102nd weekly issue of Bill’s glass interest newsletter

July 7, 2016

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Welcome to the 102nd weekly issue of the Bill’s glass interest newsletter

Headlines

  • Edith Franklin Youth Arts Fund Event – Tonight!
  • Upcoming at Glass Axis in Columbus – New and Opening Tomorrow!
  • Chihuly Exhibition in the Berkshires – New and Opening Tomorrow!
  • Sten Neuber to be Featured Artist at Glass Pavilion July 15-17 – New!
  • Kari Russell-Pool at Cleveland Institute of Art – New!
  • Summer of Glass Exhibits in Fort Wayne
  • Ben Schonberger GAPP Residency Aug. 8-17
  • Fired Up: Women in Glass – from Toledo to Charlotte
  • Watch CMoG Demonstrations Online
  • Calling All Artists: International Award Offerings
  • Matt Paskiet Sculpture Wins Award in Zanesville Exhibition
  • Glass Artists Making Special Vessels for Hot Shots
  • Month of Glass Events Planned for Toledo
  • Call for Artists: Indiana Glass Arts Alliance
  • 44th International Continues at Habatat Galleries
  • Michigan Glass Project Set for July 22-24
  • Upcoming at the Glass Pavilion
  • Contemporary Glass Exhibition at TMA
  • SOFA Chicago Nov. 3-6

Edith Franklin Youth Arts Fund Event – Tonight!

  • The University of Toledo’s Center for Visual Arts is hosting a reception and auction/sale of selected archival works by Edith Franklin, as well as works by other local artists donated in her honor
  • All event proceeds will benefit the Edith Franklin Youth Arts Fund at the Toledo Community Foundation
  • The open house, auction and sale will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today, July 7
  • While most of the work in the exhibition is likely to be ceramics, I am including a notice here because Edith was much loved by the glass community and participated in the first of the now-infamous 1962 workshops that launched the studio glass movement
  • https://www.facebook.com/events/1741991776060259/?active_tab=posts

Upcoming at Glass Axis in Columbus – New and Opening Tomorrow!

  • There are still spaces available for John Miller’s Advanced Glassblowing Color Techniques Workshop, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 13-15 https://glassaxis.org/product/john-miller-intermediateadvanced-glass-color-techniques/
  • The next gallery show, Through the Eyes of a Child, opens from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow, July 8, and will have a free ice cream truck serving up treats. https://glassaxis.org/through-the-eyes-of-a-child/
  • Call for Entry – Directions: This juried exhibit will showcase glass art inspired by the many directions that our lives take
    • Have you taken a trip that left you in awe? Did it inspire you to create something unique? These are the items to submit for this exhibition; items must be at least 50 percent glass
    • You may submit from one to three items for $10; Glass Axis members can submit for free; just use the available member credit option at the bottom of the checkout form
    • Entries Due: Aug 12; the exhibition  is Sept. 9 through Oct. 22
    • https://glassaxis.org/call-entry-directions/

Chihuly Exhibition in the Berkshires – New and Opening Tomorrow!

  • Those of you headed to the Berkshires for Tanglewood or other summertime events might want to pop into Stockbridge, Mass., to see the Dale Chihuly exhibition at the Schantz Galleries
  • There will be a public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow, July 8; the exhibition continues through Aug. 28 https://schantzgalleries.com/
  • Chihuly has designed the show to work within the architecture of the gallery by presenting sculptural works from his established series, such as the baskets, cylinders, ikebana, and venetians, along with a wall of drawings
  • two chandeliers and a Persian wall – created specifically for the show – explore a range of color and form, and exemplify Chihuly’s long-standing interest in the integration of architecture and glass as a means of defining interior space
  • To view an online catalog, visit http://tinyurl.com/hep4xk3

Sten Neuber to be Featured Artist at Glass Pavilion July 15-17 – New!

  • Sten Neuber will be the featured artist at the Glass Pavilion July 15-17
  • A graduate of Bowling Green State University with a BFA in Glass, Sten is hot shop assistant/ cold shop manager at Firenation, Holland, Ohio; and studio technician, instructor, public demonstrator at the Toledo Museum of Art
  • Sten is also 1/3rd of Toledo’s most notorious girl gang
  • Rumor has it she will work on her signature owl sculptures; earlier this year her Radioactive Owlet was included in the 44th Mid-States Craft Exhibition at the Evansville Museum in Indiana

Kari Russell-Pool at Cleveland Institute of Art – New!

