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Please Note: Publication of notices is for information
purposes only and does not necessarily indicate endorsement
by the Glass Art Society.
We are happy to include information as supplied to us by
various sources. Please send us your press releases and notices
including specific, current facts as far in advance as possible to:
GAS, 3131 Western Avenue, # 414, Seattle, WA 98121 or e-mail
to: Shannon@glassart.org. GAS news is a bi-monthly publication.
Members receive their newsletters approximately 6-8 weeks
after the deadline.
Upcoming Newsletter Deadlines:
February 1 for the April/May 2007 issue
April 1 for the June/July/August 2007 issue
We look forward to hearing from you.
Calls to Artists
Call for Papers We invite graduate students to submit papers
addressing issues of use or uselessness. Areas of inquiry might
explore the effect on the reception and interpretation of an
object when it is denied its original functionality and labeled
as “art” or when it is used for commercial or political purposes,
in the service of cultural hegemony or the colonial project. We
welcome submissions from all areas of art history and related
fields. In addition, we invite submissions from practicing artists
and filmmakers engaged with ideas and problems of function
in their work. Papers should be between 15 and 20 minutes in
length. Abstracts of no more than 500 words, a current CV, and
contact information should be submitted by 1/15/07, via email
or post. Some travel funding is available. Information: University
of Southern California, Dept. of Art History, VKC 351- MC 0047,
Los Angeles, CA 90089, uscgradsymposium@gmail.com
Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, the nation’s
largest wholesale craft show, invites artists to apply for its 2007
February and August shows. The 2007 shows celebrate the
Buyers Market’s 25th anniversary, marking a major milestone
for the American craft community. The Buyers Market will take
place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia,
Pa., on Feb. 16-19, 2007, and Aug. 4-6, 2007. Artists working in
ceramics, glass, metal, wood, furniture, jewelry, mixed media
and decorative and wearable fiber are encouraged to apply.
Applications and guidelines are available online. Information:
The Rosen Group, 3000 Chestnut Ave Ste 300, Baltimore, MD
21211, Tel: 410-889-2933 ext.218, info@rosengrp.com,
www.americancraft.com
West Sound Academy Art Sale The West Sound Academy is
holding its 9th annual High Quality Art and Glass Sale Done
Auction Style on March 3, 2007. Glass Artist Robert Carlson
- Auctioneer. 50% of sale is returned to artist. Don’t miss this
opportunity to expand your market and support art education.
Past contributing artists have included: Fritz Dreisbach,
Ben Moore, Jim Mongrain, Sonja Blomdahl, Richard Royal, Paul
Cunningham and Steve Maslach. For submission contact: West
Sound Academy, 5831 Packard Lane NE, Bainbridge Island, WA,
98110, Tel: 206-842-4090, nbaker@westsoundacademy.org,
www.westsoundacademy.org
All Dolled Up: Beaded Art Doll Competition Entries are being
accepted for the third bi-annual All Dolled Up: Beaded Art Doll
Competition. First prize of a $1000 shopping spree on the Land
of Odds website and a runner-up prize of a $400 shopping spree
on the website. Entries must include four color snapshots, four
jpg color images, a 1,000 - 2,000 short story about your beaded
art doll, a list of materials used. Deadline: Aug. 31, 2007.
Information: Land of Odds, 522 E Iris Dr, Nashville, TN, 37204, Tel:
615-292-0610, warren@landofodds.com, www.landofodds.com
The Fifth Annual Ugly Necklace Contest 2007 is offering a
first prize of a $992.93 shopping spree on the Land of Odds
website and a Runner-Up prize of a $399.07 shopping spree on
the website. Take three good color snapshots or scans of your
necklace, and write a short poem about it. Deadline March
15, 2007. Entries will be judged by a panel from The Center
for Beadwork & Jewelry Arts, based on the hideousness of the
necklace, its shape, color and use of materials, its functionality
and wearability, how well the artist has shown an understanding
of good design principles (and how to violate them) to achieve
this “Ugly” end, and the quality of the accompanying poem.
From the entries submitted, 10 finalists will be selected. Visitors
to the website will be asked to vote for the most Ugly Necklace.
Land of Odds, 522 E Iris Dr, Nashville, TN 37204, Tel: 615-292-0610,
warren@landofodds.com, www.landofodds.com
International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa Entries are being
accepted for two exhibitions Aug. 31 - Sept. 5, 2007 at the Korinbo
Daiwa Department Store, 8th Fl. Exhibition Hall, and Oct. to Nov.
2007 at the Notojima Glass Art Museum. Info: International
Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, Design Center Ishikawa,
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8203, Japan, Fax: +81 76 267 5242,
info@design-ishikawa.jp, www.design-ishikawa.jp
13th Annual Goblet Show Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass invites
entries by May 11. The exhibit will run July 13 - August 11.
