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Friday January 28, 2011 | by Alica Forneret

Call for applications: The Torpedo Factory Art Center, a place for artists of all media, looks to ju
FILED UNDER: Call for Submissions, News
Established on the banks of the Potomac River in 1974, the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia, has developed over nearly four decades into an institution for artists of all mediums to find affordable studio space, a sense of community, and an audience. With 82 studios inhabited currently by over 160 artists working in an array of mediums, as well as six galleries, and two workshops, Torpedo Factory presents a unique way for artists to display, create, explain, and sell their work, as each studio is open throughout the week for the public to enter and see the artists working firsthand, and purchase artwork directly. The center is open to artists working in all materials, including glass, though there is no hot shop on the premises. Artists from as far away as Baltimore, and northern Virginia, have joined this group, drawn by the camaraderie and commercial potential. As the founding members of this organization begin to retire, there is room opening up for a new generation of artists.

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Thursday July 29, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

Call for Entries: California beer brewer seeks new designs for special-edition Oktoberfest glasses
FILED UNDER: Call for Submissions, Design
In honor of the upcoming 2010 Oktoberfest, national craft brewer Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. headquartered in Chico, California, has initiated a search for an original glass beer stein design with the Sierra Nevada logo. The winning design will be sold in a limited-edition run at the brewery gift shop, and possibly via the brewing company’s online gift shop. Officially entitled the “Ein Stein Design Vendor Search,” the company is looking for a designer with the capacity to produce a limited edition of 200-300 glass steins.

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Wednesday May 5, 2010 | by Andrew Page

Call for Entries: June 2nd deadline for Red Hot Party and Juried Auction
FILED UNDER: Award, Call for Submissions, Events, News
In the glass world, the typical auction fundraiser works something like this: Artists are asked to donate a work and, in return, he or she helps support an institution while getting exposure to the collectors in attendance—as well as some modest percentage of the sales price. That’s the way it’s been working for years at institutions such as the Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pilchuck, UrbanGlass and the National Liberty Museum, to name just a few of the better-known glass auctions that reach out to artists every year for donated work. The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, however, has been taking a different approach. Its annual “Red Hot Party and Juried Auction“ is a novel blend of fund-raising and head-to-head competition that pits artists against one another. Selected works are auctioned off to support the institution with no percentage returned to the artists. However, three of the donated works will be chosen — two by an expert jury, one by those attending the actual auction — for generous cash prizes. The top two prizes of $10,000 and $5,000 both include a week of studio time at the Museum of Glass’s fabled hotshop.

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