The 74th weekly issue of Bill’s Glass Interest newsletter

January 5, 2016

All / Exhibits / Auction / International / Shows / Announcements

Welcome to the 74th weekly issue of the Bill’s Glass Interest newsletter. Happy holidays!

Headlines

  • Upcoming Shows with April Surgent – New!
  • Summer Classes at The Studio Announced – New!
  • Happening at Habatat Galleries – New Information!
  • Schack Art Center Seeking Glass Studio Manager
  • Dan Mirer to Lead Workshop at TMA
  • Also Upcoming at the Glass Pavilion
  • Glass Included in Display at Juvenile Justice Center
  • Call for Art Issued by Owens Center and River House Arts
  • Deadline For 2017 GAS Conference Proposals Extended to Jan. 15
  • Peter Bremers Exhibition at Hawk Galleries
  • Upcoming at Glass Axis
  • Sten Neuber “Owlet” Selected for Craft Exhibition in Evansville
  • Mark Matthews Teaching at Corning in February
  • Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace at Museum of Glass

Upcoming Shows with April Surgent – New!

  • Contemporary cameo glass artist April Surgent will have an exhibition of her work at the Museum of Northwest Art, Jan. 9 through March 17
  • Titled Observations of Life on Ice and inspired by the Antarctic, the show will feature glass engravings, photographs and a video projection made in collaboration with Australian AV artist Scott Morrison http://monamuseum.org/exhibition/april-surgent-observations-life-ice
  • During the Austral Summer of 2013, Surgent conducted eight weeks of field work in the Antarctic as a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Artist and Writers program; she worked at Palmer station, located on Anvers Island to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula, a place agreed by many to be one of the fastest winter warming regions on earth
  • An opening reception will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, and a lecture about the work and upcoming projects will be presented on Sunday, March 13
  • Also this winter, Surgent will have three pieces in a group show at the Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, Vt. http://shelburnemuseum.org/exhibitions/1954432-the-art-of-winter/
  • 32°: The Art of Winter features winter-inspired works of art in an array of mediums, from the late-nineteenth century to present day; Jan 23 through May 30
  • Surgent may be remembered in Toledo for the residency she had a the Toledo Museum of Art in July 2013, just a few months before her journey to the Antarctic

Summer Classes at The Studio Announced – New!

  • Summer classes at The Studio, Corning Museum of Art, have been announced and include their usual spectacular line-up of instructors and techniques
  • Learn something new or delve deeper into your passion with intensive, one- or two-week courses ranging from beginner to advanced levels
  • With the addition of CMOG’s new 26,000-square-foot Contemporary Art + Design Wing you can now see more contemporary glass alongside their historic collection spanning 3,500 years of glass artistry and history
  • http://tinyurl.com/zs58dtx

Happening at Habatat Galleries – New Information!

  • Exhibitions and activities at the gallery and elsewhere include:
    • January 20-24 – Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, Fla., the premiere winter contemporary art fair on Florida’s Gold Coast
    • January 28-31 –  Habatat will collaborate with Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a division of Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Fla., to host a contemporary art glass weekend for glass art enthusiasts, collectors and artists; the weekend includes exhibitions, auctions, private collection tours, talks by internationally noted artists and tours of museums; call the gallery for a brochure about the event
    • May 5 – 16th Masterworks: A Contemporary Glass Auction from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
    • May 7 – The 44th Glass International will open from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 7 (a week later than in recent years)
  • For more information, call 248-554-0590 or visit https://www.habatat.com/

Schack Art Center Seeking Glass Studio Manager

  • Schack Art Center and its director John Kiley are seeking a glass studio manager
  • The facility is in Everett, Wash., about 30 miles north of Seattle; http://tinyurl.com/gnd4xgt
  • The glass studio manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the hot shop, cold shop, sandblasting, flame and kiln and glass casting studios, as well as classes and special events in those studios

