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STUDENT Minako Shirakura Alfred University, Alfred, NY Minako Shirakura was brought up in Tokyo. She studied glass and received her bachelor’s degree with honors and postgraduate diploma from Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. Since then she has shown her work in United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Japan and United States. She has participated in Pilchuck Glass School and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts both as a student and as a Teaching Assistant. Currently she is a first year master of fine arts student at Alfred University. Artist Statement: We want to hear from you! PROFILE I would like to take any materials that best suit the expression of my ideas, but I am strongly attracted to the rich vocabulary glass offers me. Transparency, fragility, softness of its lines, potential danger, reflectivity, and the play between light and shadow– glass often holds contradictory natures in one, and it is almost human to me. My interest in recent years is becoming more mixed media oriented. However, glass still remains a very important means of communication to me and I would like to pursue and develop my language of glass further. “Rest,” 2000, glass and metal, 15 x 20 x 36 in. h. “Perfect Gift,” (detail) 1999, glass, acrylics, wood. Photo: Hiroyasu Fujimoto Students: Don’t Miss this Scholarship Opportunity! If you are a student and need financial support to attend the GAS conference in St. Louis this year, be sure to apply for our student scholarships. Scholarships are open to full-time student members of GAS, current through June 2006. The application process is juried. General Scholarship All full-time student members of GAS are eligible for this scholarship. Takako Sano Scholarship Students living outside Australia are eligible for assistance through the Takako Sano Scholarship Fund. One award of $1,000 USD will be given. Becky Winship Flameworking Scholarship Students whose work uses flameworking techniques are eligible for this scholarship, generously funded by Winship Designs. How to apply: One application allows you to be considered for all scholarships, if eligible. GAS NEWS invites Letters to the Editor from all GAS members. Submit your opinions, comments, and thoughts to: Glass Art Society, Attn: GAS NEWS, 3131 Western Ave., 1. Letters will be selected for publication based on space availability, topical interest, number of letters received on the same topic or area, and adherence to our guidelines. Only letters from Glass Art Society members will be published. 2. Letters containing potentially libelous matter, profanity, or that attack the character or reputation of a person or company will not be printed. 2 Suite 414, Seattle, WA 98121, USA, E-mail: Thank you Jane! Tel: 520-884-7814, Fax: 520-623-9680, info@sonoranglass.org, venue to build relationships with craft buyers from all across 15 commcoord@glassart.org Guidelines for submission of Letters to the Editor: We encourage all GAS members to express their opinions in letters to the editor, and ask that the following guidelines be adhered to when submitting letters: Send: 1. Letter of intent, two (2) pages maximum, stating why you would like to attend the conference. Please indicate the school you are currently attending. 2. Five (maximum) slides of your work, labeled with your name.* 3. Slide sheet with the following details about each slide: a. Your name b. Title of the piece c. Year of creation d. Materials and technique used e. Dimensions of the piece *Slides should be numbered to correspond with the slide sheet. To: Student Scholarship, Glass Art Society, 3131 Western Avenue, Suite 414 Seattle, WA 98121, USA Deadline for applications: February 15, 2006 Notification by: March 15, 2006 3. Letters may be edited for language and length. 4. Letters should be limited to 200 words. 5. Letters submitted for publication by regular mail or e-mail must include the author’s first and last name, address and phone number for verification purposes. Anonymous letters will be disregarded. If your letter is published, your first and last name will be printed. Your city and state will be included (unless you ask that it not be), but your address and phone number will not be included. 