2009 Corning Awards go to Ethan Stern and Eun-Suh Choi

2009 Traver Gallery:

"Gallery artist Ethan Stern has been named as one of two recipients for the 2009 Corning Incorporated Foundation Award and 2009 Saxe Award by Pilchuck Glass School. Nominated by 2008 Pilchuck faculty and staff, each receives a full scholarship to attend the Pilchuck course of their choice. Selected from a pool of nominees by a jury of artists, curators, and educators, the Corning Incorporated Foundation Award recognizes the most outstanding student from Pilchuck's prior summer. The Saxe Award honors an outstanding teaching or artist assistant. Two of the most prestigious scholarships Pilchuck confers, these awards are made possible by annual support from the Corning Incorporated Foundation and from California collectors George and Dorothy Saxe."

Traver Gallery News. "Ethan Stern named 2009 Corning Award & Saxe Award Recipient " July 11, 2009. Accessed September 29, 2009. http://www.travergallery.com/news/artist_news.aspx?nid=165&y=2009

"Rising Stars" @ WheatonArts

"RISING STARS: CONTEMPORARY GLASS ARTISTS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

June 15 through November 1, 2009. This exhibit has been made possible by generous funding from the Arts Alliance for Contemporary Glass and Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. This exhibit features the work of ten young and talented artists who are considered “Rising Stars.” The artists are:

• Oben Abright. San Fransisco, CA
  
• Alex Bernstein; Asheville, NC
• Christina Bothwell; Stillwater, PA
• Nicole Chesney; Pawtucket, RI
• Deanna Clayton; Sister Bay, WI
• Keith Clayton; Sister Bay, WI
• Jeremy LePisto, Portland OR
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• Ethan Stern; Seattle, WA
• Matt Szosz, Oakland CA
• Tim Tate; Washington DC

The pieces included in the exhibit, were selected to represent the skill and creativity of each of these gifted artists."

GlassWeekend 2009 @ Creative Glass Center for America, highlights. Wheaton, NJ. website accessed July 23, 2009. http://www.wheatonarts.org/creativeglasscenteramerica/glassweekend/highlights