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Flame Run Studio Conference venues Marriott Louisville Downtown Hotel 280 West Jefferson, Louisville, KY 40202 Opening Ceremonies and Reception, Lectures, Technical Display, Auction, Goblet Grab, Student Exhibition, GAS Café Located in the heart of downtown Louisville, the Marriott Louisville Downtown Hotel will be the center of things for the Glass Art Society 40th Anniversary Conference. Many of the area’s best galleries, attractions and dining are within minutes of the hotel, making it the ideal central location for accommodations and many of the GAS conference events. The Cressman Center for Visual Arts Cressman Center Studio, University of Louisville, 100 East Main Street Hot and Coldworking Demos The Cressman Center for Visual Arts is home to the University of Louisville’s glass art department. Located in the heart of downtown Louisville, the facility boasts a comprehensive studio designed for the academic pursuit of hot, warm, and cold glassmaking as well as mixed media processes. Open to the public year round, the Cressman Center also contains a spacious and modern University gallery. The purpose of the facility is to not only provide students with a rich educational environment, but to also create a portal through which the community can experience the artmaking process during all stages of conception, execution, and exhibition. Lino Tagliapietra’s demo made possible, in part by the Sutherland Foundation Endowed Chair in Glass. 8 Glassworks Flame Run Studio 828 E. Market St, Louisville, Kentucky 40206 Demonstrations Brook Forrest White, Jr. founded Flame Run and with energy and chemistry, created a unique atmosphere of creativity in his 13,000 sq. ft. studio and gallery. Flame Run is a source for contemporary glass art, and is the region’s largest glassblowing hotshop, featuring a gallery with glass art created on site as well as glass from across the country. Glassworks Studio 815 West Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202 Hot and Flameworking Demonstrations, Lec-Mos Glassworks is a multi-use facility located in the heart of Downtown Louisville dedicated to the art of glass; its magic, its mystery, its beauty. Three working glass studios, two glass galleries, a walk-in workshop, daily tours and much more! Glassworks is also home to JazzyBlu, a jazz club located in the lower level of Glassworks that will be the lec-mo location Juicy Lucy at Glassworks Studio Student Demonstrations Cressman Center Juicy Lucy the Blowin’ Hot Rod is the first mobile glassblowing studio of her kind. Traditionally, glassblowing equipment is contained in a trailer pulled by a vehicle. Juicy Lucy’s equipment is creatively and efficiently designed to pull out and be operated from the rear and side of the van. The exterior of the van was designed and painted by notable graffiti artist, Sean Griffin. Will be located at the Glassworks Studio. Getting There and Accommodations Staying at the Marriott Louisville Downtown The hotel features deluxe accommodations with contemporary furnishings and décor. Rates for GAS conference attendees are $139 single or $149 double. To make your reservation, call the Marriott at: (502) 627-5045, Toll-free: (800) 533-0127 and state that you are with the Glass Art Society conference. Travel to Louisville The GAS 2010 Conference has two airlines offering savings to persons attending the conference. American Airlines: To make reservations and receive the discount without any additional fee, electronic ticketing is required. Go to www.AA.com and enter the star code 7450AI. Otherwise, calling an agent will incur a paper ticketing charge. Northwest Airlines: To make reservations call 1 (800) 328-1111 and refer to Glass Art Society Conference. Check the GAS website (www.glassart.org) for the file number to give the agent. Discount applies to domestic fares only. Flight segments on Delta will incur an additional charge. Car Rental Hertz – Up to 10% off daily rates, plus a $5/day discount during the conference (up to $25/week.) Call (800) 654-2210 and mention CDP # 1779165. Alamo – Up to 10% off daily rates. Call the reservation line at (800) 354-2322. Be sure to request Rate Code BY and Association ID 706768. Shuttles: GAS will provide free shuttles from the Marriott Hotel to demos from 7:30 - 12:30 am daily throughout the conference Trolleys: For only 50¢ per ride, trolleys run from 7 am - 8 pm every 15 - 20 minutes throughout the downtown area. Visit www.ridetarc.org/trolleys.asp for route and stop information. Bike Rentals: Wheel Fun Rentals are providing bicycle rentals from $8/hour or $25/day. Group rates available. Visit www.wheelfunrentals.com or call (502) 410-9654 for more information.