6. When writing, faxing, or e-mailing a letter to the editor, use the subject line or heading “Letter to the Editor.” 7. When responding to a specific article, state the article title and include the date in parenthesis. 8. Frequency of submissions may need to be restricted. If we receive multiple letters on one subject or from one writer, we will attempt to sample a variety of opinions, but may apply the general standard of one letter per writer per three newsletters. Factory Light Structure maquette, test series. 300 mm h x 50 mm w x 50 mm d MEMBER Jane Gavan PROFILE Australian glass artist Jane Gavan is interested in exploring and challenging the parameters of glass. As head of the Glass Studio at Sydney College of the Arts and through her studio practice, she has created works that show her interest in how light, space and visual communication combine and recombine in each project, where an emphasis on formal or conceptual concerns is mediated through processes and materials. In one current major project, the Factory Light Project, she explores the synergies between a factory and the processes of makers of contemporary craft, emphasizing the role of glass as a material in contemporary object art and design. “I want to describe “factory light,” Gavan says. The exhibition will include a room with a series of 10-12 glass maquette style structures that attempt to capture the ambience of an industrial building from the modernist period as it appears to us today. The devitrified glass in these old buildings make them contemporary for us, the time passing is embodied on their outer skin. For this exhibit, Gavan has been developing small viewing boxes and a series of objects that reflect the muted light and each floor inside the building. “With these smaller scale structures,” she says,“we can carry the light around with us, it will be accessible, a distilled essence of the current sense of the monumental building.” Each object will examine different elements of the relationship through its treatment and structure. Iron green tinted window glass and soft grey and ivory thin 2mm bullseye glass will be pre-glued, invested in a mould, then kiln fused in several different architecturally reminiscent structures. For Gavan, this project revolves around the joy of discovering and developing new techniques for making and examining materials, objects and phenomena in society. ERRATA Last month we neglected to list Jane Gavan’s contributions to the 2005 GAS Auction. Barbara Koppelstätter (left) with artist Josepha Gasch-Muche at Galerie B, Baden Baden, Germany ENGLAND Clitheroe, Lancashire, The Platform Gallery, Tel: +44 01200 443071, E-mail: platform.gallery@ribblevalley.gov.uk, Web: www.ribblevalley.gov.uk, Selection Box: Mixed Media Exhibition including Wayne Charmer, Jenny Cork, Maggie Hamlyn Williams, Sarah Hayhoe, Ian MacDonald, Kathryn Pearce, Tom Petit, Will Shakespeare, The Glass Studio at Denby (Paul Barcroft and Tom Petit), through January 7, 2006 Gateshead, Shipley Art Gallery, Tel: +44 (0191) 477 1495, Fax: +44 0191 478 7917, E-mail: helen.joseph@twmuseums.org.uk, Web: www.twmuseums.org.uk/shipley/, Traversing: Four Person Touring Exhibition with John Buron, Eva Engström, Sally Fawkes, Richard Jackson, January 21 - March 19, 2006 London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7942 2069, Fax: +44 (0) 20 7942 2071, E-mail: ceramicsandglass@vam.ac.uk, Web: www.vam.ac.uk, Collect: Craft Council International Art Fair For Contemporary Objects, Located in the Temporary Exhibition Galleries, February 9 - 13, 2006 Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, Glass Gallery at the National Glass Centre, Tel: +44 (0) 191 515-5555, Fax: +44 (0) 191-515-5556, E-mail: info@nationalglasscentre.com, Web: www.nationalglass centre.com, Wearing Glass, May 12 - July 9, 2006, Observations: Ann Wolff, through January 29, 2006 Surrey, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Tel: +44 020 8332 5655, Fax: +44 020 8332 5197, E-mail: info@kew.org, Web: www.kew.org, Gardens of Glass: Chihuly at Kew, through January 15, 2006 West Midlands, Broadfield House Glass Museum, Tel: +44-1384-812749, Fax: +44-1384-812746, E-mail: glass.museum@dudley.gov.uk, Web: www.glassmuseum.org.uk, Modern