[PA-NJ Glassblowers] Call for Artists - Residencies and Competitions at The Corning Museum of Glass

[Tony Patti]

*For Immediate Release*                          * Contact:* Yvette 
Sterbenk
September 12, 2008                                                  
(607) 974-8124
                                                                    
_sterbenkym at cmog.org_ <mailto:sterbenkym at cmog.org>
                                                                    Dara 
Riegel
                                                                    
(607) 974-7599
                                                                    
_riegeldc at cmog.org_ <mailto:riegeldc at cmog.org>
                                                                 

*Opportunities for Artists at The Corning Museum of Glass*

*Corning, NY --*The Corning Museum of Glass is dedicated to supporting 
and encouraging artists who use glass as an artistic medium.  Following 
are opportunities for artists at the Museum:

          o *News Glass Review Submissions:*

            Artists, craftspeople, designers, and architects may submit
            slide images of new works using glass for the Museum's
            annual journal,/ New Glass Review./ Each year the Corning
            Museum publishes a survey of glass in contemporary art,
            architecture, craft, and design created in the previous year
            by emerging and established artists.

            Artists must submit a total of three clearly labeled slides,
            with each illustrating one work or design series in glass
            created between October 1, 2007, and October 1, 3008. The
            application deadline for entries to the journal is October
            1, 2008. 

All entries must be accompanied by a completed application and a $20.00 
U.S. entry fee. See _www.cmog.org_ <http://www.cmog.org> for details or 
contact Violet Wilson at (607) 974-8451.

          o *Artist-in-Residence and Researcher-in-Residence Programs:*

The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass has an Artist-in-Residence and 
Researcher-in-Residence program, offering artists the opportunity to 
spend a month in Corning trying new techniques in glass, enhancing their 
current work, or exploring the techniques of past glassmakers while 
using the immense resources of the world's leading glass museum. 
Transportation, as well as room and board, will be arranged and basic 
supplies provided. For more information call The Studio at (607) 
974-6467 or visit _www.cmog.org_ <http://www.cmog.org>.

            The deadline to apply for all 2009 residencies is October
            31, 2008. Interested artists must send a CD with 10
            high-resolution digital images of their work, two letters of
            recommendation, a written proposal detailing what the artist
            would like to do during their month-long residency, the best
            month to participate (generally offered in March, April,
            May, September, October, and November), and a résumé to:

            Residency Programs
            The Studio
            of The Corning Museum of Glass
            One Museum Way
            Corning, NY  14830-2253

          o *Joint Artist-in-Residence Program with Kohler Arts Center:*

The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass partners with the John Michael 
Kohler Arts Center for a joint Artist-in-Residence program. Artists will 
spend one month at The Studio in Corning and two to six months in Kohler 
Co.'s foundry (casting iron or brass) or pottery (slip casting clay) in 
Sheboygan, WI. Travel, accommodations, supplies, equipment, technical 
assistance, and a food stipend are all provided. The deadline for 
applications is April 1, 2009, for 2010 residencies. For more 
information call The Studio at (607) 974-6467 or visit _www.cmog.org_ 
<http://www.cmog.org>.

            Interested artists must send 20 high-resolution digital
            images of their work, two letters of recommendation, a brief
            (200-word) proposal for a unified project incorporating the
            resources available from both organizations, an application,
            and a résumé to:

            Residency Programs                 -or-        
            Arts/Industry Coordinator
            The Studio of                                   John Michael
            Kohler Arts Center
            The Corning Museum of Glass             608 New York Avenue
            One Museum Way,                         Sheboygan, WI
            53081-4507
            Corning, NY  14830-2253


The Corning Museum of Glass (_www.cmog.org_ <http://www.cmog.org>) is 
home to the world's most comprehensive and celebrated collection of 
glass, with more than 45,000 objects reflecting 3,500 years of 
glassmaking history. An independent, non-profit, educational 
institution, the Museum is dedicated to the art, history, science, 
research and exhibition of glass. The Museum is open from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. every day and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Memorial Day weekend 
through Labor Day. Children and teens, 19 and under, receive free admission.

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