CCAD students compete in Glass Olympics

A group of students from Columbus College of Art & Design's Glass Club competed in the intercollegiate Glass Olympics at the University of Louisville.

AnnMarie Costigan (Illustration, 2019), Allison McGovney (Fine Arts, 2020), Justin Spillers (Fine Arts, 2020), Hannah Wheeler (Illustration, 2020), and Kaleb Akers (Photography, 2021), along with Glass Studio Coordinator and Adjunct Instructor Jacci Delaney, represented CCAD's Glass Olympic team on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.

The students partnered with peers from Ball State University and participated in a number of events, including the longest glass drip and a flameworking event where they were given borosilicate glass and had to take turns making the tallest structure they could in 20 minutes via torch working.

In the end, CCAD came in 7th place in the competition. And they came in 2nd for favorite trophies. (Prior to the competition, students from all 14 schools made glass trophies. The CCAD Glass Club made a Sriracha bottle trophy that was quickly scooped up by #2 Kent State.)