Bill’s 71st issue of the Glass Interest newsletter

December 3, 2015

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Welcome to the 71st weekly issue of the Bill’s Glass Interest newsletter.

Headlines

  • Upcoming Event with Brien Strancar – Opening Tonight; Open Saturday!
  • Happening at Habatat Galleries – SCOPE MIAMI – OPEN NOW!
  • Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz at CIA Friday, Dec. 4 – Tomorrow!
  • Sten Neuber is Guest Artist for Event at Firenation – Tomorrow!
  • Peter Bremers Exhibition at Hawk Galleries – Opening Tomorrow!
  • ArtsX and Faculty and Staff Exhibition at BGSU Dec. 5 – This Saturday!
  • Holiday Open House at Studio Eleven-Eleven – This Saturday!
  • Michigan Hot Glass Show, Sale Opening Nov. 28 – This Saturday!
  • Call to Artists: 2016 Lifeforms Exhibition (Deadline Dec 10) – Reprise!
  • STARworks Seeks Full-Time Assistant (Deadline: Dec 15) – Reprise!
  • Upcoming at Glass Axis
  • Tom McGlauchlin Studio/Estate Sale
  • Brianna Barron Will Present to the Arizona Glass Alliance
  • Sten Neuber “Owlet” Selected for Craft Exhibition in Evansville
  • Upcoming at the Glass Pavilion
  • Mark Matthews Teaching at Corning in February
  • Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace at Museum of Glass
  • Erwin Redl at Carl Solway Gallery in Cincinnati

Upcoming Event with Brien Strancar – Opening Tonight; Open Saturday!

  • Brien Strancar has been busy with his residency at The Works in Newark, Ohio, and will have a show there opening from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Dec. 3
  • The show will continue through the end of his residency on Dec. 20, and there will be an open house all day this Saturday, Dec. 5
  • This show will provide the first look at work made during the residency, featuring geometric murrini patterning and geometrically inspired vessels; he will also be showing a second body of work consisting of engraved bottles http://www.attheworks.org/

Happening at Habatat Galleries – Event On Now!

  • Exhibitions and activities at the gallery and elsewhere include:
    • SCOPE Miami Beach 2015 – Dec. 1 through 6 http://tinyurl.com/pg5baw6
    • Ann Wolff – Insight Faces & Figures, catalog available
    • January, Habatat will collaborate with Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a division of Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Fla., to host a contemporary art glass weekend for glass art enthusiasts, collectors and artists
  • For more information, call 248-554-0590 or visit https://www.habatat.com/

Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz at CIA Friday, Dec. 4 – Tomorrow!

  • Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz will give a talk and demonstration at the Cleveland Institute of Art Friday, Dec. 4 http://www.cia.edu/
  • The artists’ talk will take place from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. in Room 408
  • The demos – for tumblers, bowls and cylinders – will be from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Room 403A, the glass hot shop
  • http://www.twotonestudios.com/

Sten Neuber is Guest Artist for Event at Firenation – Tomorrow!

  • Sten Neuber will be visiting artist at Firenation for the Holiday Open House from 6 to 10 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 4
  • Firenation is at 7166 Front St. in Holland http://www.firenation.com/

Peter Bremers Exhibition at Hawk Galleries – Opening Tomorrow!

  • There will be a preview opening and artist’s reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 4, for an exhibition of glass sculpture by artist Peter Bremers at Hawk Galleries, Columbus
  • Titled Traveling, a diary in sculptures, the exhibition continues through Jan. 31
  • http://hawkgalleries.com/

ArtsX and Faculty and Staff Exhibition at BGSU Dec. 5 – This Saturday!

  • The arts community at Bowling Green State University will hosts its annual arts extravaganza from 5 to 9 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 5
  • The event will take place in various buildings and locations on the Arts Campus
  • In the hot shop, students will do demos linking glass and music
  • Glass sculpture will be included in the faculty and staff exhibition
  • http://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/school-of-art/events/artsx.html

Holiday Open House at Studio Eleven-Eleven – This Saturday!

  • Leonard Marty will have an exhibition of his studio glass from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Studio Eleven-Eleven, 1111 Adams Street, Toledo www.studioeleven-eleven.com 419-460-3239
  • There also will be works on canvas by Julie VanHeyst

Michigan Hot Glass Show, Sale Opening Nov. 28 – This Saturday!

