The eagerly anticipated results are in...judges have completed finalist selections for Progress & Possibilities 2008.  Ten entries were selected in each of the three categories - Functional Objects, Art Jewelry, and Sculptural Objects.  Of these thirty entries, judges will eventually choose ten - the top three in each category as well as the Best of Show. 

The Progress and Possibilities 2007 Photo Gallery is now online. Please select the Photo Gallery menu item to view this year's winners and finalists.

The National Polymer Clay Guild is proud to announce the winners in “Progress & Possibilities ‘07”, our third international juried exhibition, which was open to all NPCG members. Submitted work must have been completed between April 2005 and March 2007, not previously published and not previously submitted to a “Progress & Possibilities” exhibit. The selected works will be mounted on the NPCG website gallery and included in a show catalog.

Many thanks to our jurors , Carol Duvall, Barbara McGuire, and Elise Winters who scored each piece on:

• Overall artistic merit
• Originality of idea
• Workmanship
• Difficulty of execution

The five highest scoring works of art in each category are accepted into the exhibit. The three highest scoring works in each category are also awarded First, Second and Third, with the highest scoring piece overall named Best of Show.

Julia Converse Sober

"Cross Communication"
7 ½" h x 7 ½" w x 1 ¾" d
Premo, fabricated sterling silver
photo by the artist

Artist's bios and full contact information and juror's comments will be included in the Exhibit Catalog, available in the Spring of 2007.

First Place - Amy Crawley: