British Glass Biennale Private View & Awards Ceremony 2010. Photo by: Simon Bruntnell.

23 August: Private View & Awards Ceremony

The prize-winners for the British Glass Biennale Award for ’Best in Show’; the Glass Sellers Award and the Glass Sellers Student Award; and The Art in Action Award for Contemporary Glass will be announced during the Private View and Awards Ceremony on the evening of 23 August at the Lower Glasshouse, Ruskin Glass Centre, Stourbridge, West Midlands.

24 August – 27 August: Public Festival, International Festival of Glass 2012

The International Festival of Glass is the highlight of every glass enthusiast’s calendar.  Now the fifth festival , it reinvigorates Stourbridge’s reputation as a global glass centre and draws large national and international audiences into Stourbridge and the Black Country to see glassmaking at its finest.  The public  festival, held across the August bank holiday every two years, featuring world class exhibitions, including the prestigious British Glass Biennale, demonstrations, performances, ’have a go’ sessions, and social events. Come and be bewitched at the Public Festival with events throughout the historic Glass Quarter.

Info: www.ifg.org.uk
E mail: info@ifg.org.uk