Dan Mirer to Lead Workshop at TMA

  • Dan Mirer of Corning, N.Y., will lead a workshop at TMA’s Glass Pavilion exploring the use of air entrapment to create images and patterns in glass
  • Working in the hot and cold shops, students will learn the traditional graal and ariel processes and also explore new ways to make bubbles in glass
  • Titled “Bubble Ways,” the workshop is for advanced level students or independent renter status; fees are $450 for members and $500 for nonmembers
  • Classes will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 18 through 21 http://www.toledomuseum.org/learn/classes/
  • Mirer will also have a GAPP (Guest Artist Pavilion Project ) visiting artist residency at TMA Feb. 22 through 26
  • He began his glass education at age 16, attending the Rochester Institute of Technology
  • He continued to study at Alfred University for his BFA and the Pukeberg School of Design in Sweden
  • Mirer has been an independent designer/maker since 2004; he creates a range of products, including tableware and home décor http://www.danmirer.com/index.htm

Also Upcoming at the Glass Pavilion

Glass Included in Display at Juvenile Justice Center

  • There is an exhibition of artwork by participants in the art enrichment program at the Lucas County Juvenile Justice Center
  • The exhibition is on the first and second floors of the Justice Center, 1801 Spielbusch Ave.
  • The art enrichment program connects youngsters involved with the court with programs at the Toledo Museum of Art
  • The exhibition includes 91 works created by 41 young people who may be on probation, in detention or in foster care

Call for Art Issued by Owens Center and River House Arts

  • Artists residing in Great Lakes states are invited to submit work for a juried exhibition titled “Borders,” which will be hosted by Owens Center for Fine and Performing Arts and River House Arts in Northwest Ohio
  • The juror is the award-winning Detroit-based arts writer and critic Sarah Rose Sharp
  • Exhibition dates are March 4 through 31, 2016
  • Owens and River House are seeking works that explore the lines, boundaries and edges of contemporary life, including social, political and geographic limits, as well as those related to artistic practice or personal identity
  • Any size and medium of work will be considered including two-dimensional and three-dimensional works and installations
  • Submissions from artists 18 years of age and older will be accepted through the online service CaFÉ at CallForEntry.org through Feb. 1
  • http://media.wix.com/ugd/45379d_ecb6d322dbff4d1ea90831e919da2350.pdf

Deadline For 2017 GAS Conference Proposals Extended to Jan. 15

  • Artists and scholars are invited to submit presentation proposals for the 46th annual Glass Art Society conference through the extended deadline of Jan. 15, 2016
  • The 46th conference will be hosted by the Chrysler Museum of Art and its Perry Glass Studio in Norfolk, Va., from June 1–3, 2017
  • The 2017 GAS conference theme is Reflections from the Edge: Glass, Art, and Performance
  • Artists are encouraged to highlight the theme in their proposals, and can apply to present performances, technical demonstrations, lectures, panel discussions, and/or film screenings
  • http://www.glassart.org/calls_for_conf_proposals.html

Peter Bremers Exhibition at Hawk Galleries

  • There is an exhibition of glass sculpture by artist Peter Bremers at Hawk Galleries, Columbus
  • Titled Traveling, a diary in sculptures, the exhibition continues through Jan. 31
  • http://hawkgalleries.com/

Upcoming at Glass Axis

Sten Neuber “Owlet” Selected for Craft Exhibition in Evansville

  • Radioactive Owlet by Sten Neuber has been chosen for the 44th Mid-States Craft Exhibition at the Evansville Museum in Evansville, Ind. http://www.emuseum.org/
  • The exhibition will be on display from Jan. 17 through March 6, 2016
  • There will be an awards ceremony and reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 23
  • Open to artists residing in the six states of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Missouri, the competition features ceramics, glass, textiles, metalwork, wood and mixed media

Mark Matthews Teaching at Corning in February

  • Mark Matthews will conduct his constantly evolving and innovative workshop “Color and Graphic Systems in Glass” at The Studio within the Corning Museum of Glass, Feb. 8 through 13
  • Studio classes at CMOG are offered year-round, in a variety of techniques, for all skill levels and are taught by top international glassmaking artists and instructors http://www.cmog.org/glassmaking/studio/classes

Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace at Museum of Glass

  • The exhibition Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace: Every Soil Bears Not Everything continues through May 15, 2016 at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Wash. http://tinyurl.com/obxx4t5
  • Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace are pioneers of early contemporary glass and were close colleagues of Dale Chihuly and William Morris, often trading skills to develop signature works
  • With objects from 160 crates of work spanning 1970 to present, the exhibition tells a major chapter in the story of the Studio Glass movement; “There is no doubt that this exhibition is long overdue,” notes MOG Artistic Director Susan Warner

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