2008 STUDIO PROGRAM ARTISTS ANNOUNCED:

Chitra Ganesh
Wayne Hodge
Jennie C. Jones
Emcee C.M., Master of None
Carlos Motta
Ginger Brooks Takahashi

2008 HOT PICKS ARTISTS ANNOUNCED:

Larissa Bates
Francisca Benitez
Jim Gaylord
Andrea Geyer
Klara Hobza
Jayson Keeling
Edward Kihn
Shana Moulton
Julika Rudelius
Adam Shecter
Tobaron Waxman

The panelists this year were: Derrick Adams, Curatorial Director, Rush Arts Gallery; Sofia Hernández Chong Cuy, Curator and Programs Manager, Art in General; and Kathleen Gilrain, Executive Director, Smack Mellon Studios.