Dec 9, 2025 - Apr 5, 2026
This annual event celebrates the creativity of emerging and established artists from across the region, with selected works displayed in both the Fried Family Gallery and the Rankin Gallery.
Chosen by this year’s guest juror, Alexa René Rivera—Program Coordinator at Vermont Studio Center and founder of WOVN.COUNTRY—the exhibition highlights a diverse range of media and artistic perspectives.
Prize List
First Place
- Alta Turner, Trophies 1 + 2
Tapestry/linen with metallics and silks
Two panels, each: 65″ × 35″ × 0.75″
NFS
Second Place
- Anne Johnstone, Woman with a Bundle, Looking Over Her Shoulder
Acrylics
20″ × 16″ × 1.5″
$1,200
Third Place
- Caroline Coolidge, The Luddite’s Requiem
Oil on canvas
10″ × 8″
$425
Honorable Mentions
- Rosalind Daniels, Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters and Righteousness Like a Mighty Stream
Cotton fabrics, wool batting, beads
98″ × 21″ × 0.25″
$3,000 - Julie Dunigan, Red Birds
Collage — acrylic relief print and painting
36″ × 36″ × 2″
NFS - Adam Forguites, Tower
Oil on wood
48″ × 48″ × 0.5″
$600 - Andrea Poe, Isaac
Oil on canvas
20″ × 16″ × 0.75″
$850 - Daniel Goldstein, Connected
Drypoint on Sintra and collograph
11″ × 15″
$450 - Sachiko Yoshida, Field
Watercolor
11″ × 16″
$400 - Anni Lorenzini, Maiden’s Falls
Acrylic on canvas
40″ × 30″
$3,900 - Steven Imrich, Sommerville 16
Oil on linen
42″ × 36″ × 1.25″
$7,000 - Rebecca Jensen, Turn, Turn, Turn
Ply-splitting with self-made 4-ply cords of perle cotton; 3D-printed gears and handle
14″ × 11″ × 4″
NFS - Cecelia Kane, The Chrysalis
Removable baby-acrylic on velour with batting, tulle, satin, threads, and velcro backing
11″ × 3.5″
$300
You can view the entire price list HERE.