• For the seventh consecutive year, it recognizes those persons who stand out for their extraordinary work in promoting art and culture.
• Lucio Bubacco, Noemí Osuna de Páez, Germaine Gómez Haro and Diego Sada are this year’s prize winners.

Liliana Melo de Sada.

For dedicating there lives to artistic excellence and culture, the Glass Museum awarded the Crystal Prize (Premio Cristal) to Lucio Bubacco, Noemí Osuna de Páez, Germaine Gómez Haro and Diego Sada in an emotional ceremony that took place in the Vitro S.A.B. Corporate Offices.

The awards were given by José Natividad González Parás, Governor for the state of Nuevo León; Álvaro Hegewisch on behalf of Sergio Vela, President of the Mexican Council for Culture and Arts; and Fernando Margáin Berlanga, City Mayor for San Pedro Garza García.

“We are proud for the seventh consecutive year to pay homage to those who have shown a superior commitment in the promotion of arts and culture in our country and to those who have shown an extraordinary technical level in the artistic glass handling of this material”, expressed Liliana Melo de Sada, President of the Board for the Glass Museum and hostess for the event.

Lucio Bubacco, Noemí Osuna de Páez, Diego Sada y Germaine Gómez Haro.

“I wish to congratulate the winners for their distinguished trajectory, as the significance of their work and splendid creativity has contributed to the enrichment of all of our souls; you are living proof of the significance of dedicating your whole life to extol human sensitivity”, commented Melo de Sada.

In the category of International Art in Glass the Italian Master Lucio Bubacco, born on the Venetian island of Murano in 1957, received an award for his extraordinary level in technique, talent and sensibility with the new generation of creative artists who work with glass, and has been an inspiration to craftsmen and artisans throughout the world.

Noemí Osuna de Páez was recognized in the category of National Glass Artist for her outstanding career in the creation and promotion of glass art as well as her extraordinary contribution in the area of teaching through which she has enriched the lives of countless generations.

In the category of Cultural Promoter the event awarded Germaine Gómez Haro, who has been outstanding for her extraordinary efforts in promoting Mexican art through the cultural center “Casa Lamm”, as well as her valuable contribution in the investigation and spreading of plastic arts in Oaxaca.

Diego Sada, a founding member of the Monterrey Contemporary Art Museum, received an award for his exceptional philanthropic work in promoting contemporary art.

Each of the prize winners received a commemorative trophy designed by Oscar Ramírez one of the winners of the First Biennial Glass Art Show organized by the Glass Museum in 2006.

The trophies, representing allusive elements of the Museum, are handcrafted in lead crystal by a team of experts form the Vitro Collection Workshop.

Located in the heart of Vidriera Monterrey, Vitro’s first container factory, the Glass Museum seeks to preserve and share the history of glass, motivate artistic work in this material and promote culture in general.

Links of interest:

• Vitro Collection Workshop: http://www.tallerdecoleccion.com
• Glass Museum: http://www.museodelvidrio.com/MUSEOSITEINGLES/index.htm

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