Category Archives: Opening
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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REOPENING: GoggleWorks prepares shuttered glass studio for September relighting
In January 2011, the two glass furnaces at nonprofit arts center GoggleWorks were shut down despite a November fundraiser that raised $17,000. For a one-night event held at the hotshop, it brought an impressive return, but that sum paled against … Continue reading
OPENING: Now a late-summer event, the third annual SOFA WEST opens tomorrow in Santa Fe
The SOFA WEST art fair opens its doors to the public for a special preview on Wednesday, August 3rd at the Sante Fe Convention Center in the New Mexico capital. Highest-level supporters of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation receive … Continue reading
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OPENING: Jen Blazina’s cast glass objects and panels explore memory and heirlooms
Eighty pocket watches hang on a wall, but in place of hands each watch’s face displays a human silhouette set behind cloudy, scratched glass. Like lockets or cameo necklaces, these old-fashioned objects preserve time rather than mark it, evoking memories … Continue reading
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OPENING: Stephen Rolfe Powell exhibit debuts in Chicago
This evening from 5 to 7 p.m., the Ken Saunders Gallery in Chicago will host an opening reception to kick off an exhibition of new work by Stephen Rolfe Powell, the Kentucky-based glassblower who has developed a signature body of … Continue reading
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OPENING: Designer Mark Reigelman’s installation of glass-encrusted furniture is one-of-a-kind
Heller Gallery debuted some new furniture last weekend, but you probably won’t want to sit on it. At first glance, Mark Reigelman’s chairs and tables appear plush and inviting. Upon closer inspection, stepping on the welcome mat or lying on … Continue reading
OPENING: Can the provocative exhibition “Superposition” break boundaries in the glass art field without imposing new ones?
Hyperopia Projects, a curatorial team comprised of Helen Lee, Alex Rosenberg, and Matt Szosz, will showcase the work of 23 artists included in the highly anticipated juried exhibition “Superposition,” which opens June 2nd in Seattle’s 619 Western Avenue gallery space, … Continue reading
OPENING: Major Michael Glancy exhibition debuts tonight in NYC
Opening tonight at Barry Friedman Ltd. and running through mid-July, iis “Infinite Obsessions,” the largest exhibition of glass and metal sculptures by artist Michael Glancy to date. His first solo show in almost five years, the exhibition will feature more … Continue reading
