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Gateway Open Studio Saturday May 9th!
SNOW DATE: Evening Artist Success Seminar Changed to March 10
The snow that hit the DC area has altered the scheduled classes! Tonite’s seminar is postponed – new date is March 10, 2015. 7- 9 pm.
Free Seminar – Maximizing Your Success As An Artist (Class 1903)
There is no magic formula for artistic success, but in this interactive night of discussion, come pick the brains of these 3 very successful artists for tips and hints on how to move your art forward. How to find galleries, manage social media, choose art fairs, etc. We will try to help all who show up. Free to all.
SNOW DATE REVISION! Now scheduled for March 10, 2015!
Instructor: Lenny Campello / Michael Janis / Tim Tate
Dates: REVISED March 10
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Tuition: Free (RSVP to erwin@washglass.com)
Washington Glass School Winter Exhibition & Open House
Washington Glass School invites all to gather around the warmth of the kilns and celebrate the season! On Saturday December 13th, from Noon til 5, you are invited come on in to the Washington Glass School and see some of the new directions the artists of the Washington Glass School are moving the traditional craft with integration of modern process, mixed media, and narrative.
Audrey Wilson, mixed media
Some of the region’s leading mixed media sculptors and artists work from the studios on the edge of DC, and artwork both large and small will be on sale.
Syl Mathis, cast and carved glass
Works by the following artists will be on display: Diane Cabe, Veta Carney, David Cook, John Henderson, Sean Hennessey, Michael Janis, Trish Kent, Nancy Kronstadt, Jennifer Lindstrom, Allegra Marquart, Syl Mathis, Tim Tate, Erwin Timmers, Audrey Wilson and more!
Erwin Timmers, lighting made from recycled glass
Visit the adjacent studio spaces as well – next door White Point Studio will have their first open studio! Check out work by artists of Red Dirt Studio and nearby Ani Kasten’s artbar – make a day of it!
Sean Hennessey, cast glass
Washington Glass School Winter Exhibition and Open House
Saturday, Dec 13th, from Noon til 5:00 pm
3700 Otis Street, Mt Rainier, MD 20712
Omaha’s The Reader on Glass Exhibit
Gallery 72’s exhibit of studio glass in Omaha, Nebraska.
Recently, the Washington Glass School blog noted Omaha, NE’s Gallery 72 exhibit “The Greatness of Studio Glass”. The show (just ending) had a great review in the local newspaper “The Reader“. Critic David Thompson wrote:” …Rich in content and impeccably installed, this show provides a great opportunity to understand the relatively brief history of studio art glass as an American art form. The twelve artists in this show… all combine to say a great deal about art glass’s past, present, and future.”
Mr Thomas has some notes about WGS artists: “Allegra Marquart’s past as a printmaker lingers in her flat, pictorial pieces that seem glow like pages from a magical storybook (Aesop’s Fables is one of her inspirations).”
Michael Janis’ artwork is also commented upon: “Yet another intriguing use of glass occurs in the work of Michael Janis, for whom the material functions as a lens, sometimes one of several, through which we view the other, more pictorial elements of the work. Sometimes these elements are three-dimensional, as in the glass leaves that cascade down the front of “The Forest for the Trees.” Sometimes they are both two- and three-dimensional, like the tiny shadows sprinkled across Janis’s works that are cast by bubbles in the glass surface.”
Mr Thompson ends his review with: “Gallery 72 has given us an engaging array of pieces from art glass’s past and present. It is not to be missed. Harvey Littleton would be proud.”
All of us, actually!
Click HERE to jump to the entire article in The Reader”.
JRA Distinguished Artists Tommie Rush & Richard Jolley
Each year the James Renwick Alliance (JRA) sponsors the Distinguished Artist Series and gives craft artists prominent in their fields an opportunity to conduct workshops and give lectures. The JRA partners with other regional arts organizations which host workshops on their premises. This weekend the Distinguished Artist in Glass is presented a couple: Richard Jolley & Tommie Rush.
Tommie Rush “Red Fade Botanical Bowl”
Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley, husband-and-wife glass artists, cover a broad spectrum. Rush creates exquisite functional pieces on an intimate scale in a desire to “make the everyday more enjoyable.” Jolley, on the other hand, has recently debuted an installation being hailed as one of the largest figurative glass-and-steel assemblages in the world.
