Rather than following the award's directive to select work developed during 2014, the jury formed by Katherine Chacón, Beatriz Sogbe and Perán Erminy chose instead to recognize artists, institutions and publications for their well-deserved trajectory. This departure from the script was partly due to the award being organized so closed to the end of 2015 and much later than May, the month dedicated to celebrating visual artists. Several artists received with this award a well-deserved recognition for their artistic careers—some of which have expanded several decades. The "Master of Venezuelan Art Award" was granted to abstract sculptor, teacher and writer, Pedro Briceño. The "Consummated Artist Award" went to sculptor Pedro Fermín; the "Emerging Artist Award" to Miguel Braceli; the "Popular Artist Award" to Luis Méndez; and the "AICA Special Award" was given to sculptor Lía Bermúdez. The "Best Personal Exhibition Award" went to the solo show by Miguel Von Dangel at the Museo de Arte Popular de Petare Bárbaro Rivas, curated by the artists and J. F. Canton; the "Best Group Exhibition Award" was granted to two exhibitions that are part of the Proyecto Helicoide directed by Celeste Olalquiaga: "Possible Helicoides. Fantastic Visions," at the Centro Cultural Chacao, and "Failed Helicoides," at the Museo de Arquitectura. The "Medium Size Exhibition Award" was given to the exhibition by artist Jesús Guerrero, curated by Luis Velázquez, at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Caracas; and the "Small Size Exhibition Award" went to "Bárbaro Rivas. Natural and Transcendent" presented at the Galería Odalys and under the curatorship of Francisco Da Antonio. The following institutions were also recognized: the Centro de Bellas Artes in Maracaibo was granted the "Institutional Endeavor Award." El Nacional periodical was recognized for its promotion of the Venezuelan Fine Arts, and the Department of Culture of the Universidad de los Andes received the "Educational and Cultural Institution Award." Likewise, several Special Mentions were granted for the "Promotion of Venezuelan Art" to the following print media: The Impulso (Barquisimeto), Tal Cual (Caracas), La Verdad (Maracaibo), Correo del Caroní (Ciudad Guayana), El Carabobeño (Valencia), and to the magazine Zeta (Caracas). Four publications received special mentions: "Art Critic" mention was granted to the posthumous book by Juan Carlos Palenzuela titled Arte en Venezuela 1980-2005 (Art in Venezuela, 1980-2005); "Best Exhibition Catalog" mention went to the catalog published by the Sala Mendoza, titled Programa editorial de apoyo expositivo de la Sala Mendoza (Editorial Exhibition Support Program of the Sala Mendoza); the "Research" mention was given to the book by Simón Noriega titled Arte e historia del arte (Art and Art History); and "Best Monography" was awarded to the book Colina (Hilla) by Aminta Díaz. At the end of the award ceremony two art critics that are no longer with us were honored: Simón Noriega y Nelly Barbieri.