Happy New Year : 2022 International Year of Glass

Happy New Year!

2022 is the Untied Nations International Year of Glass and will celebrate the essential role glass has in society.

The International Commission on Glass (ICG), along with the Community of Glass Associations (CGA) and ICOM-Glass recently applied for a United Nations International Year of Glass of 2022 and the UN General Council meeting on 18th May 2021 gave its formal approval!

The Year will celebrate the essential role glass has and will continue to have in Society. A 2 day opening event at the Palace of Nations in Geneva will feature 30 world class speakers. The event will be streamed worldwide on Zoom - places in the Hall will be at a premium! Talks will highlight the latest thinking on how GLASS can aid the development of more just and sustainable societies alongside the most recent scientific and technical breakthroughs. It it will also be an important medium for art and its history. It is the one IYOG event on the calander that requires financial support and a Global sponsorship campaign has begun. Two weeks on and major donations are beginning to arrive - our SPONSORSHIP leaflet explains how to become involved, as a key PARTNER or simply as a FRIEND.

More information here : https://www.iyog2022.org/

Recent Glass work and photo by me @borgheseglass

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