Glass: The Glass Designs of Ronald Stennett-Willson, through January 28, 2006 ESTONIA Tallinn, Estonian Museum of Applied Art & Design, Tel: +372 -6411-927, Fax: +372 -6411-937, E-mail: info@trtr.ee, Web: www.trtr.ee, 4th Tallinn Applied Art Triennial: Two Close Ones, March 17 - May 21, 2006 FRANCE Paris, Luniverre Gallery, Tel: +33-1-4461-0481, Fax: +33-1-4461- 7062, Web: www.luniverre.com, “Circe’s Garden” Oeuvres in Verre: Hanneke Fokkelman, through January 29, 2006 GERMANY Baden-Baden/Sinzheim, Galerie B, Tel/Fax: +49 7221 85585 glasgalB@aol.com, www.galerieb.de, Josepha Gasch-Muche through February 28, 2006 Coburg, Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Tel: +49 09561/ 8790, Web: www.kunstsammlungen-coberg.de, Coburger Glaspreis 2006 Für Zeitgenossische Glaskunst In Europa, April 2 - June 30, 2006 2006 American Craft Council Southeast Regional Conference March 23-25, 2006, in Louisville, KY. The Spotlight exhibit and many of the conference sessions will be held at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft along with other local venues. For more information contact: Craft Marketing Program, 2100 Capital Plaza Tower, Frankfort, KY, 40601, Tel: 502-564-8110 ext. 488, fran.redmon@ky.gov, www.kycraft.ky.gov 2006 Biennial Conference “The Object as an Eloquent Statement” March 4 - 5 in Auckland, New Zealand. For more information contact: New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass, PO Box 68805, Newton, Auckland, New Zealand, Tel: +64 021 1179584, yks_louie@yahoo.co.nz, www.nzsag.co.nz 2006 CRAFTBOSTON March 31 - April 2, 2006 at the Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA. CRAFTBOSTON 2006 is produced by The Society of Arts and Crafts and will feature the work of 175 of the world’s finest craft artists. For more information contact: The Society of Arts & Crafts, 175 Newbury St, Boston, MA, 02116, Tel: 617-266-1810, Margaret Pace DeBruin, CRAFTBOSTON Show Director, mdebruin@craftboston.org North Lands Creative Glass 10th Annual International Conference ‘The Skilful Hand and Eye’ September 2 - 3 2006. This two-day conference will explore the issue of skill in contemporary art and craft practice. Speakers confirmed at this date include Masterclass leaders (excluding Marquis), Glenn Adamson, head of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Graduate Studies program (keynote presentation) and Louise Butler, independent curator of traditional Scottish crafts. For further information contact: Lorna MacMillan, North Lands Creative Glass, Quatre Bras, Lybster, Caithness KW3 6BN Scotland, Tel/Fax: 44-1593 721229, info@northlandsglass.com, www.northlandsglass.com 2006 International Flameworking Conference March 17-19, 2006, in Carney’s Point, NJ and will feature artist Ginny Ruffner. For more information contact: Salem Community College Glass Center, 460 Hollywood Ave, Carneys Point, NJ, 08069-2799, Tel: 856-351-2611, aboothe@salemcc.edu, www.salemcc.org 5th Annual Flame Off February 3, 2006, at the Sonoran Glass Art Academy, Tucson, AZ. For more information contact: Sonoran Glass Art Academy, 633 W. 18th St, Tucson, AZ, 85701, www.sonoranglass.org CODA Conference 2006 June 1-4 in Portland, OR. The conference includes guest speakers Lloyd Herman and Michael Monroe, many conference sessions, a reception at Bullseye Connection, and much more. For more information contact: CODA, PO Box 51, Onia, AR, 72663, Tel: 870-746-4396, info@codacraft.org, www.codacraft.org Coesfeld-Lette, Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding, Tel: +49 25 46 93 050, Fax: +49 25 46 93 0550, E-mail: info@ernsting-stiftung.de, Web: www.ernsting-stiftung.de, Sybille Peretti and Lieve Van Stappen, through January 22, 2006 Frauenau, Galerie am Museum Glasobjekte und Graphiken, Tel: +49 (0)9926 180868, Fax: +49 (0)9926 189250, E-mail: info@eisch.de, Web: www.eisch.de, Tafel-Lust Prunk und Prost (Delights of the Table Pomp and Cheers): James Vella, Artist in Residence, through March 4, 2006 JAPAN Kamo-gun, Shizuoka-ken, Koganezaki Crystal Park Glass Museum, Tel: +81 558 55 1516, Fax: +81 558 55 1522, E-mail: k-museum@kuripa.co.jp, Web: http://www.kuripa.co.jp/, 10th Glass ‘05 in Japan, through April 5, 2006 SCOTLAND Glasgow, The Lighthouse, Tel: +44 (0)141 221 6362, Fax: +44 (0)141 221 6395, E-mail: enquiries@thelighthouse.co.uk, Web: www.thelighthouse.co.uk, The Bombay Sapphire Sutdent Designer Glass Competition Touring Exhibition, January 24 - March 8, 2006 Galleries/Museums/Artists Please send images of work in upcoming exhibitions! We prefer digital images if possible ( jpeg, tiff ). Digital images must be high-resolution. We also accept prints and 35mm slides. E-mail to: Shannon@glassart.org or mail a disk to: Glass Art Society, Attn: Communications Coordinator, 3131 Western Ave., # 414, Seattle, WA 98121 USA seminars, conferences, events Glass Art Society 36th Annual Conference Glass Gateways: Meet in the Middle, June 15-17, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri. Conference brochures with details will be mailed Fall 2005. For more information: Glass Art Society, 3131 Western Ave., Suite 414, Seattle, WA, 98121, Tel: 206-382-1305, Fax: 206-382-2630, info@glassart.org, www.glassart.org Glass India 2006: The Leading Trade Exhibition Jan. 10 -11, 2006 in Mumbia, India. Glass India is the leading trade exhibition for the glass manufacturing industry in the Indian sub-continent and will include a panel of international speakers presenting papers on key elements of the glass manufacturing process. For more information contact: All India Glass Manufacturing Federation, Tel: +91 (22) 24937200, vitrumglass@vsnl.net, www.glassmediaonline.com GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window, & Door Expo Sept. 20-22, 2006 at the Las Vegas Convevention Center, Las Vegas, NV. For more information contact: GlassBuild America, 8200 Greensboro Dr Ste 302, McLean, VA, 22102 -3881, Tel: 866-342-5642 ext. 300, Fax: 703-442-0082, www.GlassBuildAmerica.com International Commission on Glass 2007 July 2-6, 2007 in Strasbourg, France. For more information contact: International Commission on Glass, ICG 2007 - CRITT Materiaux Alsace, Schiltigheim Cedex, F67305, France, Tel: + 33 3 88 19 15 10, Fax: + 33 3 88 19 15 14, info@icg2007.org Middle East Glass Trade Fair March 13 -16, 2006, Kuwait International Fair Ground, Kuwait City, Kuwait. The Fifth International Trade Fair For The Glass Processing Machinery, Equipment, Raw Materials & End Products (MEG) is the only gateway into Kuwait, Iraq & the Middle East region. This annual event has contributed significantly to the growth of the glass industry in the region it serves. For more information contact: Middle East Glass Expo, Tunis St., Bldg. 10, 2nd Floor, Hawalli, Kuwait City, Kuwait, Tel: +965 2649177/ 88, Fax: +965 2649199, info@kubec-fairs.com, www.kubec-fairs.com Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft Feb. 17-20 and July 21-23, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. The Buyers Market of American Craft is a wholesale trade show that provides artists a professional the country. Approximately 2,000 artists exhibit annually to more than 8,000 buyers from 3,000 companies from across the United States and Canada. For more information contact: The Rosen Group, 3000 Chestnut Ave Ste 300, Baltimore, MD, 21211, Tel: 410-889-2933 ext. 218, Fax: 410-889-1320, info@rosengrp.com, www.americancraft.com UrbanGlass Auction and Glassblowers Ball April 29, 2006, Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, NY. For more information contact: Urban Glass, 647 Fulton St 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY, 11217-1112, Tel: 718-625-3685 x 225, Fax: 718-625-3889, www.urbanglass.org, director@urbanglass.org
14 UNITED STATES ARKANSAS Glendale, The Bead Museum, Tel: 623-931-2737, E-mail: info@beadmuseumAZ.org, Web: www.beadmuseumaz.org, Trajectories: An Exploration of Contemporary Glass Beadmaking. This exhibition is presented in cooperation with the International Society of Glass Beadmakers, through March 16, 2006 Tucson, Philabaum Glass Gallery, Tel: 520-884-7404 (studio)/ 520-299-1939 (gallery), E-mail: tphilabaum@qwest.net, Web: www.philabaumglass.com, Spouting Off Again!: Teapots by 11 Artists in Glass, Clay and Polymer. Artists include Laura Balombini, Valerie Bunnell, Stephan Cox, Paul Allen Counts, Susan Filley, Wes Hunting, Elaine Hyde, Laura Jean McLaughlin, Laura Peery, Harry Stuart, and Christian Thirion, through January 28, 2006; Mark Fowler: Cast Glass Sculpture. Exhibition located