> Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art Photo courtesy of floto + warner The Glass Art Society Board of Directors is requesting proposals for lectures, lec-mo’s, demonstrations and panels for the 2012 Toledo, Ohio conference relating to the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Studio Glass “Roots” in America. You do not need to be a member of GAS to submit a presentation proposal.
Glass Art Society 42nd Annual Conference Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Studio Glass “Roots” in America Toledo, Ohio June 13-16, 2012 DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: OCTOBER 25, 2010
Click HERE to jump to GAS’ submission requirements.
VanderbiltUniversity medical complex in Nashville, Tennessee, a leader in patient care, medicaleducation, nursing education, and research, just opened its new CriticalCareTower, a 329,000-square-foot multi level addition. The University commissioned the Washington Glass Studio to create cast glass panels for the nurse’s stations on a number of floors within the new hospital.
Working with the architects on the project, the artwork commission was refined. The art panels would have to perform many duties – besides providing a screen to each floor’s nurse work area, allowing light to beyond, it would also need to block the viewing of sensitive papers and office equipment, as well as being a striking sculpture that would define the entry of each floor.
Design Concept
The initial concept design for the artwork at each floor’s nurse stations.
Preliminary artwork rendering layout. The inspiration was to bring a contemplative sense of nature into the hospital.
We wanted to bring the natural word into the medical center. Our goal was to give the patients and caregivers a place that felt restful – a place of healing and renewal. Our inspiration for the artwork was to have the feel of swirling masses of delicate oak, poplar, tulip, ginko and maple leaves in an autumn breeze. Each leaf is detailed, including curved stems and crisp leaf veins. The different level of the hospital would have unique swirling leaf patterns, allowing for differentiation and orientation.
One of the cast float glass panels inside the kiln.
Studio artist Nicole Puzan cleans and preps the cooled and annealed glass panel.
The kilncasting process started with making one-of-a-kind molds inside the kilns. The glass is placed atop the mold, and then fired to temperatures up to 1600 degrees F, and then annealed – over two days. The glass is then removed, cleaned and rough areas are ground and polished. As the panels were sequential, each section was mapped out and compared to each companion panel.
Typical nurse station cast artglass panel.
Typical nurse station reverse.
Detail of cast glass leaf pattern.
Front view of artwork.
View of panels showing leaf detailing.
The Washington Glass Studio artglass project team: Tim Tate, Michael Janis, Erwin Timmers and Nicole Puzan and Robert Kincheloe.
Gigantic blown glass objects are a hallmark of artist John Miller.
John Miller’s“Hot Stuff” exhibition at Hodge Gallery in Pittsburgh Glass Center July 2 thru Sept 26, 2010. The Washington Glass School Blog first wrote of John when he was one of the featured artists at the 2009 Wheaton Arts Glass Weekend Relay Competition.
Click HERE to jump to a video of the relay team of Tim Tate, John Miller, Laura Donefer and Marc Petrovic.
Tim Tate, Marc Petrovic and John Miller at 2009 Wheaton Arts Glass Relay
John is an assistant professor and head of the glass department at Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal, IL.
“Hot Stuff” features John’s Claes Oldenburg-like, over-sized goblets and glassware including martini and daiquiri glasses – some holding as much as five gallons – and some super-sized fast food from his “Blue Plate Special”.
Says John in his artist statement: “My work reflects both a love of the immediacy of the glass material and a respect for its demanding properties. Some pieces are very formal and about glass and how it moves; others envelope a sense of humor and playfulness. I am always interested in pushing the medium to its heights. My work is about control and proportion as much as it is about finding new textures and forms... While looking through images of the work of Pop artist’s from the 1960′s, something clicked for me. Previously, I had been making artwork that revolved around serious topics. I felt that this work revealed only one side of me. The predominant side of my personality is very loose and comical, but this had not come out yet artistically. One of my main influences growing up was the silent comedy genius of Buster Keaton. Although humor was central to his art, he was intensely serious about his work. I feel our approach to the creative process is similar. Keaton managed to find a balance between his difficult life and his brilliant slapstick gags. Similarly, I try to find equilibrium between the intensity of glass blowing and the humor which can be found in art and the art making process.”
Click HERE to jump to the Pittsburgh Tribune review of John’s show.
>Located in Altglen, PA, Schiffer Publishinghas over 3100 titles, including books that range from Contemporary Scrimshaw to Historic Cape Cod Architecture to A Pictorial History of Cigar Box Labels. This year, Schiffer has a number of coffee-table art books on track that feature artists from the Washington Glass School.
Other Schiffer artbooks that include WGS artists scheduled to be out in the coming year include: 100 Mid Atlantic Artists, Recycled Glass Sculpture and Design, Steam Punk, Art Glass Today and 100 Washington, DC Artists.
