CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Kanik Chung Memorial Fellowship debuts at Mass Art for Fall 2015

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The Kanik Chung Legacy Fellowship sponsored by The MassArt Foundation and hosted by the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Massachusetts will debut this fall 2015. Aimed at recent graduates, the four-week residency and grant program is open to any artist who graduated from an accredited institution with a focus on glass within two years of the September 2015 fellowship start date. The deadline for applications is May, 15th 2015. The fellowship is dedicated to the memory of Kanik Chung (1968 - 2013), the glass designer, artist, and educator with a long association with UrbanGlass, the nonprofit that publishes the GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet.

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Sunday April 12, 2015 | by Justyna Turek

OPENING: The touring “European Glass Experience” exhibit moves to Venice

FILED UNDER: Design, Events, Exhibition, Museums, New Work, News, Opening

On Saturday, April 18th, The Murano Glass Museum in Murano, Italy, will present the final international exhibition of the European Glass Experience project curated by director Chiara Squarcina. After two years of showcasing the artworks and sketches in Finland, Spain, and Portugal, the upcoming show is considered as the most important one due to larger number of artworks and the historic venue. Almost 80 international artists will present their works to the public. On a special note are the sketches, designed by the artists, which were selected by the scientific committee to be produced by Consorzio Promovetro’s Murano glass masters.The exhibition will run through June 7, 2015, with an opening reception on Saturday, April 17th, starting at 6.30 PM with special conference with remarks by Milan Hlaveš, curator at the Museum of decorative arts in Prague, and Gabriella Belli, director of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia and it will continues to the official opening at 7.30 PM. (Disclosure: The author Justyna Turek is one of the artists whose work will be exhibted.)

Friday April 3, 2015 | by Justyna Turek

OPENING: Ione Thorkelssohn’s dual exhibitions in Ottowa engage biologies synthetic and natural

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On Saturday, April 11th, the L.A. Pai Gallery in Ottowa, Ontario, will present the work of glass sculptor Ione Thorkelssohn at “Emerge Establish Emerge,” a group exhibition showcasing the work of four artists working in two distinct styles: glass sculpture and art jewelry (the other glass artist featured is the kiln-cast work of Cheryl Wilson Smith). An older marine-biology-inspired work by Thorkelssohn, mD31704: partial reconstruction of marine avifauna, will provide an excellent example of her probing of organic forms for universal truths, celebrating the wonder and complexity of the natural world. A concurrent solo exhibition of the Manitoba-based artist's work provides a fascinating counterpoint. Since 2012, when she heard news of a new life form being created in a science lab, Thorkelssohn has wrestled with the implications of this watershed event, one she saw far less debate or discussion of than she expected. Her concerns are given physical form in her solo exhibition "Synthia's Closet," which will be on view at the Ottowa School of Art from April 9 through May 14, 2015.

Thursday April 2, 2015 | by Andrew Page

Susie Silbert to deliver Metropolitan Glass Club lecture linking Tiffany to Studio Glass

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Meeting the first Tuesday of the month, from Fall through the Spring, the New York Metropolitan Glass Club brings together historic and contemporary glass collectors, dealers, and enthusiasts for a monthly lecture presented at an Upper West Side church that features a number of significant Tiffany windows. The setting will be especially appropriate for the upcoming April 7th meeting, in which design historian, GLASS magazine contributor, and educator Susie Silbert discusses the relationship between the legendary designer Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Studio Glass movement.

