Cranbrook Academy of Art Announces the 2014 Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Emerging Artist Award Finalists

Bloomfield Hills, Mich., April 28, 2014 — Cranbrook Academy of Art is pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Emerging Artist Award.

The award is part of Cranbrook’s long-standing partnership with Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and represents the company’s commitment to both the Academy and art and design education worldwide.

This year’s Emerging Artist will be selected from among the 10 finalists and will be offered a two-month stay in Berlin from July 1 to August 31, 2014. The trip includes airfare and lodging, an expense stipend of $5,000, a vehicle and an art pass that grants free access to museums in Berlin. Most importantly, the Emerging Artist will also have the chance to participate in a personalized networking program with Mercedes-Benz Financial Services’ Berlin partner, the Küenstlerhaus Bethanien, which includes quality media exposure and introductions to members of the international art and business community.

The finalists, one from each of the Academy’s 10 departments, were announced at STUDIO, a benefit for Cranbrook Academy of Art’s scholarship programs, held on April 26. A jury made up of local art and design educators, artists, curators and representatives from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services will view their work on May 5 and select a winner.

The winner will be announced at Cranbrook Academy of Art’s “Academy Awards” presentation held on May 8.

The finalists are:

Lindsey Camelio, 2D Design
Chih-Chun Chuang, 3D Design
Beverly Eichenlaub, Architecture
Lindsey Dezman, Ceramics
Peter Clouse, Fiber
EunJi Choi, Metalsmithing
Kari Cholnoky, Painting
Chanel Von Habsburg-Lothringen, Photography
Jared Plock, Print Media
Russell Borne, Sculpture

Cranbrook Academy of Art
Cranbrook Academy of Art is the country’s top ranked, graduate-only program in architecture, design and fine art. Each year, just 75 students are invited to study and live on our landmark Saarinen-designed campus, which features private studios, state-of-the art workshops, a renowned Art Museum, and 300 acres of forests, lakes, and streams, all a short drive from the red-hot art, design, and music scene of Detroit. The focus at Cranbrook is on studio practice in one of 10 disciplines: Architecture, 2D and 3D Design, Ceramics, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture. The program is anchored by celebrated Artists- and Designers-in-Residence, one for each discipline, all of whom live and practice on campus alongside our students. For more information, visit us atwww.cranbrookart.edu.