Thursday October 10, 2013 | by Tina Oldknow
A British painter, illustrator, and ceramist who specialized in delicately painted porcelain vessels, Jane Osborn-Smith died on October 1, 2013 in Old Chatham, New York.…
Saturday October 5, 2013 | by Andrew Page
With the ceremonial breaking of a glass ribbon, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially reopened the expanded and improved UrbanGlass facility in Downtown Brooklyn on the morning of Wednesday, October 2, 2013.…
Thursday October 3, 2013 | by Paulina Switniewska
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS), an organization based in the United Kingdom, was recently awarded Charity Status. This legal step, completed on August 14th, 2013, is part of a transition to self-sustainability.…
Thursday October 3, 2013 | by laguiri
Wednesday October 2, 2013 | by Andrew Page
Portland, Oregon-based artist and educator Sarah Gilbert has been selected as the inaugural artist for 4Front: Innovation from All Angles, a 14-day residency at the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio in Norfolk that will take place from January 8 through 22, 2014.…
Monday September 30, 2013 | by Andrew Page
On December 6th and 7th, a unique academic symposium will bring the world of glass instructors, professors, and program administrators to Brooklyn, New York, for a two-day discussion of the most pressing issues in the field.…
Sunday September 29, 2013 | by Andrew Page
Though there are numerous books on the lamps, stained glass windows, and jewelry of Louis Comfort Tiffany, it is rare that the focus is on the art objects of the highly influential Art Nouveau artist and designer. The newly published book The Art Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany (The Vendome Press, $75) addresses that.…
Friday September 27, 2013 | by Andrew Page
Taking a page from the highly successful benefits that have raised millions for arts organizations, the Seattle glassblowing community put on a festive art-filled event to generate money to help the local glassblowing family of Paul Cunningham and Kate Thorbeck care for their 2-year-old son, Finn, who has been battling leukemia since a diagnosis eight months ago.…
Thursday September 26, 2013 | by Andrew Page
When Mazorca was unveiled for a 2005 retrospective at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, it was a bid for large-scale impact on the part of William Morris, known for the ability to create convincing organic texture in glass works that celebrate and reference the earthy qualities of tribal art from around the world.…
Tuesday September 17, 2013 | by Vaughn Watson
In a return to its roots as an institution with a focus on glass, The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum in Neenah, Wisconsin, has changed its name to the "Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass." Effective this past Sunday, September 15, 2013, the name change can be seen as a return to the institution's roots.…
