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Awards of Excellence

ACC’s Awards of Excellence celebrate outstanding artists in our marketplaces who demonstrate exceptional quality of work, mastery of material, entrepreneurial effort, and whose values align with ACC’s mission to create healthy, vibrant, and equitable marketplaces.

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Meet the awardees.

The ACC Awards of Excellence include five individual awards given. Three of those awards follow the general marketplace categories of: Home & Living, Jewelry, Apparel & Accessories; and an additional recognition of those newest to our marketplace with an Emerging Artist award.

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  • Hyungzee Choi

    “Hyungzee Choi’s work immediately stood out to me for the seamless way she integrates repurposed machine parts into her intricately crafted jewelry objects. The playful designs she creates are smart, beautiful, and easily wearable.” –Juror Brienne Rosner

  • MC Carey

    “MC Carey’s booth is inviting from both far away and up close. Their expressive interactions with every person who enters their booth draws you into the stories of their work, inspirations, and process. The prints show an incredible mastery of the linocut technique. The work uses a unique mix of materials that express artistry, culture, and activism.” –Juror Emily Edelstein

  • W. John Jameson III

    Fluidly weaving yarns together, I create physical, interwoven craft that creates a human connection between the maker and user. The experiences exploring six of the seven continents forge my creativity and help me connect to the diversity of history, arts, culture, nature and, most importantly, people. I work on a foot powered, 8-harness loom and approach each day with a sense of beauty, ritual, and tradition.

  • Yoshi Fujii

    I reference what I saw on the table as I grow up, the seasonal dishes served, and even the relationships with viewer/user. I am interested in the eclectic inclusions of east/west onto utilitarian objects by capturing the seasonal nature beings through carved surface decoration, and showing the appreciation of production practice with elegant designs and keen craftsmanship. The time I spend carving and finishing each piece bridges the time the user spends developing the connections with others.