This residency offers studio glassblowers and artists an opportunity to work with hot glass in Nuutajärvi Glass Village, Finland from the 6th to the 16th August 2010. In Nuutajärvi you will find one of Iittala Group's glassworks, Tavastia Glass School and Lasikomppania aka "The Glass Company", a local glass cooperative. Lasikomppania was founded in 2003 to provide facilities for independent glassmakers and artists and to make Nuutajärvi more well known as a glass centre in Finland and abroad.
The residency covers ten days. It includes five days in the hot shop for glassblowing or hot casting with clear glass. The artist is responsible of travel expenses and additional materials. The hotshop contains two gloryholes with diameters of 17,7" and 11,8", three annealers and a tank furnace. You will be using Glasma C48 pellets. Capasity of glass use is max. 100kg a day. Accommodation and breakfast are provided for one person in the guesthouse.
The chosen artist is to have a presentation, of his/her work in Nuutajärvi, if possible. (For example a slideshow etc). The Glass Company will also hold one piece of work for its collections for future exhibitions.
WHO CAN APPLY
Studio glass artists and glassblowers are invited to apply for the residency. A work proposal and a curriculum vitae (CV) are required for the application. Please include 4 images in JPG-format (max. 1MB each) of your recent works. Applications can only be submitted by e-mail.
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE SUMMER RESIDENCE: 12.5.2010
For more information, or to submit your application, please contact Tuomas Ervamaa at
E: ervamaa@gmail.com
W: www.lasikomppania.fi
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