The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, first established in 1984 as the worldfs only international glass exhibition with public call for entry, celebrates its 10th memorial event in 2007. In each of the past events, the exhibition drew many excellent works from nearly 40 countries and has been highly recognized as a global showcase of the new trends in the world of glass art.
This exhibition has been convened for the purpose of breeding in Kanazawa new cultures and industries utilizing glass, as well as evoking creativity in other areas of arts/crafts and local industries. The executive committee hopes that this exhibition will help explore the potential of glass and look forward to receiving wide varieties of excellent glass works as ever, from daily utensils to new artistic expressions.
| Organizer | The Executive Committee of The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa (composed of representatives from Ishikawa Prefecture, Kanazawa City, Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Design Center Ishikawa) |
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| Co-organizers | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization. Japan Design Foundation. International Design Center Nagoya, Inc. Japan Craft Design Association. Glass Manufacturersf Association of Japan. Japan Glass Artcrafts Association. Ishikawa Sunrise Industries Creation Organization. Ishikawa Machinery & Electronics Association. Ishikawa Textile Association. Ishikawa Interior Design Association. Ishikawa Craft Design Association. Ishikawa Visual Design Association. Ishikawa Product Design Association. Ishikawa Construction Design Management Association. Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) Kanazawa. The Hokkoku Shimbun |
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| Sponsors | ASAHI SOSETSU CO.,LTD. Takakuwa Art Printing Inc. NAKASHIMA CO.,LTD. NAKADA CO.,LTD. NIPPON EXPRESS CO.,LTD. Val Design Group Inc. Fukumitsuya Sake Breweries. UNION CORPORATION |
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Period: from the middle of October, 2006 until March 5 (mon.), 2007
Number of applications received: 456 from 35 countries (172 of which are from Japan)
Date: April 25 (wed.), 2007
Assessment Panel:
Atsushi Takeda (Art critic, professor at Ryotokuji University)
Jun Fujita (Glass artist, chairman of Japan Glass Artcrafts Association)
Yoriko Mizuta (Deputy director of Hokkaido Asahikawa Museum of Art)
Ryoichi Komatsu (Director of Utatsuyama Craft Workshop, vice chairman of Design Center Ishikawa)
Number of works selected: 74 works from 20 countries (32 of which are from Japan)
Date: July 12 (thu.), 2007
Assessment Panel:
Jorgen Schou-Christensen (Glass art critic, Denmark)
Jiri Harcuba (Glass artist, Czech Republic)
Joel Philip Myers (Glass artist, U.S.A.)
Naoto Yokoyama (Glass artist, Japan)
Atsushi Takeda (Art critic, professor at Ryotokuji University, Japan)
| Grand Prize | Prize Money | ￥1,000,000 (awarded to 1 work) |
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| Gold Prize | 〃 | ￥500,000(awarded to 1 work) |
| Silver Prize | 〃 | ￥200,000(awarded to 4 works) |
| Honorable Mention | 〃 | ￥50,000(awarded to 6 works) |
| Jurors Special Prize | 〃 | ￥30,000(awarded to 5 works) |
| The 10th Memorial Event Special Prize | 〃 | ￥700,000(awarded to 1 work) |
Comments on the Final Assessment and awarded works
Date: July 13 (fri.), 2007
Venue: Ishikawa Industrial Promotion Center, New Bldg., Convention Hall
The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2007
Period: August 30 (thu.) to September 4 (tue.), 2007 – 6 days
Venue: Kanazawa Korimbo Daiwa Department Store, 8th fl., Exhibition Hall
(Approximately 70 awarded/selected works will be displayed.)
Pre-exhibition
Period: June to August, 2007
Venue: Kanazawa Station Gallery, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, etc.
(Approximately 20 works from Design Center Collection (owned by Design Center Ishikawa) will be displayed at each site.)
Design Center Collection
Period: August 30 (thu.) to September 4 (tue.), 2007
Venue: Kanazawa Korimbo Daiwa Department Store, 8th fl., Exhibition Hall
(Convened in parallel with The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2007 in Kanazawa. Approximately 30 works from Design Center Collection will be displayed.)
The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa 2007 in Notojima
Period: September 22 (sat.) to November 26 (mon.), 2007
Venue: Notojima Glass Art Museum
