Entries
are now open to the 2016 Glass Art Awards; entry forms must be submitted by 5
February 2016.
The
Glass Art Awards are part of the Festival of Glass, now in its sixth year.
Entries will be judged and announced during the Festival's Expo on Sunday 21 February 2016.
There
are four Categories:
·
Functional
Glass Art
·
Sculptural
Glass Art
·
Wearable
Glass Art
·
Glass-related
Photography.
Each
Category has two Divisions:
·
Intermediate
(8 - 18 years old)
·
Open
(19 years of age and older).
In
each Category, the Intermediate Division has a first prize of $100 and a second
prize of $50; and the Open Division has a first prize of $200 and a second
prize of $100.
There
are also two special Awards:
Second
Life Glass Art Award ($1,000)
This
Award will go to the best piece of glass art that is made solely by recycling
glass. This
is the second year of this Award, which is sponsored by the Rotary Club of
Drysdale. The Festival of Glass committee is very grateful to the Rotary Club
for its generosity. The theme of this year's Award is "A Gift to the World", to
coincide with International Rotary's theme for 2015 - 2016 - "Be a gift to
the world".
Entries
will be judged by the 2016 judging panel:- Mark Edwards (Wauthorong
Glass), Mercedes Drummond (Glass Art Awards convenor) and a representative of
the Rotary Club of Drysdale.
Bella
Wein Glass Art Award
($500)
This
Award will go to the piece of glass art that best interprets the identity of
the Bellarine Peninsula. The Award celebrates the continuity between the past
and the present - "Bella Wein" is the name given to the Peninsula by
the area's original owners, the Wathaurong people.
This
is a new award and is sponsored by the Clifton Springs and Curlewis Lions Club.
The Festival of Glass committee is very grateful to the Lions for their
generosity.
Entries
will be judged by the 2016 judging panel:- Mark Edwards (Wauthorong
Glass), Mercedes Drummond (Glass Art Awards convenor) and a representative of
The Clifton Springs and Curlewis Lion Club.
Information,
entry forms and conditions of entry for the 2016 Glass Art awards are on the
Festival of Glass web site : www.festivalofglass.net.au
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