Chihuly takes over Norfolk, Virginia, with garden installation and opera set

FILED UNDER: Announcements, Exhibition, Museums, New Work, Opening, Public Art

The glass artwork of Dale Chihuly is taking center stage this month in the city of Norfolk, Virginia, site of the Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Pavillion. “Chihuly In The Garden” at the Chrysler Museum of Art, is an outdoor installation currently on view in the museum’s waterfront garden, where it showcases Chihuly’s "Reeds" and "Marlins" in natural lighting outside of the confines of the galleries. The second place to see Chihuly's work is onstage, where it will be featured in two performances of Bela Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” taking place as part of the Virginia Arts Festival (April 18th & 19th). The opera, which will be performed by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and held in Chrysler Hall, will utilize six Chihuly sculptures as set pieces to the performance.

Tuesday April 7, 2015 | by Emily Ma-Luongo

OPENING: Pittsburgh gallery mounts ninth annual “Teapots!” exhibit, celebrating a timeless form

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“Teapots! 9,” an exhibition opening in Pittsburgh this Friday, will be both a celebration of the myriad ways the timeless form can be interpreted. For each of the past nine years, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery has held an annual exhibit of teapots that broadens their material focus to include fiber, ceramics, wood, and metal. Over 60 artists' work will be featured in the upcoming exhibit that runs through June 13, 2015. For director Amy Morgan, who has arranged it and invited the artists herself, the iconic shape is a platform ready to burst with adventurous narratives. The works of several glass artists’ reimagine spouts and handles as a lamp, a chandelier, or even an octopus. “All artists are challenged to explore the teapot form literally, metaphorically, narratively or abstractly, while keeping true to their own aesthetic,” reads an exhibition statement on the Morgan website.

Thursday April 2, 2015 | by Andrew Page

Susie Silbert to deliver Metropolitan Glass Club lecture linking Tiffany to Studio Glass

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Meeting the first Tuesday of the month, from Fall through the Spring, the New York Metropolitan Glass Club brings together historic and contemporary glass collectors, dealers, and enthusiasts for a monthly lecture presented at an Upper West Side church that features a number of significant Tiffany windows. The setting will be especially appropriate for the upcoming April 7th meeting, in which design historian, GLASS magazine contributor, and educator Susie Silbert discusses the relationship between the legendary designer Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Studio Glass movement.

Rob Stern doing a demo. photo: cesty skla

Friday March 27, 2015 | by Justyna Turek

New Czech glass center announces 2015 summer program

FILED UNDER: Announcements, Education, Events, News

UPDATED 4/8/2015

Tuesday March 17, 2015 | by Andrew Page

Flameworkers to gather in South Jersey for international conference this weekend

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Headlining the 2015 International Flameworking Conference (IFC) at Salem Community College taking place this weekend (March 20 - 22) will be Junichi Kojima, a.k.a, Rose Roads, and David Willis. Collaborative demonstrations by Eric Franklin and Jason Chakravarty will also be a major draw. The three-day event kicks off Friday evening at 7 PM with a presentation by the Chrysler Museum of Art curator of glass, Diane Wright who will deliver a lecture titled "From B.C. to Boro: A Short History of Flameworking" at the Sol and Jean Davidow Performing Arts Theatre at Davidow Hall on the community college's Carneys Point, New Jersey, campus.

Tuesday March 10, 2015 | by Emily Ma-Luongo

Summer courses announced by the International Academy at Bild-Werk Frauenau

FILED UNDER: Announcements, Education, News

Bild-Werk Frauenau, the educational hub of glass making in the German-Czech region, has announced the 2015 summer schedule for interdisciplinary courses. Starting in April and May (depending on the course) and running through September, lectures and courses on hot glass, kiln casting, glass engraving and more will be available in the one- to two-and-a-half week classes. This year, the program aims to incorporate a crossover of techniques, especially in hot glass and ceramics. The objective of the experimental learning process is for students to “develop individual artistic potential,” as stated on the school’s website.

Richard Whiteley addressed a panel discussion that included Dan Clayman, Sharyn O'Mara, and Jack Wax during the 2013 symposium at UrbanGlass.

Sunday March 8, 2015 | by Andrew Page

CALL FOR PAPERS: UrbanGlass announces October 2015 symposium of academics and educators

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Two years after the successful inaugural symposium in December 2013, UrbanGlass is again partnering with the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation to present a gathering of department heads, professors, and educators to discuss best practices in the lecture hall and studio. The upcoming symposium, titled "Issues in Glass Pedagogy: New Technologies in Practice" will be taking place from October 22 -24, 2015 in Brooklyn, New York. The meeting of glass art educators will focus on new technology, with an empahsis on which of the new developments have the most relevance to the practice of glass art. The keynote presentation will be delivered by Tina Aufiero, artistic director of Pilchuck and the former director of the BFA Design & Technology Program at Parsons in New York City. Titled "bits + bytes: migratory investigations," Aufiero's talk aims to discuss the "technological implications for the field of glass."

Wednesday March 4, 2015 | by Andrew Page

Rui Sasaki wins the 2015 Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award

FILED UNDER: Announcements, Award, News

Japanese artist Rui Sasaki, who spent time in the U.S. earning her MFA from RISD (2010), has been awarded the 2015 Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award, which comes with a prize of € 10,000 (more than U.S. $ 11,000). The award is given each year to an artist who is under 40, and judges only consider work within the past two years. This year's award saw 164 applications from 28 countries. Two Talent Awards of the Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation were also given to Maria Bang Espersen of Denmark, and Anne Weber of Germany. Each will receive an award of € 1,500.

The Canadian and Glass Gallery in Waterloo, Ontario is currently seeking a new curator.

Tuesday August 5, 2014 | by Andrew Page

HELP WANTED: Curator sought by the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery

FILED UNDER: Announcements, Help Wanted, News

The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery is searching for a new curator to replace Christian Bernard Singer, who announced his resignation in June. The new curator will be expected to bring their own vision to the Waterloo, Ontario based Gallery, which prides itself on pushing the boundaries, both materially and conceptually.

Some of the lecturers scheduled to speak at the New York Metropolitan Glass Club meetings this upcoming season from L to R: Suzanne Perrault, Karol Wight, Greg Merkel, and Sheldon Barr.

Thursday July 31, 2014 | by Lindsay von Hagn

New York Metropolitan Glass Club announces speakers for its 2014-2015 season

FILED UNDER: Announcements, News

Since its inception in 1999, the New York Metropolitan Glass Club has met in the Parish Hall of St. Michael’s Church at Amsterdam Avenue and West 99th Street in Manhattan. The interior of St. Michael’s is a sanctuary where glass enthusiasts can connect with each other amongst windows, mosaics, and lamps designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany between 1895 and 1925. Members step into the Upper East Side church on the first Tuesday of every month from October through May to enjoy wine, cheese, and a lecture given by a visiting expert in the glass field. While the first meeting of 2014-2015 is still a couple months away and not all lecture topics have been set in stone yet, the Metropolitan Glass Club has announced its speakers and meeting dates for its upcoming season.

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