About the Residency


Awarded biennially in alternate years to the FUSE Glass Prize, the FUSE Glass Artist Residency aims to create significant opportunities for mid-career artists working in glass. Valued at more than $20,000 the residency provides studio access in JamFactory’s Glass Studio and a solo exhibition in Gallery Two at JamFactory.


RESIDENCY DETAILS

The FUSE Glass Artist Residency enables the recipient to undertake a residency within the Glass Studio at JamFactory in Adelaide. The Residency provides the opportunity to work with skilled assistants, take risks and experiment with the development of new work using hot blown glass. The Residency includes travel costs, accomodation, studio space and living expenses for up to 4 weeks and can be undertaken in a single block of time or over a number of separate engagements.

The Residency also includes a solo exhibition in Gallery Two at JamFactory the year following the residency accompanied by a printed catalogue, opening event and public program.

JUDGES
Proposals will be reviewed by a panel of judges including Head of JamFactory’s Glass Studio Danielle Rickaby, JamFactory Curatorial Director Lee-Anne Hall and 2023 FUSE Glass Artist Residency recipient Marcel Hoogstad Hay.

ABOUT JAMFACTORY

JamFactory is a unique not-for-profit organisation located in the Adelaide city centre and at Seppeltsfield in the Barossa.

It is recognised nationally and internationally as a centre for excellence in glass, ceramics, furniture and metal design.

JamFactory’s shops, exhibitions, public programs and touring exhibitions promote the best Australian craft and design talent. All purchases made from JamFactory directly support our training and exhibition program.

JamFactory’s Glass Studio is the longest running hot glass facility in Australia and one of the largest and best equipped studios in the Southern Hemisphere. Associates and staff, guided by current Studio Head Kristel Britcher, work together to design and make corporate awards and gifts, custom one-off commissions, architectural work and small production runs. Associates are also mentored in the development of their own work and are exposed to the many professional artists who use the facility to create their work. Through its Associate training program JamFactory has trained well over 100 glass artists from across Australia and around the world.

VISIT JAMFACTORY

 

Donors


The FUSE Glass Artist Residency has been made possible through generous support from donors:
Jim and Helen Carreker (through Foundation SA)
Ian Wall AM (1931 - 2022) and Pamela Wall OAM

FUSE Glass Prize Donors
David & Dulcie Henshall Foundation 
David McKee AO and Pam McKee 
Diana Laidlaw AM 
Jim and Helen Carreker 
Nicholas Linke OAM
Maia Ambegaokar and Joshua Bishop 
Susan Armitage 
Anonymous

 

Supporting Partner


 

Image: Marcel Hoogstad Hay, Traverse No.5, 2023. Photo: Pippy Mount.