American Glass Guild members are invited to submit artwork for American Glass Now: 2025
 

Please read all instructions before submitting your entry.

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American Glass Now supports glass as an art form by giving artists the opportunity to experiment, show their skills, be ambitious, have a dialogue with fellow artists, and show the public what the art of glass can be. Artwork in stained glass, fused and kilnformed glass, etched, painted, and other decorative techniques will be included. Work may be two or three dimensional. Jurors will choose pieces for recognition based on the following criteria: creative use of materials, original expression, aesthetic impact, clarity of narrative, and complexity of execution. 

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AGN: 2025 will be held at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum (MCAM). In addition to member artwork, the exhibit will include displays on the techniques and materials involved in making glass art, as well as components relating to history and conservation.  

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Open to all current AGG members.

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Artwork that has not been shown in a previous AGG exhibition is eligible for inclusion.

Submissions may be one of the following:

• Photograph and dimensions of a completed work 

• Sketch of a proposed entry, plus 2 images of the artist's other work as reference. Sketch should include approximate dimensions of the finished piece.

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Entries are due by December 31, 2024 and should also include a brief artist biography of approximately 100-150 words. Submit entries to program@americanglassguild.org

 

Selected artists will be notified by January 12, 2025

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Exhibition will be held in a dedicated gallery space with access for the general public for a twelve week time slot at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum from May 9-August 3, 2025. An artists’ reception will be held at the museum during the 2025 AGG conference.  

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Photo and confirmation of installation dimensions of finished piece must be submitted by April 1, 2025.

Artwork must be shipped at the artist’s expense or delivered to AGN 2025 ℅ Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum  1 East Main Street Mesa, AZ 85201 no later than April 11, 2025. 

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At the end of the exhibit, artwork may be picked up at the MCAM after August 4, 2025 or will be shipped back to the artist at the AGG’s expense. Artwork that requires excessive shipping costs may need to have individual arrangements made for its return

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The Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum does not permit direct sales of artwork. A printed pamphlet including thumbnail images of the artwork alongside the artist’s contact information will be provided to museum visitors. In previous AGN exhibitions when work was offered for sale,  the AGG received a 25% commission. Although this is not the format for 2025, we would ask artists to consider donating a portion of sales to the AGG in the case of any sales that were made in connection to the MCAM exhibition.