On Friday, March 15 the School of Art awarded prizes for the 2024 Student Annual Exhibition. Guest juror, Sam Adams, made selections for Best in Show ($1,000), First Runner-Up ($500) and Second Runner-Up ($250). The exhibition is open March 12-20, 2024, and is free to students and the public.
2024 Student Annual Exhibition Winners
Best in Show
Vic Williams, "Sardine Party"
![Vic Williams, artist, standing next to Sardine, a ceramic sculpture of sardines in a can dressed up in outfits](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_750/public/IMG_2261.jpeg?VersionId=RxDKfShH31BcYXu8r0b6yAHm94rOvEZG&itok=Gwo5mCuJ)
First Runner Up
Calvin Dent, "Brights"
![Calvin Dent, artist, standing next to Brights, a colorful abstract painting of a human smoking and walking through the woods](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_750/public/IMG_2253.jpeg?VersionId=2g756h.WidiHweoaKu3EmBC2QPDWyD4J&itok=dfvLdceG)
Second Runner Up
Cara Ridge, "Peanut Holder"
![Cara Ridge, artist, standing next to Peanut Holder, a sculpture with many tube-like shapes that are holding peanuts](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_750/public/IMG_2243.jpeg?VersionId=_Wnd70C8wT_Z1EgfEuyJmf4sRVPOWnKI&itok=liYx1BSt)
Best in Show, Graduate
Hannah Faas, "I’ll cry if I want to"
![Hannah Faas, artist, standing next to I’ll Cry if I want to, a colorful sculpture of a cake-like shape with blobs of ceramics cascading down the three tiers](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_750/public/IMG_2240.jpeg?VersionId=dP4BF7nNT5YJfRx0gZTseNgohWO.GMX_&itok=8vjZFxDB)
First Runner Up, Graduate
Keenan O’Toole, "Stacked Drawings"
![Keenan O’Toole, artist, standing next to Stacked Drawings Stoneware, a sculpture of interlocking shapes](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_750/public/IMG_2234.jpeg?VersionId=cXvYnRJXw0NKHTLtZYNeUQZv_sfGkf.z&itok=rBLhwfA7)
Textiles Award
Jesse Satterfield, "Mt. Bottom"
![Jesse Satterfield, artist, standing next to Mt. Bottom, a textile piece with warm tones depicting a sunset and mountains](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_750/public/IMG_2266.jpeg?VersionId=l7UdN5t0RXuUx1r8dLtH3E7M0ALO6lzV&itok=ste45cLh)
At-Large Award
Michelle Eisen, "Turin (If Our Bodied Could Last Forever)"
![Michelle Eisen, artist, standing next to Turin (If Our Bodies Could Last, canvas painting of amorphous flesh-toned shapes](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_750/public/IMG_2231.jpeg?VersionId=sEt4YknoP2N3m4c4vjr4yzmPqgyWvFZ.&itok=fc-K-mIT)