Ranamok Glass Prize

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Ranamok Glass Prize
Awarded forExcellence in contemporary glass
CountryAustralia and New Zealand
Presented byRanamok Glass Prize Ltd.
First awarded1995
Website Ranamok Glass Prize

The Ranamok Glass Prize is an annual award given to glass artists who live in Australia or New Zealand. The award was established in 1994 by Andy Plummer and Maureen Cahill in order to promote glass art to the public. Plummer and Cahill announced that 2014 would be the final year of the prize. [1]

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History

Andy Plummer, a coal industry executive and glass artist, and Maureen Cahill, a gallerist and glass artist, created the award in order to recognize contemporary glass artists in Australia and New Zealand. [1] The award was originally known as the RFC Glass Prize. [2] The prize is open to artists of any level, and is considered the most prestigious glass award in Australia and New Zealand. [3] An annual showcase of finalists is held, and the winner receives a cash prize and the publicity resulting from a major multi-venue exhibition. [1] The winner is chosen by a board of directors including Plummer and Cahill. [4] Many of the finalists and winners have gone on to gain national and international recognition.

In 2014, Plummer and Cahill announced that they were ending the prize, in part to focus on their own work as glass artists. [3] The winning pieces, collected each year by Ranamok Glass Prize Ltd., will be donated to the National Gallery of Australia. [5]

Award winners

YearArtistTitle of winning pieceCountry
1995Deb Cocks [6] StreamAustralia
1996Susan Hill [6] ripening llAustralia
1997Jessica Loughlin [7] Horizon Lines Series #7 & #8Australia
1998Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott [8] Groove IIAustralia
1999Emma Camden [9] The Tower of SecretsNew Zealand
2000Richard Whiteley [10] Blue - GreyAustralia
2001Mark Thiele [11] Time 1, 2 & 3Australia
2002 Mel Douglas [12] Between the LinesAustralia
2003David Murray [13] GathererNew Zealand
2004Scott Chaseling [14] CensorAustralia
2005Joanna Bone [15] Ominous FruitAustralia
2006 Cobi Cockburn [16] Shifting FieldsAustralia
2007Evelyn Dunstan [17] Ngahere Karauna (Forest Crown)New Zealand
2008Matthew Ryan [18] A Net for Light #1Australia
2009Lisa Walsh [19] Across the LinesNew Zealand
2010Sue Hawker [20] Too Much Is Never EnoughNew Zealand
2011Masahiro Asaka [21] Surge 1Australia
2012Denise Pepper [22] Punto in Aria (Stitches in Air)Australia
2013Tom Moore [23] Massive Microscopic BugAustralia
2014Kathryn Wightman [1] [3] CarpetNew Zealand

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References

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  2. ↑ Ranamok Glass Prize 2014. Sydney, Australia: Ranamok. 2014. p. 3.
  3. 1 2 3 "News: Kathryn Wightman wins the 2014 (and final) Ranamok Glass Prize". Bullseye Gallery. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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  6. 1 2 Resource Finance Corporation Ltd. (2009). Ranamok Glass Prize Limited winners collection 1995-2009. Sydney: Ranamok.
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  12. ↑ "Mel Douglas". Bullseye Gallery. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "David Murray won 2003 Ranamok Glass Prize". Koru Contemporary Art. 25 August 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Scott Chaseling". ACT Museums + Galleries. ACT Museums and Galleries. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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