{"id":7196,"date":"2025-08-04T12:04:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klaasikunst.ee\/?p=7196"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:13:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:13:59","slug":"2025-winner-of-the-ivo-lill-glass-sculpture-award-is-piret-ellamaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klaasikunst.ee\/?p=7196","title":{"rendered":"2025 winner of the Ivo Lill glass sculpture award is Piret Ellamaa!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Ivo Lill Foundation, established under the Estonian National Culture Foundation, was created to honour the memory of glass artist Ivo Lill (1953\u20132019) and to support creators working in sculptural glass.<\/p>\n

Ivo Lill was one of Estonia\u2019s most highly regarded and internationally acclaimed glass artists. His body of work includes numerous cold-worked glass sculptures and installations characterized by optical brilliance, mystery, and an exceptionally sensitive visual language. His creations are notable for their material and technical complexity, demonstrating a deep commitment to glass as a sculptural medium.<\/p>\n

Ivo Lill\u2019s solo exhibition \u201cFloodwater\u201d<\/em> was held in the Viinistu Barrel Gallery in 2007. As a tribute, this exhibition will also feature one of his original works on display outside of the competition.<\/p>\n

The following authors were chosen as nominees:
\nSofi Ar\u0161as, Piret Ellamaa, Iohan Figueroa, Emma Haase, Andra J\u00f5gis, Elle Kannike, Erki Kannus, Kati Kerstna, Eve Koha, Kairi Orgussaar, Anne-Liis Leht, Sandra Prami, Birgit P\u00e4hlapuu, Kateriin Rikken, Maret Sarapu, Tiina Sarapu, Yulia Vakina, Ilo Vill and Kai Kiudsoo-V\u00e4rv.<\/p>\n

The winner was announced on August 2, at the opening of the nominees’ exhibition at Viinistu. The jury decided to award the prize to Piret Ellamaa’s piece titled “Gate: East and West.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ivo Lill Foundation, established under the Estonian National Culture Foundation, was created to honour the memory of glass artist Ivo Lill (1953\u20132019) and to support creators working in sculptural glass. Ivo Lill was one of Estonia\u2019s most highly regarded and internationally acclaimed glass artists. His body of work includes numerous cold-worked glass sculptures and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t