The 108th weekly issue of the Bill’s glass interest newsletter

August 18, 2016

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Welcome to the 108th weekly issue of the Bill’s glass interest newsletter

Headlines

  • Art Loop This Month is Aug. 18 – Tonight!
  • New Glass Department Head and Hot Shop at KSU – New!
  • Richard Marquis at Pittsburgh Glass Center Auction Sept. 23 – Reprise!
  • Part-Time Job Opportunities at Museum of Glass – New!
  • Leonard Marty Announces “Semi-Retirement”
  • Ben Schonberger Exhibition at River House Arts
  • Habatat Planning Collector Trip to Seattle
  • Pilchuck Auction Tour Set for Oct. 13-15
  • CMoG Residency Applications Due by August 31
  • Glass Used to Address Social Issues
  • 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
  • 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
  • Contemporary Glass Exhibition at TMA
  • SOFA Chicago Nov. 3-6

Art Loop This Month is Aug. 18 – Tonight!

  • The third Thursday Art Loop this month takes place today, Aug. 18
  • Galleries downtown will be open from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
  • At the Gathered Glassblowing Studio, the featured artist will be Leonard Marty; music by the Jason Quick Trio
  • Matt Paskiet has an exhibition at the Toledo School for the Arts
  • Also, 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

New Glass Department Head and Hot Shop at KSU – New!

  • Davin Ebanks has recently taken over the glass program at Kent State University as the new department head
  • The glass program has also moved into a new building—the Center for the Visual Arts—and has a brand new hot shop, cold shop, kiln room and flameworking studio
  • Kent is one of the oldest glass programs in the nation, started in the early 1970s by Henry Halem, now emeritus professor, and KSU wants to build on that legacy
  • KSU has been working closely with Wet Dog Glass to take its program into the 21st century with an all-inclusive approach to the material, backed by solid tech that supports students’ work
  • A gifted painter and draftsman, Ebanks discovered glass while pursuing his B.A. with a concentration in graphic design, which he received in 1998 from Anderson University in Anderson, Ind.; in 2010 he received his M.F.A. from Kent with a concentration in glass sculpture
  • He has been artist in residence and hot shop manager at Jacksonville University and has taught at Urban Glass in New York; he was a lecturer at Kent for two years, an artist in residence at Anderson University, and until recently taught glass at Salisbury University in Maryland
  • One of Ebanks’ first goals at Kent is to reintegrate KSU glass into the wider glass community, starting at home in Ohio; to that end he is reaching out to anyone interested in glass and simply saying “Hi”, and issuing a standing invitation to come visit the new studio anytime
  • Email [email protected]; phone 330-672-9314
  • https://www.kent.edu/file/glass-program

Richard Marquis at Pittsburgh Glass Center Auction Sept. 23 – Reprise!

  • Richard Marquis is the honorary artist at the Pittsburgh Glass Center’s annual auction from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23
  • Marquis plans to bring along his glassblowing friends Nick Mount and Dante Marioni
  • The auction takes place at the headquarters of American Eagle Outfitters
  • www.pittsburghglasscenter.org  or 412-365-2145

Part-Time Job Opportunities at Museum of Glass – New!

  • There are currently two part-time job opportunities at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Wash.: Hot Shop Heroes Lead Instructor and Hot Shop Heroes Assistant Instructor
  • Hot Shop Heroes offers free glassblowing and flameworking classes to active duty military personnel and veterans in the evenings
  • http://museumofglass.org/careers

Leonard Marty Announces “Semi-Retirement”

  • 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

Ben Schonberger Exhibition at River House Arts

  • River House Arts, in conjunction with Contemporary Art Toledo, is exhibiting Beautiful Pig, an exhibition of work by artist, photographer and archivist Ben Schonberger
  • The show 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 concluded yesterday, Aug. 17
  • 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

Habatat Planning Collector Trip to Seattle

  • 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]

Pilchuck Auction Tour Set for Oct. 13-15

  • 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

  • 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

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

Two Exhibitions Feature Work by Michael Janis – Ending Sunday!

  • 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

Upcoming at Glass Axis in Columbus

  • 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
  • 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.

Exhibitions with Matt Paskiet Sculpture – Open During Art Loop!

  • 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, continues through 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

  • 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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