Monthly Archives: April 2010
Help Wanted: Penland seeks Glass Studio Coordinator
The Penland School of Crafts in Penland, North Carolina, is seeking to fill the position of Glass Studio Coordinator, which will become available when current coordinator Slate Grove takes off to study with John Miller in the graduate program at … Continue reading
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Booted American Idol finalist probably not headed back to the glass studio
Siobhan Magnus, the so-called “quirky” 20-year-old from Cape Cod with the surprisingly powerful voice, may have been eliminated during this week’s episode of American Idol, but her former boss at Morrison Glass Studio in Hyannis, Massachusetts, where she worked for … Continue reading
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A redefined UrbanGlass gala auction raises $330,000 for Brooklyn, New York glass center
Trading in its annual Glassblowers Ball at Chelsea Piers for the first-ever Fête de Verre at an elegant 100-year-old bank building in downtown Manhattan, UrbanGlass made a bid to redefine what has become the standard glass fundraiser on the evening … Continue reading
Lecture: Preston Singletary joined by mentor and Native American storyteller Walter Porter at the Museum of Glass
Timed to coincide with his ongoing exhibition “Echos, Fire, and Shadow,” Preston Singletary, a highly skilled glassblower who applies European techniques to creating vessels and sculptures in glass inspired by traditional Native American tribal art iconography, will join forces with … Continue reading
Opening: Senior Thesis Show at University of the Arts Friday evening
This Friday, April 30th, seniors in the Crafts Department at University of the Arts in Philadelphia will celebrate the opening of their thesis show, “In the Moment, Over Time.” Twenty-four artists from different craft concentrations (ceramic, fibers, glass, metal, and … Continue reading
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High-school student designs glass trophy for 2010 Endangered Species Day Award
Meredith Graf, a high school student at Louise S. McGehee School in New Orleans, was commissioned to create an award that will be given to the winner of the grand prize in the 2010 National Endangered Species Day Art Contest.
Opening: Therese Lahaie work included in group exhibition with water as theme
This Saturday, May 1st, the Bolinas Museum in Bolinas, California, will host an opening of a group exhibition entitled “H2O – the Element of Water in Art (an informal survey),” which will feature the work of 17 artists inluding the … Continue reading
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Letter to the Editor: Deborah Czeresko on the double-walled glasses not mentioned in a recent article
The article about the fun-fueled design company Fred and Friends in the Spring 2010 issue of GLASS magazine (“Vacuum-Sealed” by Analisa Coats Bacall) featured flame-worked double-walled kitschy gag glasses including “Hopside Down” (2009) and “Saltside Out” (2009). The one-liner glass … Continue reading
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Habatat auction tonight features rare historic work
Tonight at 8 PM, Habatat Galleries will hold its eighth contemporary glass auction, timed to coincide with the gallery’s 38th annual international invitational exhibition (download a PDF of the exhibition catalog here). This year, the auction will get special attention … Continue reading
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Opening: Silvia Levenson’s solo project at Italian gallery debuts Saturday
On April 24th, Silvia Levenson‘s solo exhibition “El Plan Era Perfecto” will open at SANSALVATORE ARTPROJECT, a contemporary art gallery in Modena, Italy. Curated by Argentinian artist Elizabeth Aro, the exhibition deals with Levenson’s metaphoric take on intimacies of everyday … Continue reading
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Seen: Jiří Harcuba’s expressive portraits of Czech artists at Corning
Though there are 16 Jiří Harcuba glass engravings in the collection of the Corning Museum of Glass, the mini-exhibition that opened last month as part of its “Masters of Studio Glass” exhibition series displays a grand total of three. Some … Continue reading
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Glass artist Riikka Latva-Somppi’s mixed-media public art project in Helsinki wins environmental art award
If you happen to be sitting on a bench in Helsinki, Finland, and see a small bird perched beside you, do not be surprised if it doesn’t take notice. You may just be sitting next to a work of art. … Continue reading
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Red Dot Report: SOFA New York
Continuing through Monday, April 19th, SOFA New York has taken over the Park Avenue Armory, where organizers have subtitled the annual event: “Pushing the boundaries of art and design” With an official tally of 58 dealers showing work in a … Continue reading
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Letter to the Editor: Katherine Gray on the “Glass as Tourist Attraction” essay in the print edition
After reading the “Reflection” essay in the Spring issue about glass tourism (See “Glass as Tourist Attraction,” by Lauren Fujji, on p. 52 in the Spring 2010 edition), I’ve been giving this issue a lot of thought and I’m very … Continue reading
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Joe Cariati’s students rally to keep Cal State Fullerton from cancelling class
There are well-loved teachers, and then there’s Joe Cariati, whose expert skills as a glassblower are apparently matched only by his prowess as a glass instructor. Regularly invited to teach at Pilchuck, Penland, and UrbanGlass, Cariati has been in-demand for … Continue reading
UrbanGlass boldly reimagines its annual fundraising auction for 2010
UrbanGlass, the New York nonprofit arts institution that publishes GLASS magazine, is gearing up for its annual auction and gala that will take place this Friday, April 16th. Timed to coincide with the 2010 SOFA New York art fair, the … Continue reading
Seen: Pittsburgh gallery overflows with teapots
If you want to know what makes the teapot form so compelling, ask Amy Morgan, owner and director of Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, who has hosted an annual teapot exhibition for the past four years. Simply titled “teapots!,” her annual … Continue reading
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The Smithsonian Craft Show expanding beyond artist exhibitors
The 28th Annual Smithsonian Craft Show, which will run from April 22nd through the 25th at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., is expanding its offerings beyond the exhibition of finely-made craft and art objects which remains its focus. … Continue reading
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3 Questions For … Ginny Ruffner
GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet: What are you working on? Ginny Ruffner: I’ve been working on my “Aesthetic Engineering” series for a few years now. These are my recent sculptures inspired by the extraordinary developments in genetic engineering, particularly the inter-kingdom … Continue reading
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Opening: Slinger’s Pop pipes at Easy Street Brooklyn
From 7 PM – 10 PM this Saturday, April 10th, Easy Street Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will host a reception for the Pop Art-inspired pipes of “Slinger.” Entitled “Repeater,” the exhibition will feature the digital transfer of branded imagery from … Continue reading
