The 2008 Boston Art Awards is a contest to honor the best art made here and exhibits organized here in 2008.

The aim of the awards, which are organized by The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, is to promote a more exciting local art scene by encouraging and celebrating the work of artists and curators active in New England.

Nominated in two categories:

New media:

• Georgie Friedman of Boston, “Seas and Skies,” MFA Thesis Exhibition, Tufts, April.

Standout performance by a local artist in a group show:

• Georgie Friedman of Boston, “Seas and Skies,” MFA Thesis Exhibition, Tufts, April.