The Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation has been awarding the Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award every other year since 1987. Dr. Ruth Maria Franz (1910-2008) established a Foundation and the prize to commemorate her daughter, the sculptor Jutta Cuny (1940-1983) who lost her life in an accident. The prize is awarded to Young artists of outstanding promise who use glass as a Major component of their works.
Memorial Award Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation 2015

Memorial Award Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation 2015 Rui Sasaki (Japan): Subtle Intimacy, 2013, glass, fused, ash from plants and seaweed from Awashima, LEDs, 180 x 194 x 198 cm
Talent Award Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation 2015

Maria Bang Espersen (Denmark): Unequal Rest, 2013, glass, stretched and folded, ground cement, 11 x 29 x 12 cm
Talent Award Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation 2015
Read an extensive report (26 pages supplement) in NG 3 / 2015.