This week in Glass – Bill’s Weekly Newsletter

August 19, 2015

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Welcome to the 55th weekly issue of Bill’s Glass Interest Newsletter

Headlines

  • Dedication This Morning for Sculpture at Libbey Monument – New and Today!
  • Matt Paskiet Featured at Fort Wayne Museum Gallery – Tonight!
  • Upcoming at Glass Axis – Opening Tomorrow; Event Saturday!
  • Glass Included in Levis Commons Fine Arts Fair – Saturday and Sunday!
  • Call for Glass Residency Proposals at TMA – Deadline Sunday!
  • Gathered Made Glass Award for Home Run Hitter – News!
  • Brianna Barron Sculpture Selected for Ohio Craft Museum Show – News!
  • Dinnerware Museum in Ann Arbor Calling for Cake Entries – New!
  • 3rd Thursday Loop August 20 – New!
  • “502” Celebrates Louisville’s Glass History
  • Amy Ritter Residency Funded
  • Scott Benefield Will Give Free Talk at TMA
  • LeSo Gallery Exhibition Features Contemporary Glass
  • LeSo Gallery Call for Artists, Deadline Aug. 20
  • Pilchuck Glass School’s Auction Tour Oct. 28 and 29
  • Annual Seminar at the Corning Museum of Glass Oct. 16-17
  • Kéké Cribbs Online Catalog Available
  • Happening at Habatat Galleries
  • Summer of Glass at Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  • Steve Linn at Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  • Steve Linn Seeking Help for Special Sculpture
  • Pittsburgh Glass Center Auction Sept. 25
  • Bergstrom-Mahler Presents William Morris Exhibition
  • Neusole to Celebrate One Year in New Building Oct. 10

Dedication This Morning for Sculpture at Libbey Monument – New and Today!

  • A dedication ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. today, Aug. 13, for a new glass and metal sculpture at the Libbey Monument in Historic Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo
  • The artwork was designed by Toledo Museum of Art Glass Studio Production Manager Jeff Mack, with Jackie Ansera of Nil Gallagher Inc., a landscape design firm based in Berkey, Ohio
  • Input was provided by Julie McMaster, TMA database and archives manager, the Libbey Trust and Woodlawn Cemetery; the project was funded by the Libbey Trust, which oversees maintenance of the memorial site
  • The sculpture emulates a small reflecting pool with fountains, but what would normally be water is made with glass, a beautiful reference to the Libbey’s glass legacy
  • The “fountain heads” are in fact crystal domes made in the Glass Studio and later brilliant-cut with the same 32-point Hobstar pattern found on TMA’s Libbey punch bowl as well as other fine examples of Libbey brilliant-cut crystal from the time period
  • Cast glass pavers embedded within the monument have a reverse-side relief of ripples emitting outward from the glass dome fountainheads; this imagery represents the impact and lasting effect which the Libbeys had on the community, the arts and industry
  • The glass domes were cut by Aiden Scully at Crystal Traditions in Tiffin, Ohio; the glass castings were made in the TMA Glass Studio by Steve Cothern, assistant studio manager, working with artist Tim Stover; the metal fabrication was done by Dane Turpening at Toledo Twisted Iron; granite was provided by Toledo Monuments; Nil Gallagher Inc. did the installation

Matt Paskiet Featured at Fort Wayne Museum Gallery – Tonight!

  • Matt Paskiet will be a featured gallery artist at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art during their 2nd Thursday event tonight, Aug. 13 https://www.fwmoa.org/Paradigm
  • Paskiet’s glass sculpture is regularly shown in the Paradigm Gallery
  • Each 2nd Thursday event features unique Paradigm experiences like artist demonstrations, live music, food and beverage tastings and artist and designer trunk shows
  • Admission is free from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and there is a cash bar and light edibles

Upcoming at Glass Axis – Opening Tomorrow; Event Saturday!

Glass Included in Levis Commons Fine Arts Fair – Saturday and Sunday!

  • Glass sculpture will be included in the 11th annual Levis Commons Fine Arts Fair this weekend
  • The show this year features 140 jury-selected artists from across the country
  • Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

Call for Glass Residency Proposals at TMA – Deadline Sunday!

