OPENING: Brooklyn exhibition challenges artists to merge textiles and glass

FILED UNDER: Exhibition, New Work, Opening

Benjamin Franklin invented the glass armonica, an instrument made of glass bowls on a rotating dowel. courtesy: wah center

Thursday December 8, 2011 | by Ruth Reader

Artist Beth Lipman awarded prestigious $50,000 fellowship

FILED UNDER: Award, News

Beth Lipman, One and Others, 2011. Glass, wood, paint, glue. H 65, W 78, D 41 in. collection: norton museum. photo: eva heyd

Tuesday December 6, 2011 | by Andrew Page

Major sale at SOFA of Lino Tagliapietra panel finalized by Chazen Museum

FILED UNDER: Art Market, News

Pictured at the Schantz Galleries exhibition at SOFA Chicago 2011: Lino Tagliapietra, George, 1999. H 60 1/4, W 30, D 1 in. $300,000. courtesy: schantz galleries

Friday December 2, 2011 | by Ruth Reader

Berlin Glas, the first open access facility in this European art center, debuts

FILED UNDER: News, Opening

The Parkhaus industrial building that is home to the just-opened Berlin Glas studio, the first nonprofit, open-access glass facility in this capital of art.

Wednesday November 30, 2011 | by Ruth Reader

OPENING: “BodyWork” features wearable glass jewelry at Bullseye Gallery

FILED UNDER: Exhibition, New Work, Opening, Uncategorized

Artist Catherine Newell wearing Elizabeth Aro's work Sewing on the Skin (2011)

Monday November 28, 2011 | by ktmo5678

An architect and painter collaborate on a glass public art project in Oklahoma City

FILED UNDER: New Work, Public Art

This glass public art sculpture was the result of a collaboration between an architect and a painter.

Wednesday November 23, 2011 | by Ruth Reader

Glass Art Society announces award winners for 2012

FILED UNDER: Uncategorized

Along with Joel Philip Myers, Bertil Vallien will be given the GAS Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the field through works such as this one entitled The Bar (1999).

Monday November 21, 2011 | by laguiri

Glass Curiosities: Massive Crystal Star Tops Christmas Tree in Rockefeller Center

FILED UNDER: Curiosities, News

The star arrived at Rockefeller Center on Nov. 16. courtesy: swarovski. photo: diane bondareff/insider images.

Friday November 18, 2011 | by Ruth Reader

OPENING: Shanghai Museum of Glass celebrates Venini’s 90th anniversary

FILED UNDER: Museums, News, Opening

The exterior of the architecturally redesigned former factory building that houses the Shanghai Museum of Glass.

Friday November 18, 2011 | by laguiri

Blog reader wins 2-year subscription to GLASS Quarterly print edition

FILED UNDER: Print Edition

The cover of the soon-to-be-published Winter 2011-12 edition of GLASS: The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly.