Call for Entries: Register and apply by March 20th, 2009.

BIGG: Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass is a dynamic collaboration among The Ohio State University Department of Art's Glass Program, OSU Urban Arts Space and Hawk Galleries. This exhibition is sponsored by Steuben Glass. [steuben.com]

Together we will discover and introduce to the public a select group of artists with a conceptual and working engagement in glass. These artists will have completed their formal training in art beyond the baccalaureate (MFA or equivalent) since the beginning of the new millennium. This collaboration demonstrates a commitment to advancing new and innovative glass art worldwide. Through an international juried selection process and critical writing about work in the field, we intend to expand the discourse about glass art globally.

The exhibition will be presented from July 10th through October 10th, 2009 at the OSU Urban Arts Space and Hawk Galleries [hawkgalleries.com] in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Afterward, select works from the BIGG exhibition will travel to SOFA Chicago 2009 [sofaexpo.com] on exhibit November 5th through the 8th.

Register and apply by March 20th, 2009. [callforentry.org]

Awards
Awards valuing more than $100,000 will be presented to accepted artists as determined by juror selection. Award assignments will be made after the installation of artwork. Award recipients will be notified before the opening reception.

Awards will include:
- Up to ten (10) artists will be awarded a $1,000 travel stipend to attend the opening reception on July 10th, 2009.
- A number of artists will be selected for representation by Hawk Galleries at the 2009 SOFA Chicago. [sofaexpo.com]
- One artist will be invited for a year-long OSU Department of Art Post-MFA Fellowship.
- Selected artists will be eligble for Steuben Glass Residency Fellowships.

Jurors
- Lino Tagliapietra , Italian glass Maestro
- Tina Oldknow, Curator of Modern Glass, Corning Museum of Glass
- Tom Hawk, Director, Hawk Galleries