The 91st weekly issue of the Bill’s glass interest newsletter

Welcome to the 91^st weekly issue of the Bill’s glass interest newsletter.

Headlines

• Third Thursday April 21 – Tonight!
• Studio 62 Features Alan Iwamura – Tonight!
• Brianna Barron, Loraine Ruetz in MFA Exhibition at BGSU – Opening Saturday!
• Elizabeth Johnson Exhibition at Glass Axis – Ending Saturday!
• Culinary Arts Exhibition Continues at Hawk Galleries in Columbus – Ending Sunday!
• Richard Royal at Neusole Glassworks in April – Beginning Monday!
• SAGA Spring Sale at BGSU April 28/29 – New!
• Call for Artists: ProMedica Atrium Project – Deadline April 28 – New!
• BGSU Seeking Adjunct Instructor in Glass – New!
• UrbanGlass offering classes before and after GAS – New!
• Stacy Lynn Smith, Wayne Strattman Teaching at Chrysler Museum – New!
• Hilltop Artists Seeks Development and Administrative Associate – New!
• Benzaiten Center Seeks Full-Time Flame-Working Studio Manager – New!
• Shawn Messenger Exhibition at Kittrell Riffkind Art Glass Gallery, Dallas – New!
• Area Artists in Ohio Craft Museum Exhibition, Columbus – New!
• Exhibition Event at Michigan Hot Glass April 30
• Brien Strancar in Group of Nine at Hudson Gallery
• 44th Glass International Opening Soon at Habatat Galleries
• Contemporary Glass Exhibition at TMA Open
• BGSU Students Place Fourth in Glass Olympics
• Glass Studio Technician Opening at TMA
• Lino Tagliapietra at Hawk Galleries in May
• Michelle Rial Exhibition at Glass Axis
• Also Upcoming at the Glass Pavilion
• Michigan Glass Project Set for July 22-24

Third Thursday April 21 – Tonight!

• The third Thursday this month is today, April  21
• Galleries downtown will be open from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
• At Gathered Glassblowing Studio, Sten Neuber will be guest artist for the glassblowing demonstration; she will be assisted by Matt Paskiet; there will also be live music by Old State Line and local beer
• 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
• Buses will be running to 17 stops around the greater downtown area and nearly 30 galleries, studios and additional participating venues

Studio 62 Features Alan Iwamura – Tonight!

• Alan Iwamura, assistant studio manager at the Toledo Museum of Art, will provide the glass blowing demonstration at the Studio 62 event from 9 to 11 p.m. tonight, April 21
• Ben Langlois and Nathan Mattimoe will perform electronic compositions and improvisations
• Purchase of ticket gets you one free drink, appetizers and entrance in a raffle to win the glass art made during the event
• Circle 2445 members current and new are able to buy one ticket for this event and get one free; 15 tickets are available through this offer
• Only 40 tickets available in total https://www.facebook.com/events/1701435573470200/

 

Brianna Barron, Loraine Ruetz in MFA Exhibition at BGSU – Opening Saturday!

• Bowling Green State University graduate students Brianna Barron and Loraine Ruetz will have work in the Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition in the Willard Wankleman Gallery
• The opening reception will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 23
• The show runs through May 4
• https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/school-of-art/galleries.html

Elizabeth Johnson Exhibition at Glass Axis – Ending Saturday!

• An exhibition titled Art Imitates Life featuring work by Elizabeth Johnson is at Glass Axis in Columbus through Saturday, April 23; the exhibition showcases her hyper realistic glass artwork
• For more information and images of Johnson’s work, visit http://www.elizabethjohnson.com

Culinary Arts Exhibition Continues at Hawk Galleries – Ending Sunday!

• Emily Brock and John Miller are featured glass artists in the current exhibition at Hawk Galleries in Columbus that continues through Sunday, April 24 http://hawkgalleries.com/
• Titled Culinary Arts, the exhibition focuses on food and places where food is sold or consumed
• The exhibition also includes paintings and bronze sculptures of food by the team of Luis Montoya and Leslie Oritz

Richard Royal at Neusole Glassworks – Beginning Monday!

• Richard Royal will be at Neusole Glassworks from April 25 through 30, working in the hotshop
• His show at Neusole, Systematic Light, will open Saturday, April 30, with a demonstration starting at 6 p.m.
• https://www.facebook.com/NeusoleGlassworks/

SAGA Spring Sale at BGSU April 28/29 – New!

• Bowling Green State University’s Student Art Glass Association (SAGA) will be selling student-made glass wares in the BGSU Bowen Thompson Student Union on the BGSU Campus from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. next Thursday and Friday, April 28 and 29
• https://www.bgsu.edu/bowen-thompson-student-union.html

Call for Artists: ProMedica Atrium Project – Deadline April 28 – New!

