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WGS Blog is Tops!

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Top "Glass Art Blog". In the world.
Best Glass Blog. On. The. Planet.

Washington Glass School Blog received a compliment – The founder of Feedspot (a RSS Reader aka a news aggregator or a web application which aggregates web content such as online newspapers, blogs, podcasts, and video blogs (vlogs) in one location for easy viewing) contacted the blog to advise that WGS Blog is rated as being in the top 20 Glass Blogs online. Feedspot awarded the top 75 blogs with a virtual ribbon  – we are honored with the title of Top 75 Glass Art Blog.

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Below is part of the award email text:

“My name is Anuj Agarwal. I’m Founder of Feedspot.  I would like to personally congratulate you as your blog Washington Glass Studio has been selected by our panelist as one of the Top 75 Glass Art Blogs on the web….I personally give you a high-five and want to thank you for your contribution to this world. This is the most comprehensive list of Top 75 Glass Art Blogs on the internet and I’m honored to have you as part of this!”

Our hearts are full.

We are thrilled and honored to have this title bestowed on the Blog.

 

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Americans For The Arts Convention 2016

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2016 Americans for the Arts Leadership Award

2016 Americans for the Arts Leadership Award

For nearly 60 years, Americans for the Arts has convened an annual convention for arts and community leaders to network and discuss strategies for building stronger towns, counties, and cities through the arts. The Americans for the Arts annual convention opens June 17 – 19, 2016 in Boston, MA and this year’s convention explores the role of the arts in creating and sustaining healthy, vibrant, equitable communities.  The Washington Glass Studio is proud to have made the awards for the 2016 Annual Leadership Awards.

The Americans For The Arts awards are prepared for shipping.

The Americans For The Arts awards are prepared for shipping.

These awards recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations committed to enriching their communities through the arts. Honorees, including this year’s Robert E. Gard awardee, will be presented with their awards at the 2016 Annual Convention in Boston, MA.

This year’s recipients are: 

  • Brad Erickson: Alene Valkanas State Arts Advocacy Award
  • Flora Maria Garcia: Michael Newton Award
  • Barbara Goldstein: Public Art Network Award
  • Laura Perille: Arts Education Award
  • Michael Spring: Selina Roberts Ottum Award
  • Octavia Yearwood: American Express Emerging Leaders Award

“Our Leadership Award honorees have distinguished themselves as tremendous leaders and passionate advocates for the arts and arts education,” said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “These leaders have implemented innovative and transformative programs to strengthen the communities they serve, and their unwavering commitment to local, state, and national support for the arts is deserving of this recognition.”

Congrats to all in advance!

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‘New Glass Review’ features Washington Glass School artist

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The Corning Museum of Glass hosts a yearly international review of glass in a publication from Germany called New Glass Review (Neues Glas).

This year’s judges included Rachel Berwick, Department Head of Glass, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island; Mieke Groot, independant curator, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Tina Oldknow, the Curator of Modern Glass for Corning Museum, Corning, New York; and Dante Marioni, glass superstar, Seattle, Washington.

A total of 1,047 artists from 43 countries sent 2,974 images of work for consideration. Of these 100 were selected for inclusion in New Glass Review 30, and I am thrilled to be one of those 100! The publication is due in May, and the images will be part of the Corning Museum’s Rakow Research Library.

Michael Janis

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