The Rema Hort Mann Foundation has announced the winners of its 2008 visual arts grants. The eight recipients of the $10,000 awards are: Kerstin Braetsch, Josh Brand, Glen Fogel, K8 Hardy, Allison Katz, Dave McKenzie, Lisa Oppenheim, and Marlo Pascual.

Artists are nominated by a committee comprised of scholars, critics, museum professionals, artists, and former grantees. The winners are then selected by an independent selection committee, which this year comprised gallerist Lia Gangitano, collector Susan Hort, the New Museum's Massimiliano Gioni, White Columns' Matthew Higgs, and the Whitney Museum's Gary Murayari.

An art crawl and cocktail party will take place on Saturday, November 8, to present the grantees to the foundation's audience. Foundation director Quang Bao said the organization hopes to raise enough money to award 10 yearly grants in the future.