St. Louis 2006

Glass Art Society 36th Annual Conference

Glass Gateways: Meet in the Middle, June 15-17, 2006
Millennium Hotel
200 S. 4th St., St. Louis, Missouri

GAS Conference pre-registration is open till May 24! After May 24, register at the conference in St. Louis, MO, June 15-17.

Here's a peek at what you can expect to find at Glass Gateways: Meet in the Middle:

From the President: Meet Me in St. Louis
From the Co-Chairs: Welcome to St. Louis

Award Recipients, Demonstrators, Lecturers,  and Panelists
Preliminary Conference Schedule

Main Conference Venues

Special Conference Events: Stained Glass Tour • Pre-Conference Reception • Gallery Hop • Closing Night Party

Gallery Hop Oasis Sponsors

Get Involved: Annual Auction • Goblet Grab • Visual Exchange International Forum for Glass Organizations • Gallery Forum • Education Resource Center

International Student Exhibition
Work Exchange
Technical Display
Resource Guide Advertising

Around the Conference: Events, Open Studios, Workshops

Travel & Lodging
Special Exhibitions happening around St. Louis

St. Louis Attractions
The Fine Print

CONFERENCE UPDATE:  View the pieces that will be for sale at the Live Juried Auction.

St. Louis sits historically, geographically, and socially in the middle of a number of dichotomies. Located in Mid-America, St. Louis joins the energy and innovation of the north with the warmth and hospitality of the south. As the gateway to the west, it has been a starting point for many journeys—a portal from the familiar into unknown territory. In St. Louis, old traditions meet with new frontiers, creating a dynamic atmosphere full of possibilities.
       
The theme of GAS' 2006 conference, "Glass Gateways: Meet in the Middle," encourages exploration of both the close-knit community of glass workers and the diversity of techniques, attitudes, and individuals that makes that community vibrant. Meeting in the middle represents not only compromise, but also companionship and community. The theme allows room for lectures on the dynamics between form and function, technology and tradition, and other interesting dichotomies that influence art. It also encourages ideas about unity and convergence, whether through community endeavors, collaborations, or the merging of many influences to form a cohesive body of work. The demonstration area will allow for multiple functions (i.e. flameworking, casting, blowing, and slumping) in the same space, and presentations of combined techniques are encouraged.

Work and play, concept and execution, expression and meditation all meet in the middle to generate art. Join us for the GAS conference in St. Louis and explore the space in between.

Find out more about the exciting events the 2006 GAS Conference, including:

• Annual Live and Silent Auctions
• Goblet Grab
• Visual Exchange
• Artist Portfolio Review
• International Forum for Glass Organizations
• Gallery Forum
• Education Resource Center
  

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Related Topics:

• 2006 Gallery Hop Oasis
• 2006 Oasis Event Sponsors
• 2006_From_the_President
• 2006_From_the_Co-Chairs
• 2006_Presenters
• 2006_Venues
• 2006_Schedule
• 2006_Events
• Open to the Public!
• 2006_Exhibitions
• 2006_Student_Exhibition
• 2006_PrePostConference_Workshops
• 2006_Get_Involved
• 2006_Shipping
• 2006_Conference_The_Fine_Print
• 2006_Student_Scholarships
• 2006_Work_Exchange
• 2006_Technical_Display
• 2006_Resource_Guide
• 2006_St_Louis_Attractions
• 2006_Travel_and_Lodging

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