From all of the compelling, amusing, bizarre, and unquestionably creative applications, our team has, through intense meetings, discussions, and some heated arguments narrowed the list down to six intriguing finalists. These final few will be evaluated by our great panelists' guts and good sense (Harry Allen, Doug Jaeger, Michael Maharam, Richard Poulin, Lucy Sisman, Robert Valentine, and David Weeks) and one recipient will be chosen. Check back on Wednesday, August 8th to see who it will be.

Phono-graphic Novel
A two-act opera buffa (operatic comedy) conjoined with comics to create a different sort of beast altogether.

Hybridized Utensils
Utensils that comment on genetically modified foods that most people consume unknowingly.

A More Perfect Union
A short video with people dressed in teeshirts printed with one letter on the front and one on the back, choreographed to spell out the preamble of the U.S. Constitution, needs a score.

Structural Photographic Study of One Grand Army Plaza
A structural photographic study of Richard Meier's One Grand Army Plaza, its context and aesthetics.

Ames versus Davidson
Two novelists are going to box each other in the ring. They say they're going to box lightly but why and how did one of their noses get broken in the last fight?

Experimental Devices for Performance
Wearable and handheld devices used for media interaction in experimental performance; replace the wireless cameras in the Prolixus piece with better ones that can send their signals on separate channels.