may select all, some, or none. Unfortunately,
this year they chose none.
After an exhaustive review of each work submitted, the
jurors said overall quality was good and technical quality
in much of the work was high. However, they looked for
work beyond technical expertise to see why artists made
certain artistic decisions, to find personal voice in
each artist's body of work. One juror said these applicants
are "my fellow laborers," but was waiting
for the invitation to go beyond the surface. They perceived
preoccupation with technique and formal qualities to
the neglect of a more personal conceptual vision.
The jurors said the jurying process was "as thorough
as it gets." They agreed that they "can't
imagine a more fair, even-handed approach." Different
jurors are invited each year; artists are encouraged
to apply again.
2D Jurors
Daniel Finch
Associate Professor of Painting & Drawing Messiah
College Grantham, PA
Joan Boudreau
Deputy Chair, Division of Information Technology and
Communications
Curator, Graphic Arts Collection National Museum of
American History Smithsonian Museum
Marsha Mateyka
Marsha Mateyka Gallery
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