Venice Glass Week 2019: New Prize, Hub, and Nomad Fair
The Venice Glass Week's third edition, acknowledged as a "Grande Evento" by the Veneto Region, is set to take place from September 7 to 15, 2019, across Venice, Murano, and Mestre. This year, over 180 events will be organized by 150 different entities, with original projects required. Notably, T Fondaco dei Tedeschi will collaborate with the women’s prison on Giudecca Island. The festival hub at Palazzo Franchetti will host the €1,000 Bonhams Prize ceremony on September 11. Free tours will be available at the Centro Studi del Vetro from September 9 to 13. Additionally, the Giornate di studio sul vetro veneziano will occur from September 9 to 11, while Nomad Venice will run from September 5 to 8, and Murano Glass Weekend will follow from September 13 to 15.
Key facts
- Third edition of The Venice Glass Week runs September 7–15, 2019.
- Over 150 entities and 180+ events in Venice, Murano, and Mestre.
- New Bonhams Prize for The Venice Glass Week: €1,000 award.
- Festival hub at Palazzo Loredan and Palazzo Franchetti, curated by Rosa Barovier Mentasti.
- First Nomad Venice fair at Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel, September 5–8.
- T Fondaco dei Tedeschi project with Giudecca women's prison.
- Giornate di studio on Enamelled Glass of the Renaissance, September 9–11.
- Murano Glass Weekend includes Bocca del Fuoco night race on September 14.
Entities
Artists
- Marina Sent
- Susanna Sent
- Rosa Barovier Mentasti
- Michele Tamma
- Thomas Stearns
- Marino Barovier
- Pae White
- Tapio Wirkkala
- Marco Romanelli
- Giorgio Pace
- Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte
- India Mahdavi
- Draga&Aurel
- Giulia Marani
- Claudia Giraud
- Santa Nastro
Institutions
- Comune di Venezia
- Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia
- Fondazione Giorgio Cini
- LE STANZE DEL VETRO
- Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti
- Consorzio Promovetro Murano
- Bonhams
- T Fondaco dei Tedeschi
- Green Spin
- IED Venezia
- Centro Studi del Vetro
- Museo del Vetro di Murano
- Scuola del Vetro Abate Zanetti
- Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
- ASD Venezia Runners Atletica Murano
- Closer
- Artribune
- Corraini Edizioni
- EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
- Fondazione Musei di Venezia
- Le Stanze del Vetro
- Nomad-Circle
- OMA
- Palazzo Barovier&Toso
- Tapio Wirkkala Rut Bryk Foundation
- Venini
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Murano
- Mestre
- Campo Santo Stefano
- Palazzo Loredan
- Palazzo Franchetti
- Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore
- Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel
- Cannaregio
- Giudecca
- Rialto Bridge
- Fondamenta Van Axel
- Fondamenta Marco Giustinian
- Ramo del Fontego dei Tedeschi
- Finland