Northwest Ohio Glass Interest Newsletter, Issue 322

Northwest Ohio Glass Interest Newsletter, Issue 322

Bowling Green, Ohio 9/24/2020–Welcome to the 322nd edition of the Northwest Ohio Glass Interest Newsletter.

 

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Headlines

• Heller Gallery Showing Joanna Manousis
• Dante Marioni at Traver Gallery – Now!
• Path to Paradise: Judith Schaecther’s Stained Glass at TMA
• Do Not Avert Your Eyes at Traver Gallery
• Sabbia Gallery Presents Deep Skin – New!
• The Arts Commission Announces Six Finalists for Momentum | Intersection
• The United to Open at Pittsburgh Glass Center
• Glass Axis Showing Mix the Medias
• Art Miami 2020 is Cancelled
• The International Year of Glass 2022 Needs Support – New!
• Philanthropist and Glass Art Supporter Robert Minkoff has Died
• Amy G. Moorefield Named New Director of Bergstrom-Mahler
• Museum of Glass Reopens! – New!
• FOCI has Moved!
• Galleries Reach Out With Virtual Tours and Catalogs – Continuously Updated!

 

Heller Gallery Showing Joanna Manousis 

• September 17 – October 2, 2020
• In person viewing only by appointment
• Focus | Joanna Manousis
• Call 212 414-4014 to make an appointment
• [email protected]

 

Dante Marioni at Traver Gallery – Now!

• Blue Print, new work in PRINTS series
• Now until September 26, 2020
• [email protected]

 

Path to Paradise: Judith Schaecther’s Stained Glass at TMA

• Opens October 3, 2020 through January 3, 2021.
• Schaecther will be doing a demo in the courtyard at the Glass Pavilion on Saturday, October 3, 2020  at 11am.

 

Do Not Avert Your Eyes at Traver Gallery 

• Scott Fife and Patti Warashina will be exhibiting sculptural works alongside Jamex and Einar de la Torre, and Lynn Whitford. This exhibition is a collection of works by artists who use sculpture, figuration, and language to explore and comment on current social and political issues.
• September 3 – 26, 2020
• [email protected]

 

Sabbia Gallery Presents Deep Skin – New!

• Clare Belfrage
• Now through September 30, 2020
• Digital catalogue available
• https://sabbiagallery.com/

 

Art Miami 2020 is Cancelled 

• Art Miami, CONTEXT Art Miami, Aqua Art Miami and all cancelled
• MIAMI ART CITY will be launched for sales December 1 – 6, 2020
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The International Year of Glass Needs Support – New!

• In spite of COVID we continue working to get the International Year of Glass 2022. The Resolution will be sent for approval to the General Assembly of the United Nations  in December 2020. News is reported in the Press Releases in the link below
• Continue supporting IYOG2022, distributing this information and trying to get more endorsers. Remember it is possible to register the support directly through this website iyog2022.org
• An invitation to attend a worldwide YouTube presentation of IYOG2022 will be sent in the first week of November 2020
• https://mcusercontent.com/e76c92cb31c3089b62fb7818d/files/665248f5-c77e-4f1b-ba75-8e372413ab31/PR_IYOG_sept2020.03.pdf

 

The Arts Commission Announces Six Finalists for Momentum | Intersection 

• Megan Biddle, Jenn Figg and Matthew McCormack, Min Haeng Kang, Helen Lee, Dylan Palmer, and Nate Ricciuto
• Momentum | Intersection provides an opportunity that connects artists, designers, and industry professionals at Pilkington Glass North America (Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.).
• Inspired by the studio glass movement, The Arts Commission seeks to provide new collaborations between applications of glass as an artistic medium and manufacturing processes.
• [email protected]

 

The United to Open at Pittsburgh Glass Center

• Opening October 2, The United examines the incredibly complicated topic of immigration in a time when immigration systems are in crisis.
• Kris Rumman and Alan Iwamura are both exhibiting
• See extraordinary and poignant glass art by twelve artists from varying practices and geographical perspectives exploring the complex topic of immigration.
• Friday, October 2, 6-8PM EST – VIRTUAL OPENING
• [email protected]

 

Glass Axis Showing Mix The Medias 

• This is a collaborative exhibition between Glass Axis and Sol Con: the Brown, Black  Indeginious Comic Expo
• Now through September 30, 2020
• [email protected]

 

Philanthropist and Glass Art Supporter Robert Minkoff has Died 

• Robert Minkoff served on many Boards and supported both art institutions and individual artists through the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation. He supported artist residencies, scholarships and academic conferences among many other things.
• His obituary is at https://urbanglass.org/glass/detail/in-memoriam-robert-m-minkoff-1951-2020

 

Amy G. Moorefield Named New Director of Bergstrom-Mahler

• Executive Director Moorefield began her tenure on September 1st
• [email protected]

 

Museum of Glass Reopens! – New!

• Beginning Friday, September 25, 2020
• Safety guidelines must be followed
• [email protected]

 

FOCI Has Moved 

• FOCI MCGA’s new address is 2213 Snelling Ave, Minneapolis
• [email protected]
• https://www.mnglassart.org/

 

Galleries Reach Out With Virtual Tours and Catalogs – Continuously updated

• The following galleries have alerted us to their virtual tours and catalogs
  • Schantz Galleries: Studio Focus|Preston Singletary [email protected]
  • Duncan McClellan Gallery: every Friday at 4 pm EDT: September 25, 2020 Jason Christian; October 2, 2020 Benjamin Cobb; October 16, 2020 Dan Alexander; October 23, 2020 James Wilbat; October 30, 2020 Paull Rodrique
  • [email protected]
  • Bender Gallery: Virtual studio tour including work by Toland Sand and by Martie Negri; Gallery also open for in-person visits. [email protected]
  • Habatat Florida:Virtual Exhibition of works by Vlastimil Beranek, in the Czeck Republic, Friday October 2, 2020 10 am ET. Hosted at beraneksculpture.com [email protected]
  • Glass Alliance – New Mexico: Virtual tours with NM artists on YouTube, now featuring Linda MaeTratechaud lcom/home.html, Cia Thorne www.ciathorne.com and Prairie Dog Glass https://www.facebook.com/pdogglass/
  • Habatat Michigan: Tours and talks: September 26, 2020 Janusz Walentynowicz [email protected]
  • Winterowd Fine Art: Tour of Alex Bernsteins’ new glass sculptures https://fineartsantafe.com/new-glass-sculptures-by-alex-gabriel-bernstein-virtual-tour
  • Mansfield Art Center Show.  There is a 7 and a half minute virtual video tour of the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyL-cd09X0M&feature=youtu.be
  • Sandra Ainslley Gallery: Saturday, September 26, 2020, 1 pm EST. Studio tour and artist talk with Clair Kelly.  RSVP at [email protected]

 

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