Monthly Archives: July 2010
In Memoriam: George B. Saxe (1921 — 2010)
Noted Palo Alto, California, real estate developer, art collector, and arts patron George B. Saxe died on Wednesday, July 28th, with Dorothy, his wife of more than six decades, at his side. He was 89 years old. Over the past … Continue reading
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Call for Entries: California beer brewer seeks new designs for special-edition Oktoberfest glasses
In honor of the upcoming 2010 Oktoberfest, national craft brewer Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. headquartered in Chico, California, has initiated a search for an original glass beer stein design with the Sierra Nevada logo. The winning design will be sold … Continue reading
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OPENING: Flameworker Matt Eskuche adds plastic to the mix in new museum exhibition
Flameworker Matt Eskuche has made a name for himself for his close study of plastic water bottles, milk cartons, and tin cans, all of which he reproduces with absolute accuracy in opaque white borosilicate installations that explore the excesses of … Continue reading
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Book Report: A scholarly telling of the story of Medieval glass vessels
Medieval Glass for Popes, Princes, and Peasants By David Whitehouse (with contributions from William Gudenrath and Karl Hans Wedepohl) The Corning Museum of Glass 274 pages, $34.95 From its alliterative title, Medieval Glass for Popes, Princes, and Peasants, a new … Continue reading
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Glass Curiosities: Mirrored tree house envisioned as a camouflaged hotel
The Swedish architecture duo knows as Tham & Videgard preach a less-is-more design ethos that has won wide attention in our post-Gehry period where simplicity trumps extravagance. T&V, as they call themselves, have been invited to participate at the 2010 … Continue reading
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Swarovski summer sale offers crystal-enhanced tech gear at sharply reduced prices
Best known for its elegant lighting or watch designs, Swarovki brings its signature blend of style and function to more affordable technology products such as a flash drive or stereo headphones, at prices that are even more affordable thanks to … Continue reading
OPENING: Jay Musler exhibition opens at the Ken Saunders Gallery tonight
An exhibition of new work by Jay Musler opens tonight from 5 – 8 PM (and will run through August 31) at the Ken Saunders Gallery in Chicago. A glass sculptor with an unusual and eccentric style, Musler works with … Continue reading
Bellevue Arts Museum’s $575,000 raised in annual fundraiser is down slightly from 2009
The 420 people who bought tickets for the Bellevue Arts Museum‘s annual fundraiser, Artful Evening, last weekend raised $575,000 through the live and silent auctions, ticket sales, and sponsorships. In a sign of the museum supporters’ enthusiasm, more than $287,000 … Continue reading
OPENING: No shortage of glass on view at the 64th annual art fair in Bellevue, Washington
The Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, Washington, is getting ready to host its 64th Annual Arts/Fair from July 23rd to July 25th. The three-day event will feature 325 artists handpicked by jurors Lewis Wexler, Davira Taragin and Pamela Belyea. The … Continue reading
OPENING: Czech glass meets Australian ethnic music in cross-cultural collaboration
For “Talking Glass”, an exhibition now on view through September 10 at the Czech Center New York, designer and architect Borek Sipek and didgeridoo player Ondrej Smeykal have come together to design and craft glass didgeridoos, wind instruments first crafted … Continue reading
DVD Review: Glass Masters at Work: Vittorio Costantini
Glass Masters at Work: Vittorio Costantini A Film by Robin Lehman Corning Museum of Glass 57 min, $19.95 Shot and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Robin Lehman and punctuated by insightful commentary from Corning Studio resident adviser William Gudenrath and others, … Continue reading
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OPENING:The Brychtovà Forum celebrates women in glass, including one of the field’s most important artists
One of the most famous and influential women in glass, Jaroslava Brychtovà, will be speaking and presenting at a four-day forum in Seattle named in her honor. Taking place at the Seattle Art Museum, Traver Gallery, and at the Pratt … Continue reading
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Can craft go digital? A Fuller Craft Museum exhibition says “yes”
“The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft,” an exhibition now on view at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts, (and running through February 6, 2011) seeks to document the mixing of digital technology and artwork … Continue reading
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Help Wanted: Newark, New Jersey, glass nonprofit seeks executive director
Since it was founded as a nonprofit glass studio in 2001, GlassRoots has been offering after-school programs and classes for at-risk youth. With the recently announced retirement of the founding executive director of the organization, Pat Kettenring, the board of … Continue reading
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October conference to cap year-long celebration of 400 years of glassmaking in Scotland
The main event in a year-long celebration of Scotland’s 400 years of glass will be a four-day festival kicking off October 1st, 2010, at the Edinburgh College of Art, entitled The International Glass Conference in Scotland. Organized by Scotland’s Glass … Continue reading
New glass art festival planned to rise from ashes of canceled Glass Art Society conference
Dubbed “Viva el Vidrio” (or “Living Glass” in English) a brand-new glass celebration is being planned for Tucson, Arizona, the site of the canceled 2011 Glass Art Society conference. The Tuscon Glass Festival, as organizers are also referring to it, … Continue reading
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Help Wanted: Cal State San Bernadino seeks full-time studio art tech
A multi-talented college graduate, MFA preferred, is being sought by the art department at California State University, San Bernadino to be responsible for all aspects of the two- and three-dimensional studio art facilities. The versatile applicant should have knowledge of … Continue reading
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And the site of the 2011 Glass Art Society Conference is … Seattle!
The long wait for the announced location of next year’s GAS Conference has ended this evening. In a move designed to swell attendance well past the less than 1,000 who traveled to Louisville for the 2010 conference, the Glass Art … Continue reading
Red Dot Report: What sold on Day One of SOFA WEST in Santa Fe
One of the highlights of the first full day of SOFA WEST, which will continue through Sunday, July 11th at the Santa Fe Convention Center, was the Karen LaMonte breakfast and lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Art, where, … Continue reading
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3 Questions For … Katherine Gray
GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet: What are you working on? Katherine Gray: I’m currently working on a site-specific piece for the Glassworks in Canberra, Australia, in the fall. The actual space where this work will be shown is in the base … Continue reading
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