The British Glass Biennale is the foremost exhibition of excellence in contemporary glass by artists, designers and craftspeople currently working in Britain. Taking place every two years it is the highlight of the International Festival of Glass.
Winner of the 2019 British Glass Biennale – Jeff Zimmer!
So excited to find out that WGS alum Jeff Zimmer has won this prestigious award! Super Congratulations Jeff!
Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA.
Opened in 1997, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery has been the first Pittsburgh art gallery dedicated to exhibiting contemporary studio glass, focusing on sculpture, goblets, and jewelry in glass and mixed media. Located in Pittsburgh’s East End, the gallery was part of the area’s cultural institutions such as the Andy Warhol Museum, the Mattress Factory, the Carnegie Museums and Libraries, the Society for Contemporary Craft and the Pittsburgh Glass Center. The gallery featured some of the finest established and emerging artists.
Today, it was announced that Morgan Contemporary Glass will close permanently in October, 2019.
In an official statement, gallery owner and director Amy Morgan said:
it’s time to say goodbye…
A lifetime spent doing what one loves
is how life should always work out…
22 years ago I fell in love with glass.
And I never looked back.
Now it’s time to say goodbye.
I have many roads to travel and the time to explore is now!
To the artists who have shown with me,
the young people who have worked with me
and the collectors who found art to acquire in the gallery…
it couldn’t have happened without you!
Thank you all for sharing your worlds with me.
It has been a privilege.
The Brentwood Arts Exchange serves as an anchor for the arts-based community development of the Prince George’s County Gateway Arts District. Located in the Gateway Arts Center, the Brentwood Arts Exchange will showcase Glass works by Debbi LoCicero, one of the Resident Artists at the Washington Glass School. Opening reception for her show at Brentwood Arts Exchange is Saturday, September 7th at, 9/7- 5-8 pm.
Debbi will be exhibiting glass objects from her “Lace Series”, representing memories of special places and times in the artist’s life.
The piece, titled “We Are All Just Passing Through”, is from her Lace Series.Image is of figures that are within the sculptural cube.
Debbi said about what she feels the artwork expresses: “Memories from our past… feelings about today….. excitement about what the future holds….”
Fall Exhibition
Opening Reception Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 5 PM – 8 PM
Brentwood Arts Exchange Front Gallery
3901 Rhode Island Ave
Brentwood, Maryland 20722
The Prince George’s County Juried exhibition is sponsored by The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George’s County, Arts and Cultural Heritage Division. The exhibition will be on display at Montpelier Arts Center from November 2 through December 31, 2019.
REFLECTIONS OF SELF
Throughout time, artists have been skilled practitioners of self-reflection and introspection by constantly developing and analyzing a growing awareness of their self. This year’s county juried exhibition highlights the variety of artistic thought processes and ideas that artists use to create solutions to their own struggles with self-reflection.
ELIGIBILITY
This call is open to all artists who are 18 years of age or older who live, work, study, or have a studio in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Artists may submit a maximum of 3 artworks for consideration.
JUROR – JOHN COPPOLA
This year’s work will be selected by John Coppola, who served as Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Exhibits Central, providing design, production and installation services to the national museum complex. He was appointed by President Obama to the National Museum and Library Services Board. Mr. Coppola has organized and managed exhibitions for the Museum of Latin American Art, the Smithsonian Latino Center, National Museum of Women in the Arts, St. Thomas University, and the Stonewall Library & Archives.
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