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With no further ado, we announce the finalists for New Times’ first-ever Big Brain Awards. The award was created to recognize emerging creatives in metropolitan Phoenix — and let us tell you, we had our work cut out for us, narrowing the list from more than 150 to 15.
The winners in five categories — plus a surprise sixth winner! — will be announced Saturday, May 22 at New Times’ 40th Anniversary Party at Madcap Theaters in Tempe. Winners will receive $1000 (per category).
Tickets may still be available.
We’ll be sharing more details about the finalists soon here on Jackalope Ranch, but here are the names:
DESIGN
Jay Atherton & Cy Keener
Mark Dudlik
Seesaw Design
FILM
Nathan Blackwell
Robert Kilman & Safwat Saleem
Saxon Richardson
ONLINE MEDIA
CenPho.TV
Light Rail Blogger
Monster Commute
PERFORMING ARTS
Tricia Moore
Kara Roschi
Marcelino Quinonez
VISUAL ARTS
Peter Bugg
Spencer Hibert
Jen Urso
