Venice, Murano and Mestreth 9th to 17th September 2023Following the great success of the special edition of The Italian Glass Weeks, which was dedicated to artistic and industrial glass and staged specifically for the 2022 United Nations International Year of Glass, The Venice Glass Week will return in 2023. In September 2022 more than 100,000 visitors participated in 267 events organised as part of the Venetian week of The Italian Glass Weeks, which was born from the temporary fusion of Vision Milan Glass Week and The Venice Glass Week. The festival was held in Milan from 10th to 18th September and in Venice from 17th to 25th September. Building on the success of this special edition, which saw visitor numbers in Venice return to pre-Covid levels, the Organising Committee has announced that the seventh edition of The Venice Glass Week will take place from 9th to 17th September 2023. Il successo di The Italian Glass Weeks in numeri

Oltre 260 le iniziative della Settimana veneziana!La Settimana veneziana di The Italian Glass Weeks ha coinvolto il pubblico tra Venezia, Murano e Mestre con 267 iniziative organizzate in 148 location da 174 partecipanti che includono fondazioni, gallerie d’arte, istituzioni museali, enti culturali, università, vetrerie, fornaci, aziende, associazioni di categoria, artisti e privati collezionisti italiani e stranieri. La Settimana veneziana ha infatti proposto più di 130 mostre e installazioni, 42 inaugurazioni ed eventi speciali, 27 visite guidate, 14 dimostrazioni e workshop e 24 conferenze, 11 attività ricreative per tutta la famiglia e 8 proiezioni e concerti oltre a 10 eventi online pensati soprattutto per il pubblico internazionale. Anche quest'anno la manifestazione è stata inclusa tra i Grandi Eventi della Regione del Veneto.

A Palazzo Franchetti il 24 settembre 2022 sono stati assegnati tre importanti riconoscimenti. Il prestigioso Premio Glass in Venice è stato assegnato agli artisti Marcela Cernadas e Michele Burato e dall’artigiano Roberto Donà per l’Azienda Carlo Donà. La seconda edizione del Premio Fondazione di Venezia è andata alle Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia e all’artista Ritsue Mishima per la mostra Ritsue Mishima – Glass Works. Infine la giovane Katerina Krotenko, che ha preso parte a The Italian Glass Weeks – Venice HUB Under35 con il progetto Shaped by Fire ha vinto invece la terza edizione dell’Autonoma Residency Prize che prevede una residenza alla Pilchuck Glass School di Seattle (USA) nel 2023. The success of The Italian Weeks in a few numbers

Over 260 events during the Venetian week!The Venetian week of The Italian Glass Weeks took place around Venice, Murano and Mestre, with 267 events and initiatives organised in 148 venues by 174 participants, including foundations, art galleries, museums, cultural institutions, universities, glass factories, furnaces, companies, trade associations, artists and private Italian and foreign collectors. Specifically, the Venetian week featured more than 130 exhibitions and installations, 42 inaugurations and special events, 27 guided tours, 14 demonstrations and workshops, 24 conferences and seminars, 11 leisure activities and 8 film screenings and concerts, as well as 10 online events designed especially for international audiences. Once again, the festival was included among the “Great Events” of the Regione del Veneto.

On 24th September 2022 at Palazzo Franchetti, three important prizes were awarded. The prestigious Glass in Venice Prize was won by the artists Marcela Cernadas and Michele Burato and by the artisan Roberto Donà for the Carlo Donà company. The second edition of the Premio Fondazione di Venezia was awarded to the Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia and the artist Ritsue Mishima for the exhibition Ritsue Mishima – Glass Works. Finally, the young artist Katerina Krotenko, whose installation Shaped by fire was exhibited within The Italian Glass Weeks – Venice HUB Under35, won the third edition of the Autonoma Residency Prize, which will enable her to undertake an emerging artist’s residency at Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle (USA) in 2023.