JUDGES were sent the photos below and instructed to rate the submissions from 1 to the number of entries – with 1 as their favorite and the last number in each group as their least favorite. Final judging was blind and the photos did not have the name of the submitter nor any information other than the title of the work. Judges were instructed that if they recognized the work of a particular artist, they were to recuse themself from voting on that work.

Everyone connected to the Expo thought the entries were thought-provoking and inspiring. Especially some of the artist’s descriptions of their methodology and raison d’être for creating. Once the ratings were all in, the votes were averaged and the winners were chosen by the math. Often the differences in placement were small fractions. There’s a lot of inspired work here . . .

Thanks and blessings to everyone involved. ZO’s next Expo will be a little different from those prior and we hope to start it in June. On Sun. March 26, we will host an online Zoom Breakfast Toast, meeting with artists that work with us. We will also invite those who submitted to this Expo. The Zoom call will include poetry, music, and a few chefs (from NYC, LA, CA, and Honolulu) sharing their breakfast specialties. Information on all of this will be forthcoming on our Welcome Page.

If you hover over the photos below, Artist information should appear (depending on your technology). It will if you are on a laptop. If you don’t see it now – it should be up by the end of the day (1/18/2023).

ZO keeps the work of our final judging pool and often highlights it on our various web and social media pages – with your credits of course. We also sometimes pair photos with poetry and other creative faire. We would appreciate you adding ZO’s website to your press pages (if you have them) and following us on social media – as we will you. ZO is an artist-to-artist support community. Welcome to the family!