The NOISmaker Award is given each year in recognition of consistent and enthusiastic promotion of the art of illustration by a member of the Northern Ohio design community.

Nominations and entries for the NOISmaker Award are welcomed throughout the year.

Any body of work (minimum of 6 pieces) produced between June and the following June of each year is eligible. Nominees must showcase and further the advancement of illustration and artistic expression. Nominees are judged by the current board of NOIS. NOIS retains rights to show winning entries in directories and NOIS promotions and on the website.

The NOISmaker Award is presented at the opening of the annual members' exhibition.

For more information, or to enter or nominate a potential NOISmaker, please contact NOIS Vice President Milan Kecman.

The design and image on the crystal face of the NOISmaker Award was created by Milan Kecman.

NOISmaker Award Winners

2001: Sheila Hart Design, Inc.
Shiela inspired the NOISmaker Award by commissioning work from a dozen NOIS illustrators for First Glance, a calendar produced as a promotional piece for Custom Graphics, Inc.

2002: Meredith Pangrace, Art Director, Scene Magazine

2003: David Kordalski, Visual Editor, The Plain Dealer

2004: Bill Joyce, Art Director, Inside Business Magazine

2006: Dan Frey, Freelance Illustrator
NOIS Secretary and board member for 10 years

2008: Cathie Bleck, Freelance Illustrator
NOIS co-founder and national organizer for the illustration profession