STANISLAV LIBENSKÝ AWARD 2015 will present the best works of young glass artists and designers from around the world
The prestigious international exhibition of glass for
students of art schools, the Stanislav Libenský Award, the only one in
the world in which only new graduates can apply, begins its seventh edition.
The prestige and reputation of the competition and exhibition increase every
year, as well as the interest of the participants and the professional and general
public. This year a record number of young artists from many countries applied,
as usual. Young artists from Azerbaijan, Colombia and Portugal are attending
the competition for the first time this year.
The international jury, consisting of recognized
experts and glass artists, has selected
40 participants from 23 different countriesfrom around the world who will
have the opportunity to take part in the autumnal finale and exhibition in
Prague.
This year the jury is composed of: Ivana Šrámková (CZ), glass artist and a student of
Stanislav Libenský;LeneTangen (NOR), glass artist, consultant of The National
Museum in Oslo and a participant of Stanislav Libenský Award 2011; Florian
Hufnagl (GER), former director of Die NeueSammlung in Munich, which is the
biggest design museum in the world; Ivo Křen (CZ), historian and curator of The
East Bohemian Museum in Pardubice; Jean-Luc Olivié (FRA), main curator of the
glass collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The professional
supervisor is Milan Hlaveš, head of the Collections of Glass, Ceramics and
Porcelain in the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. The architect of the
exhibition is Jakub Berdych, a significant Czech designer and co-founder of the
design studio Qubus.
The main prize is a three-week stay at the Pilchuck Glass School,
USA. The second prize is a week stay at the Ajeto Glassworks in Lindava.
Moreover, this year the contestants have an opportunity to win two special
prices from the Stanislav Libenský Award’s partners – a two-week stay and
participation in the workshops at the Corning
Museum of Glass, USA, and the price for original design of the auction bottle
of Pilsner Urquell. Three awarded contestants will have the choice to
place their works at the autumnal auction, set up by the Dorotheum Auction
House.
Gala evening with the winner
announcement and the exhibition will be held this autumn in Prague.
“Selected works will represent a
variety of options for working with glass. Visitors will be able to enjoy the exhibition
of jewellery, design or traditional workmanlike art pieces, as well as
conceptual objects, which use various media and could be rather consider as
fine arts”, says KateřinaČapková, director of
the Prague Gallery of Czech Glass.
Thanks to the organizers from the Prague Gallery of Czech Glass, more than 250 young glass artists from 55
universities could present their works in Prague in last six years. Moreover,
every year the exhibition is held in representative spaces with a unique
atmosphere.
The Stanislav Libenský Award is a
unique event in many ways. For students it is an impulsion to meet and inspire
each other, an opportunity to compare different approaches and ways of working
and primarily to present their work to an international audience and get the
chance to start a successful artistic career. The public has the opportunity to
become acquainted with the formation of the youngest generation of glass
artists from around the world in one place and gain insight into the future of
this art, which has a long tradition in the Czech Republic. The exhibition will
be accompanied by a number of attractive traditionally associated events.
CONTACT
Prague Gallery of Czech Glass:
Bartoškova 26, Prague 4 – Nusle
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