2021 Best in Sound Arts – Julien Malherbe Superior’s Song Medium: Video I grew up in Marquette, Michigan, a small town in the Upper Peninsula on the shores of the largest freshwater lake in the world – Lake Superior. For the better part of my life, the...
2021 Honorable Mention – Katelyn King Cellular Comforts Medium: Three-Dimensional Art As science and technology continue to advance, greater comfort has infused both daily life and society’s attitude toward science. The techniques represented in this piece...
2021 Best in Three-Dimensional Art – Jacob Dean The Invisible Contaminant Medium: Sculpture The invisible contaminant is a sculpture piece that is meant to call attention to a public health issue that very people are even aware of; the presence of microplastic...
2021 Honorable Mention – Miriam Saperstein Decomposition Medium: Oil pastel on paper This artwork is the culmination of researching how human bodies decompose, and the interplay of life and death that is part of the process. Before starting this piece, I threw...
2021 Best in Two-Dimensional Art – Sabrina Kliza Hang Slanted Medium: Acrylic paint and thread A migraine is a neurological condition. They begin when a stimulus triggers nerve cells within the victim’s brainstem. This stimulus can vary from hormones to caffeine...