![]() Industry: New $3.3M facility planned in Bath will recycle wind turbine blades and other materials Knowing that you have people that are as talented as the glass blowers at the Corning Museum of Glass is relaxing and comforting in a time when you really need it.” “Working in glass is so high stress, and being in the last episode on a reality show is so high stress. “You can see the sighs of relief the finalists have when they see our team come in,” said Silbert. The museum’s Hot Glass Team has also assisted contestants in each season, with the Season 3 finale featuring Eric Meek, Jeff Mack, Helen Tegeler, Catherine Ayers, George Kennard and Chris Rochelle. “It’s great for this museum to have so much attention on it, but it’s also really good for our region and our community to have people have an additional reason to come to the Southern Tier.”ĬMoG has been involved with "Blown Away" since the inception of the show, serving as a consulting partner. They stay for the incredible contemporary art, the history, the science, and they stay for the glass blowing. “I’ve seen people come for 'Blown Away' and they stay for everything else at the museum. “People have reached out to me from all over the world that have watched the episode and either have a connection to Corning or want to develop a connection to Corning and to glass,” said Silbert. Silbert said the success of "Blown Away" has raised the museum’s profile across the world, with some fans visiting Corning specifically to see the work created on the show. 20 on the museum’s West Bridge, while the winning work from the final episode is scheduled to be installed in early fall. In a new twist for Season 3, the winner’s final piece will be displayed at the Corning Museum of Glass along with one object from each of the 10 contestants. I would have made the same decision based on the work and putting it on view for the public, but it is an interesting difference coming on as a judge.” How to see the glass featured on Netflix series Blown Away at CMoG Coming on as a judge, I didn’t have the benefit of all of that backstory,” said Silbert. “The show is about the glass but it’s also about the people who made it. Silbert, who spent a week in Hamilton, Ontario during filming last fall, focused on the work more than the personalities. Viewers get to know the "Blown Away" contestants over the course of the season. ![]() Silbert is accustomed to making tough calls she selects the recipient of CMoG’s prestigious Rakow Commission, awarded annually to an artist not currently represented in the museum’s collection. Just two contestants remained by Episode 10, when Silbert judged their work to help determine who would become “Best in Glass” and win the prize package. The contestants “face 10 creative challenges that push their technical and conceptual skills to the limit and result in deeply personal art pieces,” according to the Netflix description of the show. "Blown Away" begins with 10 contestants from around the world competing in Season 3. It’s so hard to be an artist, and especially hard to be an artist in glass.” ![]() I believe winning at art just means getting to make your work every day. “One of the things that was the biggest challenge for me going on the show is that I really don’t believe you can win at art. “I was very happy with how it turned out and glad they kept my line that there’s no winning at art,” said Silbert.
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