Panel Discussion

The Current State of the World of Glass Art

For its 14th exhibition, the International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2019, received 357 entries from 39 nations and regions. At the Preliminary Assessment held on April 16th 2019, 61 works from 16 nations were selected. For the exhibition, 54 works from 15 nations were sent to the Executive committee. At the Final Assessment, held on June 27th 2019, 17 prize winners were selected.
The following day, the Special Symposium was held. The Executive committee announced the result of the Final Assessment and the members of the Final Assessment Panel gave their comments on the prize winners.
In addition, the panelists discussed their thoughts on the future of glass art.

Date and Time:
June 28th, 2019
10:00 am~12:00 noon

Venue:
Convention Hall
New Building, Ishikawa Industrial Center

Panelists

Atsushi TAKEDA

(Japan) Visiting Professor of Tama Art University Art Critic

Bodil BUSK LAURSEN

(Denmark) Glass Critic, Chairperson of Hempel Glass Museum, Former Director of Designmuseum Denmark

Yan ZORITCHAK

(France) Glass Artist

Jay MUSLER

(United States of America) Glass Artist

Jun FUJITA

(Japan) Glass Artist, Meritorious member of Japan Glass Artcrafts Association

MC

Susumu FUJIHARA

(Japan) Deputy Chairperson of the Executive Committee of The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, Managing Director of the Design Center Ishikawa

Interpreter

Yoshiko HAYAKAWA(English)／ Cécile ANDRIEU KAWAKAMI (French)