To help our mission to provide an ever-changing line-up of talent, we enlist the help of a new Selection Committee for each edition. A team of art-world experts who bring their respective talents and differing perspectives, our committee chooses the final artist line-up from hundreds of applications. We’re delighted to introduce you to our March 2025 Committee.

Siting Wang

Siting Wang is an Associate Curator at Saatchi Art, where she works to support artists from diverse backgrounds and connect them with global audiences. Lived in Chicago for five years and currently based in Seattle, she holds a BFA with an emphasis in Arts Administration from School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises from Northwestern University. With extensive curatorial and art advisory experience in galleries and museums across Chicago, Los Angeles, and Beijing, she is committed to fostering inclusivity and elevating emerging voices in the art world.

Joe Kraft

Chicago-based artist Joe Kraft works with a variety of materials.  He earned a BFA in Ceramics from Alfred University.  Clay has led Joe down many artistic and professional paths, however, his love for drawing and printmaking is what currently drives his practice. The beautiful part of working with different media is the exploration and growth of knowledge are neverending.  He uses illustration to capture the curious nature of life – creating imagery that sparks excitement and laughter.  You can find Joe’s artwork throughout the Chicago area: as public art and murals, on the beer bottles of local breweries, inside art galleries, and printed on merchandise around Chicago.

Jessica Diamond

Jessica Diamond has been a board member at the Society for Contemporary Art at the Art Institute  of Chicago since 2015. She has served both on the Acquisition Committee, and Vice President. She currently serves as Chair of Programming, planning the Contemporary Artist Lecture Series held at the museum.