The jurors for thee - dimensional art — which includes such media
as sculpture, clay,
jewelry, and fiber — were Dagmar Painter, curator of Gallery Al - Quds at the Jerusalem Fund and a nominator for the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship program; mixed - media artist Maria Karametou, an associate
professor in the George Mason University School of Art; and Rick Wall, a sculptor and educator with the Corcoran College of Art and Design.