Special Conference Events The Pre-Conference Reception A Fundraiser Speed Museum, Wednesday, June 9, 6 - 9:30 pm Cost: $150. Maximum capacity: 300 Established in 1927, the Speed Art Museum is Kentucky’s oldest and largest art museum with over 13,000 pieces in its permanent collection. During the GAS Conference and beyond a special exhibition of studio glass will be featured. Additionally, its extensive collection spans 6,000 years, ranging from ancient Egyptian to contemporary art. A beautiful dinner with a Kentucky Flair and hosted bar will let guests enjoy the best of the museum. The Pre-Conference Reception is a fundraiser that supports low conference registration fees for student members of GAS. You must be registered in advance in order to attend. Sign up for this event on page 22. Day of Glass – a Celebration Wednesday, June 9, 8:30 am - 10 pm “Day of Glass” in Louisville will be a stimulating and entertaining day of art for conference attendees and will provide a preview for the public of the excitement in store with the start of the Glass Art Society conference. These events will be free and open to both the public and conference attendees. Centre College in Danville will also be hosting an open studio day at the college with a special treat – Italian Maestro, Lino Tagliapietra will be demonstrating from 8:30 am to 3 pm. Seating is limited and guests will be allowed in on a first come, first served basis. Transportation is not provided. Made possible, in part by John Schiff and Neusole Glassworks. Getting to Centre College from Louisville (85 miles) Take I-64 East to Hwy 151 S (Lawrenceburg-Graefenburg Exit 48.) Bear right off the exit and travel 5 miles. Turn right at the intersection onto US-127 S; travel approx. 36 miles. Turn left onto US-127 Business (Maple Ave.) in Danville. Go 2.2 miles. Turn left onto Main Street. Turn right into the Admission Welcome Centre parking lot – Admission Welcome Centre is on the first floor of Old Centre. Opening Ceremony, Reception, and Keynote Speaker Bill Samuels Marriott Ballroom V & VI, Thursday, June 10, 1:30 - 4:45 pm followed by the Opening Reception 5 - 7 pm Join GAS when we welcome participants and give tribute to our Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Mark Peiser and Lifetime Membership honoree, Tom Philabaum. Following their lectures, our Keynote Speaker Bill Samuels will address the crowd. Nothing says Kentucky like bourbon and Bill Samuels is President of Maker’s Mark Bourbon. The Samuels family claims the title of oldest bourbon family still going strong. Prior to 1840 the Samuels family did not produce bourbon commercially. It wasn’t until T.W. Samuels (grandson to Robert Samuels who created the “secret” family recipe) came along and constructed a distillery at Samuels Depot, Kentucky that the family made a business of bourbon. In 1943, after a break during Prohibition, Bill Samuels Sr. burned that famous family recipe. Bill Sr. wanted to create a bourbon without the bitterness, and so he did: Maker’s Mark. Enjoy seeing your friends, music, light hors d’eourves and a cash bar. Gallery Hop Downtown Louisville, Friday, June 11, 5 - 9 pm An opportunity to immerse yourself in the best of what downtown Louisville has to offer! Ride the trolley or traverse by foot the East, Central, and West sections of Market and Main Streets during the Gallery Hop. In acknowledgement of the GAS conference and Louisville’s burgeoning glass scene, many of the downtown galleries will be hosting exhibitions featuring or themed upon glass art. And that’s not all – check out the beautiful Waterfront Park at night and be sure to take note of the plentiful diverse architectural features showcased by the downtown streetscape. Of particular interest are the area’s record number of cast iron building facades. Don’t forget to stop for food, drink, and a little nightlife or music along the way. Finish off the evening at the Louisville Glassworks rooftop party! 2009 Closing Night Party in Corning Glassworks BLACK OUT Bash Friday, June 11, 9 pm - 2 am - A ticketed event through Glassworks Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the GAS conference where Glassworks will be turning the lights out and letting the libations flow thru this multi-level Black Out Bash. Live jazz in the basement nightclub, JazzyBlu; deejays, discoballs, and hot glass performances in the Hyland Glass/Glassworks Hot Shop; Kentucky Beer and Bourbon tastings with live bluegrass music on the first floor; the premier screening of the “Glass Performance Film Festival” (curated by Rik Allen, Kim Harty, & Andrew Page) on the second floor; and live music rockin’ on the rooftop of Glassworks. Come ready to BLACK OUT in your most fashionable black attire for discounted entry. Closing Night Party Muhammad Ali Center, Saturday, June 12, 8 pm - Midnight Located 5 blocks from the Louisville Marriott, the Muhammad Ali Center (MAC) is truly a special place and will be a treat for all GAS party-goers. Join your friends after the GAS Auction at the Center. Louisville is the birthplace of Muhammad Ali, one of the many reasons he chose to locate the $41 million MAC here. The cultural center features exhibitions regarding Ali’s core values of respect, confidence, conviction, dedication, charity, and spirituality. The Center presents Ali’s life from birth to the present. A mock-boxing ring is recreated based on his Deer Lake Training Camp along with Ali’s boxing memorabilia and history. All GAS participants are free to roam the museum and discover the many wonders the museum has to offer during the private Closing Night Party. Light food and cash bar. Food and drink are not allowed in exhibit areas. 9
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