The exhibition '50 Years of Glass' at the Rietveld Academy celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the glass department at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and showcases masterpieces from the permanent collection and new work by young talent. The glass department at the Rietveld Academy was the first of its kind in Europe and remains one of the most important glass programs in the world. A leading program that has produced big names: from established names such as Mieke Groot, Richard Meitner, and Bert Frijns to recent graduates Yuna Choi and Aleksi Marjamaa. The Academy challenges students to experiment and innovate and to transcend the boundaries of the discipline with the material. Glass is central to recent graduates, in combination with other media and materials.

The exhibition '50 Years of Glass' at the Rietveld Academy was created in close collaboration with Jens Pfeifer, the current head of the glass department at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy.

Participating artists: Joost Bicker Caarten, Sander Boeijink, Xandra Bremers, Marie De Bruyn, Anna Calgren, Simsa Cho, Yuna Choi, Bert Frijns, Lisa Gherardi, Vincent van Ginneke, Anna Gray, Mieke Groot, Susan Hammond, Esther Jiskoot, Mia Lerssi, Bert van Loo, Aleksi Marjamaa, Katrin Maurer, Richard Meitner, Milena Naef, Geir Nustad, Mica Okuno, Jens Pfeifer, Richard Price, Caroline Prisse, Laura Puska, Jenny Ritzenhoff, Ryoko Sato, Elizabeth Swinburne, Ellen Urselmann, Durk Valkema, Sybren Valkema, and Gareth-Noël Williams.

This exhibition is made possible in part by the Zabawas Foundation and the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund (Hugo van Win Glass Fund).