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Tuesday May 25, 2010 | by Andrew Page

Canadian glass artists’ conference to start tomorrow, to end with grand fashion show finale
FILED UNDER: Events, News
With an opening ceremony Wednesday evening at 6 PM, the Glass Art Association of Canada will kick off its semi-annual conference taking place this year in Montreal, where a city-wide celebration of glass has filled museums and galleries with exhibitions of art made from glass. Titled “Transparent Transformation,” the conference will run through Sunday, May 30th, and include a Laura Donefer-produced fashion show at the Montreal Science Center on Saturday evening that promises to outdo all previous fashion shows through a partnership with Montreal’s top fashion designers and models as well as newly renovated nonprofit Espace Verre.

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Friday May 21, 2010 | by Andrew Page

Scavenger hunt will send contestants racing to New York City glass landmarks
FILED UNDER: Events, News
On Saturday, June 5th, the Urbanites, the age-40-and-under group of supporters of UrbanGlass, will compete in a head-to-head race to find glass treasures scattered across Manhattan. From glass murals in subway stations, to fountains in landmark buildings, to stained glass windows, the all-day GLASS HUNT will mix education with spirited competition.

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Wednesday May 12, 2010 | by Kim Harty

Last Chance: “Ends and Means” at Fullerton Art Museum closes tomorrow
FILED UNDER: Exhibition, New Work
Today and tomorrow will be your last chance to see “Dylan Palmer and Colby Bird: Ends and Means,“ at the Robert V. Fullerton Museum of Art at the California State University, San Bernadino. The show, which includes sculpture, neon, photography, and glass, is accompanied by a printed pamphlet of nine essays by editors and curators such as Tina Oldknow, curator of modern glass a the Corning Museum of Glass, and Colby Chamberlain, managing editor at Cabinet Magazine. The show title is an apt reference to the Adlous Huxley book, Ends and Means (an Enquiry Into the Nature of Ideals and Into the Methods Employed for Their Realization).

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