A quartet of talented teachers lead spring master classes at UrbanGlass

FILED UNDER: Education

The banner that identifies the downtown Brooklyn location of the nonprofit art center UrbanGlass.

Thursday February 10, 2011 | by Andrew Page

DESIGN: Swedish glass system allows Foster + Partners to open up the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

FILED UNDER: Design, News

A system of glazed glass panels supported by cables allows soaring transparent walls to enclose the museum courtyard.

Wednesday February 9, 2011 | by laguiri

Glass Curiosities: London flameworker is one of the last glass eye makers

FILED UNDER: Curiosities

Haas in the middle stages of flameworking a glass eye.

Wednesday February 9, 2011 | by Alica Forneret

Call For Entries: Museum of Glass will repeat novel competition for 2011 fundraiser auction

FILED UNDER: Call for Submissions, Events, Museums, News

In 2010, Preston Singletary (at left) was awarded Best in Show and $10,000 by Museum of Glass board chair Randall Lert (at right), while museum executive director Timothy Close looks on. Singletary turned around and donated his award back to the museum.

Tuesday February 8, 2011 | by Andrew Page

Letter from Cairo: Egyptian Studio Glass artists hopeful about future

FILED UNDER: News

Editor’s Note: Art dealer Nadania Idriss recently returned from a trip to Egypt as part of her fieldwork for her art history doctoral studies at Freie University in Berlin. She was there just as the mass uprisings in Cairo and other Egyptian cities began to coalesce, and sent this report after her safe return to Berlin, where, in addition to her studies and gallery, she is starting up a nonprofit glass center.

Monday February 7, 2011 | by Andrew Page