History of Past Glass Art Society Conferences
Click on your conference of choice below for more information: The Glass Art Society holds an annual conference to bring together an international community of glass enthusiasts and artists from every discipline of glass.
42nd Annual Conference
 50 Years of Studio Glass: Idea-Impact-Innovation Toledo, Ohio June 13-17, 2012 |
41st Annual Conference
 Creative Crossroads Seattle, Washington June 1-5, 2011 |
Ingenious Possibilities Louisville, Kentucky June 10-12, 2010 |
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Forming Frontiers Portland, Oregon June 19-21, 2008
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Transformational Matter Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania June 7-9, 2007
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36th Annual Conference
 Glass Gateways: Meet in the Middle St. Louis, Missouri June 17 - 19, 2006
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35th Annual Conference 
Matters of Substance Adelaide, Australia May 7 - 9, 2005
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34th Annual Conference
Elegance, Decadence, Lagniappe New Orleans, Louisiana Jun 10 - 12, 2004
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33rd Annual Conference
 Community Catalyst Seattle, Washington Jun 12 - 15, 2003
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32nd Annual Conference Sources of Inspiration Amsterdam, Netherlands May 30, 2002 - Jun 1, 2002
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31st Annual Conference At the Crossroads of Art, History, and Technology Corning, New York Jun 14 - 17, 2001
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30th Annual Conference
Bridge to the Future Brooklyn, New York Jun 8 - 11, 2000 |
29th Annual Conference Sizzling Sands: Engulfed in Glass Tampa, Florida Apr 29, 1999 - May 2, 1999 |
28th Annual Conference Eastern Reflections Seto, Japan May 28 - 31, 1998 |
Annual Conference Location History with chairs and site coordinators
— - 2013 Boston, Massachusetts-----CANCELED - Beth Ann Gerstein, Peter Houk, James McLeod, Wayne Strattman42nd - 2012 Toledo, Ohio--------------Margy Trumbull, Jack Schmidt, Herb Babcock, Jutta Page (GAS Board Liaison)41st - 2011 Seattle, Washington--------Chuck Lopez, Joanna C. Sikes, Cyrena Stefano, Paula Stokes40th - 2010 Louisville, Kentucky--------Merrily Orsini, Ché Rhodes, J. Page von Roenn, Brook Forrest White, Jr.39th - 2009 Corning, New York---------Rob Cassetti, Nancy Earley, Marshall Hyde38th - 2008 Portland, Oregon-----------Jeremy Lepisto, Lani McGregor, Dan Schwoerer37th - 2007 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania----Randi Dauler, Ron Desmett, Karen Johnese, Kathleen Mulcahy36th - 2006 St. Louis, Missouri-----------Jessica Cope, Jim McKelvey, Tracy Varley35th - 2005 Adelaide, Australia----------Alison Dunn, Matthew Larwood, Pauline Mount34th - 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana------Mitchell Gaudet and Mark Rosenbaum33rd - 2003 Seattle, Washington----------Penny Berk32nd - 2002 Amsterdam, The Netherlands-Durk Valkema31st - 2001 Corning, New York-----------Elizabeth Whitehouse and Peter S. Aldridge30th - 2000 Brooklyn, New York-----------John Perreault and Brett Littman29th - 1999 Tampa, Florida---------------Susan Gott and Lenn Neff 28th - 1998 Seto, Japan-------------------Takako Sano and Michael Rogers27th - 1997 Tucson, Arizona --------------Thomas A. Philabaum and Leah Wingfield26th - 1996 Boston, Massachusetts --------Alan Klein and Linda Ross25th - 1995 Asheville, North Carolina ------Richard Eckerd and Katherine Vogel24th - 1994 Oakland, California -----------Mary B. White and John Leighton23rd - 1993 Toledo, Ohio -----------------Jack A. Schmidt22nd - 1992 Mexico City, Mexico ----------Ana Thiel21st - 1991 Corning, New York -----------Stephen Dee Edwards20th - 1990 Seattle, Washington ----------Ginny Ruffner19th - 1989 Toronto, Canada -------------Daniel Crichton and Laura Donefer18th - 1988 Kent, Ohio -------------------Henry Halem17th - 1987 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ----William Carlson16th - 1986 Los Angeles, California -------Christine Robbins and Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend15th - 1985 New Orleans, Louisiana -------Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend14th - 1984 Corning, New York -----------William Warmus13th - 1983 Tucson, Arizona --------------Kate Elliott and Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend12th - 1982 New York, New York ----------Dan Dailey11th - 1981 Seattle, Washington ----------Walter Lieberman10th - 1980 Huntington, West Virginia ----Marvin Lipofsky and Henry Halem 9th - 1979 Corning, New York -----------Marvin Lipofsky and Henry Halem 8th - 1978 Asilomar, California ----------Marvin Lipofsky 7th - 1977 Madison, Wisconsin ----------Audrey Handler and Fritz Dreisbach 6th - 1976 Coring, New York ------------Joel Philip Myers and Henry Halem 5th - 1975 Toledo, Ohio ----------------Henry Halem, Joel Philip Myers, Fritz Dreisbach, Jack A. Schmidt 4th - 1974 Marietta, Ohio / -------------Henry Halem Williamstown, West Virginia 3rd - 1973 Marietta, Ohio / -------------Henry Halem Williamstown, West Virginia 2nd - 1972 Penland, North Carolina ------Fritz Dreisbach, William Brown, William Bernstein, Mark Peiser 1st - 1971 Penland, North Carolina ------Fritz Dreisbach, William Brown, William Bernstein, Mark Peiser
Award Recipients History
View the list of Honorary Lifetime Membership Awards For outstanding service to the Glass Art Society
View the list of Lifetime Achievement Awards For exceptional achievement in the field of glass art
Labino Lecturer History
2012 - John Parker Seeing Glass in its True Colors
2011 - Pamela Vandiver Original Sins, Glass Origins: Glass Durability & Other Technological Problems
2010 - Stephen Tucker Glass Furnace Design—From Industry to the Studio
2009 - Dr. Adam Ellison The Art of Glass Science
2008 - Dr. Roger Ely Sustainable Energy for Tomorrow: The Natural Beauty of Light
2007 - Michael Greenman Glass Art & Science – Moving Forward Together
2006 - Dr. Delbert E. Day Glass – From Outer Space to Inner Space
2005 - Chris Sorrell How Science, Art, and History Come Together Through New Techniques in Glass Analysis
2004 - Dr. William LaCourse Sol-Gel and Other Curiosities
2003 - Dr. Carlo Pantano Glass Surfaces: Old, New and Engineered
2002 - Mick Eekhout Limits of the Material
2001 - Frank Woolley & William Gudenrath Technology Helping Art: Making Glass the Way It Wants to Be Made
2000 - Henry E. Hagy Glass Seals and Thermal Expansion Compatibility
1999 - Vladimir A Rakov Lightning Makes Glass (How lightning makes Fulgurites and information on Fulgurites)
1998 - Junji Tanahashi Technical Advancements and Glass Production during the Edo Period
1997 - Dan Watson The Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory Lecture
1996 - A Day at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Introduction by Thomas Eager Solid Free-Form Fabrication: Computer Renderings to Solid Artifacts by Michael Cima Glass in Architecture: Intentions and Innovations by Ken Kao Holography: The Last Stop Before Cyberspace by Betsy Connors A Feast of Sounds by Walter Lewin
1995 - Dr. L. David Pye A History of Color in Glass
1994 - Dr Carlo G Pantano The Surface of Glass (The relationship between glass composition and molecular structure, and the way molecular structure controls properties)
1993 - Dr. Robert H. Brill Glass and Glassmaking in Ancient China, and Some Other Things from Other Places
Strattman Lecturer History
2012 - Glenn Adamson The Attack of the Blob: Glass Art and the Will to Form
2011 - Stefano Catalani Memory : Identity :: Signs : Craft
2010 - Peter Morrin A Place For Contemporary Glass
2009 - Bruce Metcalf The Art Glass Conundrum
2008 - Mark L. Johnson Aesthetics of Human Meaning
2007 - Maria Porges A Critique on Criticism
2006 - Janet Koplos Reconsidering Glass
2005 - Kevin D. Murray Painterliness in Contemporary Glass Art
Willson Lecturer History
2012 - Fred Wilson Speak of Me as I Am: Glass Works Made in Venice and Seattle
2011 - Gay Outlaw Coming to Glass From Someplace Else
2010 - Corban Walker Scaling Perception Through a Glass Object
2009 - Pat Oleszko Highlights from a Hi! Life: The Pats to Suckcess
2008 - Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter: New Work
2007 - Keith Sonnier Coloras Volume
2006 - Nick Cave "Soundsuits" The Beginning, The Middle, and The...
2004 - Bertil Vallien There Must Be a Reason-Traces of the Past, Memories of the Future
2003 - Matthew Kangas Robert Willson: American in Venice
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