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Memorials

IN MEMORIAM: Benjamin Moore (1952 – 2021)

June 29, 2021Lauren Bayer

This article was originally published by Urban Glass Quarterly. Details are still emerging, but glass great Benjamin Moore died on Friday, June 25th, 2021, in Seattle. Moore is considered one of the most influential American glassblowers of the 20th century, not only Read More

Community Spotlight

Flint Institute of Arts

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021Mae Quach

Previous Next How would you explain your organization in 300 words or less? The educational value of connecting works of art in the Flint Institute of Arts’ galleries to the hands-on studio experience has always been an essential part of the FIA’s Read More

Community Spotlight

Nzilani Glass Conservation / Nzilani Mask Project

May 5, 2021June 25, 2021Mae Quach

How would you explain your program in 300 words or less? The plan was to donate masks directly to organizations in the East Bay that serve underrepresented populations including those who may be choosing between buying a mask or getting other essential services. ⁠ Read More

Member Spotlight

Rees Bowen

April 30, 2021Mae Quach

                Previous Next Tell us about yourself. I have been involved with glass art for over 30 years with experience in the creation of several hot shops and galleries in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. I Read More

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Tennessee Tech University – Appalachian Center for Craft

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021Mae Quach

Previous Next How would you explain your organization in 300 words or less? The Appalachian Center for Craft (ACC) offers several educational art outreach programs including the Focus on Fine Program, Educator Week Workshops and High School Summer Art Intensives. Programs are Read More

Green Spotlight

Kitengela Hot Glass

April 14, 2021June 11, 2021Mae Quach

Previous Next How is sustainability incorporated into your process? Glass is the ideal circular economy material. We’ve been using recycled window and bottle glass to make objects for the last 30 years. We use recycled paper to pack our glass. We also Read More

Member Spotlight

Zsolt Budai

April 14, 2021June 4, 2021Mae Quach

Previous Next Tell us about yourself. I graduated in the Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design Budapest in 2008 with neon light creatures and a wall-window relief. I dealt with the light creatures for a long time after graduation, but somehow the Read More

Community Spotlight

Harbourfront Centre – Craft & Design Studio

March 18, 2021Mae Quach

Jared Last Harbourfront Centre Arthaus Fundraiser 2019 Glass Blowing at Night under the Disco Ball Rob Raeside and Reid Ferguston in the Glass Studio at Harbourfront Centre Reid Ferguson in the Glass Studio at Harbourfront Centre Rob Raeside exhibition Array at Harbourfront Read More

Member Spotlight

Jerre Davidson

February 24, 2021Mae Quach

              Previous Next Tell us about yourself. Jerre Davidson is a sculptor currently working in glass. Each sculpture she creates, explores the shifting rhythms of a particular space and she uses gestural shapes, light, shadow and Read More

Community Spotlight

Jackson County Green Energy Park

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021Mae Quach

How would you explain your organization in 300 words or less? Sustainably-fired art studios and education center, focusing on use of biofuels to provide high temperatures for art applications How did this program begin? County-led effort to find a solution for methane Read More

Member Spotlight

Ricardo Hoineff

February 1, 2021February 2, 2021Mae Quach

Previous Next https://www.glassart.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/blankets.mp4 Tell us about yourself. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1968, 300 meters from the Ipanema beach, on the age of 22 moved to Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1991 (now Czech Republic) to complete my studies in Scenography, Set Read More

Memorials

Gerald “Jerry” Catania (1945 – 2020)

January 27, 2021Mae Quach

Gerald “Jerry” Catania (1945 – 2020) Midwest glass pioneer and gifted art educator Jerry Catania, peacefully left an artistic legacy behind, on May 13, 2020, at the age of 74 years young. Jerry’s career in glass started serendipitously in 1971 with a Read More

Member Spotlight

Joshua Hershman

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020Mae Quach

  TITLE: Persistence Of Vision MEDIUM: Glass METHOD: Negative core cast glass, polished SIZE: 9,75”h x 24.5”w x 10”d DATE: 2020 PHOTO: Keay Edwards   Persistence Of Vision   Persistence Of Vision   Persistence Of Vision   TITLE: Forgetting In The Process Read More

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Junichiro Baba

November 23, 2020December 18, 2020Mae Quach

Previous Next Tell us about yourself. My name is Junichiro Baba. I am a studio artist and an instructor teaching hot and warm glass at Joshibi university in Japan. I came from sculpture background, and found out glass is the essential material Read More

Community Spotlight

Berlin Glas e.V. | Kiez Mobil

November 23, 2020December 1, 2020Mae Quach

Anna Mlasowsky teaching a Multaka Workshop in November 2019 People holding glass canes that are 1,5m apart: Multaka Workshop October 2020 Luke on the marver Kiez Mobil on the go at an outdoor festival Previous Next How would you explain your organization Read More

Community Spotlight

The Glass Furnace Foundation

November 23, 2020December 21, 2020Mae Quach

https://vimeo.com/350066316 How would you explain your organization in 300 words or less? The Glass Furnace is Turkey’s largest and best-equipped glass and art center. On the shore of the Riva river, the campus has given its back to the green nature in Read More

Member Spotlight

Plasma Art Alliance

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020Lauren Bayer

          Previous Next Tell us about yourself. The Plasma Art Alliance is an international art organization representing over 100 artists and enthusiasts of the sculptural medium of lighted plasma in glass. We strive to foster advancements in the Read More

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Tali Grinshpan

November 4, 2020December 2, 2020Mae Quach

Photo credit to Keay Edwards. Photo credit to Keay Edwards. Photo credit to Keay Edwards. Photo credit to Keay Edwards. Photo credit to Keay Edwards. Photo credit to Keay Edwards. Previous Next Tell us about yourself. Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Read More

Memorials

Sylvia Bernice Vigiletti (1933 – 2020)

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020Mae Quach

Sylvia Bernice Vigiletti  September 22, 1933 – October 12, 2020 Sylvia Bernice Vigiletti passed away peacefully at home in Southfield, Michigan on Monday, October 12, 2020. She was born in Chatham, Ontario on Friday, September 22, 1933 to John and Dora Glover. Read More

Memorials

Marianne Spottiswoode McLane (August 23, 2020)

October 1, 2020November 10, 2020Mae Quach

Marianne Spottiswoode McLane August 23, 2020 It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Marianne, known to her family as ‘Jean Marian’. Marianne passed away on Sunday 23rd August 2020, in Tijuana, Mexico. Marianne was blessed with Read More

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