The DCCAH announces the 2011 Artist Fellowship Program (AFP) exhibition, opening this coming Friday. The DC Commission AFP offers grants to individual artists who make a significant contribution to the arts and who strive to promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This year’s show is held at the Smith Farm Gallery on U Street. Interestingly, about a half dozen of the artists in the fellowship show are included in Lenny Campello‘s book on Washington DC artists – the book that has created a bit of controversy regarding the press coverage that has surrounded the yet-to-be-published tome.
Washington, DC Opening Night:Friday, August 13, 2010 at 6:00pm Gallery Hours: Wed. – Friday 11am-5pm, Sat. 11am-3pm Exhibition Closes: Wednesday, August 25th, 2010, 5pm
For more information, contact Moshe Adams at moshe.adams@dc.gov or (202) 724-5613
Exhibiting Artists include: Adam Davies, Alec Simpson, Alexandra Silverthorne, Andrew Wodzianski, Anna U. Davis, Beatrice Delmonte, Bernard Smith, Bruce McKaig, Colin Winterbottom, Cory Oberndorfer, Dana Jeri Maier, Daniel Brooking, Donald Benjamin, Elaine Langerman, Elizabeth Wyrsch, Gediyon Kifle, James Brown Jr., James L. Hicks II, Jason Haber, Jenna Buckingham, Jenny Walton, Joanne S. Kent, John James Anderson, Joshua Cogan, Joshua Yospyn, Judy A. Southerland, Katharine MacDonnell, Kenneth George, Lely Constantinople, Leslie Talusan, Anne Marchand, Marta Perez Garcia, Michael Dax Iacovone, Michael Janis, Nancy Donnelly, Nicole Aguirre, Patricia C. Goslee, Patricia Tobacco Forrester, Patrick Michael Beldio, Peter Dueker, Rachel Beamer, Rania Salah Hassan, Rex Weil, Rik Freeman, Roderick Turner, Scott G. Brooks, Sean Hennessey, Sheila Crider, Sondra N. Arkin, Terrance E. Biddle, Tim Tate
The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm Center 1632 U St NW, Washington DC, 20009 www.smithfarm.com/gallery
Glass-meister Tim Tate is working on some new series for SOFA Chicago in November. Here is a sneak peak at some of the works he is completing. Tim’s series “Seasonal Changes” incorporates cast and blown glass, electronics and videos. Mr Tate has been working non-stop on work for this and a number of other major shows – keep posted for pics of some of his other projects as they complete!
Spring Awakening Blown and Cast Glass, Electronics, Video 18 x 7 x 7 Inside are cast glass sprouting crocus bulbs. On the top finial is a bouquet of cast glass flowers. The video is a time lapse of flowers opening and closing.
Autumn Transformations Blown and Cast Glass, Electronics, Video 18 x 8 x 8 Inside are cast chrysanthemums, top finials is covered in dozens of cast glass acorns. Video is of ripe grain in a soft wind.
Autumn Transformations (detail) Blown and Cast Glass, Electronics, Video 18 x 8 x 8
Winter Warmth Blown and Cast Glass, Electronics, Video 18 x 8 x 8 Inside are cast glass snowflakes and pine cones. The finial is of holly surrounding a teapot. The video is a city scape of rooftops with snow falling.
Summer Dreamin’ Blown and Cast Glass, Electronics, Video 18 x 8 x 8 Inside are stacks of watering cans. Video is of light reflecting off a swimming pool
Summer Dreamin’ (detail) Blown and Cast Glass, Electronics, Video 18 x 8 x 8
(Photos above by Mark Finkenstaedt / The Washington Post)
The DCArtNews blog has posted a letter from owner Elyse Harrison – Bethesda’s Gallery Neptuneis closing :
In the spirit of economic realism (but indeed not cultural nourishment), Gallery Neptune will conclude it’s seven year run this summer on August 21st.
The good news though is that elements of the gallery’s programming such as our special events will continue, as will the very important work of Studio Neptune, our 20 year old educational program. In fact, Studio Neptune is positioning itself to go non profit and add a wonderful online component that will reach out to art educators and creative people everywhere.
I want to personally thank all of you who have shown dedicated support in covering our numerous exhibits over these past years. It is truly a labor of love to run an art gallery and our two year old gallery space in the building we so carefully developed is proof that my husband and I are firmly dedicated to inspire through good design and excellent programming.
I hope you remain interested in Studio Neptune’s bounty, as we step forward this fall on our world wide journey.
Elyse Harrison
Elyse Harrison has run one of the best art venues in the area, and has worked tirelessly as an artist, educator, and gallery owner; the closing of the gallery is a sad loss for the arts community.On a personal note, as an artist, she and the gallery have provided me invaluable support and expertise in my art career. I will miss the gallery, and hope that Studio Neptune gets all the support and success it deserves.
Kirk Waldroff sings the praises about living in the Mather Bldg.
The Posts’ Washington Express had a nice article about artist living spaces, featuring photos of painter Dana Ellyn‘s place. Other artists are mentioned, including the glass school’s next-door neighbor, ceramic artist Margaret Boozer and the Washington Glass School’s own Kirk Waldroff.
“For Kirk Waldroff, 36, who lives at the other end of the third-floor Mather hallway from painter Ellyn, the built-in artist community was a huge draw.
“I knew living here would be a really big deal in terms of making connections,” says Waldroff, who was living with his parents previously. “It’s kind of the other side of the universe from living in your parents’ basement, in terms of getting into the art world.” His art has benefited, too: Thanks to help from a neighbor who runs the Washington Glass School, Waldroff introduced glass casting to his printmaking.”
>Robert Kincheloe has been having a great time at the ISGB Conference. He has been working with some lampworking superstars like Michael Mangiafico.
Michael “Fig” Mangiacio performs a torchwork demo for the conference.
Robert has also been working on a collaborative piece with Milon Townsend.
Milon Townsend
Milon Townsend uses modern technological innovations, traditional Italian techniques such as murrine and filigrana, and flamework methods that he himself has developed to create thesculptures that appear in his mind. He has taught at RIT’s School of the American Craftsman, at Urban Glass in NYC, been a visiting artist at RISD and is a regular teacher at The Studio at the Corning Museum. His artwork is in the permanent collections of the Carnegie Museum of Art, American Glass Museum, and the National Liberty Museum.
The collaborative piece involves integrating Robert Kincheloe’s cast borosilicate glass figures with Milon’s lampworked glass. Below is one of the larger sculptures:
Cast and flameworked borosilicate glass. Robert Kincheloe & Milon Townsend
ALL MIXED UP is a juried exhibition of works in two or more media, 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 the Brentwood Arts Exchange at the Gateway Arts Center, 3901 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, MD from November 1 – 27, 2010.
APPLICATION DEADLINE – September 7, 2010 All submissions must be received by 5:00pm on Tuesday, September 7. Dates:
Deadline for receipt of entries: September 7, 2010
Notification of selected works: October 1, 2010
Art work drop-off period: October 21-23
Exhibition closes: November 27, 2010
Artwork pick-up period: November 29-30
Juror:
Philippa Hughes
The juror for the exhibition is Philippa Hughes, the creator of the Pink Line Project . Philippa also runs a consolidated and searchable calendar of all things cool and creative in DC and writes a widely read blog that highlights DC’s creative scene. Philippa is active in the arts community through her extensive involvement and collaboration with emerging artists and arts organizations throughout the city including The Phillips Collection, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Cultural Development Corporation, Taffety Punk Theatre Company, DC51, Art Table, Ten Miles Square, Workbook, and many others.
AWARDS $1000 in cash awards will be made by the juror. The Prince George’s Arts Council will make a Purchase Award from this exhibition.
ELIGIBILITY & SUBMISSION CRITERIA This call for entries is open to all artists 18 years of age or older who live, work, attend school or have studios in Prince George’s County, MD, whose artwork is constructed of two or more media (“mixed media”). Artists may submit a maximum of 3 artworks for consideration. All works must be original (no reproductions). Proposals for mixed media installation or performance works should include example images, video or audio of the type of work being proposed as well as a brief document describing the proposed art work. WHAT TO SEND Materials should be submitted by mail or delivered in person to 7833 Walker Drive, Suite 430, Greenbelt, MD. Please send:
* A CD/DVD containing images and/or segments of audio/video, each no longer than five minutes in duration. * A printed list of the works submitted with titles, media, and dimensions. * If you would like your materials returned, please include an SASE.
MAILING ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSIONS: Attn: All Mixed Up Juried Exhibition Arts & Cultural Heritage Division, M-NCPPC 7833 Walker Dr., Suite 430 Greenbelt, MD 20770
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact: Julia Morelli, Visual Arts Specialist, M-NCPPC julia.morelli@pgparks.com Tel. 301-446-3249; tty. 301-446-6802.
About the Brentwood Arts Exchange and the Gateway Arts Center Having celebrated it’s grand opening on March 19, 2010, the Gateway Arts Center in Brentwood, Maryland is a dynamic space dedicated to presenting and promoting the visual arts. The center is home to more than a dozen artists’ studios, Gateway CDC’s 39th Street Gallery, and the Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center’s Gallery 110.
