Annette Blair, Remnants of time In idleness. Photo by Adam McGrath
Canberra Glassworks and JamFactory, South Australia, have announced the winner of the 2026 FUSE Glass Prize. The non-acquisitive $20,000 cash prize was awarded to acclaimed Canberra artist and former ANU Student- Annette Blair for her piece Remnants of time – In Idleness (2026).
Annette is an internationally renowned designer and maker based at Canberra Glassworks and her own studio in Burra, NSW. Her 2025 work Quiet Skies, commissioned by the Australian War Memorial for their new entrance, brought her significant national attention.
In the emerging category, the David Henshall Emerging Artist Prize was awarded to Adelaide-based artist Isobel Waters for her work In the Absence of a Diagnosis, 2025. A 2024 graduate of the ANU School of Art and Design and recent Honours graduate from the University of South Australia, Isobel Waters was the Canberra Glassworks 2026 Graduate in Residence.
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