The Tephra ICA Arts Festival is pleased to award ten artists each with a $500 cash prize, booth ribbons, and the option to be automatically juried into the Festival next year. Winners are selected based upon a cumulative score by the panel of jurors.
2023 Award of Excellence
Photography
Susan Darrow
Booth 224
Wood
Katie McCartney | Dammann Instruments
Booth 407
Digital & Multi-Media Art / Drawing / Mixed Media 2D
Jupi Das
Booth 815
Printmaking
Joseph Craig English
Booth 700
Glass
Ed Martin | Martin Fine Art
Booth 520
Sculpture / Metal / Mixed Media 3D
A. Cesar Nogueira
Booth 314
Textiles
Bounkhong Signavong
Booth 620
Painting
Cassie Taggart
Booth 804
Ceramics
Lisa TeviaClark
Booth 316
Jewelry
Mona and Alex Szabados Enamels
Booth 946
2022 Awards of Excellence
Ceramics
Bashar & Roula Jarjour
Booth 606
Digital & Multi-Media Art / Drawing / Mixed Media 2D
Blake Gore
Booth 102
Glass
David Sandidge
Booth 214
Jewelry
Thea Izzi
Booth 920
Painting
Greg Stones
Booth 519
Photography
James Cole
Booth 405
Printmaking
Laura Wilder
Booth 912-913
Sculpture / Metal / Mixed Media 3D
Pablo Martone
Booth 507
Textiles
Enid Kate O'Rourke
Booth 946
Wood
Dan Kepner
Booth 521
2021 Awards of Excellence
Ceramics
Bashar & Roula Jarjour
Booth 415
Digital & Multi-Media Art / Drawing / Mixed Media 2D
Yvonne Miller & Stefan Hochhuber
Booth 620
Glass
Wesley Rasko
Booth 804
Jewelry
Sana Doumet
Booth 402
Painting
Ken Tutjamnong
Booth 217
Photography
Michael Behr
Booth 218-219
Printmaking
Leslie Peebles
Booth 803
Sculpture / Metal / Mixed Media 3D
Trent Manning
Booth 231
Textiles
Bounkhong Signavong
Booth 105
Wood
Jason Martin
Booth 724
2019 Awards of Excellence
Ceramics
Thomas Clarkson
Drawing and Printmaking
Brianna Martray
Glass
Chris McCarthy
Fiber/Textiles and Leather
Elaine Unzicker
Furniture and Wood
Mick Whitcomb
Jewelry
Hilary Hertzler
Metal and Mixed Media 3D
Kue King
Painting and Mixed Media 2D
Amanda Outcalt
Sculpture
Fredrick Prescott
Photography and Digital & Multi-media art
Jonah Green