The Center's Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the establishment of the annual Bob Stocksdale Award for Excellence in Wood, starting in 2016, made possible by an anonymous donor. According to Albert LeCoff, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Center, "The Bob Stocksdale Award for Excellence in Wood will provide $1,000 and an exhibition to be awarded annually to an emerging or mid-career artist who best exemplifies those characteristics of Bob Stocksdale--quality of craftsmanship and respect for materials." The announcement of the first award recipient will take place in the near future. 
                                                                                                                     
Bob Stocksdale (1913-2003) at his studio, Berkely, CA, cicrca 1985
Photo: Paul J. Smith
 
Ash Wood Bowl, 1987, 3 x 11 x 93/4 in. The Center for Art in Wood Museum Collection