  • The Guest Artist Pavilion Project (GAPP) at the Toledo Museum of Art invites both glass and contemporary artists willing to explore the use of glass in their work to be inspired by the Museum’s collection, studio facilities and staff
  • An open call has been issued for artists to take part in a one-week GAPP residency, which includes a $1,500 honorarium; non-glass artists will be provided technical assistance to realize their vision in glass; the application deadline is Sunday, Aug. 16
  • Visit www.toledomuseum.org for details (http://www.toledomuseum.org/glass-pavilion/visiting-artists/callforentry/?utm)

Gathered Made Glass Award for Home Run Hitter – News!

  • A glass baseball bat made by the team at Gathered Glassblowing Studio was presented this week to Mud Hens player Mike Hessman who set a minor league record by hitting his 433rd home run; the previous record was set by Buzz Arlett in 1937
  • The award was created by Eli Lipman, Mike Stevens and Adam Goldberg, co-owners of Gathered; photo by Tom Brooks

Brianna Barron Sculpture Selected for Ohio Craft Museum Show – News!

  • An interactive glass work by Brianna Barron, BGSU, will be included in the exhibition Fresh Perspectives: Young Artists with Ohio Connections at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus
  • The show opens Sept. 13 and runs through Oct. 25
  • The fourth edition of the Museum’s emerging artists series will showcase work in clay, glass, metal, fiber and mixed media, by 38 young artists with ties to Ohio
  • The Ohio Craft Museum is a program of Ohio Designer Craftsmen, 1665 W. 5th Ave., Columbus

Dinnerware Museum in Ann Arbor Calling for Cake Entries – New!

  • The Dinnerware Museum in Ann Arbor, Mich., is calling for entries in all non-perishable media for its second annual Dinnerware Museum juried competition
  • The exhibition is to showcase the best in contemporary dinnerware as it relates to the theme Cake, either functional pedestal cake stands or a sculptural work of cake that could be displayed on a cake stand, as created by artists from the United States and Canada
  • The Dinnerware Museum is the only museum in the world devoted to the subject of dinnerware, international in scope, no material limitations, including functional ware, ancient to futuristic, and fine art referencing dinnerware
  • Entry deadline: Feb. 1, 2016
  • Exhibition dates: April 9 through Sept. 4, 2016
  • http://www.dinnerwaremuseum.org/callforentries-cake.html

3rd Thursday Loop August 20 – New!

  • The third Thursday this month is next week, August 20
  • Gathered Glassblowing Studio will again have hot glass, cold beer and cool music
  • 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

“502” Celebrates Louisville’s Glass History

  • An exhibition titled “502” at Flame Run, 815 W. Market St., Louisville, will celebrate the forerunners of Louisville’s art glass scene today – the private glass studios in garages and back yards that paved the way for the five hot glass studios open in the city today
  • “502” runs through Sept. 26
  • The show will pay homage to artists who blew glass with “tin-can technology,” artists who figured out how to build furnaces long before you could order one online
  • The show will include work by Brook Forrest White, Jr., and Greg Fleischaker who were the original hot glass artists at Glassworks in 2001; Howard Wilson, Bob Cheever, Chuck Gerson, Angela St. Vrain, W. G. Rickel, Devyn Baron, Amy Pender, and DH McNabb will also be featured
  • For more information: www.flamerun.com or (502) 584-5353

Amy Ritter Residency Funded

  • Amy Ritter, who had a GAPP residency in Toledo last year, successfully raised the money she needed to attend a residency in Hungary during the month of September
  • The residency is called MiXER at D’CliNiC Studios and the gist is that she will be paired up with another international artist to collaborate on a month long project, have an exhibition and create an artist book