  • Kari Russell-Pool: Perspective opens to the public at the Cleveland Institute of Art coinciding with the Republican National Convention on July 18, and runs through Aug. 12
  • The exhibition is in the Ann and Norman Roulet Student + Alumni Gallery, 11610 Euclid Ave.,  Cleveland, Ohio 44106, 800.223.4700 http://tinyurl.com/gq7r8gf
  • Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
  • Kari Russell-Pool (CIA ’90) is best known for her innovative approach to flame-worked glass often described as creating form from pattern; filled with personal content and commentary about our present society, the hard work of relationships, and experience as a mom, her work tells many stories
  • Perspective, a series of works on paper, is a departure in medium, but not content
  • Exploring the gaming of American policy during yet another fractious political season, Russell-Pool focuses on the high stakes of these games
  • Games by definition are reduced to winners and losers, devoid of compromise while compromise is the cornerstone of a strong democracy
  • As a woman with a mature and informed understanding of what it means to both choose and devote oneself to parenthood, she confronts the absurdity of reducing access to birth control and the horror of subjecting our children to gun violence

Summer of Glass Exhibits in Fort Wayne

  • The Fort Wayne Museum of Art recently opened its fourth annual Summer of Glass exhibits; the displays will be up through Sept. 11
  • One part of the exhibition includes work from the 44th International Glass Invitational at the Habatat Galleries in Royal Oak, Mich.
  • Work in the International is evaluated by a panel of three judges and 24 objects are selected as the winners; those works, buyers willing, go to Fort Wayne for display
  • Two other glass artists, David Salvadore and Albert Paley, also will have separate shows running at the same time in the FWMoA
  • Altogether, there are about 70 pieces of glass art on display at the FWMoA http://www.fwmoa.org/

Ben Schonberger GAPP Residency Aug. 8-17

  • The next artist in the GAPP residency program at the Toledo Museum of Art will be photographer Ben Schonberger
  • During his Aug. 8–17 residency, Schonberger will be working with the Hot Shop’s glass team on a series of glass brass knuckles; it is a continuation of the themes he documented in his self-published books “HAMMER and “Beautiful Pig,” the latter of which was short-listed for the Anamorphosis Prize 2015
  • “My work examines multiple systems that explore how identity is constructed and catalogued,” said Schonberger. “Focusing primarily on masculine archetypes, I meet men and we establish a working relationship. They let me into their home and workspace, granting me access to their objects, images and history. Giving their belongings the parameters of an archive, I filter and arrange items into compositions to be photographed.”
  • Schonberger will give a free public lecture about his work and his residency in Toledo at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, in the GlasSalon
  • “Conceptually, glass is an ideal material for producing the knuckles because it represents the vulnerable and fragile state of the archive and the cultural implications that are attached to knuckles.”
  • Schonberger is a full-time visiting lecturer at the University of Akron – Mary Schiller Myers School of Art; he is a 2013 Graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Fine Art (MFA Photography), in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
  • For more, visit http://www.benschonberger.com/

Fired Up: Women in Glass – from Toledo to Charlotte

  • An innovative collaboration between The Mint Museum in Charlotte, N.C., and the Toledo Museum of Art will present an exhibition in Charlotte showing works in glass by women
  • The exhibition at the Mint Museum UPTOWN runs from Oct. 22, 2016 through Feb. 26, 2017
  • Co-curated by the Mint’s Senior Curator of Craft, Design & Fashion, Annie Carlano, and Toledo’s Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Glass, Jutta Page, Fired Up: Women in Glass is the first American art museum exhibition to look at the many achievements of women working with glass, from the studio glass movement of the 1960s to 21st-century installations and mixed media works that illustrate the porous boundaries between art, craft and design
  • Drawn entirely from the collection of TMA, the exhibition features several recent acquisitions that debut in Charlotte
  • Ranging in scale from the tiny to the monumental, an international array of approximately 40 functional objects and sculpture will demonstrate the keen conceptual, design and technical contributions of the underappreciated artists
  • http://www.mintmuseum.org/art/exhibitions/detail/fired-up-women-in-glass/

Watch CMoG Demonstrations Online

  • No matter where you are in the world, you can watch online as accomplished artists and instructors demonstrate for their classes at The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass, Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon EST http://www.cmog.org/programs/live-streaming
  • The summer schedule includes Simone Crestani, Matteo Seguso, Michael Schunke and Josie Gluck, and Jessi Moore
  • Several of CMoG’s Studio instructors will be demonstrating in the Amphitheater Hot Shop as part of their Guest Artist Series
  • For the full schedule, visit http://tinyurl.com/jygl7zy

Calling All Artists: International Award Offerings

  • The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 125 countries for the 2017-2018 academic year
  • Opportunities are available for college and university faculty, administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others
  • This year, the Fulbright Scholar Program is offering over 65 awards in the field of Art, including all specializations: Architecture, Art History, Dance, Drama/Theater, Film Studies, Music, as well as the Visual and Performing Arts
  • The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world
  • For eligibility factors, detailed application guidelines and review criteria, follow this link: http://cies.org/program/core-fulbright-us-scholar-program

