BRITISH GLASS BIENNALE & INTERNATIONAL BEAD BIENNALE – ARTISTS ANNOUNCED!

The International Festival of Glass is delighted to announce the artists selected for the 2024 British Glass Biennale exhibition. Over two days an expert panel of judges comprising of Candice-Elena Greer (Chair), Martin Donlin, Nadania Idriss, Tanya Raabe-Webber and Annie Warburton, selected the very best of this year’s entries, all of which achieved a very high standard.

One hundred and twenty-one artists were selected out of 326 applicants to present the most interesting, diverse and outstanding glass art made in the UK in the last two years, a massive 31% increase in applications. The work forms a cutting-edge showcase of contemporary British based glass talent with almost £30,000 worth of awards to be won. Prize winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 22 August at the Glasshouse, Stourbridge. Winners of the prizes chosen through public votes will be announced at the closing ceremony on 28 September.

Work by established artists and emerging new talent will be on display, including 21 students. The selected artists have been brave and innovative, using a wide range of styles and techniques both traditional and experimental. The festival welcomed a surge in applications from stained glass artists and an increase in student entries.

International Bead Biennale

The International Festival of Glass is also delighted to announce the artists selected for the International Bead Biennale by jury members Will Farmer, Carole Morris and Pam Reekie. Forty-two artists were selected representing the United States, Canada, Australia, Spain, Netherlands, France, Germany, Norway, Belgium and the UK.

Opening Times and Venue

The exhibitions are open Tuesday to Saturday from 26 August to 28 September at the Glasshouse, Stourbridge; the heart of the historic glass industry in the UK. The awards ceremony marks the start of the International Festival of Glass, a four-day event celebrating the drama and excitement of glass.

BRITISH GLASS BIENNALE ARTISTS 2024

British Glass Biennale Main Section

Tamsin Abbott Emma Baker Vic Bamforth Carol Bayada

Emily Bellhouse Heike Brachlow Steve Brown Sarah Brown

Karen Browning & Jon Lewis Charlie Burke Susan Burne

Nina Casson McGarva Ian Chadwick James Cockerill Katharine Coleman

Keith Cummings Christopher Day Sacha Delabre James Denison-Pender

James Devereux Celia Dowson Laura Dutton Fiaz Elson

Sally Fawkes Karen Ferrand Dominic Fonde Gary Fovargue

Alec Galloway Hannah Gibson Stephen Graham Claire Hall

Kate Henderson Caz Hildebrand Madeleine Hughes Katherine Huskie

Richard Jackson Kate Jones & Stephen Gillies Choi Keeryong Joshua Kerley & Guy Marshall Brown

Oksana Kondratyeva Isabella Kullmann Nadia Lammas Monette Larsen

Peter Layton Lola Lazaro Hinks Jessie Lee James Lethbridge

Julie Light Jane Littlefield James Maskrey Sam Mukumba

Rachel Mulligan Tracy Nicholls Marzena Ostromecka April Owens

Jacque Pavlosky Rachel Phillips Jade Pinnell Richard Platt

Verity Pulford Laura Quinn Tim Rawlinson David Reekie

Colin Reid Bruno Romanelli Annie Ross Penelope Jane Ross

Layne Rowe Charlotte Savill Anthony Scala Opal Seabrook

Sarah Shanahan Sax Shaw Ruth Shelley Tracey Sheppard

Amanda Simmons Cathryn Shilling Robyn Smith Sophie Southgate

Andrea Spencer Helen Slater-Stokes Dawid Stroyny Phoebe Stubbs

Nancy Sutcliffe Jane Vincent Elliot Walker Zac Weinberg

Sarah Wiberley Colin Wilkes Neil Wilkin Bethany Wood

Rachel Woodman Muna Zuberi

Garvald Glass: John Newey, Cissie Grieves, Shannon Crosbie, Alison Edwards, Callum Smith, David Willis, Nicole Tait, Lizz McFarlene, Dominic Mather, Christopher Cobb, Michael Mclellan, Joseph Gibney, Marzena Ostromeka, Jane McArthur, Ramon Beascoechea, Michele Raine

British Glass Biennale Student Section

Joanna Ackroyd Anthony Amoako Atttah Yiran An Beth Colledge

Meimei Cui Jianyun Ding Helen Gordon Brynn Hill

Holly Hooper Ali Jarvis Hassina Khan Aria Kiani

Sophie Longwill Joanna Manousis Jason McAnuff Faith Mercer

Helen Restorick Polly Thomas-Colquhoun Ziyu Wang Yixue Yang & Wei Ding

Invited Artists

Keith Brocklehurst, Martin Donlin, Matt Durran

INTERNATIONAL BEAD BIENNALE ARTISTS 2024

Jeanne-Sophie Aas Olga Alianova Laurie Ament David Bentham

Michele Bevis Dan Bowran Michael Bullen Madeline Bunyan

Helena Castro García Katharine Coleman Julie Couch Pauline Delaney

Sarah Downton Simon Eccles Rachel Elliott Ilsa Fatt

Zoe Garner Karina Guevin & Cedric Ginart Brett Gui Xin April Hilling Ross Madeleine Hughes Richard Jones Joan Keller

Jennie Lamb Freya Laughton Ana Llavador James Lethbridge

Benito Lozano Blanco Teresa Malcolm Allister Malcolm Michaela Maria Moeller

Purnima Patel Petra Pepper Maria Popkova Samantha Sonnefield

Ann Steenkiste Michi Suzuki Samantha Sweet Ayako Tani

Angela Thwaites Stephanie White Jolene Wolfe

Invited Artists

Keith Brocklehurst, Holly Cooper

BRITISH GLASS BIENNALE AWARDS

British Glass Biennale Award – Best in Show

Bullseye Living Edge Award

The Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London: Glass Sellers Awards and Glass Sellers Student Awards

Glass Lab Award 2024 sponsored by The Glass Foundry

Glass Society Award – ‘CONNECTION’

Glass Arts Society - International Artists Award

Glass Painters and Glaziers Award

The Guild of Glass Engravers Award

The People’s Prize – sponsored by Warm Glass

The Young Collector’s Award - sponsored by the Glass Sellers

INTERNATIONAL BEAD BIENNALE AWARDS

International Bead Biennale Best in Show

International Bead Biennale Runner Up

International Bead Biennale Runner Up

Awards sponsored by Barbara Beadman