Pilchuck to Receive 2003 NEA Award

On December 19, 2002, Pilchuck Glass School learned it is one of only 69 Washington state arts organizations and artists to receive grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The NEA announced an award of $25,000.00 in support of Pilchuck’s 2003 Artists-in-Residence Program.
“Pilchuck’s relationship with the NEA reaches back to 1986,” says Executive Director Patricia Watkinson. “That kind of longevity in funding for the arts – and the continued commitment this award represents – bespeaks the excellence of Pilchuck’s artistic programming and the vital role artists in residence play in the Pilchuck educational experience.”
Each summer Pilchuck Glass School offers five consecutive 17-day residential sessions. Each session is comprised of five concurrently running classes. Focused entirely on creating art in glass, these classes are taught by accomplished glass artists from all over the world. In addition to the glass artists, Pilchuck hosts ten artists in residence who work in media other than glass. With the assistance of experienced glass artists, these artists in residence have their ideas brought to life in glass. Each also offers a slide show and lecture, critiques students’ works, and brings new perspectives to the artist-centered community.

Artists in residence for 2003 will be Xu Bing, Bella Feldman, Livio Seguso, John Torreano, Judy Chicago, Arlene Schechet, Nick Dine, Charles LeDray, John McQueen, and Margo Mensing.

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