No entry fee. Insurance. Send a SASE for details to: Kittrell/
Riffkind Art Glass, 5100 Belt Line Rd #820, Dallas, TX, 75254,
Tel: 972-239-7957/ 888-865-2228, Artglass@KittrellRiffkind.com,
www.kittrellriffkind.com
Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize Entries are being accepted
at the Society for Contemporary Craft (SCC) for The Prize, a
$5,000 cash prize plus award. The award, given in conjunction
with a juried exhibition at SCC, a corresponding catalogue and a
feature video on the winning artist, is funded by the daughters
of Elizabeth R. Raphael, the founder of SCC and a nationally
known figure in the contemporary art scene for several decades.
This year’s prize will be awarded in the category of glass, on the
basis of an entry that has been created within the previous 12
months and addresses the theme of “transformation.” Artists are
asked to submit slides of work and a CV to SCC by Feb. 16, 2007.
In addition to the prize-winning artist, a selection of entries will
receive honorable mention and will be included in the Founder’s
Prize exhibition to be held at SCC from Sept. 7, 2007 - Jan. 12,
2008. Artists wishing to receive a prospectus or Information:
SCC, 2100 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222,Tel: 412-261-7003,
info@contemporarycraft.org, www.contemporarycraft.org
Mixed Media Student Competition Exhibition Call to all arts
and crafts students of 16 and over attending part time courses
in colleges, adult community or further education in Great
Britain on both accredited and non-accredited, public and
private courses. Equally, this also applies to Students attending
V&A Workshops. Entries should not be in a medium in which
you have a professional qualification or in one which represents
your main occupation. Participants create a work of art inspired
by the collections of either the Victoria & Albert Museum, South
Kensington, London or the V&A Museum of Childhood, Bethnal
Green, London. Entries are judged by a panel of curators and the
winners and other selected works are displayed in the museum
of their inspiration. Winners in their category also receive a prize.
Deadline Feb. 16, 2007, by post to: ‘Inspired By’ Competition.
Learning & Interpretation Dept, Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell
Gardens, South Kensington, London. SW7 2RL, England. Tel:
020 7942 2533, e.cirier@vam.ac.uk, www.vam.ac.uk/inspiredby.
For information: ceramicsandglass@vam.ac.uk, www.vam.ac.uk
Side By Side Exhibition Applications are invited from professional
makers working in the field of glass whose work demonstrates
originality, creativity and high quality. The exhibition is
a collaboration between the Contemporary Glass Society and
the Devon Guild of Craftsmen to celebrate the 10th anniversary
of CGS, coinciding with a major glass conference at the Eden
Project, Sept. 28-30, 2007. Closing date Feb. 1, 2007. Information:
Contemporary Glass Society, c/o Broadfield House Glass
Museum, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 9NS, England,
Tel: +44 (0) 1603 507737, admin@cgs.org.uk, www.cgs.org.uk
Silent Conversations Exhibition Entries are being accepted
March 16 - May 6. Art provokes conversation. The idea of silent
conversations derives from a genre of paintings called a sacra
conversazione developed during the Italian Renaissance where
characters within the work would seem as if they were talking
with each other. This exhibition explores the dialog between
two or more objects that communicate tension between forms
through touching, placement of materials, or relationship with
negative space. An entry must consist of at least two pieces that
interact with each other and be made from metals, fiber, clay,
wood, or glass. Non refundable entry fee for two entries is $25,
checks made payable to Craft Alliance. Artist may submit up
to two slides per work. All accepted artwork must be for sale.
Deadline Jan. 26. Information: Craft Alliance, 6640 Delmar Blvd,
St. Louis, MO, 63130,Tel: 314-725-1177, ext 323, exhibitions@
craftalliance.org, www.craftalliance.org
Apprenticeships
One and Two-Month Apprenticeships in Tuscany, Vetrate
Artistiche Toscane, Via della Galluzza, n. 5, Siena, 53100, Italy, Tel:
+39 0577 48033, edu@glassisland.com, www.glassisland.com,
Vetrate Artistiche Toscane specializes in the creation of stained,
painted and fused glass. Siena was the first centre of stained
glass manufacture and design in Italy and Vetrate Artistiche
Toscane continues this tradition. The Studio handles original
commissions and restoration work (classical and modern
stained glass) in both religious and secular subjects. Fused glass
projects are also a part of our production. Techniques, materials,
tools, design of cartoons and patterns, glass cutting, experience
in using and matching different types of glass, basics of painting
technique: grisaille, enamels, media, tracing, matting, leading,
soldering and cementing, kiln operating, glass fusing, combining
leaded, fused and painted glass, installation on site. English is
spoken in the studio. Intensive hands-on courses also available.
For Rent
Studio Rental at Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Strandvejen 8, Ebeltoft,
DK 8400, Denmark, Tel: +45 86 34 17 99, PAA@glasmuseet.dk,
www.glass.dk. Hire our newly built studio for 14 Euro per day
(normally 87 Euro) plus cost of gas and glass (Philips batch)
(average 95 Euro/day). Our Studio Manager Leif Møller Nielsen
has been running the studio for the last couple of months and
all the equipment is now ready. The hot glass studio has: 1
Cerama melting furnace, 2 glory holes (small & large), 1 annealing
oven, 1 large Cerama fusing/slumping kiln, 10 blowpipes
and punties in various sizes, wooden blocks in various sizes. The
studio can be hired for single days or for longer periods of time.
