Museum of Glass announces new board president Gail Weyerhaeuser

FILED UNDER: Museums, News

Dr. Gail Weyerhaeuser., the new President of the Museum of Glass. courtesy: Hillary Ryan.

Tuesday July 2, 2013 | by Andrew Page

Chihuly counterfeit case a cautionary tale for buying art online

FILED UNDER: Art Market, News

Possibly a student work made while Chihuly was making the “Navajo Blanket Cylinder” series, this work was quickly discredited as an authentic Chihuly by Kate Elliott, who was one of the artists involved in the authentic groundbreaking series.

Tuesday July 2, 2013 | by Gina DeCagna

William Morris works fetch record prices at recent auction

FILED UNDER: Art Market, Auction, News

William Morris, Canopic Jar: Sable Antelope, 1995. Hand blown glass. H 48, W 12 in. courtesy: bonhams

Saturday June 29, 2013 | by johnikian

In Memoriam: Connie Parriott (1954 - 2013)

FILED UNDER: In Memoriam

Born on November 28, 1954, Connie Parriott died on the morning of June 8, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. photo: russell johnson

Thursday June 27, 2013 | by Andrew Page

UPDATED: Glass Art Society announces winners of 2013 International Student Online Exhibition

FILED UNDER: Award, Exhibition, New Work, News

FIRST PRIZE: Morgan Chivers (Univ. Texas at Arlington), Particulate Pulse (Inertness is a Relative Matter), 2013. H 5, W 13, D 5 in. Glass, xenon, neon, electricity.

Tuesday June 25, 2013 | by Gina DeCagna

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2014 Stephen Procter Fellowship seeks international artists

FILED UNDER: Call for Submissions

Stephen Procter, Hill and Valley, 1999. Fused, blown, cut, and engraved glass . H 16, W 5, D 16 cm. courtesy: www.stephenprocter.net

Friday June 21, 2013 | by Gina DeCagna

GLASS CURIOSITIES: A beer bottle is engraved with a music track

FILED UNDER: Curiosities, Design, News

Beck’s “Edison Bottle” is an opportunity to market the company’s iconic green beer bottle, in addition to breaking new ground in musical recording technology. courtesy: becks brewery

Thursday June 20, 2013 | by Gina DeCagna

Chrysler Museum’s Kelly Conway to join the Corning curatorial team

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Kelly Conway, pictured pictured before the Tiffany Gallery of the . Chrysler Museum of Art. credit: echard wheeler. courtesy: chrysler museum of art.

Wednesday June 19, 2013 | by Gina DeCagna

Redesigned Chrysler Museum of Art to connect permanent collection and glass studio

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A scene from the construction site, where the new Chrysler Museum of Art is being reshaped. courtesy: chrysler museum of art

Wednesday June 19, 2013 | by johnikian

Born as an art project, hand-blown glass hermit crab shells are now poised for mass-market sale

FILED UNDER: Design, New Work, News

With three decades of experience as a glassblower, artist, and designer, Robert DuGrenier has often explored the intersection of art and the natural world with glass works that he has embedded into active beehives or growing fruit trees. Now, DuGrenier is expanding his fascination with hand-blown glass hermit crab shells into a line of environmentally sensitive, commercially available shells called “Crabitats” that are on track to be sold through a national pet store chain.