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Tuesday January 5, 2010 | by Andrew Page

Guest Blogger: Glass as tourist attraction (Part I)
FILED UNDER: News
The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, is promoted by the regional tourism office. The term “tourist” conjures up images of slow-moving hoards of out-of-towners dressed in bucket hats and fanny packs, easy targets for the derision of sophisticated locals. Yet tourists and the dollars they add to local economies are highly sought-after by municipal and regional officials looking to improve their fiscal realities. The top of the tourist class are the cultural tourists, a type of visitor assumed to earn more money, spend more money, and support upscale businesses and institutions. Nearly every ambitious city official wants to attract the museum-going tourist, and an increasing number of them are turning to the sparkling jewel of art made from glass to lure them.

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Wednesday December 23, 2009 | by Andrew Page

Call for Submissions: Exhibition in London seeks established artist portfolios
FILED UNDER: Exhibition, News
The organizers of “Remarkable Glass,” an exhibition that will take place in summer 2010, are looking for submissions from European artists working with glass, ideally for at least seven years. Taking place from June 18th to July 17th at the gallery of Contemporary Applied Arts, London, the juried exhibition will showcase “outstanding work that demonstrates innovation, originality and creative expression within glass making techniques” according to a written announcment. “At the apex of their careers, the selected artists will be hand picked for their excellence within the field.” A separate category within the larger show will be dedicated to emerging artists, defined as those working with glass for three years or less.

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Glass: The UrbanGlass Quarterly, a glossy art magazine published four times a year by UrbanGlass has provided a critical context to the most important artwork being done in the medium of glass for more than 40 years.