Rob Stern doing a demo. photo: cesty skla

Friday March 27, 2015 | by Justyna Turek

New Czech glass center announces 2015 summer program

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Anne Peabody, For Kelly, 2015. Drawing on 14k gold leaf on glass, hand turned and finished wooden frame. D 9 in. courtesy: the artist

Thursday March 26, 2015 | by Justyna Turek

OPENING: Anne Peabody’s glass memorial for a homeless man debuts in group exhibition in Brooklyn

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A group exhibition curated by artist and arts organizer Megan Suttles presents work created by 14 artists during the MOREart’s Engaging Artists Residency Show “Artwork inspired by working with the homeless," which opens this Saturday, March 28th, at the Hot Wood Arts Center in Brooklyn, New York. Of special note is artist Anne Peabody's painted glass portrait, which grew out of her friendship with a man with no fixed address who she befriended. Like the other artists during this project, Peabody volunteered for six weeks with homeless advocacy organizations in the summer of 2014. In 14K-gold-leaf on glass, Peabody memorializes “Gilbert Kelly,” who was shot to death by a teenager in a random act of violence. The exhibition, will run through April 19, 2015, with an opening reception on Saturday, March 28th from 7 to 10 PM.

Tuesday March 24, 2015 | by Andrew Page

The glorious new Corning wing pioneers the use of Gorilla Glass to make display cases disappear

FILED UNDER: Architecture, Design, Exhibition, Museums, News, Opening

As readers of the Spring 2015 edition of GLASS (#138) know, the design of the new Contemporary Art + Design wing at The Corning Museum of Glass is based on the power of natural light to allow artwork in glass to come alive. The issue's feature article ("A New Frame for Contemporary Glass") and back-page essay by the wing's architect Thomas Phifer ("Designing the New Contemporary Wing of The Corning Museum of Glass") reveal a single-minded focus on bathing glass in indirect natural daylight to provide optimal viewing conditions. With architect Phifer viewing the museum wing itself as a vitrine, how to approach protecting the work without interfering with the visual effects so painstakingly achieved? The answer came when the architect, together with the Corning team and exhibit designer Kubik Maltbie, hit upon using the museum's corporate parent's specialty-glass known as "Corning Gorilla Glass," which is widely used in smart phones and tablet computers for its strength, lightness, and optical clarity.

John Moran, Stand Your Ground, 2013. Freehand sculpted glass head, hands and arms, epoxy resin, fabric, latex and enamels. photo: edwin pieters

Wednesday March 18, 2015 | by Justyna Turek

OPENING: John Moran’s solo exhibition at the S12 Gallery in Norway

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A solo exhibition “Youth_Anasia” by provocative American glass artist John Moran opening this Friday, March 20th, at the gallery of S12 in Bergen, Norway. Currently residing in Gent, Belgium, this emerging artist is known for his willingness to take on controversial subjects in his work. Moran’s practice reflects his interest in politics, philosophy, religion, and human social behavior. He is one of the rare artists using glass for work that explores social justice, awareness of conflicts, and government controls. The exhibition, which will run through April 19, 2015, features new works he made during his residency at S12, as well as earlier work, organized around the theme of youth.

Tuesday March 17, 2015 | by Andrew Page

Flameworkers to gather in South Jersey for international conference this weekend

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Headlining the 2015 International Flameworking Conference (IFC) at Salem Community College taking place this weekend (March 20 - 22) will be Junichi Kojima, a.k.a, Rose Roads, and David Willis. Collaborative demonstrations by Eric Franklin and Jason Chakravarty will also be a major draw. The three-day event kicks off Friday evening at 7 PM with a presentation by the Chrysler Museum of Art curator of glass, Diane Wright who will deliver a lecture titled "From B.C. to Boro: A Short History of Flameworking" at the Sol and Jean Davidow Performing Arts Theatre at Davidow Hall on the community college's Carneys Point, New Jersey, campus.

Tuesday March 10, 2015 | by Emily Ma-Luongo

Summer courses announced by the International Academy at Bild-Werk Frauenau

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Bild-Werk Frauenau, the educational hub of glass making in the German-Czech region, has announced the 2015 summer schedule for interdisciplinary courses. Starting in April and May (depending on the course) and running through September, lectures and courses on hot glass, kiln casting, glass engraving and more will be available in the one- to two-and-a-half week classes. This year, the program aims to incorporate a crossover of techniques, especially in hot glass and ceramics. The objective of the experimental learning process is for students to “develop individual artistic potential,” as stated on the school’s website.

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