The Festival of Glass is the only event of its kind in Australia and the 2012 Festival attracted almost twice as many exhibitors (46) and from further afield, than the 2011 event. Most exhibitors reported a very successful day.
'A strong new player'
The previous year's inaugural Festival of Glass proved to be far more popular than organisers had hoped. Doug Carson, who chairs the Festival committee, said, "The Festival committee had no idea just how popular a Festival of Glass would be and so we were delighted and amazed with the attendance at the inaugural Festival in 2011. We wondered how many people came just out of curiosity and whether the novelty would wear off. Well, this year's attendance shows that the Festival isn't just a novelty but is, instead, a strong new player in the world of glass."
New venue, but higher temperatures!
Attendance at the first Festival of Glass in 2011 was so good that the event outgrew its venue on its first outing! So the 2012 Festival was held in a much bigger venue - the Bellarine Secondary College Sports Centre in Peninsula Drive, off Anderson's Road in Drysdale
The Sports Centre was much less cramped and far more airy, but with no air conditioning and temperatures around an unseasonal 35-40 degrees, it was uncomfortably warm. Nonetheless, despite the heat, visitors took their time examining the exhibits and talking to the glass artists and craftspeople who'd made them and who, in some cases, demonstrated their glass-working skills.
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