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One of the ‘Rising Star’s honored at Wheaton Arts this year at Glass Weekend is Matthew Szosz .
Matt has received a BFA, a BID (Industrial Design), and a MFA (Glass) from Rhode Island School of Design. Recently he has received the Pilchuck Scholarship, a Stein Fund Grant and the Award of Excellence in Graduate Studies from RISD. He was an Artist in Residence at Pilchuck in 2007, and a Wheaton Fellow in 2008.
Matthew describing his technique @ Wheaton.
Washington Glass School at Wheaton Arts Biennial 2009
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General view of Maurine Littleton Gallery space
Millville, NJ’s glass-centric biennial at historic Wheaton Arts was just held. Maurine Littleton Gallery featured the work of Washington Glass School artists Tim Tate, Allegra Marquart and Michael Janis. The events over the weekend included a collector virtual shopping spree – where 4 noted collectors and curators were asked to photograph and present works on exhibit that they would purchase if they each had $250,000. Artwork by Allegra Marquart was selected by Jon Liebman, and a number of Michael Janis’ glass panels were selected by Chis Rifkin.
Michael Janis’ glass panels
Allegra Marquart’s sandcarved panels; Tim Tate’s reliquaries on left.
Tim Tate was honored as a ‘Rising Star for the 21st Century’ and his work was on display at the Museum of American Glass. Tim, along with Marc Petrovic, John Miller, and Laura Donefer participated in a Glass Relay Competition demo.
Glass Relay demo in the hotshop at Wheaton
Tim Tate, Marc Petrovic, John Miller
Cast glass elements by Tim Tate being integrated with blown glass.
Pepe! The Musical opens this week!
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The original ad as it appeared in Monster Magazine 1968
Pepe! The Mail Order Monkey Musical opens off (off) Broadway as part of the Capital Fringe Festival. Quotes that appeared in the Washington Post Weekend section include “It’s ‘Les Miz,’ with a monkey.” High praise – indeed!
Pepe is a collaborative piece created by a team of theater professionals, composers, visual artists and film friends. This one-act, Broadway-style musical is based on an infamous true tale told by world-renowned glass artist Tim Tate — in the spring of 1968, two young brothers test suburban conventions when they order a live monkey from an ad they saw in a comic book.
Also – some special guest star appearances in the musical: Performances on July 15 and 18 will feature legendary TV Host Dick Dyszel 
, on July 24, “Top Chef” Favorite Carla Hall 
will perform in the show, and on July 22 & 25, glass sculptor extraordinaire Tim Tate will be part of the cast.
When:
- July 15 : 9:30 p.m.
July 18 : 5:30 p.m.
July 22 : 5:45 p.m.
July 24 : 10:30 p.m.
July 25 : 8 p.m.
Venue: Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
900 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington Post article about the musical – CLICK HERE
Capital Fringe Festival link for tickets – CLICK HERE
Pepe Lives website – CLICK HERE
Kiln Repair @ the Glass School
>Erwin Timmers spends the day musing on the zen of kiln repair and maintenance.
Erwin Timmers goes West
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The Taos Insitute for Glass Art hosts an annual juried nation-wide competition, showcasing 40 years of Studio Art Glass. Erwin Timmers’ cast recycled glass and steel panels were selected by two of the participating galleries; 203 Fine Art, and Hulse Warman Gallery. Both galleries will show Erwin’s work during the events. Congratulations Erwin!
203 Fine Art
203 Ledoux Street
Taos, NM
Hulse Warman Gallery
222 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte
Taos, NM
July 16 – August 16, 2009
Opening Reception July 18, 2009
Upcoming Glass Sculpture Show : Artists of the Washington Glass School & DC GlassWorks
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ARTDC Gallery hosts sculptural glass work by artists of Washington Glass School and DC GlassWorks
An exhibit of glass artwork from artists of the Washington Glass School and DC GlassWorks are featured in a show that links the two DC-area glass institutions:The Common Element.
Hosted by the organization ArtDC.org (in their new Hyattsville gallery at the Lustine Center), the collaborative spirit of the two studios is celebrated in this groundbreaking art show.
The Common Element: Glass and Sculpture
ARTDC Gallery
5710 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20781
301-209-0116
August 15- September 6, 2009Reception August 15, 2009, 4-6 pm
Artists include: Patrick Burke, David Cook, Joe Corcoran, Cheryl P. Derricotte, Nancy Donnelly, Sean Hennessey, Michael Janis, Steven Jones, Brendan Kager, Jennifer Lindstrom, David D’Orio, Anne Plant, Ragan Sheridan, Erwin Timmers, Megan Van Wagoner and Sue Weisenburger.
Steel & Glass Sculpture Class
>Steel and Glass Sculptural Development Class
The incredible class continues – some shots of the class working at our sister school: DC GlassWorks
Students ready sand for the aluminum pour
Pouring molten aluminum into the forms.
Fire polishing a cast glass pour.
Glassweekend @ Wheaton Arts
>The Creative Glass Center of America at Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center and the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass hosts GlassWeekend 2009, an International Symposium and Exhibition of Contemporary Glass.
Since 1985, GlassWeekend, a biennial event, has brought together the world’s leading glass artists, collectors, galleries, and museum curators for a three-day weekend of exhibitions, lectures, hands-on glassmaking, artists, demonstrations and social events. 
Tim Tate Stars in My Pocket, Like Grains of Sand
GlassWeekend events are held at Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, home of the Creative Glass Center of America and the Museum of American Glass. WheatonArts is located 45 minutes from both Philadelphia and Atlantic City and less than three hours from New York City and Washington.
Part of the symposium is an exhibition in the Museum of American Glass titled: “Rising Stars of the 21st Century”. This exhibit features the work of young and talented artists who are considered “Rising Stars.” The artists are: Oben Abright, Alex Bernstein, Christina Bothwell, Jeremy Lepisto, Matt Szosz, and our own Tim Tate.
Maurine Littleton Gallery is one of the exhibitors at the biennial, and will be featuring the work of Michael Janis, Allegra Marquart and Tim Tate.
Michael Janis
GLASSWEEKEND ’09 @ WheatonArts
July 17, 18 &19, 2009
1501 Glasstown Road, Millville, NJ 08332
For more info/registration – CLICK HERE
Happy 4th of July!
>The Washington Glass School wishes everyone a happy & safe 4th of July!
Regular Time at the Glass Studio
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Nicole Puzan works on a commissioned public art project.
Things have settled down a bit, Artomatic art festival is ongoing; and work on school and studio projects continues. The Food & Friends charity organization had commissioned an outdoor sculpture for their headquarters here in Washington, DC – more on this project in a separate posting. 
Dan Schubmehl organizes the BE color bins.
Tim Tate and Sarah Frey catch up on studio documents.
A surprise visit by glass superstar Liz Mears!