| <p dir=“ltr” id=“docs-internal-guid-56547573-0ca7-4a47-6e5f-8d6898e717d6”>On September 7, 2013 the Glass Studio at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario will host an open studio event geared to bring together students, alumni, and other glass enthusiasts. Titled “<a href=“http://glassgathering2013.com/” target=”_blank”>Glass Gathering 2013</a>,” the event is meant to connect current students with alumni in order to promote more fluid interaction and to open up opportunities to students. Occuring at the start of the academic year, they hope the event will spark excitement and start a new annual tradition.</p> | <p dir=“ltr” id=“docs-internal-guid-56547573-0ca7-4a47-6e5f-8d6898e717d6”>On September 7, 2013 the Glass Studio at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario will host an open studio event geared to bring together students, alumni, and other glass enthusiasts. Titled “<a href=“http://glassgathering2013.com/” target=”_blank”>Glass Gathering 2013</a>,” the event is meant to connect current students with alumni in order to promote more fluid interaction and to open up opportunities to students. Occuring at the start of the academic year, they hope the event will spark excitement and start a new annual tradition.</p> | |
| <p dir=“ltr”>The planner of the event, Megan Smith, stated that, “There’s a little bit of gap between graduates and current students, and we wanted to find a way to bring them back together. We thought of a lot things we can do.We’ve had meetings with people in the Ontario glass community to see what they wanted.” Canadian glass artist <a href=“http://www.paullrodrigue.com/” target=”_blank”>Paull Rodrigue</a>, an alumnus of Sheridan, helped initiate the idea.</p> | <p dir=“ltr”>The planner of the event, Megan Smith, stated that, “There’s a little bit of gap between graduates and current students, and we wanted to find a way to bring them back together. We thought of a lot things we can do.We’ve had meetings with people in the Ontario glass community to see what they wanted.” Canadian glass artist <a href=“http://www.paullrodrigue.com/” target=”_blank”>Paull Rodrigue</a>, an alumnus of Sheridan, helped initiate the idea.</p> | |
| <p dir=“ltr”>The event will include demonstrations by instructors and other visiting glass artists, hot shop games mixing students and professionals, a silent auction with all proceeds split between GAAC and next year’s event, a photo booth and a student show of recent work. It will feature quick ten-minute talks in a separate room, which are open to anyone involved in the contemporary studio glass field, such as students who want to share their work, gallery owners, people who have owned their own glass studio, or other individuals who can give career advice based on what they would do differently.</p> | <p dir=“ltr”>The event will include demonstrations by instructors and other visiting glass artists, hot shop games mixing students and professionals, a silent auction with all proceeds split between GAAC and next year’s event, a photo booth and a student show of recent work. It will feature quick ten-minute talks in a separate room, which are open to anyone involved in the contemporary studio glass field, such as students who want to share their work, gallery owners, people who have owned their own glass studio, or other individuals who can give career advice based on what they would do differently.</p> | |
| The event remains completely free. A BBQ lunch will be provided, as well as a bar location for drinks afterward. | The event remains completely free. A BBQ lunch will be provided, as well as a bar location for drinks afterward. | |
| <p dir=“ltr”><strong>GET INVOLVED: | <p dir=“ltr”><strong>GET INVOLVED: | |
| </strong>Sign up to donate, give a talk or demonstration, or to participate in glass games at <a href=“mailto:GlassGathering@gmail.com”>GlassGathering@gmail.com</a>. Enter the event’s t-shirt design contest by July 31st.</p> | </strong>Sign up to donate, give a talk or demonstration, or to participate in glass games at <a href=“mailto:GlassGathering@gmail.com”>GlassGathering@gmail.com</a>. Enter the event’s <a href=“http://glassgathering2013.com/t-shirt-contest” target=”_blank”>t-shirt design contest</a> by July 31st.</p> | |
| <p dir=“ltr”><strong>IF YOU GO: | <p dir=“ltr”><strong>IF YOU GO: | |
| </strong>Glass Gathering 2013 | </strong>Glass Gathering 2013 | |
| Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 10 AM | Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 10 AM | |
| Sheridan College | Sheridan College | |
| 1430 Trafalgar Road | 1430 Trafalgar Road | |
| Oakville, Ontario L6H2L1 | Oakville, Ontario L6H2L1 | |
| Website: <a href=“http://glassgathering2013.com/” target=”_blank”>www.glassgathering2013.com</a></p> |
Tuesday December 4, 2001 | by Andrew Page