at: St. Philip’s Plaza, 4280 N. Campbell Ave. Suite 105, Tucson, February 4 - March 25, 2006 CALIFORNIA Desert Hot Springs, Bighorn Glass Studio, Tel: 760-329-4344, Fax: 760-329-4360, E-mail: michael@bighornglassstudio.com, Web: www.bighornglassstudio.com, Art in Glass 2005: Michael Sudderth, Mike Loftus, Joey Fernando, Jerry Hirschman, through January 6, 2006 San Francisco, San Francisco Airport Museum, Tel: 650-821-6700, E-mail: commments@sfoArts.org, Web: www.sfoarts.org, Beyond Tradition: Contemporary Glass Arts: Julie Alland, Lisa Aronzon, Cheryl Derricotte, Erik Eiserling, Jaime Guerrero, Guido Gurlitz, David Hering, Ed Kirshner, Mitch LaPlante, John Leighton, John Lewis, Susan J. Longini, Candace A. Martin, Treg Silkwood, Nancy Otto, Clifford Rainey, Amy Rueffert, David Ruth, Nadine Saylor, Johnathon Schmuck, and Mary Bayard White, through January 31, 2006 Studio City, D & A Fine Arts, Tel: 818-760-7583, E-mail: mail@DandAfinearts.com, Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend & Richard Amend: Solo Exhibitions, through January 15, 2006 GEORGIA Macon, Mercer University, Tel: 478-301-2591, Web: www.mercer.edu, Architecturally Themed Exhibit at the Swilley Library to Benefit the Foundation for Community Arts, February 13 - March 31, 2006 ILLINOIS Chicago, Marx-Saunders Gallery, Tel: 312-573-1400, Fax: 312-573-0575, E-mail: marxsaunders@earthlink.net, Web: www.marxsaunders.com, Richard Whiteley, December 3, 2005 - January 7, 2006 KANSAS exhibitions 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: December 15 for the March 2006 issue February 1 for the April/May 2006 issue We look forward to hearing from you. Lawrence, Lawrence Arts Center, Tel: 785-843-2787, Fax: 785-843-6629, E-mail: lartctr@sunflower.com, Web: www.lawrenceartscenter.com, 18th Annual Outdoor Downtown Sculpture Exhibition, through March 31, 2006 Kirstie Rea, “Reclining Rake,” 2004, kilnformed and cold-worked glass, 3 x 14.5 x 14 in. at Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, OR Photo: R. Watson Wichita, Wichita Art Museum, Tel: 316-268-4921, Fax: 316-268-4980, Web: www.wichitaartmuseum.org, Tiffany By Design, through January 8, 2006 MASSACHUSSETTS Boston, The Society of Arts & Crafts, Tel: 617-266-1810, Fax: 617-266-5654, E-mail: bgerstein@societyofcrafts.org, Web: www.societyofcrafts.org, Artcessorize: a show with funky, original and eclectic accessories. Features 25 artists who create innovative jewelry, scarves, belts, purses, hats, shoes and other creative body accessories, through January 22, 2006 Brockton, Fuller Craft Museum, Tel: 508-588-6000 ext. 114, Fax: 508- 587-6191, E-mail: communications@fullercraft.org, Web: www.fullercraft.org, Fur, Fins and Feathers: Glass from the Rifkin Collection, through January 2, 2006 MAINE Round Pond, The Library Art Studio, Tel: 207-529-4210, The Almost Season: Sally DeLorme Pedrick, December 1, 2005 - December 31, 2006 NEW YORK Corning, The Corning Museum of Glass, Tel: 607-937-5371, Fax: 607-974-8470, E-mail: sternbenkym@cmog.org, Web: www.cmog.org, Decades in Glass: The ‘60s. The show explores early years of Harvey Littleton, Dale Chihuly, other studio glass pioneers, through April 2, 2006, Splitting the Rainbow: Cut Glass in Color, April 11 - November 1, 2006, Glass of the Maharajahs: European Crystal Furniture for Indian Royalty, May 19 - November 30, 2006 New York, Heller Gallery, Tel: 212-414-4014, Fax: 212-414-2636, E-mail: info@hellergallery.com, Web: www.hellergallery.com, Art Miami: Christina Bothwell, Nicole Chesney, Gregory Grenon, Susan Taylor Glasgow, Sibylle Peretti, Miles Van Rensselaer, January 6 - 9, 2006, palmbeach 3: Nicole Chesney, Susan Taylor Glasgow, Anja Isphording, Therese Lahaie, Karen LaMonte, Ivana Sramkova, Ales Vasicek, January 13 - 15, 2006, This is Glass, February 4 - March 4, 2006, Susan Taylor Glasgow, Ales Vasicek, March 11- April 4, 2006 New York, Museum of Arts & Design, Tel: 212-956-3535, Fax: 212-459-0926, E-mail: holly.hotchner@madmuseum.org, Web: www.madmuseum.org, Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation, Part 2 - Contemporary Native North American Art from the West, Northwest & Pacific. Artists include Brian Barber, Susan Point, and Preston Singletary, through January 22, 2006 Niagara University, Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, Tel: 716-286-8286, Fax: 716-286-8289, E-mail: mjbeam@niagara.edu, Web: www.niagara.edu/cam, Exquisite Corpse: Contemporary Figurative Flameworkers Play a Surrealist Game, through February 12, 2006 OREGON Portland, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Tel: 503-227-0222, Fax: 503-227-0008, E-mail: lanimcgregor@bullseyeglass.com, Web: www.bullseyeconnectiongallery.com, Winter Games: Bennett Battaile, Steven Easton, and Erika Tada, December 16, 2005 - January 14, 2006, Bullseye at Collect 2006: Location: Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, February 9 - 13, 2006, Giles Bettison: Threads 1996 - 2005, January 20 - February 18, 2006 PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Tel: 412-441-5200, Fax: 412-441-0655, E-mail: morglass@sgi.net, Web: www.morganglassgallery.com, Figure It Out: Mark Abildgaard, Wendy Saxon Brown, Judi Charlson, Hartmann Greb, Gregory Grennon, Carmen Lozar, Koichi Matsufuji, Gregory Nangle, Masayo Odahashi, Pat Owens, Jeff Sarmiento, through February 5, 2006 Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Tel: 412-365-2145 ext 203, Fax: 412-365-2140, E-mail: karen@pittsburghglasscenter.org, Web: www.pittsburghglasscenter.org, Well Hung: Chandeliers Revealed. A variety of artists will stretch the boundaries of the traditional chandelier and present new works in glass chandeliers. Artists in residence Daniel Spitzer, Jill Reynolds, Katherine Gray, James Mongrain, Emilio Santini, and Ginny Ruffner will create chandeliers in the studio at PGC. Other artists contributing to the exhibition are James Minson, Gavin Benjamin, Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron Desmett, through January 6, 2006 TEXAS Dallas, Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass, Tel: 972-239-7957/ 888-865- 2228, Fax: 972-239-7998, E-mail: Artglass@KittrellRiffkind.com, Web: www.kittrellriffkind.com, 13th Annual Scent Bottle Invitational: Featuring one-of-a-kind and limited edition perfume bottles from over 50 contemporary glass artists nationwide, February 3 - March 5, 2006 Andrew Shea, “Topaz Swirl,” at Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass, Dallas, TX VIRGINIA Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, Tel: 804-828-8462, Fax: 804-828-8210, E-mail: jlwax@mail1.vcu.edu, Web: www.vcu.edu/artweb/Crafts/, . . . and the levee broke: meditations on the power of water: An Exhibition of Artwork Examining the Power of Water; Proceeds to Benefit the Youngest Victims of Hurricane Katrina, through January 3, 2006 WASHINGTON Bellevue, Bellevue Arts Museum, Tel: 425-519-0770, Fax: 425- 637-1799, Web: www.bellevueart.org, David Chatt: Two Hands, Twenty Years, and a Billion Beads, through January 1, 2006. Taking Shape: Pilchuck Glass School in the ‘70s. Seventy-five pieces representing both early and later work by Dale Chihuly, James Carpenter, Fritz Dreisbach, Erwin Eisch, Mary Ann “Toots” Zynsky, Italo Scanga (1932 - 2001), Benjamin Moore, Paul Marioni, the team of Flora Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick, William Morris, Lino Tagliapietra, Richard Marquis and others, through January 29, 2006, Looking Forward Glancing Back: Northwest Designer Craftsmen at 50, through February 26, 2006 La Conner, Museum of Northwest Art, Tel: 360-466-4446, E-mail: mona@ncia.com, Web: www.museumofnwart.org, Lisa Zerkowitz: Growth, through January 8, 2006 Seattle, William Traver Gallery, Tel: 206-587-6501, Fax: 206-587- 6502, E-mail: info@travergallery.com, Web: www.travergallery.com, Kathy Venter: Immersion, January 6 - 29, 2006, Tom Fairbanish: Glass and Mixed Media Sculpture, February 3 - 26, 2006 Tacoma, Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art, Tel: 253-396-1768, Fax: 253-396-1769, E-mail: info@museumofglass.org, Web: www.museumofglass.org, Gathering the Light: Cappy Thompson, Ongoing, Paul Stankard: A Floating World, Forty Years of an American Master in Glass, through January 15, 2006, Debora Moore: Natural Reflections, through January 15, 2006, Karen LaMonte: Absence Adorned, December 10, 2005 - September 4, 2006, Czech Glass, 1945 -1980: Design in an Age of Adversity, January 18 - June 18, 2006 INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, Tel: +61-2-6240-6483, Fax: +61-2-6240-6529, E-mail: eve.sullivan@nga.gov.au, Web: www.nga.gov.au, Transformations: The Language of Craft, through January 29, 2006 Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Tel: +61 02 6926 9660, Fax: +61 02 6926 9669, E-mail: gallery@wagga.nsw.gov.au, Web: www.waggaartgallery.org, The Cutting Edge: Cut & Engraved Glass: Robert Knottenbelt, Mel Douglas, Richard Whiteley, Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott, Brian Hirst, Tony Hanning, Fiona Hall, Ann Dybka and Kevin Gordon, through January 15, 2006 BELGIUM Bruges, Art-O-Nivo Gallery, Tel: +32 50 33 50 61, Fax: +32 51 20 33 93, E-mail: info@artonivo.be, East Meets West: Expo 6: Wild Flow, December 3, 2005 - January 22, 2006 CANADA St. Hyacinthe, Cassandre Glass Studio, Tel: 450-799-1599, Fax: 450-799-1599, Cassandre Sand casting studio 10th anniversary exhibition, through January 14, 2006 Call for Donations: The Annual GAS Auction at the GAS 2006 Conference, St. Louis, MO Saturday, June 17, 5 pm • Millennium Hotel, Grand Ballroom Preview: Friday, June 16, 4 - 8 pm • Saturday, June 17, 9 am - 5 pm Millennium Hotel, Grand Ballroom The annual GAS Auction offers conference attendees the opportunity to support GAS by donating and/or purchasing beautiful works of glass art. We encourage donations of collaborative glasswork, innovative and experimental one-of-a-kind creations, and those signature pieces that define an artist’s career. With so much wonderful work to bid on, and so much fun to be had, this is an event you won’t want to miss! The GAS Auction has become one of the highlights of the annual conference, and we have two ways that you can participate: The Silent Auction As in past years, we will present our popular silent auction. Silent auction donations may be in the form of artwork, books, classes, tools, services, or any other items relating to glass. Participating artists may choose to receive 25% or 50% of the winning bid or elect to make a 100% donation to GAS. This fun, casual,“instant” auction provides conference attendees and the public an opportunity to see and purchase glass and glassrelated items in a wide variety of price ranges. How to donate to the Silent Auction: 1. Contact the GAS office to obtain a Silent Auction donation form or find it on the GAS website at www.glassart.org 2. Complete and return the Silent Auction donation form, fax a copy to the GAS office and hand-deliver or ship the form with your donation. 3. Bring your donated piece to the conference. Drop it off at: Millennium, Lewis & Clark Rooms, Wed., June 14, 1 - 5 pm; Thurs., June 15, 9 am - 5 pm; Fri., June 16, 9 am - 12 pm If interested in shipping (at your own expense) see shipping information below. Shipping for Auction Donating Artists: Artists donating to the Silent Auction or whose work is accepted to the Live Juried Auction and who are attending the conference are encouraged to hand-deliver their work to the conference packed well enough for carryout. If interested in shipping, contact the GAS office for shipping details. Shipped work must be received in St. Louis by June 12, 2006. GAS assumes no responsibility for the shipping of donations. GAS promises to handle your piece 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 available after the auction on Saturday evening to take care of shipping your purchases. 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 to the purchaser at the purchaser’s expense. No exchanges or refunds are allowed. GAS assumes no responsibility for the shipping of purchases or for those items not picked up immediately after the Auction. Once you have made arrangements with a shipping vendor, GAS is not responsible for your piece, and 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. The Juried Live Auction For the GAS International Juried Auction Exhibition jurors will select 35 of the finest works for presentation at the live auction. Prior to the auction, these pieces will be showcased on the GAS website and featured in a special exhibition onsite during the conference. We will supplement the juried work with select pieces created during conference demonstrations. Eligibility The International Juried Auction Exhibition is open to all glass artists; you do not need to be a member of GAS. Glass