Congratulations

Three of the faculty members of the Washington Glass School just kicked some serious ass at the Art Interview Magazine 7th Annual International Competition.

Tim Tate won first prize. In addition to a ton of Euros, he will have an opportunity to exhibit his work in Berlin. I know that I am not very objective when it comes to this artist, but if you are a serious collector and do not have a piece of his work in your collection, in my opinion, you're nuts. I do.

Both Erwin Timmers and Michael Janis won Honorable Mentions, and both these artists are part of the movement that is creating a new "school" associated with Washington and which is dragging glass into the realm of just another genre of art, rather than the vessel and craft.

The competition ran from Oct 1st to Dec. 31st 2006 and attracted artists from Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Iran, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.