Category Archives: Opening
OPENING: Traver Gallery features faculty work from innovative U Washington program
The 3D4M art program at the University of Washington is as interesting and innovative as its name, which stands for Three Dimensional Forum. The work of five faculty members at the University of Washington are featured in a recently opened … Continue reading
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OPENING: Fuller Craft Museum traces the evolution of Dan Dailey’s work from two to three dimensions
This Saturday, February 18th, the Fuller Craft Museum in conjunction with the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass 50th Anniversary Celebration of the American Studio Glass movement, will open an exhibition titled “Dan Dailey: Working Method” that will help demistify the … Continue reading
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A conversation with MAD curator Jennifer Scanlan about “Glasstress New York” and Studio Glass
Last month, the Museum of Arts and Design linked the 50th anniversary of the American Studio Glass movement with their exhibition “Glasstress New York: New Glass from the Venice Biennales,” which offically opened yesterday. Shortly after the GLASS Quarterly Hot … Continue reading
OPENING: Looking forward, looking back: “Bright Future” at Pratt Manhattan Gallery
Tonight, Pratt Manhattan Gallery opens an exhibition entitled “Bright Future: New Designs in Glass.” It is a show meant to honor the rich history of glass and to connect with its ancestors, be they the pioneers of the studio glass … Continue reading
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OPENING: Glass and Lego sculpture in the crypt of a Dublin cathedral
Most of us would never think to decorate an ancient cathedral with modern glass art, or to stack Lego blocks amongst ancient tombs. That, however, is precisely what artist Sean Campbell’s latest exhibition does. Contemporary sculptures forged of glass, steel, … Continue reading
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OPENING: UrbanGlass exhibition features work from four recent MFA graduates
Though glass dominates at UrbanGlass’ 7th annual MFA Exhibition, opening tonight, each piece on view incorporates materials as varied as mirrors, natural artifacts, antiques, birch, and flannel. Open through March 17 at 111 Front Street in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood, the … Continue reading
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OPENING: David Ruth’s Antartica project debuts in San Francisco
The Thoreau Gallery in San-Francisco is opening a group exhibition tonight entitled “57 Degrees.” The exhibition which will feature an opening reception this evening from 5 to 7 PM will feature the work of David Ruth and 20 other bay … Continue reading
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OPENING: Bullseye Gallery turn its focus to the glass canvas
With an opening reception this evening, Bullseye Gallery kicks off a month-long celebration of two-dimensional painting on glass in their exhibit, “Facture: Artists at the Forefront of Painterly Glass.” The group exhibition will showcase kilnformed glass paintings (mostly frit on … Continue reading
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Tanja Pak brings two new mutimedia installations to Ljubljana Castle in her native Slovenia
A monument to Slovenia’s complex history, Ljubljana castle occupies the highest point in the country’s capital city. From regal medieval residence to an Austrian prison, from low-income tenement housing to its current position as a thriving cultural center, the castle … Continue reading
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OPENING: Brooklyn exhibition challenges artists to merge textiles and glass
You may recognize the haunting tones of the rare glass armonica if you are a Björk or Pink Floyd fan. With a sound like a cross between a theremin, a melodica, and the howling wind, only a handful of accomplished … Continue reading
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Berlin Glas, the first open access facility in this European art center, debuts
UPDATED 02/03/11 1:21 AM EST Berlin Glas, the first open-access glass studio in this international art mecca, will officially open its doors with a special evening of demos and performances a week from today on December 9th. Featured in the … Continue reading
OPENING: “BodyWork” features wearable glass jewelry at Bullseye Gallery
Tonight Bullseye Gallery presents a series of wearable artworks by nine female artists from around the world. Titled “BodyWork” the exhibit focuses on the performative nature of adornment and explores the relationship between the work and the wearer.
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OPENING: Shanghai Museum of Glass celebrates Venini’s 90th anniversary
From now until February 8th, 2012, the Shanghai Museum of Glass will host a series of events surrounding the 90th anniversary of the Venetian glass design house Venini. The second-floor exhibit will pay homage to the various artists who have made their … Continue reading
OPENING: Jeff Zimmerman’s new work at New York’s R 20th Century gallery
R 20th Century, a gallery in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood, will feature new work by Jeff Zimmerman in an exhibition that opens Tuesday, November 15th. Zimmerman opened “OBJECT D’ARTE” with David Wiseman in Seoul, Korea on November 4, and has … Continue reading
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OPENING: The story behind the Chrysler Museum of Art’s new glass studio
The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia, will officially take the wraps off its brand new Glass Studio tomorrow, Wednesday, November 2nd. The new facility boasts a 7,000 square foot studio complete with a hot shop, flameworking station, nine … Continue reading
OPENING: Josepha Gasch-Muche fuses light with glass at Heller Gallery in NYC
Despite being made from thousands of dangerous-looking glass shards, Josepha Gasch-Muche‘s ethereal geometric works in “Mutable Materiality,” on view at Heller Gallery from Oct. 14 to Nov. 12, are glowing and inviting. With thousands of glass shards at her disposal, … Continue reading
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OPENING: Kate Baker’s new exhibition “Cipher” debuts at Bullseye Gallery
This evening at Portland’s Bullseye Gallery, Australian artist Kate Baker opens her new show “Cipher,” a series of glass artworks that combine color with ghostly photographic portraits and textured engravings. This is Baker’s first solo exhibition at Bullseye. Concerned with … Continue reading
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OPENING: Ross Richmond’s figurative studies at Seattle’s Friesen Gallery
Ross Richmond, an alumnus of the disbanded William Morris team, will exhibit his solo work in the exhibition “Meditations on the Figure,” opening at Seattle’s Friesen Gallery on October 6th. As an integral part of the Morris operation from 1997 … Continue reading
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OPENING: Randy Walker’s nature studies at Traver Tacoma
After an apprenticeship and a decade-and-a-half as hot glass assistant to William Morris, Randy Walker has been applying is formidable skills in referencing nature to his solo career. His larger-than life studies of leaves, with intricate veining and color shading, … Continue reading
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OPENING: Holland’s oldest glass fair this weekend in Leerdam
The International Glass Art Fair Leerdam, The Netherlands’ oldest glass art fair, celebrates its 23rd anniversary this weekend at the Vultureel Centrum Het Dak. The event, which usually draws around 4,500 glass art admirers from throughout Europe, will include over … Continue reading
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