The eleven semifinalists selected for this year’s competition are Aliana Bailey, Amanda Burnham, Andersen Woof, David Page, Eleisha Faith & Tonisha Hope McCorkle (Faith & Hope), Elliot Doughtie, Giulia Livi, Jennifer Reed, Katherine Mann, Kelli Williams, and Rae Red.
Their work will be on view from Thursday, September 21 through Sunday, October 1 in the Pinkard Gallery (Bunting Center, Floor 1) and Meyerhoff Gallery (Fox Building, Floor 1) at MICA.
Jurors for the 2023 competition are Kelly Baum, John and Mary Pappajohn Director of the Des Moines Art Center; Devin N. Morris, Brooklyn-based artist; and Ingrid Schaffner, Curator at Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.