"From the very first discussion of the idea that the Galveston Arts Center should produce and host the premier juried Texas glass exhibition, I was intrigued by the prospect of achieving something of a kind at GAC that hadn't been done before anywhere in the State of Texas."

   "Once we made the decision more than a year ago to go forward with this project, and our plans to bring this unique event to fruition progressed as dates were set, jurors chosen, and calls for entry sent out, I experienced increasingly the exceptional dedication and enthusiasm of the glass community in our state."

   "Perhaps the most exciting part of the project for me as GAC curator was my involvement with the jurors and their selection process. We simply couldn’t have chosen a finer group of jurors for our first effort. Patricia Meadows, Tina Oldknow, and Mary Shaffer brought knowledge, enthusiasm, and professionalism with them from, respectively, Dallas, Corning, and Marfa and infused those qualities into the selection process. Watching them sort through hundreds of slide images to come up with a cohesive, representative, and, most of all, high quality exhibition was a treat for me. Seeing the care and concern given each entry - the intelligent discussions, the considerate compromises and concessions necessary for a group decision, and then observing the same careful consideration given to all the finalists as the exhibition awards were assigned, was equally rewarding to me."

   "The result of their outstanding efforts is an excellent exhibition showcasing much of the best and brightest talent producing art that includes glass as a major component. In a state that produces great art on a continuing basis, this exhibition holds its own with any other of which I’m aware."

Clint Willour Curator