In separate successful careers, the pair has added greatly to the world of glass art. Each has had numerous solo and group exhibits and their work is included in many public and private collections throughout the world. Rush and Jolley will offer a demonstration workshop on Saturday, October 25 at 10am. Richard Jolley will demonstrate his technique for creating large-scale glass. The couple will describe their process during the demo. Participants registered for the Saturday event will be invited to a potluck dinner in honor of the artists on Saturday evening (space may be limited). On Sunday, October 26 at 2pm, the artists will give a lecture at the McEvoy Auditorium at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Lecture Date: October 26, 2014
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Lecture Venue: McEvoy Auditorium of the
Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Corning Museum of Glass Residency
The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass is an internationally renowned facility that offers glassmaking classes for a variety of skill levels and techniques, as well as artist residencies, rentals, and a variety of other programs.The Studio’s Artist-in-Residence program brings artists from around the world to Corning. The artists spend a month at The Studio, exploring new directions in glass art, or expanding on their current bodies of work, while using the immense resources of the world’s leading glass museum. At the end of the residency, each artist gives a presentation about his or her work.
Apply for a Residency
Proposals with all supporting materials included must be received at The Studio by October 31. No late submissions will be considered.
Transportation, as well as room and board, will be arranged for those invited to participate in these month-long programs. All basic supplies will be provided, and the facility will be made available whenever classes are not in session. Residents will have access to the Rakow Research Library and the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass. Residents are expected to make their own work during a residency.
Residencies will be held in March, April, May, October, and November. One or two individuals will be selected for each month.
If interested in being considered, please submit application including 10 digital images of artwork, two letters of recommendation, a written proposal (including detailed information on residency plans; necessary supplies, equipment, and assistants), the best months for to participate, and a resumé.
Location: Corning, NY
Located in Corning, New York, The Studio is part of the Corning Museum of Glass. The Studio has state of the art glass making facilities in furnace work, flameworking, kiln working, coldworking and engraving.
Click HERE to jump to CMOG application.
Corning Museum of Glass New Glass Review Deadline Approaches!
Call for Entries: The Corning Museum of Glass invites artists, craftspeople, designers, and architects worldwide to submit images of new works using glass.
The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2014. In late November or early December, a jury selects 100 images from the submissions.New Glass Review is published every spring by The Corning Museum of Glass in conjunction withNeues Glas (New Glass), published by Ritterbach Verlag, Frechen, Germany, and GLASS: The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly, published by UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, New York.
Participants are requested to complete the entry form, submitting a total of three digital images illustrating one work per image. Three images of different pieces are preferred, although participants may send multiple views of one or two pieces. Digital photographs must be of actual objects designed and made between October 1, 2013, and October 1, 2014.
Click HERE to jump to CMOG info and instructions to submit online.
New Fall 2014 Glass Class Now Online!
The new Fall 2014 Washington Glass School class schedule is now live! Click HERE to jump to class list!
Next Generation: Audrey Wilson
PACC, 400 High Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704
Audrey Wilson is an artist in high demand! Not only does she have a great show at North Carolina’s Bender Gallery, she has work in a show of artists of the Chrysler Museum glass studio that also opens August 1, 2014.
Virginia’s Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center (near Norfolk’s Chrysler Museum) joins with the TCC Visual Art Center to host a series of glass exhibits and programming that celebrate the studio glass movement. The two locations combine to offer artwork by instructors and past and present art glass studio assistants at the Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio and/or completed their studies in glass at the Visual Art Center, Portsmouth. Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio Manager Charlotte Potter’s work will be featured in “Personal Cartography” at the Visual Art Center.
The upcoming generation of glass artists – which includes our Audrey Wilson – will be featured at PACC in “Mapping the Next Generation”.
Mapping the Next Generation, August 2 – October 12, 2014
Opening Reception August 1, 2014
PACC – 400 High Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704
The Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center (PACC), housed in the 1846 Courthouse, is devoted to offering quality educational, cultural and aesthetic experiences in the arts through rotating visual art exhibits, lectures, classes and performances.