These recipients were selected through a
blind process out of nearly 300 applicants by three jurors: Jeff Andersen, Director of the Florence Griswold Museum; Jason Andrew, Curator and Archivist for the Estate of Jack Tworkov and Founding Director of Norte Maar for Collaborative Projects in the Arts; and Honour Mack, Professor of Painting and
Drawing at Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine.
The board also took a position opposing a «
blind draw» selection system for choosing property appraisers in federal housing programs, but supported stronger penalties for those who improperly influence the appraisal
process.