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Shipping for Auction,
Goblet Grab
and Student Exhibition
Shipping Address:
University of Louisville, Dept. of Fine Arts
Rm 104, Schneider Hall, Louisville, KY 40208
Attention: Glass Art Society Auction, Goblet
Grab or Student Exhibition depending
on where your work should be delivered.
Please make sure to clearly mark the box
with this information.
Donating Artists: Artists donating to the
Auction are encouraged to hand-deliver
their work to their conference packed well
enough for carryout. Shipped work must be
received in Louisville by June 1, 2010. GAS
promises to handle your pieces with the
utmost respect and care, and to update you
on the status and sale of your donation, but
we are not responsible for breakage, theft,
or loss. If your donation does not sell, GAS
will keep it to place in the next fundraiser
or event to benefit GAS.
Buyers: Professional packers and shippers
will be on site after the auction on Saturday
evening. All purchases are final and must
be paid for and removed from the premises
during the evening. Items that are not
removed will be shipped at the purchasers
expense. No exchanges or refunds allowed.
GAS assumes no responsibility for the
shipping of purchases or for those items not
picked up immediately after Goblet Grab or
the Auction. Once you have made arrangements
with a shipping vendor, GAS cannot,
by shipping regulations, intervene on your
behalf with the shipper. You must resolve
any concerns regarding artwork damaged
or lost during shipping by contacting the
shipping vendor directly.
Artist Portfolio Review
Marriott Skybox
Friday, June 11, 1 - 3 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 reviewed on the reviewer’s or artist’s computer.)
A sign-up sheet 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 firstcome,
first-served basis.
Education Resource Center
Marriott Rose Foyer
Friday, June 11, 1 - 5 pm; Saturday, June 12, 1 - 5 pm
The Education Resource Center is 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 glassworking and
wish to be represented in the Education Resource Center
are requested to provide literature. Each school is also
encouraged to send a representative to be present to
answer questions during the conference.
If you want to bring your handouts and drop them
off early, or to ship materials ahead of time, please
contact the GAS office.
School Presentations
Marriott Skybox
Saturday, June 12, 2 – 3:45pm
All Schools, both college level programs and nondegree
programs, are also invited to participate in
School Presentations which are a forum where 10-minute
power point presentations are given by a representative
of the school. Reservations for a Presentation Slot must
be received by April 15th.
Visit www.glassart.org or contact info@glassart.org
for details.
40 Years and
Counting...
The Louisville 2010
Conference is the
40th conference of
GAS. Shown here,
a blast from the
past, the first GAS
Conference poster,
designed by Fritz
Dreisbach
Images below:
Left: Fritz Dreisbach, Jim
Tanner and Jack Schmidt,
circa 1971
Right: Tom Kekic, Jeff Todd,
Fritz Dreisbach at Penland
Barns Glass Shop, 1971
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