Supporting the work of young artists.

Juror:  Scott Short 
Scott Short earned an MFA in 1990 from The Ohio State University. Short is a 2026 recipient of the international Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Individual Support Grant, and his art has been exhibited at The Whitney Museum of American Art (New York) The Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo), The Renaissance Society (University of Chicago), The Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago), Christopher Grimes Gallery (Los Angeles), Charlie James Gallery (Los Angeles), Western Exhibitions (Chicago), The DePaul Art Museum (Chicago), Randolph Street Gallery (Chicago), and Yvon Lambert (New York). Short's work has also been exhibited at Barbara Gladstone Gallery (Brussels), Cardi Gallery (Milan), and the Leal Rios Foundation (Lisbon). He currently lives and works in Columbus, Ohio, and works at The Frank Museum of Art & Galleries on installation and collection management.