Tg:Transitions in Kiln-Glass is a biennial juried competition organized by Bullseye Glass Co. honoring outstanding contemporary kiln-glass art and design. Jurors Heike Brachlow (artist and educator; Tutor in Ceramics & Glass at the Royal College of Art, London), Tina Oldknow (art historian and curator; former Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Glass at The Corning Museum of Glass), and Corey Pemberton (artist and nonprofit co-founder; Director of Crafting the Future) narrowed the selection down to 38 finalists, from which 11 award winners and two honorable mentions were chosen.

While in the kiln, glass undergoes a transformative experience in its materiality, transitioning between behaving like a solid and behaving like a liquid. Near the center of the region in which this shift occurs is the glass transition temperature, known as Tg. As the material acquiesces to the heat and its molecular mobility increases, artists take advantage of its adaptability, turning raw material into expressive artwork.

The pieces included in Tg:Transitions in Kiln-Glass were selected for their innovation, quality of concept and content, and attention to technical proficiency. An extensive range of kiln-glass methods are on display, from cameo-engraving to casting, pâte de verre to the use of 3D printing, highlighting the vast capabilities of kiln formed glass as a medium, and the progressive approaches to it taken by contemporary artists.

Award Winners

Camilla Bridgewater | UK

Jill Burks | USA

Kate Clements | USA

Celia Dowson | UK

Holly Hooper | UK

Adeye Jean-Baptiste | USA

Patricia Ludovici | USA

Joanna Manousis | UK

Helen Restorick | UK

Helen Stark | Australia

Ryan Tanner | USA

Honorable Mentions

Marzena Krzemińska-Baluch | Poland

Luisa Restrepo | Mexico

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