With a total of 55 nominations, 20 adjudicators, and over 10 hours of deliberation behind us, Jasper Magazine is pleased to announce our top three finalists for the honor of
Jasper 2013 Artists of the Year
in
Dance, Music, Literary Arts, Theatre, and Visual Arts.
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~Dance~
Wayland Anderson
Erin Bolshakov
Terrance Henderson
~Music~
Phillip Bush
FatRat da Czar
The Restoration
~Literary Arts~
James Barilla
Janna McMahan
Aida Rogers
~Theatre~
Bobby Bloom
Terrance Henderson
Vicky Saye Henderson
~Visual Arts~
Michaela Pilar Brown
Thomas Crouch
Philip Mullen
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The above 15 artists were among 55 artists nominated by their peers and fans. Based on the information submitted with the nominations, a panel of judges selected the top three artists in each category to compete for the title
Jasper 2013 Artist of the Year.
Now the fun begins!
You’re invited to vote for your choice for Jasper 2013 Artist of the Year in each of the five categories by visiting Jasper's website
starting on Wednesday, September 25th.
There, you’ll find summaries of each artist’s accomplishments for the period of
September 15, 2012 – September 14, 2013.
The winners of Jasper 2013 Artist of the Year in Dance, Literary Arts, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts will be announced on November 21, 2013 at the release of Jasper Magazine V. 003, N. 003 during Vista Lights. All 15 artists will be featured in the same issue of Jasper Magazine.
Go to www.JasperColumbia.com
and vote for your choice of Jasper 2013 Artist of the Year starting on Wednesday, September 25th
Voting ends on midnight, October 20th, 2013.