The 107th weekly issue of the Bill’s glass interest newsletter.

August 11, 2016

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Welcome to the 107th weekly issue of the Bill’s glass interest newsletter.

Headlines

  • Leonard Marty Announces “Semi-Retirement” – Breaking News!
  • Kari Russell-Pool at Cleveland Institute of Art – Closing Reception Tonight!
  • Ben Schonberger GAPP Residency Aug. 8-17 – Talk and Book Signing Tomorrow!
  • Ben Schonberger Exhibition at River House Arts – Opening Tomorrow!
  • Monroe Fine Art Fair Includes Glass – This Weekend!
  • Habatat Planning Collector Trip to Seattle – New!
  • Pilchuck Auction Tour Set for Oct. 13-15 – New!
  • CMoG Residency Applications Due by August 31 – New!
  • Art Loop This Month is Aug. 18 – New!
  • Glass Used to Address Social Issues
  • Shawn Messenger Sculpture Makes Cover of Artful Home
  • Exhibition Opening Moved Back at Henry Ford Museum
  • Upcoming Guest Artist Demos at CMoG
  • Two Exhibitions Feature Work by Michael Janis
  • Exhibition for Annie’s Fund in Columbus
  • Upcoming at Glass Axis in Columbus
  • Exhibitions with Matt Paskiet Sculpture – Opening Saturday!
  • Chihuly Exhibition in the Berkshires
  • Summer of Glass Exhibits in Fort Wayne
  • Fired Up: Women in Glass – from Toledo to Charlotte
  • Month of Glass Events Planned for Toledo
  • Upcoming at the Glass Pavilion – Talk Tomorrow Evening!
  • Contemporary Glass Exhibition at TMA

Habatat Planning Collector Trip to Seattle – New!

  • Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Mich., is planning and “elite” trip for glass lovers to tour the western glass art capital of Seattle, Sept. 20-25
  • The itinerary will include meeting established and emerging artists in their studios, some with demonstrations and talks about their art backgrounds and glass techniques; also museum exhibitions, entry into private collections and the gallery’s special brand of surprises
  • The tour price is $2,495 per person double occupancy
  • For more information, contact Susan and Allan Weiner at Professional Travel, Glendale, Ariz., toll free at 800-945-4461, Ext. 8110, or phone:  623-376-6557; email [email protected] or [email protected]

Leonard Marty Announces “Semi-Retirement” – Breaking News!

  • After 28 years as a Toledo Museum of Art Glass Studio Manager and Master Instructor, Leonard Marty will begin his “semi-retirement” on Sept. 1
  • Marty will relinquish his management duties but continue to instruct the core adult glass blowing classes
  • He plans to focus his creative energy at Studio Eleven-Eleven, 1111 Adams St., promoting the gallery and his work
  • Marty started working hot glass in 1980; he received his Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree at Bowling Green State University; he was the first Fine Art student to graduate from BGSU with a specialization in glass
  • In 1984, he received an assistantship to study at The Summervail Workshops for Art and Critical Study at Vail, Colorado, taking instruction from artists Dan Dailey and Paul Marioni
  • In more recent years, educational opportunities have included workshops at The Pilchuck Glass School, The Penland School for Crafts and the Corning Museum of Glass with sessions from Therman Statom, Dino Rosin, Steven Dee Edwards, Martin Rosol and Bertil Valien

Kari Russell-Pool at Cleveland Institute of Art – Closing Reception Tonight!

  • There will be a closing reception from 5 to 7 p.m. today, Aug. 11, for the exhibition Kari Russell-Pool: Perspective, on display through tomorrow, Aug. 12, at the Cleveland Institute of Art
  • 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
  • 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

Ben Schonberger Residency Aug. 8-17 – Talk and Book Signing Tomorrow!

  • Ben Schonberger will give a free public lecture about his work and his residency at the Toledo Museum of Art at 7 p.m. tomorrow, Aug. 12, in the GlasSalon; he will also sign copies of his books directly after the lecture and both of the artist’s books ‘Beautiful Pig’ (2013) and ‘Hammer’ (2016) will be available for purchase
  • During his Aug. 8–17 residency, Schonberger is 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 is a 2013 Graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Fine Art (MFA Photography), in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
  • For more, visit http://www.benschonberger.com/

Ben Schonberger Exhibition at River House Arts – Opening Tomorrow!

