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Tuesday December 4, 2001 | by Jason Gutierrez

Call for Applications: AAGC Grants to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement

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Next year will be a major anniversary for contemporary studio glass in America. The movement will celebrate its fiftieth birthday in 2012 and the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass is currently putting together a large slate of events to commemorate the occasion. While the details regarding specific events are still being finalized, AACG has announced that they are currently accepting applications from institutions and organizations in need of support for special exhibitions and programming that commemorates this milestone. The first grant cycle wraps up September 1st, a second cycle ends March 1st and a final cycle (if needed) that ends next September. Applications for later grant cycles are being accepted on a rolling basis. Grants will be awarded until all available funds are distributed.

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Tuesday December 4, 2001 | by Jason Gutierrez

OPENINGS: First Friday Roundup

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VladimÍra Klumpar’s work has, up until the past few years, been a re-examination of nature. Seeds, leaves, flowers, trees, water, and waves informed previous work. Smoothly contoured lines dominate pieces that, with their earthy tones of blue, green, brown and orange, feel almost organic. In her new exhibit, New Sculpture & Drawings, which just opened and is on display until May 28th at New York City’s Heller Gallery, she doesn’t jettison all of the naturalistic elements found in her past pieces, but applies them in different and surprising ways.

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Glass: The UrbanGlass Quarterly, a glossy art magazine published four times a year by UrbanGlass has provided a critical context to the most important artwork being done in the medium of glass for more than 40 years.