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

FILED UNDER: Call for Submissions, Exhibition

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

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