Hi again, Joy,
I really feel your pain over the Smithsonian portrait competition. Many of us can relate, having submitted and not been selected as finalists, but of course you had the added blow of having contributed to the planning of the event. I'm guessing you won't give up, but I just want to back you up with a little added encouragement. Your work is great, and you deserve recognition, so just keep trying. I'm in the process of planning a few events and I can forsee there may be some difficult and awkward times ahead for me, so it has helped me somewhat to read what you went through.
Alex
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