Tacoma location of Traver Gallery to close June 1st

FILED UNDER: Exhibition, News

A Chihuly work in the back room of Traver Tacoma, which will close its doors on June 1st.

Monday May 21, 2012 | by ktmo5678

Museum of Arts and Design holds LED-themed fundraiser

FILED UNDER: Events, Museums, News, Uncategorized

video of creation of auctioned piece, Joe Mangrum’s Asynchronous Syntropy; LED paint and covered sand (which my guest astutely referred to as “pre-glass”)

Friday May 18, 2012 | by Isabella Webbe

Mark Lyman confirms SOFA WEST cancellation

FILED UNDER: Events, News

A scene from the 2011 SOFA West at the Santa Fe Convention Center.

Friday May 18, 2012 | by Isabella Webbe

OPENING: Museum of Glass announces exhibition tied to Chihuly Center

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Dale Chihuly, Persian Sea Forms, 1988. Blown glass, H 67, W 120 inches. collection: museum of glass, gift of george f. russell, jr. photo: terry rischel.

Thursday May 17, 2012 | by Andrew Page

OPENING: Judith Schaechter’s site-specific installation draws crowds

FILED UNDER: Artist Interviews, Exhibition, New Work, Opening

Judith Schaechter at the opening reception, Friday, May 11, 2012.

Wednesday May 16, 2012 | by laguiri

50 at 50: A contest to name the top ten artists working in glass

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The Summer 2012 issue of GLASS will be on newsstands June 1.

Wednesday May 16, 2012 | by ktmo5678

SEEN: Spanish mixed-media artist Jordi Alcaraz at PULSE New York

FILED UNDER: Exhibition, Seen

Jordi Alcaraz, Two Letter Poem. courtesy: galeria nieves fernandez

Thursday May 10, 2012 | by ktmo5678

Call for Submissions: Glass Art Association of Canada’s Glass Couture in 2013

FILED UNDER: Call for Submissions, Events

Laura Donefer’s wearable art outfit titled She’s Got Balls! debuted at the 2009 Glass Art Society conference in Corning, New York. It consists of torchworked glass balls, silk cape, cloth. Modeled by Laura Donefer. photo: suzy lamont.

Friday May 4, 2012 | by ktmo5678

Lino Tagliapietra’s new work at Heller Gallery dazzles with bright island colors

FILED UNDER: Artist Interviews, Exhibition, New Work

Lino Tagliapietra, Osaka, 2012. Glass. H 21 1/2, W 12 1/4, D 12 3/4 in. courtesy: heller gallery, new york

Wednesday May 2, 2012 | by Andrew Page

Chrysler Museum announces endowed curator of glass position as part of capital campaign

FILED UNDER: Museums, News

Kelly Conway, the Chrysler Museum of Art’s curator of glass since 2007, has just had her position endowed as part of the museum’s ambitious capital campaign. photo: echard wheeler