• The Arts Commission and ProMedica Health Systems has convened a design review board to commission a large, hanging glass installation to be installed in a 4-story atrium in the new headquarters for ProMedica
• The work will be a central feature to the building as a part of the additions and renovations to the new campus; the submission deadline is next Thursday, April 28
• For more information and to download a request for qualifications, visit: http://theartscommission.org/module-positions/current-projects/promedica-atrium-project

BGSU Seeking Adjunct Instructor in Glass – New!

• Bowling Green State University is seeking an adjunct instructor in glass for one to two classes in the next academic year; the application deadline is April 29
• The opportunity is a part-time, one-semester appointment; the starting date is August 2016
• https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/job-opportunities.html

• Applications must be postmarked by April 29, 2016

UrbanGlass offering classes before and after GAS – New!

• UrbanGlass in Brooklyn, N.Y., is offering a wide variety of classes with visiting artists from around the world for individuals traveling through New York City before and after the GAS Conference in June
• Instructors include Kirstie Rea, Bandhu Dunham and Ché Rhodes
• View the classes and the UrbanGlass catalog of summer workshops at https://www.urbanglass.org/classes

Stacy Lynn Smith, Wayne Strattman Teaching at Chrysler Museum – New!

• The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio is offering two special guest instructor classes this summer
• Bullseye instructor Stacy Lynn Smith will explore a variety of methods for screen printing on kiln-fired glass; the fundamentals include image preparation, screen coating and exposing, printing with powders, and firing schedules
• Other topics include multiple firings, textured prints, wafers, image registration and thick blocks
• Classes are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, July 26-31
• Wayne Strattman, one of the world’s leading artists in neon and plasma, will take students beyond conventional neon techniques
• Using 19th century Geissler tubes as inspiration, students will work borosilicate glass, colored phosphors and metals into pieces that glow and react in novel ways
• The class will also explore advanced glass processing techniques that enable pumping plasma into blown glass in a kiln
• Classes are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, August 2-7
• http://www.chrysler.org/glass-studio/guest-instructor-workshops/

Hilltop Artists Seeks Development and Administrative Associate – New!

• Hilltop Artists in Residence, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit agency in Tacoma, Wash., has a full-time opportunity for a Development and Administrative Associate who is a highly experienced, detail oriented, and creative self-starter with strong collaborative and writing skills
• Hilltop Artists is a medium-sized youth development arts organization with powerful programs, broad community support, and a track record of success
• Its mission is: “Using glass art to connect young people from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds to better futures.” http://hilltopartists.org/
• The application deadline is May 6, 2016
• http://hilltopartists.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Development-and-Administrative-Associate-Job-Description.pdf

Benzaiten Center Seeks Full-Time Flame-Working Studio Manager – New!

• The Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts in Lake Worth, Fla., is looking for a full-time flame-working studio manager
• The new 14,000-square-foot fine art fabrication facility already has an active hot shop for glass blowing, a slumping and fusing studio, and a gallery; now it wants to expand the operation to include a flame-working studio and fine arts metal foundry
• The Center would like interested flame workers to contact them ASAP as they will be building the studio in the next couple of months and would greatly appreciate input in its design and equipment needs
• The Center needs the applicant to be available to start Aug. 1
• Send resume and jpegs of your work to [email protected] or call 561-310-9371
• www.benzaitencenter.org

Shawn Messenger Exhibition at Kittrell Riffkind Art Glass Gallery, Dallas – New!

• New work from Shawn Messenger is featured in an exhibition at the Kittrell Riffkind Art Glass Gallery in Dallas through May 15
• The exhibit will continue through May 15; work by Susan Rankin is also included
• http://www.kittrellriffkind.com/exhibitions.php

Area Artists in Ohio Craft Museum Exhibition, Columbus – New!

• Adam Sanzenbacher and Matt Paskiet have glass sculptural work in the Best of 2016 exhibition at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus
• Ohio Designer Craftsmen’s 33rd annual juried members’ exhibition showcases exemplary works in clay, glass, fiber, metal, wood and mixed media
• Sanzenbacher’s kiln-cast glass and laminated birch plywood sculpture Soles Lost to Space (and) Time won the Ohio Designer Craftsmen Board of Trustees Emerging Craftsman Award
• Paskiet’s blown glass entry is titled Azul Spiderweb Sculpture
• Tom Muir, professor, area head, jewelry and metals at BGSU, has a copper, brass and FDM plastic print in the show titled Pig Snout Belt Buckle; the object won the Brian Lonsway Memorial Award for Humor in Craft
• The exhibition continues in Columbus through June 19; it then travels to the Fine Arts Center Gallery at Bowling Green State University, Aug. 23–Sept. 28, and then to the Richard M. Ross Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Oct. 25–Dec. 15
• http://ohiocraft.org/ocm-exhibitions/current/best-of-2016-exhibition/

