New Glass Prize
PRIVATE DONORS COLLABORATE WITH JAMFACTORY TO RECOGNISE
OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND GLASS ARTISTS.
JamFactory CEO Brian Parkes announced today the introduction of the FUSE Glass Prize, a juried, non-acquisitive, AU$20,000 cash prize for established artists residing in Australia or New Zealand who work in the field of glass.
An additional prize acknowledging new talent, comprising of AU$2,500 cash and a professional development residency at the JamFactory glass studio valued at a further AU$2,500, will be awarded to an emerging glass artist.
This biennial FUSE Glass Prize has evolved from two years of dialogue between passionate glass art collectors Jim and Helen Carreker and JamFactory. The Carrekers are founding donors for the prize along with Diana Laidlaw AM, Phil and Diana Jaquillard, Alan and Sue Young, The Thomas Foundation, and Sandy Benjamin, who share the Carrekers’ love of glass art.
This group has raised funds for the prizes, marketing and program costs, enabling JamFactory to develop this new award into Australasia’s richest prize for glass, and one of the world’s premier recognitions for artists working in this dynamic and seductive medium.
The confirmed panel of judges for 2016 are Tina Oldknow, Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Glass at Corning Museum of Glass in New York (2000-2015); Dr Robert Bell, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the National Gallery of Australia; Margot Osborne, independent author and curator; Lisa Slade, Assistant Director, Artistic Programs at the Art Gallery of South Australia; and Brian Parkes of the JamFactory.
The works of the ten established and five emerging artist finalists will be showcased in a 48-page colour catalogue and exhibited at JamFactory, Adelaide from 13 May to 2 July 2016 and subsequently at JamFactory, Seppeltsfield in the Barossa Valley until 18 September 2016.
The FUSE Glass Prize winners will be announced, and all finalists celebrated, at a gathering of leading proponents of glass art on Thursday, 12 May 2016 in Adelaide.
Entries for the inaugural year of this new award can be submitted between 1 February 2016 and the closing date of 11 March 2016. A new website at fuseglassprize.com will be regularly updated and expanded over the coming months to provide detailed information about the prize and how to enter.
KEY DATES FOR ARTISTS
ENTRIES OPEN
1 FEB 2016
ENTRIES CLOSE
11 MAR
FINALISTS NOTIFIED
22 MAR
WINNER ANNOUNCED
12 MAY
EXHIBITION ADELAIDE
13 MAY - 2 JUL
EXHIBITION BAROSSA
9 JUL - 18 SEP
ENTRY SUBMISSION
Entries for the FUSE Glass Prize can be submitted via this website between 1 February 2016 and 11 March 2016. Winners will be announced at the Opening Night of the FUSE Glass Prize Exhibition on 12 May 2016 in Adelaide, South Australia.
DOWNLOAD ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Entry is free and artists at all stages of their career are encouraged to enter for a chance to help write the history of this important new glass prize.
ORIGINS
The FUSE Glass Prize has evolved from two years of dialogue between JamFactory and passionate glass art supporters and collectors Jim and Helen Carreker.
The Carrekers are founding donors for the prize, along with Diana Laidlaw AM, Phil and Diana Jaquillard, Alan and Sue Young, The Thomas Foundation and Sandy Benjamin. Funds contributed by this generous donor group have enabled JamFactory to introduce this new award for excellence in the field of glass.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Download the entry requirements to assist you in preparing your submission. Please send any other enquiries by email using the button below. We will do our best to reply within 2-3 business days.
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