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Their contribution to the grand prize, offering a prestigious residency to the winner, raises the stakes that much more. “This show's success is due in part to our valued partnership with The Corning Museum of Glass, and their unwavering support and guidance. 'We are thrilled that Blown Away returns for a second season, available to Netflix's global audiences to stream on January 22,” said Matt Hornburg, executive producer and co-CEO of marblemedia. CMoG will host the Season 2 winner as soon as COVID restrictions allow. The residency takes place in the Museum’s Amphitheater Hot Shop where a live audience can meet the winner and watch the artist make new works. In 2019 the Museum hosted Season 1 winner, Deborah Czeresko, for three week-long working sessions.

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So now for the Blown Away series to capture that magic, bottle that energy, and to share it with the world through Netflix it’s really unbelievable, and it was a joyful honor for me to be part of it.”Īs part of the prize package, the winner of the show will receive the coveted Blown Away Residency at CMoG.

We knew glass was inherently exciting and we wanted to bring that to our visitors. “When we first launched our demo at the Museum, we called it the ‘Hot Glass Show,’ and put our makers on a stage.

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“It feels like I’ve come full circle,” said Cassetti, who developed the Museum’s hot glass programming. A blockbuster ending to a 20-year career at CMoG, shortly before his retirement from the Museum senior director Rob Cassetti served as the final guest evaluator, selecting the winner of the competition. This season introduces a new group of 10 talented glassmakers from around the world as they compete for the title of “Best in Glass.” In the series finale the Museum also provides the two Blown Away finalists with the expert assistance of its Hot Glass Demo Team- Eric Meek, Jeff Mack, Helen Tegeler, Catherine Ayers, George Kennard, and Chris Rochelle. “Watching new audiences around the world embrace glassblowing because of this series has been exciting, and we look forward to seeing that enthusiasm grow with the release of a second season.” “We are so pleased to again partner with marblemedia to put glass in a global spotlight,” said the Museum’s president and executive director, Karol Wight, of CMoG’s relationship with the Canadian production company behind Blown Away. When the first season of Blown Away launched in the summer of 2019, CMoG was invited into the spotlight, bringing to the program its expertise in an artform that much of the world was discovering for the first time through the show. The Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG), which houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of glass, the library of record on glass, and one of the top glassmaking schools in the world, has served as a key consulting partner for the series since its conception. The exhibit Blown Away Season 2 opens on the Museum’s West Bridge the day the show launches.

The Museum will also host an exhibit of work made during Season 2, featuring one object from each of the 10 contestants.

Arguably the hottest show on Netflix, the glassblowing competition series Blown Away–once again featuring expert glassmakers from The Corning Museum of Glass–returns for a second season on January 22, 2021.

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