2018 Awards PRESENTED ON PREVIEW NIGHT
AWARD JUDGES
Lloyd Herman: Founding Director, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Crawford Alexander Mann III: Curator of Prints and Drawings, Smithsonian American Art Museum
MaryAnn Wilkinson: Exhibitions Director, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan, and Adjunct Curator of Modern Art, University of Michigan Museum of Art
JUDGED AWARDS
Best of Show – Nicario Jimenez (Mixed Media)
Donors: Lawrence Hough, Timothy Harr
Gold Award — The Susie Gray Founder’s Award – Claire Kelly (Glass)
Donor: Geoffrey Gray, to be selected by Susie Gray, SWC member and founder of the Smithsonian Craft Show
Silver Award – Holly Anne Mitchell (Jewelry)
Donor: Nelnet
Bronze Award – Michael Dickey (Ceramics)
Donors: Diane and Marc Grainer
Excellence in Ceramics – Irina Okula
Donated in memory of L. Marvin Hill
Excellence in Glass – Michael Schunke and Josie Gluck
Donors: Caroline and Jim Norman
Excellence in Jewelry – Biba Schutz
Donor: Ornament Magazine, to be selected by Carolyn Benesh
New Direction — Excellence in Design of the Future – Nicolette Jelen (Glass)
Donor: Kate Nemec Simonds
Honoring the Future Sustainability Award – Mary Jane Piccuirro (Mixed Media)
Donor: Honoring the Future, an Open Space Institute Project, to be selected by Lloyd Herman
First Time Exhibitor Award – James Carter (Metal)
Donor: Betty Foster
EXHIBITORS’ CHOICE AWARDS
These awards are voted on by the exhibitors and presented on Thursday, April 26 at 7:00 pm.
Gold Award – Ben Strear (Wood)
Donors: Martha and David Martin
Silver Award – Fred Kaemmer (Glass)
Donors: Louise C. Millikan, Alix Myerson and Eloise C. Poretz, in loving memory of Margaret C. Collins and to honor her many years of service
Bronze Award – Evan Chambers (Mixed Media)
Donor: Sarah Ducich and Don Blanchon