Scott Benefield Will Give Free Talk at TMA

  • Scott Benefield will be a GAPP visiting artist and lead a four-day workshop in the TMA Glass Studio introducing the basic skills of working with cane, Aug. 27 through 30 [SOLD OUT]
  • Benefield will give a free talk about his work in the GlasSalon at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28
  • An artist, educator and writer, Benefield received his MFA from Ohio State University in 1990; he is a past president of the Glass Art Society and currently serves on its advisory committee; he has been a fellow at the Creative Glass Center of America and an artist-in-residence at the National College of Art & Design in Ireland, North Lands Creative Glass in the U.K., Vrij Glas in the Netherlands, Pittsburgh Glass Center, the Corning Museum of Glass and the Museum of Glass in Tacoma
  • He currently lives and works in Northern Ireland http://tinyurl.com/m6yfu7t

LeSo Gallery Exhibition Features Contemporary Glass

  • LeSo Gallery, 1527 Starr Ave., Toledo, currently has an exhibition of contemporary glass by more than 10 regional artists
  • Variant highlights the varying approaches and processes involved in glass art-making; the variety of work ranges from blown to cast glass, from functional to sculptural
  • Guest curator is Ryan Thompson http://www.lesogallery.com/variant-july-16-aug-20-2015/
  • A closing reception will be 5:30 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 20, and on the bus loop
  • The gallery is also open by appointment

LeSo Gallery Call for Artists – Deadline Aug. 20

  • LeSo Gallery plans to kick off its fourth season with its annual juried exhibition; the exhibit has no predefined expectation for type or style of work to be considered
  • Aimed to highlight the diverse talent of the contemporary art community, the Call for Artists is set to reach artists locally, regionally and nationally
  • Work should have been completed within the past two years
  • For addition submission information, visit http://tinyurl.com/nk3hkwe

Pilchuck Glass School’s Auction Tour Oct. 28 and 29

  • Pilchuck Glass School’s auction tour for 2015 will be Oct. 28 and 29
  • The two-day excursion is packed with exclusive opportunities leading up to the big event, Pilchuck’s Annual Auction Gala on Oct. 30
  • The tour will: visit the Pilchuck Campus and meet emerging artists living there, along with a special demonstration by David Willis; tour Morgan Madison and Armelle Bouchet O’Neill and Sean O’Neill’s studios in Seattle; dine with Lino, get an exclusive glimpse into the Chihuly Boathouse and more
  • The cost of the tour is $500 per person, which includes studio visits, select meals and transportation throughout the tour; tickets to the Auction are an additional charge and range in price and benefits from $300 to $2,500
  • Auction tour participants get access to an exclusive rate at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel for their stay in Seattle http://pilchuck.com/auction/home.aspx

Annual Seminar at the Corning Museum of Glass Oct. 16-17

  • The 54th annual Seminar on Glass at The Corning Museum of Glass will be held Oct. 16-17
  • This year’s theme, Pyrex and Material Culture, complements the Museum’s exhibit: America’s Favorite Dish: Celebrating a Century of Pyrex
  • The exhibit focuses on personal connections to Pyrex, advertising and its role in the popularization of Pyrex, designing for the mid-century home, and women and the professionalization of home economics http://pyrex.cmog.org/seminar

Kéké Cribbs Online Catalog Available

  • Ken Saunders Gallery, 230 West Superior Street Chicago, Ill. 60654, has produced an online catalog in conjunction with its exhibition of work by Kéké Cribbs titled As Above, So Below
  • The catalog is available at http://issuu.com/kensaundersgallery/docs/cribbs_catalogue/1
  • The exhibition continues through Aug. 20

Happening at Habatat Galleries

  • The gallery is planning a tour of established and emerging contemporary artists working with glass in the Czech Republic and Slovakia Sept. 2-10; the trip will focus on Prague, Bratislava and the surrounding countryside; the itinerary includes a new Glass Art Center, a selection of working glass studios – some with demonstrations, entry into private collections and museum exhibitions – plus behind-the-scene peeks, artists’ talks, and special gallery exhibits and receptions
  • Upcoming exhibitions at the gallery and elsewhere include:
    • Marvin Lipofsky – Color into Form, a catalog-only exhibition, August and September
    • Vivian Wang – New Exhibition, October
  • For more information, call 248-554-0590 or visit https://www.habatat.com/

