Over the years, the Glass Art Society has selected and commended a number of emerging artists for their promising talent based on a rigorous, competitive jurying process. Applications of qualified individuals, who were nominated by professional academics and curators, are evaluated and deliberated over by a small jury based on the criteria listed below.
An emerging artist using glass as their primary medium
Not currently enrolled in a training or education program (including MFA or PhD)
Have five years or less of professional experience since graduating from a study or training program
Not a current or past presenter of a lecture or demo at a GAS conference
In 1980, Dorothy and the late George Saxe began collecting glass art. Over the course of their marriage, they built one of the most premier contemporary glass collections found in the United States. As collectors, the Saxes supported artists, galleries, institutions, and have played an immense role in elevating and increasing appreciation of glass art.
