The call for support comes as leading international glass artists arrive in Edinburgh for a two-day conference on the issues facing the sector
While countries around the world celebrate the UN Year of Glass 2022, they say Scotland’s glass artists face an uncertain future.
“The Scottish Government is keen to protect heritage industries but without ensuring there is an educational provision for them, these good intentions don’t result in real tangible results for those keen to work with glass.”“In recent years, Craft Scotland has supported and worked with award-winning glass artists based in the country including Juli Bolanos-Durman, Amanda J Simmons, Shaun Fraser, Carrie Fertig and Choi Keeryong.
“If we want longevity in glass, we’ve got to be able to provide the opportunity for underprivileged people, people that perhaps don’t even know that glass is a medium that we can use as an art form,” he said.
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