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Find out morePhotography by Rebecca Baxter April 4, 2016
Beverly Bartner and Renee Hamad (co-chairs)
Jill Greenfield Feldman, Joni and Bill Greenfield, Claudia Cleary, Beth Hymel, Bill Epstein
Lisa Rubinstein, Coco Fusco (Greenfield Prize recipient), Bruce Rodgers
Bill Greenfield
Hank Willis Thomas and Debbi Benedict
Tom Lawton, Jennifer Clement, Pat and Chris Caswell
Robert Jackson, Sadie Barnette, Ann Jackson
Lois Watson and Jill Greenfield Feldman
George Schofield, Linda de Mello
Emily Rives, Hayley
Nathan Skiles, Griffin Goodman
Malcolm and Kathryn Robertson
Tilde Van Uytven and Sharyn Lonsdale
Barbara and Marty Bowling
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Arthur Ancowitz, Ina Schnell
Rebecca Donelson, Greg and Hannah McDaniel
Beverly Bartner, Betty Schoenbaum
Gerri Aaron, Betty Schoenbaum
Dave and Kirstin Fulkerson
Visual artist Coco Fusco was presented this year's prize, administered by The Hermitage Artist Retreat, at a dinner Saturday, April 2, at Michael's On East.
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