This also applies to the cold working workshop, which can now
also be hired. The cold working shop includes: 1 belt sander, 1
lathe grinding wheel, 1 sandblaster, 1 flatbed for diamond discs.
To guarantee a period in the studio in 2007, book as soon as
possible. For technical info, please contact: Studio Manager Leif
Møller Nielsen leifmnielsen@yahoo.dk or tel. +45 2253 0602.
Contact: Anna Ibrahimi ami@glasmuseet.dk or +45 8634 1799.
For Sale
Diamond Grinder for Sale, Whitehead Glass Studio, PO Box
1112, Port Orford, OR, 97465, Tel: 541-332-2300, twhite@
webenet.net. New 18- inch diamond grinder for sale: $1350
complete. The same unit as a kit $700 (requires welding).
Hot Glass Studio Equipment for Sale, La Sorgente Glass
Studio, 18 E Jefferson St, Media, PA, 19063, Tel: 610-892-9547,
Fax: 610-892-0482, tom@nightorbs.com. Used only 3 seasons.
Photos can be seen at www.lasorgenteglass.com, under studio.
Items: John Childs Design furnace with recuperator, natural
gas, all safety systems. Size 72” h, 65” w and 65” d. New 550 lb.
glass crucible, Powers Model 135, DIN process controller; large
frontloading annealer, inside dimensions: 67” h, 53” w, and 23” d.
Two thermocouplers; John Childs top-loading annealer, inside
dim: 44” x 30” x 22” d; color furnace, electric using starbars, xtra
starbars included 3-16 lb. pots and two 6 lb. pots. 52” w, x 30” d
by 25” h, well built and on wheels. Plus many other items.
Hot Shop Equipment Available, by piece or complete workshop.
Please e-mail for images and prices. Contact: 306 Chace Street,
Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Tel: 831-459-0169, theglassbloke@
hotmail.com, schmuckglass.com.
Seeking
Either a Spatzier Engraving Lathe or a Merker KMK 1 portable
unit. Or both. Any condition. Contact: 306 Chace Street, Santa
Cruz, CA 95060. Tel: 831-459-0169, theglassbloke@hotmail.com,
schmuckglass.com.
Grants/Residencies
Washington State GAP Grants, Artist Trust, 1835 12th Ave,
Seattle, WA, 98122, Tel: 206-467-8734, Fax: 206-467-9633,
info@artisttrust.org, www.artisttrust.org, Grants for Artist
Projects, the GAP awards, provide support for artist-generated
projects, which can include (but are not limited to) the
development, completion or presentation of new work.
Projects created in all disciplines are eligible. GAP awards offer
a maximum of $1,400 for projects. A multidisciplinary panel
of artists and arts professionals from around Washington State
select GAP recipients. Deadline: Feb. 2007.
Glass Graduate Program with Assistantship at SIU School of
Art and Design of Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers
a three-year graduate program (MFA) featuring specialization
in glass. We feature a very extensive graduate assistantship
program that can provide you with teaching experience, tuition
waivers, and a monthly stipend. Graduate students are provided
with private studios and access to newly upgraded glass facility
including new cold shop, cutting and engraving lathes, casting
kilns, and hot shop. Travel funds may be available for exhibitions
and conferences. Resources include the several-thousand
square-foot Surplus Gallery; extensive ceramics, glass, small
metals, foundry, printmaking, and sculptural facilities; and digital
still and video cameras, digital projectors, and Macintosh computer
labs. Applications due Feb. 1, 2007. For more information:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, School of Art & Design,
403, Carbondale, IL, 62901, Tel: 618-453-7772, jiyong@siu.edu,
ww.artanddesign.siu.edu
Resident Artist Program Living Arts Centre program provides
opportunities for a blend of recent graduates of arts and design
institutions as well as mid-career artists to create, learn, and
exchange ideas in a multi-disciplinary and collaborative studio
environment. Information: Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts
Dr, Mississauga, ON, L5B 4B8, Canada, Tel: 905-306-6161,
samantha.pawley@livingarts.on.ca, www.livingartscentre.ca
Job Opportunities
Studio Assistant Position Hot glass studio accepting applications
from hard-working, unique and motivated individuals.
Glassblowing and hot-casting experience preferred, cold-shop
experience optional. Duties include charging, blowing & casting,
heavy lifting, sand-molds, packing/shipping, cold-shop and/or
studio maintenance, pay dependent on experience. Furnished
studio apartment available for serious applicants interested in
one-year residency. Studio time for trade. Whiners, slackers, and
smokers need not apply. To apply: send resume with references
& slides or photos with SASE. For more information call 813-267-
1762 or contact: Phoenix Glass Studio Inc., 811 E Knollwood St,
Tampa, FL, 33604, Tel: 813-237-3473, gottglass@msn.com,
www.gottglass.com