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LIFEFORMS! 2016

"Lifeforms! - 2016" is intended to be an exhibition of the best biological glass models made in the spirit of the famous 19th and 20th century models of invertebrates and plants made by the father and son team, Rudolf and Leopold Blaschka for the Harvard University’s Botanical Museum. Models are mandated to be of specific species and rendered as accurately as possible, but artistic presentation and creative contexts are strongly encouraged.
Artists working in any glass technique (flameworking,glassblowing, pâte de verre, etc.) are invited to submit
an entry (one per artist or collaborative team). The judging criteria will be based on accuracy in representing the
organism, aesthetic beauty, presentation, and originality.


Types of Biology acceptable:

Botany models may consist of any recognized plant species. They may be a life-size reproduction or
a proportionally scaled (larger or smaller) model. Magnified plant parts may also be included as part
of the work or as an individual entry.


Zoology models may include any recognized invertebrate or vertebrate species, including insects and
irds. Skeletons or other anatomical features, in part or whole, life-size or proportionally scaled, may also
be individually represented.


Scaled models of microorganisms are also acceptable and can include microscopic plants (such as algae),
animals (as plankton), fungi, lichens, diatoms, bacteria, and so on.


The juried show will be selected by Heather McElwee, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Glass Center,
Kait Rhoads, artist from Seattle, WA, Amber Cowan, artist from Phildelphia, PA,
David Francis, PhD, guest curator, Museum of Glass (Tacoma); Curator/Public Art Coordinator (City of Shoreline), and Robert Mickelsen, artist from Mims, FL.

There will be both an online catalog and a printed catalog of the “juried”s show. The “open” show will be
available online as well.

To Register and submit an entry:
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