On Wednesday, September 13th, the Jury of Awards granted prizes to 14 sculptors in the 83rd Annual Awards Exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens.  The 2016 Jury of Awards included Simon Kogan, FNSS; Roger Martin, FNSS; and Burton E. Moore, III, Director, Audubon Gallery.  The 14 prize winners are:

• Gold Medal/Charlotte Geffken Prize of $5,000 – Vivian by Dominique St. Cyr
• Silver Medal/Maurice B. Hexter Prize of $3,000 – Undercover Hawk by Garrett Masterson
• Bronze Medal/John Cavanaugh Memorial Prize of $2,000 – Synagoga and Ecclesia by Joshua Koffman, NSS
• Green-Wood Cemetery Award of $1,000 – New Eyes by Peregrine O’Gormley, NSS
• Marcel Jovine President’s Prize of $1,000 – Mill Dog Rescue by Louise Peterson, FNSS
• The Pat Munson Prize for avian sculpture, $1,000 – The Once and Future Kings by Walter Matia, FNSS
• The Marilyn Newmark Memorial Award for a realistic sculpture done in the classical tradition, $1,000 – Amadeus by Magdalena Dobrucka
• Marion and Gilbert Roller Memorial Prize of $1,000 – Poesy by Bela Bacsi, FNSS
• Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Prize for an outstanding work, either carved or cast, $750 – Mayflies and Trout Rise by Jeremiah D. Welsh, NSS
• The Agop Agopoff Memorial Prize for a classical sculpture, $500 – Ovis Aries by Sandy Scott, FNSS
• Jane B. Armstrong Memorial Award of $400 – Rockcroc by Carter Jones, FNSS
• The Margaret Hexter Prize for a creative sculpture in the round, $300 – Siesta by Joshua Tobey, NSS
• The Edith H. and Richman Proskauer Prize for a non-traditional sculpture, $300 – Alec, My Son by Suzanne Graham Storer
• The Beverly Hoyt Robertson Memorial Award and Gloria Medal for a work by a young sculptor (age 40 or younger), $200 and C. Paul Jennewein Medal – Awaken by Kevin Chambers, NSS