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There are many opportunities to get involved with the GAS conference, and to contribute to keeping GAS a vital, growing organization. GAS counts on your support!

The Annual Auction

Saturday, June 17, 5 pm - Millennium Hotel, Grand Ballroom
Preview: Friday, June 16, 4-8 pm - Saturday, June 17, 9 am-5 pm

Millennium Hotel, Grand Ballroom
200 S. 4th St., St. Louis, MO
The annual GAS Auction offers conference attendees the opportunity to support GAS by donating and/or purchasing beautiful works of glass art. We encourage donations of collaborative glasswork, innovative and experimental one-of-a-kind creations, and those signature pieces that define an artist's career. With so much wonderful work to bid on, and so much fun to be had, this is an event you won't want to miss!

The GAS Auction has become one of the highlights of the annual conference, and we have two ways that you can participate:

The Silent Auction
As in past years, we will present our popular Silent Auction. Silent Auction donations may be in the form of artwork, books, classes, tools, services, or any other items relating to glass. Participating artists may choose to receive 25% or 50% of the winning bid or elect to make a 100% donation to GAS. This fun, casual, "instant" auction provides conference attendees and the public an opportunity to see and purchase glass and glass-related items in a wide variety of price ranges.
 
Donating to the Silent Auction

  1. Contact the GAS office to obtain a 06 Silent Auction Donor form.
  2. Complete and return the Silent Auction donation form, fax a copy to the GAS office, and hand-deliver (or ship) the form with your donation.
  3. Bring your donated piece to the conference. Drop it off at:

Millennium Hotel, Lewis & Clark Rooms
200 S. 4th St., St. Louis, MO
Wed., June 14, 1-5 pm; Thurs., June 15, 9 am - 5 pm; Fri., June 16, 9 am - 12 pm.
 
If you want to ship your piece (at your own expense), see our shipping information.

 
The Juried Live Auction
This year we are continuing the exciting GAS International Juried Auction Exhibition for our live auction. Jurors will select 35 of the finest works for presentation at the Live Auction. Prior to the auction, these pieces will be showcased on the GAS website and featured in a special exhibition onsite during the conference. We will supplement the juried work with select pieces created during conference demonstrations.
 
Eligibility
The International Juried Auction Exhibition is open to all glass artists; you do not need to be a member of GAS. Glass artists can submit up to three works for jurors to consider.  You do not have to attend the conference to donate, and donating work is a great way to support GAS if you aren't able to attend. Only one piece per artist may be accepted. For jurying purposes all slides will be anonymous. All work must be designed by the artist.

Entry Procedure for Juried Live Auction
Slide deadline: February 1, 2006; no entry fee

Download the Juried Auction Entry Application
 
Participating artists may choose to receive 25% or 50% of the winning bid or elect to make a 100% donation to GAS. The list of donors will appear both in the auction catalog and on the GAS website. These donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by
law, and each donor will receive a receipt for the auction selling prices.

The jurying process will take place digitally. Photos and trans-parencies will be scanned for the jury process. The decision of the jurors is final. Images of accepted works will be retained for publicity and catalog purposes; no substitutions permitted.  Please submit digital images on a CD for jurying.  Images should be at least 300 dpi. 

Auction Jurors

  • William Carlson is the chair of the Department of Art and Art History in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami, and formerly Professor of Art and head of the Crafts and Sculpture programs at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He was a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and his work is in numerous museum collections around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Art Institute of Chicago; and the Hokkaido Museum of Art in Sapporo, Japan. William Carlson is widely considered one of the most important figures in the studio glass movement and has impacted the movement as an artist and as an educator.
  • Ginny Ruffner is a former Glass Art Society board member, president, and conference co-chair. She lives and works in Seattle doing mainly bronze, stainless steel, and glass
    sculpture, as well as large-scale public art. She received both her BFA and MFA from the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, in 1974 and 1975 respectively. She has exhibited her work at the Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis; the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; and the MH de Young memorial Museum, San Francisco. Her work is included in the collections of the American Craft Museum, New York; the Detroit Institute of Arts; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
  • Ruth Summers has been Executive Director of Grove Arcade Public, Asheville, NC, since September 2004. She was Executive Director of Southern Highland Craft Guild, 1996-2004; Director of Kurland/ Summers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1982-1993. She was a trustee on the American Craft Council, 1996-2003; Vice-Chair, 1997-1999; and Chair, Nominating Committee, 1999-2003. She was on the Glass Art Society Board of Directors, 1994-2000; and Chair of the Leadership Committee, 1994-1998. She was on the Board of Trustees of the Creative Glass Center of America, Millville, NJ, 1990-1997; 2nd Vice-President, 1992-1995; President, 1996-1997; Chairperson, Glassweekend 1995; and Chairperson of the Fellowship Selection Committee, 1989-1993.

