Emerging glass artists can apply for Stanislav Libenský Award

Registration for the fifteenth Stanislav Libenský Award is open to young glass artists from around the world.

The exhibition, which was established in 2009, will take place in the historic Clam-Gallas Palace in Prague, under the auspices of the wife of the President of the Czech Republic, Mrs Eva Pavlova.

Stanislav Libenský is considered one of the most outstanding Czech glasswork artists and professors. His works, created in collaboration with Jaroslava Brychtová, are held in museums and galleries worldwide. Alongside his glass career, he taught at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. He was a director and professor at the School of Applied Arts for Glassmaking in Železný Brod, where he lived and worked most of his life.

The Stanislav Libenský award competition aims to help the development of fresh glass art and compare different approaches and methods.

Through this competition, and subsequent exhibition, the main organiser, the Prague Gallery of Czech Glass, aims to help young artists to enter the business world and explore the potential of glass.

The deadline to apply is 15 September 2024.

The Grand Opening of the exhibition will be held at Clam-Gallace Palace, Prague, Czech Republic, on 3 December 2024 at 6pm.

For more information and to apply, use this link.

Find out more about the previous exhibitions here.