GLASS ART SOCIETY UNVEILS 2013 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ONLINE EXHIBITION & CATALOGUE
In June 2013, the Glass Art Society revealed its first-ever International Student Online Exhibition, published on the GAS website. This all-inclusive, non-juried exhibition was open to all current full-time student members of the Glass Art Society. Entries were required to be original works of art that showed professional competence, used glass as the primary material, and we created between 2012-2013. GAS was thrilled about the response, receiving a total of 82 entries that represented 39 schools and 11 countries. These works can be viewed here: http://www.glassart.org/2013_International_Student_Online_Exhibition.html
Three distinguished jurors - Ann Mulrooney, Marc Petrovic and Ken Saunders - then reviewed the entries and awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, honorable mentions and selected works. First place went to University of Texas at Arlington graduate student, Morgan Chivers, for his paper-thin mixed media piece titled, Particulate Pulse (Inertness is a Relative Matter). Tom Zogas, an undergraduate from Rochester Institute of Technology, won second place with his creation of glass microalgae vessels called Personal Microalgae Production Units. And third place went to undergraduate Madeline Steimle of Southern Illinois University - Carbondale. Her video work titled, “You’re All I Want for Christmas” Vitreo-Tone Recording, comments on the difference between analog and digital media by showing how data stored on her cast glass records is corrupted over time.
“I was very impressed by the standard of work submitted, particularly in the balance between technical and conceptual. It’s great to see work that’s not only really well made, but is also investigating and exploring the potential of the medium,” says Ann Mulrooney, Manager and Curator of the National Craft Gallery in Ireland. The juried selection of works (31 total) is featured in a digital catalogue, which includes images, artist statements and comments from the jurors. First, second and third place winners also received awards donated by GOTT Steamer Glass Shaping System, Carlisle Machine Works/ School of Glass Art, Armour Products/Etchworld and the Glass Art Society. The catalogue can be accessed from the GAS website or by visiting http://issuu.com/glassartsociety/docs/int_l_student_exhibit_catalogue_fin.
The intent for this online project was three-fold:
It allows a larger number of students to participate, as they do not have to travel to the conference in order to submit an entry
It allows students to represent their work professionally
It exposes the work to a larger audience aside from just conference attendees, and for a longer period of time
Though GAS plans to host the popular live International Student Exhibition again at the Chicago conference (March 20 - 22, 2014), the overwhelming response to the Online Exhibition and Catalogue has encouraged the organization to explore similar opportunities for its members in the future. The GAS Education Committee is planning a second International Student Online Exhibition and Catalogue (submission deadline October 2014) and a digital catalogue featuring the 2014 Emerging Artist Presenters and selected nominees (to be published December 2013).
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