There were a total of 73 applications for the first round of the Jerome Fiber Artists Project Grant Program. The applications represented a huge variety fiber art and thoughtful and creative proposals. Our jury panel of fiber artists Jane Dunnewold, Jan Myers-Newbury and Laurie Schafer met and chose the three award winners for 2008. A group of finalists were selected, including Beth Barron, Mary Bergs, Lucy Brusic, Maggie Dayton, Carolyn Halliday, Heidi Henderson, Faye Hoch, Kelly Marshall, Barbara Otto, Ingrid Restemayer, Ann Hall Richards, Allison Roberts, Nou Ka Yang and Rebecca Yaker.