Exhibition Event at Michigan Hot Glass April 30

• The work of four artists will be on display from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Michigan Hot Glass in Detroit
• Participating artists are Albert Young, Maxwell Davis, Ted Hadfield and Ian Zapico; their work is in glass, ceramics and prints
• The show is titled Rockets, Robots and Ray Guns, and the opening event will include glassblowing demonstrations by studio staff http://www.michiganhotglass.com/

Brien Strancar in Group of Nine at Hudson Gallery

• Glass artwork by Brien Strancar will be included in the latest Group of Nine exhibition at the Hudson Gallery in Sylvania
• The multimedia exhibition continues through the month of April and includes paintings, sculptures, ceramics and photography
• www.hudsongallery.net

44th Glass International Opening Soon at Habatat Galleries

• The 44th Glass International – the largest exhibition of contemporary glass art in the world – will open from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at Habatat Galleries in Royal Oak, Mich.
• More than 100 artists from 24 countries have two works each in the show; many will attend the opening
• VIP Preview Days events leading up to the 44th Glass International take place May 5-7, including artists’ presentations, collection tours, parties and a demonstration; tickets for VIP here: https://www.habatat.com/upimages/2016/jan/img/44th-Client-Invitation.pdf
• Habatat’s 16^th Masterworks: A Contemporary Glass Auction will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at the Somerset Inn in Troy, Mich.
• The auction will include 43 studio glass works from the 1970s and beyond; the catalog is available on request and can be viewed online now at https://issuu.com/habatat_galleries/docs/44th-masterworks-habatat-may5
• For more information, call 248-554-0590 or visit https://www.habatat.com/

Contemporary Glass Exhibition at TMA Open

• 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 10^th anniversary of TMA’s Glass Pavilion and continues through Sept. 4
• 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

BGSU Students Place Fourth in Glass Olympics

• A team from Bowling Green State University finished fourth in the 2016 Glass Olympics held April 9 at The Ohio State University; a trophy the BGSU team made for the event placed first
• Twelve glass students from BGSU competed with 11 other university teams in the one-day event; OSU won first place overall
• Said BGSU student Kara O’Dea: “It’s a yearly event where we get to meet and hang out with other aspiring glass artists. A different school hosts each year. It’s a cool way for us to see how different programs are structured and it gets us out of our studio for a couple days, which is always good.”

Glass Studio Technician Opening at TMA

• There is an opening at the Toledo Museum of Art for a Glass Studio Technician
• The Glass Studio Technician is a front line position responsible for the smooth and effective implementation of Museum functions that occur in the Glass Studios
• The core responsibilities deal with customer service, studio stewardship, basic maintenance, organization and preparedness for daily operations
• http://www.toledomuseum.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Glass-Tech-11-2014.pdf

Lino Tagliapietra at Hawk Galleries in May

• The incomparable Lino Tagliapietra will have an exhibition at the Hawk Galleries in Columbus from May 7 through June 26
• In conjunction with the exhibition, Tagliapietra will give a lecture at the Columbus Museum of Art at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 7
• Following the talk at the Museum, Hawk Galleries will host a preview opening and artist’s reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 7
• Hawk Galleries is celebrating its 30^th anniversary this year
• http://hawkgalleries.com/exhibitions/

Michelle Rial Exhibition at Glass Axis

• Michelle Rial, a glass artist focusing primarily in fused and kiln-formed glass, will have a solo exhibition at Glass Axis in Columbus http://www.glasstf.com/
• Up Against the Wall! will open from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 13, in THE Kennedy Galleries and remain on display through June 25; Rial will give an artist talk at 7 p.m. during the opening
• The goal of the exhibition is to expand people’s thoughts about glass, from the table to the wall, and to give another perspective on glass and art
• Rial’s creations are inspired by nature, multi-layered and textural artworks containing both single- and multiple-panel compositions, incorporating a variety of glass elements

Also Upcoming at the Glass Pavilion

• Jiyong Lee, associate professor, glass, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill., will have a GAPP Residency May 26-June 4; he will give a talk about his work on Friday, May 27, in the GlasSalon, and teach a course in coldworking June 1-4 http://www.jiyongleeglass.com/
• Ben Schonberger, conceptual photographer from Akron, Ohio, will have a GAPP residency Aug. 8-17; he will give a talk about his work Aug. 12 in the GlasSalon http://www.benschonberger.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
• 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/