Visiting Artists

CoCreatie

Argon/Mercury. Katherine Huskie.

Neon. Argon/Mercury (detail). Katherine Huskie.

Under Pressure. Simone Fezer. Photo: Gottfried Stoppel.

Precarious Perch. Simone Fezer. Photo: Frieder Zimmerman.

Combined. Katherine Huskie.

Flowering Out into the World. Simone Fezer. Photo: Gottfried Stoppel.

(un)balanced. Simone Fezer. Photo: Jörg Wohlfromm.

Echinus - Aqua. Katherine Huskie.

Echinus - Aqua (detail). Katherine Huskie.

Stranded Surging. Simone Fezer. Photo: Gottfried Stoppel.

Earth Rising. Simone Fezer. Photo: Gottfried Stoppel.

Echinus - Wine red and Aqua. Katherine Huskie.

Echinus (detail). Katherine Huskie.

Echinus - Wine Red (detail). Katherine Huskie -

Shiny. Bright New Worlds. Simone Fezer.

In with In. Simone Fezer. Photo: Hayo Heye.

Neon. Katherine Huskie.

Neon (detail). Katherine Huskie.

Structures. Simone Fezer.

Box III. Simone Fezer.

In 2019, Gent Glas hosted an open call to artists working with glass. The open call had 22 applicants from 11 countries. The jury had a difficult decision with the level of the applicants and after deliberation, awarded two artistic residencies originally scheduled to take place in March 2019, though due to Covid 19 have been rescheduled from January 18 - 30, 2021.

The jury consisting of: Monali Meher - visual and performance artist living and working in Ghent; Dominika Drozdowska - curator and director of SIC! Gallery BWA Galleries of Contemporary Art Wroclaw (PL); and John Moran - visual artist, glass sculptor, and founding member of Gent Glas chose two artists to work together in the studio.

We are incredibly excited to host two incredible artists: Katherine Huskie (UK) and Simone Fezer (DE) in the studio!

INSPIR[E](REN) - INSPIRATI(E)[ON]

Katarzyna Klich.

Monali Meher.

Katarzyna Klich.

Monali Meher.

Katarzyna Klich.

Monali Meher.

Katarzyna Klich.

Monali Meher.

In 2018, we initiated INSPIR[E](REN) - INSPIRATI(E)[ON], a visiting artist program for artists who do not use glass as a primary medium or experimentally. The open call received 48 applications from artists from 21 countries. The jury comprised of Koen Vanmechelen - visual and conceptual artist and founder of LaBiomista, Jeroen Maes curator and artistic director GlazenHuis Lommel, and John Moran - visual artist and founding member of Gent Glas chose three artists to work in the studio as artists in residence.

The selected artists were: Jocelyne Prince (US), Monali Meher (BE), and Katarzyna Klich (PL).

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE

One of the unique offerings of Gent Glas is our FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE events. Each week we open to the public for a special evening of performative glass demonstrations. Throughout the years we have hosted an array of amazing artists.