Announcing the winners!

The winning songs were selected through two processes: a popular vote by the general public and a critical judging by Omaha area art and music professionals.

The general public was invited to vote on the songs while viewing the Art on the Edge exhibition at Joslyn from September 16 - October 8. Voters were asked to choose their three favorite songs from among the 23 entries.

Practitioners, critics, educators, and other leaders in the field of visual arts or music served as the Art for Your Ears judges. Each of the 14 judges came to Joslyn and listened to a selection of about six songs while viewing works in the Art on the Edge exhibition. Judges assigned points based on set criteria. Every entry was critiqued by a minimum of four judges.

We encourage you to transfer these songs to an iPod or other mp3 player and bring it to Joslyn Art Museum so you can listen to the winning songs while viewing the artworks that inspired them. Please note dates of the exhibition. Don't have an mp3 player? You can borrow one of ours for free.

Top ten songs based on judging results

The Joslyn artwork(s) that inspired each song is listed on the right.

1st place	Serotonin Demon Attack 4.6 MB, 5:42 min.	Los Angeles Kenneth Adkins
2nd place	Depends on the Light The Omaha Project with Rebecca Rotert and Allison Ravnholdt 3.7 MB, 3:15 min.	Self Martin Puryear
Tied for 3rd place	The Night Song "Dedicated to Caroline Lyons" Ryan Fellows 3.4 MB, 3:40 min.	The Night Sound and Sky Garden Louise Nevelson
Tied for 3rd place	Jackie Eddie Lance 3.6 MB, 3:55 min.	Jackie: March 1996 Kent Bellows
4th place	Tracks Joel and Corey Odvody 4.5 MB, 4:49 min.	Tracks, Black Rock Desert, Nevada Richard Misrach
5th place	Inner Conflict George Walker 2.9 MB, 2:30 min.	Urban Landscape, No. 3 Richard Estes
Tied for 6th place	Interior Monologues John Palensky 4.5 MB, 3:54 min.	Self Martin Puryear
Tied for 6th place	1944-1945 The Kevin Pike/John Kotchian Duo 2.8 MB, 3:02 min.	1944-1945 Ross Bleckner
Tied for 6th place	Electric Mind George Walker 1.2 MB, 1:01 min.	Couch Potato Nam June Paik
Tied for 6th place	Metal Strings George Walker 2.4 MB, 2:02 min.	The Night Sound and Sky Garden Louise Nevelson

Winners of the popular vote at Joslyn

These songs received the most votes by the general public.

1st place	Jackie Eddie Lance 3.7 MB, 3:55 min.	Jackie: March 1996 Kent Bellows
Tied for 2nd place	The Night Song "Dedicated to Caroline Lyons" Ryan Fellows 3.4 MB, 3:40 min.	The Night Sound and Sky Garden Louise Nevelson
Tied for 2nd place	Electric Mind George Walker 1.2 MB, 1:01 min.	Couch Potato Nam June Paik
Tied for 3rd place	Jackie and Black Rock Desert David Corbin 2.3 MB, 4:52 min.	Jackie: March 1996 Kent Bellows and Tracks, Black Rock Desert, Nevada Richard Misrach
Tied for 3rd place	Serotonin Demon Attack 4.6 MB, 5:42 min.	Los Angeles Kenneth Adkins
Tied for 3rd place	Motion Discomfort Greg Edds, Dereck Higgins, and Tara Konradi 4.1 MB, 4:24 min.	Times Square at Night George Segal

Congratulations to the musicians whose songs won in the Art for Your Ears competition!