  • The 20th annual exhibition and sale by Michigan Hot Glass will be open from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Noel Night, Dec. 5 http://www.michiganhotglass.com/
  • MHG is in the Russell Industrial Center, 1600 Clay Ave., Detroit

Call to Artists: 2016 Lifeforms Exhibition (Deadline Dec 10) – Reprise!

  • Contemporary artists working in glass are invited to create accurate models of biological life forms in the spirit of the Blaschka glass flowers, but using contemporary techniques and aesthetic values http://glasslifeform.org/
  • The deadline for entries is Thursday, Dec. 10
  • Entries are being accepted online at www.glasslifeform.org

STARworks Seeks Full-Time Assistant (Deadline: Dec 15) – Reprise!

  • STARworks in Star, N.C., is seeking a full time glass studio gaffer’s assistant; the application deadline is Dec. 15 http://www.starworksnc.org/
  • This employee will be working with the studio director and production manager to manufacture the STARworks line of products, present public demonstrations, complete regular maintenance, and assist visiting artists
  • Salary/wage is commensurate with experience; in addition to financial compensation STARworks glass provides full time employees with up to 10 hours per week of personal blowing time, exhibition/gallery sales opportunities, a personal studio space, and teaching opportunities
  • Interested parties should send résumé, five images (2mb each), and contact information for two references to:  [email protected]

Upcoming at Glass Axis

Tom McGlauchlin Studio/Estate Sale

  • According to a posting on the Glass Art Society website, a Tom McGlauchlin studio/estate sale is underway including on art and studio equipment
  • Contact Pat McGlauchlin at [email protected] for information

Brianna Barron Will Present to the Arizona Glass Alliance

  • BGSU graduate student Brianna Barron will give a presentation to the Arizona Glass Alliance on Monday evening, Dec. 21 http://azglassalliance.org/
  • Brianna has pursued her education in glass at Pilchuck, Penland, and Oxbow School in Michigan, and her work has been exhibited at the Ken Saunders Gallery in Chicago
  • She has worked as a glass blower at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit and has completed the assistantship program at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Va.
  • Brianna is currently completing graduate studies at BGSU where she will receive her MFA in 2016 www.briannabarron.com

Sten Neuber “Owlet” Selected for Craft Exhibition in Evansville

  • Radioactive Owlet by Sten Neuber has been chosen for the 44th Mid-States Craft Exhibition at the Evansville Museum in Evansville, Ind. http://www.emuseum.org/
  • The exhibition will be on display from Jan. 17 through March 6, 2016
  • There will be an awards ceremony and reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 23
  • Open to artists residing in the six states of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Missouri, the competition features ceramics, glass, textiles, metalwork, wood and mixed media

Upcoming at the Glass Pavilion

Mark Matthews Teaching at Corning in February

  • Mark Matthews will conduct his constantly evolving and innovative workshop “Color and Graphic Systems in Glass” at The Studio within the Corning Museum of Glass, Feb. 8 through 13
  • Studio classes at CMOG are offered year-round, in a variety of techniques, for all skill levels and are taught by top international glassmaking artists and instructors http://www.cmog.org/glassmaking/studio/classes

Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace at Museum of Glass

  • The exhibition Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace: Every Soil Bears Not Everything continues through May 15, 2016 at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Wash. http://tinyurl.com/obxx4t5
  • Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace are pioneers of early contemporary glass and were close colleagues of Dale Chihuly and William Morris, often trading skills to develop signature works
  • With objects from 160 crates of work spanning 1970 to present, the exhibition tells a major chapter in the story of the Studio Glass movement; “There is no doubt that this exhibition is long overdue,” notes MOG Artistic Director Susan Warner

Erwin Redl at Carl Solway Gallery in Cincinnati

  • The Carl Solway Gallery in Cincinnati is showing work by Erwin Redl, who had a GAPP residency at the Toledo Museum of Art in 2013 http://www.solwaygallery.com/
  • The exhibition at Solway features work from 2010-2015, including an installation composed of digitally controlled LED light sculptures, kinetic sculpture, drawings and prints
  • An Austrian-born artist based in Bowling Green and New York City, Redl is best known for large-scale light installations for art museums, public buildings and corporations; his work transforms the medium of light into immersive, tangible experiences for viewers
  • The exhibition continues through Dec. 23

 

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