Emily Stergar, Christopher Torres

Emily Stergar, an Master of Fine Arts in sculpture graduate, and Christopher Torres, an Master of Fine Arts in ceramics graduate of the Arizona State University School of Art, have been awarded the prestigious International Sculpture Center's Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award for 2012. Stergar and Torres were selected from an international pool of more than 400 students representing six countries and 174 institutions of higher learning.

Together they join 10 other recipients to participate in the "Grounds For Sculpture's Fall/Winter Exhibition" that will be on view from Oct. 20 through April 7, 2013, in Hamilton, New Jersey.

The artists' work will be featured in the October 2012 issue of the International Sculpture Center's publication, Sculpture magazine, as well as on the ISC’'s website.