OPENING: Traver Gallery explores the absence of color in new exhibition “Shades of White”

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The Traver Gallery, located in Seattle, will be playing host to a new exhibition titled, “Shades of White,” with an opening reception to take place this evening, Thursday, March 6th from 5 PM - 8 PM. The exhibit features sculptures composed of several types of media, ranging from paper and wood to glass and ceramics.

Wednesday February 26, 2014 | by Andrew Page

Chicago stars of food and drink to showcase talents at GAS conference kick-off reception

FILED UNDER: Announcements, Events

The Glass Art Society is mixing the culinary and glass art worlds with a special pre-conference fundraising event taking place on Wednesday, March 19, at Ignite Glass Studios, a prime venue for the 2014 Glass Art Society Conference in Chicago. Two representatives of Embeya restaurant, one of Esquire magazine's best new restuarants of 2013, will be on hand to kick the evening off with drinks and appetizers. Creative cocktails will be crafted by the restaurant's beverage director Danielle Pizzutillo, while the trays of hors d'oevres will be the work of Embeya's chef Thai Dang. Look for asian-fusion flavors prepared with French culinary techniques, with both the food and drinks said to be "glass-inspired" according to a GAS announcement about the event that will run from 6 PM to 10 PM. (Tickets are $200 for GAS members and $225 for non-members.)

Thursday January 30, 2014 | by Paulina Switniewska

OPENING: Jessica Calderwood’s glass-on-metal enameling on view in Boston

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Artist Jessica Calderwood, a sculptor involved primarily in metalwork, has spent the past decade develping a series of intricately enameled works. These glass-on-metal sculptures and pieces of jewelery will open as the exhibition "Floral Fictions: Recent Work by Jessica Calderwood," at the Society of Arts and Crafts (SAC) Exhibition Gallery in Boston on January 31, 2014.

Tuesday January 21, 2014 | by Paulina Switniewska

Salem Community College opens new glass resource center

FILED UNDER: Announcements, Education, Public Art

Salem Community College, alma mater of glass artist Paul Stankard, has a new addition to its student resources. The Contemporary Glass Resource Center (CGRC) was added to the college thanks in large part to Stankard and his wife Patricia’s generosity. The new addition includes a collection of Stankard’s own artwork ranging from 1970 to 2013, videos of flameworking demonstrations, Stankard’s personal collection of 650 books and contemporary glass art, and other material to aid students in honing their education and their art. Additional material has also been donated by such organizations and individuals as the Robert Minkoff Foundation, Schiffer Publishing, Arlene and Norman Silvers, and The Corning Museum of Glass.

Thursday December 19, 2013 | by Paulina Switniewska

CALL FOR ENTRIES: David Dunlap Observatory in Ontario seeks proposals for glass award

FILED UNDER: Announcements, Award, Call for Submissions, Design, Education

The Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, as part of a public outreach effort of the David Dunlap Observatory in Ontario, will be awarding its inaugural Dunlap Prize to Neil deGrasse Tyson on March 21st, 2014 in recognition of his magnanimous efforts in public education, science engagement, and science advocacy.The Dunlap Institute has announced a call for expressions of interest in crafting the award component of the prize. Glass artists are sought out in particular for their choice of media, which evokes imagery of stars and starlight due to its refractive qualities. “A glass object reflects and refracts; it can act as a lens, a mirror, and a prism—all critical components in the telescopes and instruments astronomers use to study the Universe,” the announcement states.

Thursday December 12, 2013 | by Paulina Switniewska

Nikolas Weinstein Studios wins hospitality design award for hotel installation in Hong Kong

FILED UNDER: Announcements, Architecture, Award, Public Art

Nikolas Weinstein Studios, based in San Francisco, California, was awarded the grand prize in the “Judges’ So Cool” category for its sculptural glass installation in the Courtyard by Marriot, Hong Kong Sha Tin. The recognition was part of the 33rd annual Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design, centering specifically on hotel design and architecture.

Thursday November 21, 2013 | by Paulina Switniewska

Glass Art Society announces The Corning Museum as 2016 conference venue

FILED UNDER: Announcements, Architecture, Events, Exhibition, Museums, New Work

The Glass Art Society will be hosting the 45th annual GAS conference at the Corning Museum of Glass in 2016.…

Thursday November 21, 2013 | by Andrew Page

Barry Friedman announces plans to retire, will close Chelsea gallery by March 2014

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The show of photographs by Michael Eastman currently on view at Barry Friedman Ltd, a major Chelsea gallery that has long represented artists working in glass as well as other materials, will be the last exhibition for this important venue for art. After close to a half-century of art dealing, gallery principal Barry Friedman will be retiring, though he will remain a partner in the adjacent gallery Friedman Benda also located at 515 West 26th Street , which will continue on as a major venue for contemporary art. The art dealer announced the end of his 48-year run as an active dealer during The Salon: Art + Design fair last week.

Thursday October 24, 2013 | by Andrew Page

Glass Art Society launches completely redesigned Website

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Founded in 1971, the Glass Art Society has grown in the more-than-four decades since it began as a semi-formal meeting of glassblowers at Penland, into a full-fledged nonprofit organization with a full-time staff and an office in Seattle, Washington. The scale of its annual get-togethers has grown as well, culminating in the 2012 GAS conference in Toledo when glass artists and aficionados from around the world gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Toledo Museum of Art workshops that many credit with launching Studio Glass. Aside from this year's canceled conference, the annual meeting of glass artists has been a key opportunity to check in with colleages, reconnect with old friends, and attend lectures and demonstrations that help advance the field technically and intellectually. With the launch of a completely redesigned Website, however, GAS has expanded beyond an organization primarily focused on its annual conference. Though it is charging ahead with its 2014 conference in Chicago next March, it has also overhauled its Internet presence with a just-relaunched Website that redefines its online presence as a place for artistic exchange as well as news and information. Among the key features are an expanded and redesigned member directory that showcases member artists' works to the general public as well as to fellow members, taking its impressive networking role into the digital realm.

Thursday October 3, 2013 | by Paulina Switniewska

U.K.-based glass artist organization wins charity status, a step toward becoming self-sustaining

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The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS), an organization based in the United Kingdom, was recently awarded Charity Status. This legal step, completed on August 14th, 2013, is part of a transition to self-sustainability.…