The annual Sculptural Objects Functional Art + Design (SOFA) Fair kicks off in Chicago’s Navy Pier tonight, November 2, 2017, with an invite-only two-hour preview from 5 - 7 PM, during which some of the best works will be snapped up. At 7 PM, the doors open to the general public, who will have been lining up to take part in the festivities surrounding the largest art fair dedicated to work in craft materials. Glass will figure prominently in this year's fair, with exhibitors from around the world displaying glass sculptural works, and events providing new insights into the field of collecting and curating. The Corning Museum of Glass Road Show will once again be in attendance, and the steady program of live glass demonstrations featuring prominent artists in the field is sure to keep the attention on the material throughout the three-day affair that ends Sunday at 6 PM.
This year’s glass exhibitors include:
Bender Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
Galleri Gronlund, Hundested, Denmark
Gallery Sklo, Seoul, Korea
Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan
Heller Gallery, New York
Schantz Galleries, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Traver Gallery, Seattle
The booth events are as follows:
Michael Schunke: The Glass Goblet, Refined
Friday, November 3 | 11 - 12 pm
Rebecca Myers Collection, Booth #320
Particulate to Solid: Kiln-formed Glass
Friday, November 3 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Winterowd Fine Art, Booth #1000
Book Signing | Inhalation in Time, A Life of Exhalation
Friday, November 3 | 4 - 5 pm
Gallery Sklo, Booth #820
Meet the Maestro: Lino Tagliapietra
Saturday, November 4 | 5 - 6 pm
Schantz Galleries, Booth #620
Here are the special exhibits.
Dissolution
Presented by Pittsburgh Glass Center, booth # SE102
THE DOCUMENTA PROJECT: Building an Archival Collection of the Contemporary Glass Movement
Presented by Mary Van Cline, booth # SE1625
Fostering Dialogue and Collaboration
Presented by Ball State University, booth # SE1603
Corning Museum of Glass Hot Glass Road Show
Friday - Sunday | 11 - 5 pm | Hot Glass Demo
For more details about SOFA programming: http://www.sofaexpo.com/2017/l...