The impressive pool of applicants this year hail from diverse international communities and represent a wide range of material approaches, formal concerns, and conceptual interests.

Lauren Rosati
Associate Curator
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Across this group of artists, I experienced a range of figurative and abstract paintings, photography, and sculpture. Overall, the artists throughout this process exemplified multiple worldviews and the breadth of contemporary arts.

Maya Brooks
Assistant Curator
North Carolina Museum of Art