Summer of Glass at Fort Wayne Museum of Art

  • A “Summer of Glass” exhibition at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art features the 43rd International Glass Invitational Award Winners
  • A second component of this group of exhibitions is a solo exhibition by Christina Bothwell, known for her figurative sculptures that explore the topics of metamorphosis and renewal
  • The third component is a group of work by international artists working in a figurative style
  • The exhibition continues through Sept. 13 https://www.fwmoa.org/
  • The Museum is at 311 E. Main Street in Fort Wayne

Steve Linn at Fort Wayne Museum of Art

  • Concurrent with the Summer of Glass exhibitions, mixed-media sculptor Steve Linn is having an exhibition at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art through Sept. 13 https://www.fwmoa.org/
  • A section of drawings shows how some of the pieces began http://tinyurl.com/nayxfxg
  • The exhibition of Linn’s sculpture also includes paintings by longtime friend Robert Schefman
  • Not at the Museum but available online at www.lulu.com is a new book by Steve Linn titled Steve Linn: Documentary Sculpture
  • The works shown in the book date back to the 1970s and trace the development from pieces that combine wood with bronze through to his inclusion of glass in the 1980s up to the present

Steve Linn Seeking Help for Special Sculpture

  • Steve Linn has launched a crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter to fund the holographic portion of his project on the British cosmologist Stephen Hawking; there are some cool rewards for those who contribute
  • Steve is able to cover the costs of the rest of the materials for the sculpture but the holograms are very expensive to produce so he is trying to raise the money bit by bit.
  • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2030497085/stephen-hawking-hologram-project

Pittsburgh Glass Center Auction Sept. 25

  • “Art on Fire,” Pittsburgh’s only glass art auction will be held on Friday, Sept. 25
  • The celebration and auction is a fund-raiser for the Pittsburgh Glass Center https://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/
  • Toots Zynsky will be the honorary artist for the event and her sculpture “Solleone” will be the signature item in the auction
  • New this year, PGC is offering three 10-day residencies to artists who donate to Art on Fire!
  • Three residencies will be awarded in the following categories:
    • Artwork valued at $1,500 and above – selected by a jury
    • Artwork valued under $1,500 – selected by a jury
    • People’s Choice Award – selected by the public via Facebook
  • Residencies include studio time, travel expenses, housing and an assistant for 10 days at PGC
  • For more, visit http://tinyurl.com/p6kvwko
  • Glass artist Therman Statom, based in Omaha, NE, returns to Pittsburgh this summer and fall for a residency at Pittsburgh Glass Center (Aug. 17 – 23; and Sept. 14 – Oct. 2 https://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/artists/artist-residencies/in-residence-summer-2015
  • Statom will work with neighborhood children to create a glass mural along Penn Ave. and experiment in the hot shop to create new work for his exhibition at PGC, Oct. 2, 2015 through Jan. 19, 2016; a free opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 2
  • PGC will host a casual evening of drinks and conversation with Statom from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20; attendees will hear about his plans for Pittsburgh

Bergstrom-Mahler has William Morris Exhibition

  • The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass is presenting William Morris: Native Species from The George R. Stroemple Collection, through Sept. 6
  • The Museum is at 165 N. Park Ave, Neenah, Wisc. 54956 http://bmmglass.com/
  • In 2004, Stroemple proposed a commission of objects inspired by the flora and fauna of the Pacific Northwest; he asked Morris to consider the shapes and colors of the 19th century Meji ceramics and bronzes Stroemple also collects; the Native Species collection also has historic roots in the style and imagery of French Art Nouveau glass artist Emille Gallé
  • The resulting 38 vessels in the collection are intricately wrought with pine needles and cones, aspen trees, dragonflies, pheasants, ground squirrels, acorns, wild grasses, lizards and cedar boughs

Neusole to Celebrate One Year in New Building Oct. 10

  • Neusole Glassworks, 11925 Kemper Springs Dr., Forest Park, Ohio 45240, will celebrate its first anniversary in the new building on Saturday, Oct. 10
  • According to Executive Director Debbie Bradley, the celebration is going to be spectacular
  • http://www.neusoleglassworks.com/

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