This Election Day 2024 is SO important! Make your voice heard! Washington Glass School’s Resident Artist Patricia Kent’s glass art shines light on democracy!
The Way to Save Democracy is Clear (& Gorgeous) as Glass.
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Whom Will We Honor Memorial Day?
Memorial Day is an American holiday honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, often holding family gatherings and picnics. It will also be celebrated by the display of flags, the sound of bugles and drums, by parades and speeches and unthinking applause.
Memorial Day should be a day for putting flowers on graves and planting trees. Also, for destroying the weapons of death that endanger us more than they protect us, that waste our resources and threaten our children and grandchildren.
Trish Kent, “Divided States of America”, fused glass, 18″ x 16″, 2019. photo by Pete Duvall.
One of the Resident Artists of the Washington Glass School – Trish Kent – has a stunning new series of art works that have a strong political charge. Trish’s works had earlier focused on aspects of femininity, often making cast glass dresses that emphasized the feel and flow of fabric as it drapes the female form.
Trish Kent, Dress Series, kilnformed glass.
She started incorporating the disturbing cultural aspects that she felt should be addressed into her work – making her dresses feature guns and bullets as part of her work.
Patricia Kent, “Crying Bullets”; fused glass. Photo by Pete Duvall.
Her newest series unabashedly deals with gun politics in the United States. The U.S. has the highest estimated number of guns per capita, at 120.5 guns for every 100 people. Her new work also touches on the divisive nature of the current political scene, with the American flag shown in a violently deconstructed manner. The work is thoughtful, powerful and moving. The use of the craft medium of glass to express a charged emotional concept is where the art form needs to go. Taking her skills and techniques and telling a story from her heart is exciting.
Bravo Ms Kent, on the new series, looking forward to seeing the full set!
Go Wild! NCAGG Juried Show “Wild Things” Opens April 7, 2018
Patricia De Poel Wilberg, “Roiling”; fused glass, 18″ x 18″
The National Capitol Art Glass Guild (NCAGG) will have their juried glass art exhibition at Glen Echo Park’s Popcorn Gallery March 31 through April 29, Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 6pm. The art is created by thirty one artists who use a variety of methods to create art to fascinate and entertain.
Patricia Kent, “Crying Bullets”; fused glass
Works by Washington Glass School resident artists Trish Kent and Patricia De Poel Wilberg are featured in the show! 
NCAGG “See The Light” @ VisArts Gibbs St Gallery
The National Capitol Art Glass Guild (NCAGG) has a juried member show opening in Rockville, MD.
The show, titled “See The Light” will be at the Gibbs Street Gallery at VisArts in Rockville, MD from April 1 to May 1, 2016.
Congratulations to WGS artists whose work was selected: Veta Carney & Patricia Kent
Trish Kent, Dress Series, kilnformed glass
Veta Carney, “Ursa Major”. cast, blown, sandblasted and lampworked glass, ultraviolet light. photo: Pete Duvall
The NCAGG Exhibit Jurors:
Pati Young (Board member of the American Craft Council, art collector),
Jack Devine (Principal Partner of Artists Circle Fine Art, Member of the VisArts Artist Advisory Council, VisArts Board of Directors, and Chair of the Gallery Committee),and
Kari Minnick (Internationally recognized glass artist and teacher)
See the Light
155 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MD 20850
Opening Reception: Friday, April 8, 7 – 9 PM
Artists Talk and Demonstration: Sunday, April 24, 2 PM