Steffen Dam’s 2012 Rakow Commission work to be unveiled in October

FILED UNDER: Award, Events, Museums, New Work, News

Steffen Dam at work at the bench, in a portrait from his artist Website.

Tuesday August 21, 2012 | by Andrew Page

OPENING: Marc Petrovic’s intricate bird sculptures coming to roost at Heller Gallery

FILED UNDER: Exhibition, New Work, News, Opening

Marc Petrovic, Avian Pair #2, 2011. Hot-sculpted and blown Bullseye murrini roll-up. H 9, W 15, D 10 in. courtesy: the artist

Monday August 20, 2012 | by Andrew Page

HELP WANTED: Maryland university seeks assistant professor with hot glass experience for tenure-trac

FILED UNDER: Education, Help Wanted, News

The hot shop in the Salisbury University art department, where the university-level glassblowing program is the only one of its kind in the state of Maryland.

Sunday August 19, 2012 | by Andrew Page

Dawn Bennett to bid adieu to UrbanGlass after 11 years as executive director

FILED UNDER: News

L to R: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, BRIC board chair Lizanne Fontaine, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council member Letitia James, UrbanGlass executive director Dawn Bennett, and UrbanGlass board chair Carol Yorke at the October 2011 groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the building that will house the new UrbanGlass. .photo: alex ipiotis, island photo

Saturday August 18, 2012 | by Madeleine Harrington

Elite tool maker from Murano celebrates legacy of Elio Quarisa with contest

FILED UNDER: Call for Submissions, Events, News

Roberto Dona with the late Elio Quarisa.

Friday August 17, 2012 | by Isabella Webbe

It’s been a hot summer for Corning Museum’s GlassLab

FILED UNDER: Design, Events, Exhibition, News

Gaffer Eric Meek and assistant Chris Rochelle breaking off the glass buoy envisioned by Peter Buchanan Smith, at GlassLab on Governors Island last month. photo: isabella webbe

Thursday August 16, 2012 | by ktmo5678

Denise Pepper wins the 2012 Ranamok Prize for fabric-like pâte de verre work

FILED UNDER: New Work, News

Denise Pepper’s winning entry is entitled, Punto in Aria (Stitches in Air) (2012). photo: eva fernandez.

Wednesday August 15, 2012 | by ktmo5678

Steve Klein and Veruska Vagen make an unexpectedly rich pairing in Santa Fe

FILED UNDER: Exhibition, New Work

Steve Klein, Exploration 169, 2012. Kiln formed and blown glass. H 18 1/2 , W 18 1/4, D 6 1/2. photo courtesy of lewallen galleries.

Friday August 10, 2012 | by Madeleine Harrington

IN MEMORIAM: Ben Heineman (1914 – 2012)

FILED UNDER: In Memoriam, Museums

Ben W. Heineman Sr. and his wife, Natalie. courtesy: the corning museum of glass

Friday August 10, 2012 | by Isabella Webbe

OPENING: “Baubles, Bangles, and Beads” exhibition of professional and student work to benefit Glassr

FILED UNDER: Events, Exhibition, Opening

A group shot of GlassRoots students who were awarded prizes for the best glass product designs in a recent ceremony at the Newark, New Jersey, nonprofit.