Sponsors
- Americo Cascella
- HBO
- Francis E Williams Artists Grant
Judges
- Elise Buick
- Robert Gutierrez
- Cassandra Malry
- Randy Holland
- Raeshma Razvi
- Janna Shadduck Hernandez
- Nancy Spears
- Robert Hennie
- Tom Clary
- Jennifer Clary
- Bonnie Tseng
- S. Pearl Sharp
- Americo Cascella
- Cristi Catlin
- Marijame Unter
- Calvin Sweeney
- Randy Holland
- Cress Williams
- Aida C. Alvarado
- Jango Sircus
- Mikki Willis