John Moran, glass artist and winner of Season 3 of Netflix show "Blown Away" shared why he loves about glass and what glass means to him, his work, IYOG 2022 and the future of glass.

"The UN IYOG is a huge recognition for this material we have been using for thousands of years, and more importantly is a huge recognition to the incredible international community who has been working towards building a better understanding and more sustainability within our production"

"I think the future lies in sustainability and accessibility"

Full interview at the PDF link below. Interview realized by João Vitor Campos.

In this presentation, a number of Outreach activities organized at AGH in Poland are shared. Activities include conferences, trainings, lectures, workshops and demos. Click on the PDF link below to open the slides (courtesy of Iwona Grelowska).

In the International Year of Glass, Profa. Dra. Karina Omuro Lupetti presents an overview of more than a decade of Outreach activities in Brazil, bringing together art, music and science to reach out to thousands of students.

The goal of this event was to introduce high school students to the art and science of glass, and explain about careers in glass and how to get there from being a high school student. The event was planned by the Glass and Optical Materials Division Executive Committee,  including our talented graduate student representatives, and Howard Cohen from the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. The event was held at Corradetti Glassblowing Studio in Baltimore on May 27, right after the GOMD Annual Meeting. Three local public high schools each brought groups of thirty students and two teachers. Each group was in the studio for 1 ½ hours, including a 45-minute artistic and scientific glassblowing demonstration and a 45-minute career panel. The students were very enthusiastic and asked many questions throughout the event.  The event was sponsored by Corning Research and Development Corporation, Owens Corning and GOMD. The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation generously donated classroom kits with science experiments to each school for follow-up. For further information, please contact Irene Peterson at [email protected]

Summary of outreach activities related to glass and IYOG2022 in The Philippines. A lot of ideas and a great source of inspiration.

Click on the PDF link below to open the slides (courtesy of Rommel Dino).

Outreach Committee Chair:  Mathieu Hubert