This is a great opportunity to have your work seen and appreciated by a discerning community of glass enthusiasts! See you at the Auction!

12th Annual Goblet Grab

Millennium Hotel
200 S. 4th St., St. Louis, MO
by the Grand Ballroom, Friday, June 16, 1-2 pm (begins promptly at 1 pm)

Goblet Grab is a fundraiser for the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), which offers aid to GAS artist members in times of need. The fast-paced, spontaneous Goblet Grab is an event full of excitement and fun! Contribute to Goblet Grab by donating  a drinking glass and be entered to win one free conference pass registration for the GAS 2007 conference in Pittsburgh.

How to donate:

  1. Blow a goblet, mug, tumbler, or some kind of drinking glass
  2. Fill out the Goblet Grab donation form and price it at $50, $100, $150 or $200 USD
  3. Bring your drinking vessel with you and drop it off at the Goblet Grab receiving area at the Millennium Hotel, Shaw Room, Wed., June 14, 1-5 pm; Thurs, June 15, 9 am - 5 pm; Fri., June 16, 9-11 am. If you want to ship your piece (at your own expense), see our shipping information.

Visual Exchange

Millennium Hotel
200 S. 4th St., St. Louis, MO
by the Lewis & Clark Rooms
Friday, June 16, 2-5 pm; Saturday, June 17, 12 - 4 pm

Show your artwork at Visual Exchange, a slide show on view for everyone. All slides will be donated to the Rakow Research Library at the Corning Museum of Glass after the conference. Bring four slides - three of your work and one title slide with your name on the slide film - to the conference and give to a GAS Board member at the information desk at conference registration. For more information, contact the GAS office.

Artist Portfolio Review

Millennium Hotel, Soulard Room
200 S. 4th St., St. Louis, MO
Saturday, June 17, 1 - 2:45 pm

Gallery owners, curators, educators, and artists will be available to review portfolios of GAS conference attendees. Artists should bring either a slide, photograph, or electronic portfolio (electronic portfolios may be viewed on the reviewer's or the artist's computer). A sign-up sheet with the list of reviewers will be available at the conference registration area. Reviews will last 10-15 minutes each. A limited number of slots will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

4th International Forum for Glass Organizations

Millennium Hotel, Field Room
200 S. 4th St., St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, June 14, 3-3:45 pm

All international GAS member glass organizations are invited to send one or two representatives to participate in the International Forum for Glass Organizations.

Following the 1st International Forum, an e-group was created as a means of communication for glass organizations. If you would like to participate in networking/sharing international issues:

  1. Write to info@glassart.org to request an e-group invitation.
  2. Send your ideas to the e-group. Issues raised from the e-group will be discussed at the forum in St. Louis. Your ideas and comments are appreciated.
  3. Bring your ideas to the forum: How do you think international glass organizations could best liaise to benefit all? What form could such a network take? What opportunities could come from such interaction (i.e. artist-in-residence exchanges, studio exchanges, information sharing, etc.)?

Gallery Forum

Millennium Hotel, Chouteau Room
200 S. 4th St., St. Louis, MO
Saturday, June 17,  1-4 pm
Hosted by participating galleries

The Gallery Forum is an opportunity for galleries and artists from around the world to meet, talk, and exchange information and ideas.

Galleries: $125 for a table and listing as host. Coffee and rolls provided. Galleries please contact the GAS office by February 1 to sign up and be listed in the conference program book. Reserve your space by faxing the Gallery Forum Reservation Form to us at 206-382-2630.

Education Resource Center

Millennium Hotel, Soulard Room
200 S. 4th St., St. Louis, MO
Friday, June 16, 3-5 pm; Saturday, June 17, 3-5 pm

The Education Resource Center will be a space where students and those interested in continuing their pursuit of glass education may come to pick up materials and information. All educational facilities - universities, colleges, public access studios, summer programs, studios, etc. - who offer instruction in glass-working and wish to be represented in the Education Resource Center are invited to provide literature. Each school is also encouraged to send a representative to answer questions at the Education Resource Center.

To provide literature, bring your handouts and drop them off early at the Education Resource Center at the Millennium Hotel, or ship materials ahead of time. Contact the GAS office for the shipping location.

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