Olympics inspire creative interpretations of medals by U.K. glass artists

FILED UNDER: Design, Events, Exhibition, New Work

Malvinka Bitelli’s glass medallion commemorates Olympic gold medalists. image courtesy of contemporary glass society.

Tuesday August 28, 2012 | by Andrew Page

Collaborative mixed-media sculpture by glass professors at Indiana university gallery through Septem

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Cortney Boyd’s work entitled “Grandma’s Sewing Machine” is part of the artist’s “Recollections” series, with household objects rendered in ghostly glass.

Friday August 24, 2012 | by Madeleine Harrington

OPENING: The de la Torre brothers take over Traver Gallery Thursday night

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Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Nopalesque, 2012. Blown glass and mixed media. courtesy: Traver Gallery

Wednesday August 22, 2012 | by Madeleine Harrington

Steffen Dam’s 2012 Rakow Commission work to be unveiled in October

FILED UNDER: Award, Events, Museums, New Work, News

Steffen Dam at work at the bench, in a portrait from his artist Website.

Tuesday August 21, 2012 | by Andrew Page

OPENING: Marc Petrovic’s intricate bird sculptures coming to roost at Heller Gallery

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Marc Petrovic, Avian Pair #2, 2011. Hot-sculpted and blown Bullseye murrini roll-up. H 9, W 15, D 10 in. courtesy: the artist

Monday August 20, 2012 | by Andrew Page

HELP WANTED: Maryland university seeks assistant professor with hot glass experience for tenure-trac

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The hot shop in the Salisbury University art department, where the university-level glassblowing program is the only one of its kind in the state of Maryland.

Sunday August 19, 2012 | by Andrew Page

Dawn Bennett to bid adieu to UrbanGlass after 11 years as executive director

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L to R: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, BRIC board chair Lizanne Fontaine, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council member Letitia James, UrbanGlass executive director Dawn Bennett, and UrbanGlass board chair Carol Yorke at the October 2011 groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the building that will house the new UrbanGlass. .photo: alex ipiotis, island photo

Saturday August 18, 2012 | by Madeleine Harrington

Elite tool maker from Murano celebrates legacy of Elio Quarisa with contest

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Roberto Dona with the late Elio Quarisa.

Friday August 17, 2012 | by Isabella Webbe

It’s been a hot summer for Corning Museum’s GlassLab

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Gaffer Eric Meek and assistant Chris Rochelle breaking off the glass buoy envisioned by Peter Buchanan Smith, at GlassLab on Governors Island last month. photo: isabella webbe

Thursday August 16, 2012 | by ktmo5678

Denise Pepper wins the 2012 Ranamok Prize for fabric-like pâte de verre work

FILED UNDER: New Work, News

Denise Pepper’s winning entry is entitled, Punto in Aria (Stitches in Air) (2012). photo: eva fernandez.