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Work by 2018 Chrysalis award winner Dean Allison. Breakdown, 2016. Cast glass, steel, and paint. H 18, W 17, d 10 in. courtesy: james renwick alliance

Thursday August 1, 2024 | by Sahana Ramakrishnan

CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2024 Chrysalis Award for Emerging Artists

Among the various activities of the James Renwick Alliance for Craft (JRACraft) -- an independent national nonprofit that supports scholarship, education and public appreciation of craft art -- is an annual award the group presents to an emerging artist working in a craft material. The JRA's Chrysalis Award, started in 2016, includes a $5,000 prize to promote and inspire US-based craft artists. If you're just starting out or have a few years of experience, the criteria to apply is that you haven't had your work featured in a major museum such as the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which the JRA works closely with to support its programs. Chrysalis applicants are reuquired to have completed a four-year academic program or equivalent training within the past five years.

Portrait of Makoto Ito

Tuesday July 23, 2024 | by Sahana Ramakrishnan

IN MEMORIAM: Makoto Ito (1955- 2024) who launched the first university glass program in Japan and championed the material of glass

Makoto Ito, a central figure in Japan's studio glass movement and glass art education in the country, passed away on June 4, 2024, at the age of 84. Ito started as a painter, graduating from the painting department of Tama Art University. However, after a six-year stint as a glassblower at the Kagami Crystal factory, he decided to pursue glass art after seeing a European glass exhibition. Dedicated to advancing the material at home, Ito helped build the foundations for the studio glass movement in Japan.