Connie Parriott memorial service to take place this Sunday

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A self-portrait by Connie Parriott.

Tuesday July 23, 2013 | by Gina DeCagna

Canadian college to host one-day gathering for students, alumni, and wider public

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Students in the Sheridan College glass studio. courtesy: sheridan college.

Thursday July 18, 2013 | by Gina DeCagna

IN MEMORIAM: Alice Chappell (1942 - 2013)

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The late Alice Chappell supported the advancement of studio glass artists on an international scope. photo: chapman cole & gleason funeral homes.

Thursday July 11, 2013 | by Andrew Page

In Memoriam: Jonathan Christie (1968 - 2013)

FILED UNDER: In Memoriam

Jonathan Christie, pictured in front of the largest work of his career, a public art collaborative piece entitled Lyrical Light (2006) at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts in Jacksonville, Florida.

Wednesday July 10, 2013 | by Gina DeCagna

At Toledo residency, April Surgent comments on the present using centuries-old engraving techniques

FILED UNDER: New Work, News

April Surgent, What We’re Looking For, Is What We’re Looking With (Installation at the Bellevue Arts Museum), 2013. Glass engraving. H 36 1/4, W 25 3/4, D 1 3/4 in. courtesy: the artist

Monday July 8, 2013 | by Andrew Page

CALL FOR ENTRIES: UrbanGlass annual MFA juried exhibition seeks applicants

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Beccy Feather’s 2010 work entitled Ultra Shiny Laser Crystal was featured in the 2012 UrbanGlass MFA exhibition. The glass pictured above was one element of the project that included a fake “exclusive event” complete with cocktails, and VIP passes—elements in a conceptual work that engaged New York cultural life.

Friday July 5, 2013 | by Andrew Page

OPENING: True-to-life glass exhibition inspired by Blaschka flowers debuts at Pittsburgh Glass Cente

FILED UNDER: Exhibition, New Work

Carolyn Baum, Eternal Bloom, 2013. Flameworked soft glass, wire, fieldstone. H 12, W 12, D 10.

Wednesday July 3, 2013 | by johnikian

Museum of Glass announces new board president Gail Weyerhaeuser

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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