artists can submit up to three works for jurors to consider. You do not have to attend the conference to donate, and donating work is a great way to support GAS if you aren’t able to attend. Only one work per artist may be accepted. For jurying purposes all slides will be anonymous. All work must be designed by the artist. Entry Procedure for Juried Live Auction Slide deadline: February 1, 2006; no entry fee. Participating artists may choose to receive 25% or 50% of the winning bid or elect to make a 100% donation to GAS. The list of donors will appear both in the auction catalog and on the GAS website. These donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and each donor will receive a receipt for the auction selling prices. The jurying process will take place digitally. Photos and transparencies will be scanned for the jury process. The decision of the jurors is final. Images of accepted works will be retained for publicity and catalog purposes; no substitutions permitted. Fill out the entry form below and submit with your slides, artist statement, bio, and SASE to GAS by February 1, 2006. Name Auction Jurors William Carlson is the chair of the Department of Art and Art History in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami, and formerly Professor of Art and head of the Crafts and Sculpture programs at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He was a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and his work is in numerous museum collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Art Institute of Chicago; and the Hokkaido Museum of Art in Sapporo, Japan. William Carlson is widely considered one of the most important figures in the studio glass movement and has impacted the movement as an artist and as an educator. Ginny Ruffner is a former Glass Art Society Board member, president, and conference site coordinator. She received both her BFA and MFA from the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, in 1974 and 1975 respectively. She has exhibited her work at the Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis; the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; and the MH de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco. Her work is included in the collections of the American Craft Museum, New York; the Detroit Institute of Arts; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. She lives and works in Seattle creating mainly bronze, stainless steel, and glass sculpture, as well as large-scale public art. Ruth Summers has been Executive Director of Grove Arcade Public, Asheville, NC, since September 2004. She was Executive Director of Southern Highland Craft Guild, 1996-2004; Director of Kurland/Summers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 1982-1993. She was a trustee on the American Craft Council, 1996-2003; and was Vice-Chair, 1997-1999; Chair, Nominating Committee, 1999-2003. She was on the Glass Art Society Board of Directors, 1994-2000; and Chair of the Leadership Committee, 1994-1998. She was on the Board of Trustees of Creative Glass Center of America, Millville, NJ, 1990-1997; 2nd Vice-President, 1992-1995; President, 1996-1997; Chairperson, Glassweekend ‚1995; and Chairperson of the Fellowship Selection Committee, 1989-1993. This is a great opportunity to have your work seen and appreciated by a discerning community of glass enthusiasts! See you at the Auction! INTERNATIONAL JURIED AUCTION EXHIBITION ENTRY FORM Submission Deadline: February 1, 2006 Notification of acceptance will be mailed by March 6, 2006 Address City State Zip Phone (day) E-mail 1. Title of Entry Size Description 2. Title of Entry Size Description 3. Title of Entry Size Description Signature Value Value Value • If your entry is not selected as one of the 35 pieces for the juried exhibition/live auction, would you be interested in placing it in the St. Louis GAS silent auction? Yes No • Donation Level Full Donation 25% to Artist 50% to Artist • Attach an artist statement and brief biographical statement (100 words maximum) for the auction catalog, and include a SASE for the return of your images. Mail to: Glass Art Society, GAS Auction, 3131 Western Ave., Suite 414, Seattle, WA 98121, USA 3
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