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Friday January 28, 2011 | by Alica Forneret

Call for applications: The Torpedo Factory Art Center, a place for artists of all media, looks to ju
FILED UNDER: Call for Submissions, News
Established on the banks of the Potomac River in 1974, the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia, has developed over nearly four decades into an institution for artists of all mediums to find affordable studio space, a sense of community, and an audience. With 82 studios inhabited currently by over 160 artists working in an array of mediums, as well as six galleries, and two workshops, Torpedo Factory presents a unique way for artists to display, create, explain, and sell their work, as each studio is open throughout the week for the public to enter and see the artists working firsthand, and purchase artwork directly. The center is open to artists working in all materials, including glass, though there is no hot shop on the premises. Artists from as far away as Baltimore, and northern Virginia, have joined this group, drawn by the camaraderie and commercial potential. As the founding members of this organization begin to retire, there is room opening up for a new generation of artists.

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Monday January 24, 2011 | by Alica Forneret

North Lands Creative Glass releases Summer 2011 course schedule
FILED UNDER: Education
Organized around the theme of “Touching the Past,” the North Lands Master Class schedule for summer of 2011 has been finalized. In August and September, the Northeast Scotland-based center for the creative use of glass will offer four sessions instructed by five established artists from around the globe seasoned in glass work, sculpture, painting and an array of techniques. Closing the summer of workshops and classes will be a 2-day International Conference where speakers will relate their work and the Master Class courses to the overall theme. Many of the courses will tap into the rugged natural beauty of Caithness, Scotland’s farmland and coastal setting, students’ personal pasts, and their ability to translate both into glass-based work.

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