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British Glass Biennale Best in Show goes to Gaea Todd
At the 2010 International Festival of Glass, which ran from August 27th – 30th in Stourbridge, England, there was the announcement of the participants in the British Glass Biennale, which continues on exhibit through September 11th. A total of 82 … Continue reading
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Public artist Gordon Huether opens a gallery in downtown Napa dedicated to his own fine art
On August 21st, glass artist Gordon Huether, one of the most prolific public artists in any material, will open a second art gallery, this one in the very center of downtown Napa, California, to showcase his mixed-media artwork. Adjoining his … Continue reading
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Museum of Glass hot shop starter position still wide open as application deadline nears
With a week to go before the June 30th deadline for applications, the must-discussed help-wanted position of hotshop starter at the Museum of Glass is still unfilled. The person doing the hiring says he is eagerly accepting applications to fill … Continue reading
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Opening: The De la Torres at Traver Gallery this Thursday
Freely splicing together Mexican folk art, corporate logos, religious icons, and masked wrestlers, the brothers de la Torre use the extraordinary ability of glass to take on almost any color or shape to populate their cross-cultural artistic universe of characters … Continue reading
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UPDATED: Help Wanted: Entry-level glass instructor position opening up at University of Miami
UPDATED 03/29 In a follow-up email circulated among glass artists, William Carlson, head of the University of Miami art department, has put on hold his preliminary search for a replacement for glass program instructor Brent Cole, who is leaving for … Continue reading
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Opening: Sixth edition of “Finnish Glass Lives” documents end of glasshouse era but also the flowering of Studio Glass
On March 5th, the Finnish Glass Museum will open its “Finnish Glass Lives” exhibition, a regular event every five years that seeks to take the temperature of the glass industry in this country that has produced such design giants as … Continue reading
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Holiday sales help university glass programs stay solvent
This week’s student-organized holiday sale at the Tyler School of Arts in Philadelphia is just one of many similar events taking place across the country as the Christmas season approaches. On November 19th and 20th, the Tyler Glass Guild will … Continue reading
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Seen: Sold at SOFA
2009′s SOFA, the annual exposition of the latest in art made of craft media, opened last night in Chicago. Tammy Garcia’s collaboration with Preston Singeltary, pictured above, was the best seller of opening night and Friday. What follows are a … Continue reading
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$1-million-plus Pilchuck auction results deemed success despite lower results
Raising a total $1.175 million, the Pilchuck Annual Auction last weekend was down slightly from the 2008 results ($1.2 million) but organizers view it as a resounding success considering the economic climate. The impressive total includes Friday night auction results … Continue reading
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14 years after BAGI started it all, glass pumpkin madness reaches fever pitch
Watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” on television used to be a childhood October ritual, depending on one’s age. Now the great pumpkin has come to the Corning Museum of Glass in a very literal sense, with its exhibition … Continue reading
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Eco-friendly Virgin Island resort and its recycled glass studio face uncertainty
In 1975, when eco-tourism pioneer Stanley Selengut signed a 37-year lease to create Maho Bay Camps, a budget resort in the Virgin Islands, the end date on the contract seemed so far in the future, it wasn’t worth thinking about. … Continue reading
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Julius Weiland’s sculptures of fused glass tubing on view in Germany
Awarded an honorable mention at the prestigious 2006 Coburg Glass Prize competition, Julius Weiland will be exhibiting his signature works made using fused laboratory glass tubing in an exhibition at Galerie B in Baden Baden, Germany. Opening August 2 and … Continue reading
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