Matt Paskiet Sculpture Wins Award in Zanesville Exhibition

Glass Artists Making Special Vessels for Hot Shots

  • About a dozen area glassblowers were recently busy making one vessel each for an Arts Commission “Hot Shots” event planned in conjunction with a Month of Glass
  • The idea behind the fundraising event is to pair up glass artists with Art Loop venues and have them collaborate on a vessel to be displayed in the participating venue; there will be a public vote to determine a People’s Choice winner and all the vessels will be auctioned off at the Hot Shots Young Professionals Vessel Auction and Tasting scheduled for Oct. 1 in the Edison Lobby
  • Participating artists are Kristine Rumman, Matt Paskiet, Steve Cothern, Chris DeMuro, Adam Goldberg, Sten Neuber, Mike Stevens, Brien Strancar, Eli Lipman, Ryan Thompson, Joel O’Dorisio and Leonard Marty

Month of Glass Events Planned for Toledo

  • The Arts Commission has a series of glassy events listed in a Month of Glass from Sept. 15 through Oct. 20
    • Hot Spot exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art – ending Sept. 18
    • Hot Glass exhibition opening and Hot Shots vessels on display during the Art Loop – Sept. 15
    • Glass Pavilion anniversary and book premiere – Sept. 17
    • Hot Shots Young Professionals Vessel Auction and Tasting, Edison Lobby – Oct. 1
    • Hot Glass Gala Auction, Edison Lobby – Oct. 20
    • Glass Fashion Show Gala, the Toledo Museum of Art – Oct. 22
  • http://theartscommission.org/

Call for Artists: Indiana Glass Arts Alliance

  • The Indiana Glass Arts Alliance has issued a call to artists for its exhibition GATHERING: Contemporary Glass from the Heartland 2016, Sept. 27 through Oct. 28
  • The exhibition is a regional, juried exhibition showcasing the best of emerging and established glass artists from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Wisconsin—the heartland of America; artists compete for up to $2,500 in cash awards
  • It is sponsored by the Indiana Glass Arts Alliance (IGAA), a non-profit organization located in Indianapolis, Ball State University School of Art and Goezler Investment Management
  • The deadline for entries is Aug. 7; jurors are Jeff Ballard and Carmen Lozar
  • For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/zl7cryd

44th International Continues at Habatat Galleries

  • The 44th Glass International – the largest exhibition of contemporary glass art in the world – continues through July 22 at Habatat Galleries in Royal Oak, Mich.
  • More than 100 artists from 24 countries have two works each in the show
  • The catalog for the exhibition is available online at http://tinyurl.com/HAB44-FULL
  • For more information, call 248-554-0590 or visit https://www.habatat.com/

Michigan Glass Project Set for July 22-24

  • The Michigan Glass Project will host its annual art party this year on July 22 through 24
  • The main event is a music and art festival with a focus on fundraising through the sale of artwork
  • The group is raising funds for Art Road, a Detroit nonprofit whose mission is to bring art classes back to Detroit Public Schools
  • In 2015, MGP wrote a $40,000 check to Art Road and the group can’t wait to top that amount this year
  • The event will be at the Exhibition Center, The Russell Industrial Center, 1600 Clay St. Detroit http://www.themichiganglassproject.com/

Upcoming at the Glass Pavilion

  • As reported above, Ben Schonberger, conceptual photographer from Akron, Ohio, will have a GAPP residency Aug. 8-17 and give a talk about his work Aug. 12 in the GlasSalon http://www.benschonberger.com/
  • A party celebrating the 10th anniversary of the commissioning of the Glass Pavilion is planned for Saturday, Sept. 17
  • Doreen Garner, an artist from Brooklyn, N.Y., will have a GAPP residency Oct. 12-19; she will give a talk about her work at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in the GlasSalon http://www.doreengarner.com/
  • A lively, edgy opening is being planned for an Art in Food celebration on Oct. 22; the ticketed, black-tie-optional  event will include a glass fashion show organized by Laura Donefer
  • Shari Mendelson, an artist from Brooklyn, N.Y., will have a GAPP residency Feb. 18-24, 2017; she will give a talk about her work at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, in the GlasSalon http://www.sharimendelson.com/index.html

Contemporary Glass Exhibition at TMA

  • An exhibition of contemporary glass is on display now at the Toledo Museum of Art
  • Hot Spot: Contemporary Glass from Private Collections coincides with the 10th anniversary of TMA’s Glass Pavilion and continues through Sept. 18
  • Featuring about 70 works in glass – selected from area collections for their high quality and artistic significance – the exhibition shows a wide variety of contemporary and historic objects, many never before exhibited publicly http://tinyurl.com/zgymzt5

SOFA Chicago Nov. 3-6

  • Sculptural Objects, Functional Art and Design (SOFA) Chicago will be Nov. 4-6 this year with opening night on Thursday, Nov. 3
  • http://www.sofaexpo.com/

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