WINNERS OF THE 2014 ARTADIA ATLANTA AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Recipients of the 2014 Artadia Atlanta Awards have been announced. Robbie Land and Paul Stephen Benjamin have been named winners at the twenty-thousand-dollar level, while Bethany Collins and Lauri Stallings will receive awards at the eight-thousand-dollar level. This year’s Artadia Awards are being given to artists living in the greater Atlanta area, which includes twenty-three counties. Jurors for the 2014 awards included Michael Rooks, curator of the High Museum, Carter Foster, curator of drawings at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Christopher Y. Lew, assistant curator at MoMA PS1. Said Lew: “Participating in the process to select the Atlanta finalists was a great way to learn more about the city’s impressive artistic community. I am sure this year’s awards will continue to foster the diverse and energetic practices that are well rooted in Atlanta.”