On Wednesday, September 13th, the Jury of Awards granted prizes to 14 sculptors in the 83rd Annual Awards Exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens. The 2016 Jury of Awards included Simon Kogan, FNSS; Roger Martin, FNSS; and Burton E. Moore, III, Director, Audubon Gallery. The 14 prize winners are:
- Gold Medal/Charlotte Geffken Prize of $5,000 – Vivian by Dominique St. Cyr
- Silver Medal/Maurice B. Hexter Prize of $3,000 – Undercover Hawk by Garrett Masterson
- Bronze Medal/John Cavanaugh Memorial Prize of $2,000 – Synagoga and Ecclesia by Joshua Koffman, NSS
- Green-Wood Cemetery Award of $1,000 – New Eyes by Peregrine O’Gormley, NSS
- Marcel Jovine President’s Prize of $1,000 – Mill Dog Rescue by Louise Peterson, FNSS
- The Pat Munson Prize for avian sculpture, $1,000 – The Once and Future Kings by Walter Matia, FNSS
- The Marilyn Newmark Memorial Award for a realistic sculpture done in the classical tradition, $1,000 – Amadeus by Magdalena Dobrucka
- Marion and Gilbert Roller Memorial Prize of $1,000 – Poesy by Bela Bacsi, FNSS
- Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Prize for an outstanding work, either carved or cast, $750 – Mayflies and Trout Rise by Jeremiah D. Welsh, NSS
- The Agop Agopoff Memorial Prize for a classical sculpture, $500 – Ovis Aries by Sandy Scott, FNSS
- Jane B. Armstrong Memorial Award of $400 – Rockcroc by Carter Jones, FNSS
- The Margaret Hexter Prize for a creative sculpture in the round, $300 – Siesta by Joshua Tobey, NSS
- The Edith H. and Richman Proskauer Prize for a non-traditional sculpture, $300 – Alec, My Son by Suzanne Graham Storer
- The Beverly Hoyt Robertson Memorial Award and Gloria Medal for a work by a young sculptor (age 40 or younger), $200 and C. Paul Jennewein Medal – Awaken by Kevin Chambers, NSS