  • River House Arts, in conjunction with Contemporary Art Toledo, has announced plans to present Beautiful Pig, an exhibition of work by artist, photographer and archivist Ben Schonberger
  • The show opens with a public reception from 8 to 10 p.m. tomorrow, Aug. 12, and runs thru Sept. 8 at 425 Jefferson Avenue, Toledo
  • The exhibition occurs on the heels of Schonberger’s GAPP residency at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion, which concludes Friday, Aug. 12 with a 7 p.m. lecture and book signing by the artist in TMA’s GlasSalon
  • Centered on a trove of photographs and ephemera collected by a former Detroit police officer during the latter part of the 20th Century, purposefully assembled and augmented by the artist, Beautiful Pig offers a provocative, timely, and unflinching look at cultural identity, self-perception, and the realities of racial disparity in law enforcement
  • The project began when Schonberger, while working in Detroit, acquired a box of photographs from Marty Gaynor, a retired police officer
  • Gaynor had documented the entirety of his career through thousands of images, including countless Polaroids of individuals he had arrested
  • Intrigued by the scope of the collection and the man responsible for amassing it, Schonberger embarked on a years-long collaborative process with Gaynor; the result is in an intensely personal yet culturally and historically revealing archive.
  • Beautiful Pig appeared in 2013 as a self-published book to overwhelming critical acclaim; it was shortlisted by both the Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation Award in 2013 and the Anamorphosis Prize in 2015
  • Today the book can be found in the New York Public Library, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MoMA, the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive, The Arts Library at Yale University and nearly a dozen other cultural institutions
  • While portions of the collection have appeared in group exhibitions, the upcoming show at River House Arts will be first time Beautiful Pig has been presented in its entirety; it includes two works in neon

Monroe Fine Art Fair Includes Glass – This Weekend!

  • Glass is one of the mediums included in the Monroe Fine Arts Fair, Aug. 13-14
  • The fair will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in the area of East First and Washington Streets
  • About 80 artists are expected to participate
  • www.downtownmonroefineartfair.com

 

Pilchuck Auction Tour Set for Oct. 13-15 – New!

  • The Pilchuck Glass School’s annual auction tour will be held Oct. 13-15; the auction gala, Glow: Illuminate the Night, will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, at Fremont Studios in Seattle
  • The auction tour will be led by knowledgeable guides who will take participants to artists’ studios and outstanding private collections
  • www.pilchuckauction.com

CMoG Residency Applications Due by August 31 – New!

  • Artists-in-Residence at the Corning Museum of Glass spend a month in 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.
  • Proposals with all supporting materials included must be received at The Studio by Aug. 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 you are interested in being considered, submit your application including 10 digital images of your work, two letters of recommendation, a written proposal (including detailed information on your residency plans; necessary supplies, equipment, and assistants), the best months for you to participate, and a résumé

Art Loop This Month is Aug. 18 – New!

  • The third Thursday Art Loop this month takes place Aug. 18
  • Galleries downtown will be open from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
  • The theme for this month is “Dancin’ in the Streets” with everything from, BollyFit, hip-hop, jazz, break dancing, swing, salsa, tango to Chicago ballrooming and more
  • Check the Arts Commission’s site for other event information including new exhibitions, a Downtown Toledo Cultural Guide and a Loop FAQ sheet http://theartscommission.org/programs/3rd-thursday-loop
  • The Arts Commission has also launched a new mobile-friendly website with interactive loop map and directory; the link is http://theartscommission.org/artloop

Glass Used to Address Social Issues

  • Glass is used for artistic expression in an exhibition at 1 Lake Erie Center (the building that formerly held Lamson’s department store) through Aug. 31
  • According to an article in The Blade last week by Roberta Gedert, the exhibition “captures the mood and mobilization of those disempowered by unjust laws and practices, and social and economic transgressions” http://tinyurl.com/h2627tk
  • While there are no “glass artists” in the show, plenty of manipulated glass is used in making points about water access and safety
  • The exhibition is open from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday s, noon to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; it will also be open from noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 29-31 before it moves on to the Ann Arbor Art Center for a showing from Sept. 9 through Oct. 16
  • For more, visit www.thegalleryproject.com

Shawn Messenger Sculpture Makes Cover of Artful Home

  • A Landscape Series glass vase by artist Shawn Messenger is featured on the cover of the midsummer catalog of Artful Home
  • Launched as The Guild in 1985, Artful Home has been connecting artists and art lovers for 30 years https://www.artfulhome.com/About-Artful-Home

Exhibition Opening Moved Back at Henry Ford Museum

  • The opening of the Henry Ford Museum glass gallery has been moved back a week to Oct. 17
  • The gallery focuses on the story of studio glass from its beginnings in the Toledo workshops through recent work
  • As a history museum with a focus on innovation in all of its forms, THF will examine the art and science of studio glass as well as considering the aesthetics
  • THF also will look at studio glass as a cultural phenomenon and look at how it has diffused into popular culture
  • The Greenfield Village experience, opening in April 2017, will be housed in a former machine shop now being retrofitted into a state-of-the-art exhibit gallery
  • Designed by noted glass artist and architect James Carpenter, the gallery will house portions of the museum’s expansive collection of historical American glass, from the beginnings through the mid-twentieth century
  • It will also house a section on studio glass, drawn from the Bachmann collection; donated by Bruce and Ann Bachmann of Chicago, Ill., the collection, numbering approximately 300 pieces, is an encyclopedic history of the Studio Glass Movement with representation of every artist of importance, many by multiple examples
  • The Greenfield Village gallery will be adjacent to the hot shop, where guests can see demonstrations of glass making throughout the day

Upcoming Guest Artist Demos at CMoG

  • The following guest artist demonstrations are scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, N.Y.
    • Jeff Mack, Aug. 11
    • Nancy Callan, Aug. 18
    • Emilio Santini, Aug. 19
  • The guest artist series features world-class artists at work in the Amphitheater Hot Shop
  • http://tinyurl.com/zje9fsc

Two Exhibitions Feature Work by Michael Janis

  • Two exhibitions – one current and one upcoming – feature work by Washington, D.C.-based artist Michael Janis
  • The Ohio Craft Museum, 1665 W. Fifth Avenue Columbus, includes his work in a show about mental health; he is the only glass artist
  • Janis will also have a solo show at DC’s Maurine Littleton Gallery, Sept. 16 through Oct. 15
  • Some of you may recall seeing Janis’s work at the Habatat Gallery in Royal Oak, Mich.

Exhibition for Annie’s Fund in Columbus

  • Dr. Andy Hudson and Robert Falcone, M.D. have a two-person exhibition continuing through Aug. 30 at Lindsay Gallery, 986 North High St., Columbus www.lindsaygallery.com
  • The show is the annual fundraiser exhibit for Annie’s Fund for the Creative Arts
  • The fund honors the memory of Dr. Anne Miller, a nationally respected scientist and plastic surgeon, artist, dedicated patron of the arts, loving wife and friend
  • Annie’s Fund maintains the mission of “Supporting institutions and individual artists who might otherwise go unfunded”
  • In addition to supporting many local artists, Annie’s Fund endowed Annie’s Koi Pond in the Franklin Park Conservatory
  • A portion of all sales will go to continue Annie’s legacy
  • There will be an artists’ reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5

Upcoming at Glass Axis in Columbus – Deadline Tomorrow!

  • Since moving to Franklinton, participation in “first experience” classes has been growing exponentially and Glass Axis needs instructors to keep up with demand
    • The facility is seeking trained glass artists to teach classes in stained glass, mosaic, bead-making, fusing and slumping, sand casting, cold-working and hot glass
    • Hot glass applicants must be proficient in making standard production items including ornaments, paperweights and pumpkins
    • Applicants will submit a portfolio, and will need to spend 4-10 hours in unpaid training; instructors are hired as independent contractors
    • E-mail [email protected] with a portfolio and contact information for the next steps
  • Call for Entry – Directions: https://glassaxis.org/call-entry-directions/
    • 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 juried 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
  • The Kennedy Galleries at Glass Axis is currently accepting applications for gallery exhibitions for 2017: https://glassaxis.org/call-for-gallery-exhibitions-for-2017/
    • Glass Axis seeks to highlight artists who work with glass either as a primary or supplemental medium
    • Any method of working with glass is acceptable – blowing, casting, torch, neon, enameling, engraving, etc.
    • Glass Axis is seeking proposals for six-week exhibitions in our space; artists may be emerging or professional, solo or group shows
    • During the opening there is an opportunity for an artist talk to engage with the public, and explain your work and processes
    • There may also be opportunities to perform a demonstration of your process or teach a one to three day class.
  • Glass Axis is also seeking  a part-time office assistant to work with the office manager to perform arts administration and customer service duties
    • To apply, submit resume, cover letter and salary requirements to [email protected] or mail to: Glass Axis, Attn: Human Resources, 610 W. Town St., Columbus, OH 43215

Exhibitions with Matt Paskiet Sculpture – Opening Saturday!

  • In addition to his own gallery, there are four locations where you can see glass sculpture by Matt Paskiet of Firenation in Holland, Ohio
  • Zanesville – One of his sculptures won the Best in Glass award in the Zanesville Museum of Art’s 72nd Ohio Annual Exhibition, which continues through Sept. 9
  • http://www.zanesvilleart.org/exhibitions/72nd-ohio-annual-exhibition-application-1
  • Tieton, Wash. – Mighty Tieton Warehouse, 10x10x10xTieton, 7th Annual International Small Works Exhibition, happening Aug. 13 to Oct. 9 http://www.mightytieton.com/
  • Cincinnati – ADC Gallery, Art Comes Alive 2016, happening through Aug. 26 http://adcfineart.com/selling-artists-works/
  • Toledo School for the Arts – Vesseled Out, a solo exhibition happening during third Thursday Art Loops in July and Aug. (Aug. 18)

Chihuly Exhibition in the Berkshires

  • 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
  • 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

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/

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/

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 – through 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/

Upcoming at the Glass Pavilion – Talk Tomorrow Evening!

  • As reported above, Ben Schonberger, conceptual photographer from Akron, Ohio, is here for a GAPP residency Aug. 8-17 and will give a talk about his work at 7 p.m. Friday,  Aug. 12, in the GlasSalon ; a book signing will follow the talk 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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