The dates for the International Summer Academy 2019 are fixed:
Spring Academy: 8th June - 15th June 2019 Summer Academy A: 3rd July - 19th July 2019 Summer Academy B: 31st July - 16th August 2019 Late Summer Extra: 31st August - 7th September 2019
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On the Open Door Day Bild-Werk invites visitors to experience the atmosphere of the International Summer Academy and to watch the teachers and participants experiment with glass, bronze, clay or color. In the workshops and on the academy grounds artists from all over the world will give performances. There will be food and drink as well as the opportunity to meet with the teachers and participants of the Summer Academy. From 6 pm the folk rock band Missing O'Love will play at the Academy building Gaswerk.
The printed course catalogues arrived this weekend in Tom‘s Hall. If you want to order one or more, please send an email to info@bild-werk-frauenau.de
The course program for 2018 is online. Have fun browsing the list!
The printed catalogue will be available in January. Still looking for a creative Christmas present? How about giving a gift voucher for a Bild-Werk Frauenau course? Whether for a weekend course, a course of the summer academy, or for a certain monetary value - we adapt the personalized voucher to your wishes.
Please order by phone: +49 (0) 9926/18 08 95 or info@bild-werk-frauenau.de This year's scholarship project at Bild-Werk "Glass and arts as mediating elements for German-Czech relations" was elected project of the months by the German-Czech future fund. The project was led by Mark Angus and Michal Poustka. Thanks for the commitment!
http://www.fondbudoucnosti.cz/de/aktuell/projekte-des-monats/2017/glas-und-kunst-als-medium-deutsch-tschechischer-beziehungen Photo (from left): Michal Poustka (Board), Dr. Jan Mergl, Jana Jakšová (staff), Karin Bille, Philip Burger (staff), Anne Petters (Board), Heinz Fischer (Board), Dr. Sven Hauschke, Heidi Wolf (Board), Sarah Höchstetter (staff), Katharina Eisch-Angus (Board), Erwin Eisch, Wolfgang Köster, Gretel Eisch, Mark Angus (Board). On Sunday, 9th July the new Advisory Panel of Bild-Werk Frauenau had its founding meeting. The nine members of the panel, who work voluntarily and will serve for a period of five years, include regional and international experts. Among them are experienced representatives of the studio glass movement, the regional and nationwide arts and culture scene as well as the glass industry.
The advisory panel is anchored in the associations’ statute of December 2016. It is created to give advice to the six members of the Bild-Werk Board, as well as to the different workgroups, on specific questions. The members of the Advisory Panel will support Bild-Werk with their expert knowledge and will assist in developing further the association by active networking. The constitutive meeting took place in the studio called “Heaven” that is part of the picturesque setting of the International Summer Academy in Frauenau. At the meeting members of the board, employees of the academy and members of the Advisory Panel discussed current projects and future challenges. Priority will be given to securing the future of Bild-Werk, which has taken root in the glass region of the Bavarian Forest for 30 years. Members of the advisory panel are: • Shane Fero, artist, former president of Glass Art Society, Penland/USA • Nadania Idriss, gallerist, Berlin Glas e.V., Berlin/D • Pavel Kopřiva, artist and director of the Glass School of Kamenický Šenov/CZ • Dr. Jan Mergl, Western Bohemian Museum, Plzeň/CZ • Christian Bayerl, Gallery Kuns(t)räume grenzenlos, Bayerisch Eisenstein/D • Dr. Sven Hauschke, European Museum for Modern Glass, Coburg/D • Eberhard Eisch, Eisch Glassworks, Frauenau/D • Wolfgang Köster, solicitor, Erwin and Gretel Eisch Foundation, Frauenau/D • Karin Bille, designer, Chamber of Crafts Rheinhessen, Mainz/D We cordially invite you to the exhibition opening
on Saturday, 8th June 2017 at 6 p.m. at the Galerie am Museum in Frauenau. With a laudatory speech by Stephen Paul Day, New Orleans. Join us for this celebration of 30 years of Bild-Werk Frauenau, with works from artists and teachers across the whole spectrum of the international academy, a historical documentation, film and music. Exhibition period: 9th July 2017 – 15th August 2017 Exhibiting artists: Mark Angus, EU ǀ Pavlina Čambalova, CZ ǀ Scott Chaseling, AUS ǀ Stephen Paul Day, USA ǀ Sandra De Clerck, B ǀ Sandor Dudás, HU ǀ Erwin Eisch, D ǀ Gretel Eisch, D ǀ Irene Fastner, D ǀ Shane Fero, USA ǀ Simone Fezer, D ǀ Jens Gussek, D ǀ Gabi Hanner, D ǀ Peter Hermann, D ǀ Elke Huala, A ǀ Ursula Huth, D ǀ Jack Ink, A ǀ Max Jacquard, GB ǀ Vladimir Klein, CZ ǀ Wilfried Markus, D ǀ Ursula Merker, D ǀ Petr Novotný, CZ ǀ Anne Petters, D, GB ǀ Gerhard Ribka, D ǀ Pavel Roučka, CZ ǀ Mare Saare, EST ǀ Christian Schmidt, D ǀ Rike Scholle, D ǀ Monika Schultes, D ǀ Korbinian Stöckle, D ǀ Claus Tittmann, D ǀ James Vella, USA ǀ Wilhelm Vernim, D ǀ Jeff Zimmer, GB The winners of this years student prize have been announced. Entries came from nine countries, and, whilst predominantly in the medium glass, included ceramics, bronze, and mixed media.
1st Prize of a 2017 Bild-Werk Frauenau Summer Academy course of her choice was awarded to Maarja Mäemets (Estonian Academy of Arts) for her piece “Underwater love”, a blown glass work which she then photographed underwater; a work which showed originality, developed thinking and an impressive presentation. 2nd Prize of 200€ towards a 2017 Bild-Werk Frauenau Summer Academy course was awarded to Merel Cremers (LUCA School of Arts, Gent, Belgium) for her piece “Tableset (2015)”. This is an impressive ceramic installation which dissects a daily part of life from cooking practices to the culture of eating. 3rd Prize of a 2017 Bild-Werk Frauenau Weekend course was awarded to Rait Lõhmus from the Estonian Academy of Arts for his piece “Land of mess”, a kiln cast work in black glass. Special Commendation goes to Filip Turek (SUPŠ a VOŠ) for his bronze piece "Figura". Congratulations! The official prize giving ceremony, together with presentations by the prize winners showing their work and the school which they studied in, will take place during the summer depending upon which academy session they select. The competition will be repeated again in 2019. Jury: Mark Angus (GB), Anne Petters (D), Heinz Fischer (D), Michal Poustka (CZ) |
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