Herding Individualists NOW MAKING GAFFER ... - Glass Art Society

GAS 36th Annual Conference – Glass Gateways: Meet in the Middle St. Louis, Missouri, June 15-17, 2006
GET
INVOLVED!
There are many opportunities to get involved with the GAS conference, and to contribute to keeping
GAS a vital, growing organization. GAS counts on your support!
SPECIAL CONFERENCE EVENTS
12th Annual Goblet Grab
Millennium Hotel, by Grand Ballroom,
Friday, June 16, 1- 2 pm
(begins promptly at 1 pm)
Goblet Grab is a fundraiser for the Craft Emergency
Relief Fund (CERF), which offers aid to GAS artist
members in times of need. The fast-paced, spontaneous
Goblet Grab is an event full of excitement and fun!
Contribute to Goblet Grab by donating a drinking
glass and be entered to win one free conference
registration for the GAS 2007 conference.
How to donate:
1. Blow a goblet, mug, tumbler, or some kind of
drinking glass.
2. Price it at $50, $100, $150, or $200.
3. Bring your drinking vessel with you and drop it off
at the Goblet Grab receiving area at the Millennium
Hotel, Shaw Room, Wed., June 14, 1- 5 pm;
Thurs, June 15, 9 am - 5 pm; Fri., June 16, 9 -11 am.
If you want to ship your piece (at your own expense),
please see shipping information on our website at
www.glassart.org.
Visual Exchange
Millennium Hotel, by Lewis & Clark Rooms
Friday, June 16, 2 - 5 pm; Saturday, June 17, 12 - 4 pm
Show your artwork at Visual Exchange, a slide
show on view for everyone. All slides will be donated
to the Rakow Research Library at the Corning Museum
of Glass after the conference. Bring four slides–three
of your work and one title slide with your name on the
slide film–to the conference and give to a GAS board
member at the information desk at conference registration.
For more information, contact the GAS office.
EXHIBITIONS
3rd Floor Gallery
1214 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO
Art Dimensions
415 Tucker, St. Louis, MO
www.artdimensions.org
Art St. Louis
917 Locust, St. Louis, MO
www.artstlouis.org
Atrium Gallery
7638 Forsyth Blvd., Clayton, MO
www.atriumgallery.net
Barucci Gallery
8101 Maryland Ave., Clayton, MO
www.baruccigallery.com
Baseline Gallery
1110 Washington, St. Louis, MO
www.baselineworkshop.com
City Museum
701 N. 15th St., St. Louis, MO
www.citymuseum.org
Componere
6509 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO
Gallery Forum
Millennium Hotel, Chouteau Room
Saturday, June 17, 1 - 4 pm
Hosted by participating galleries
The Gallery Forum is an opportunity for galleries
and artists from around the world to meet, talk, and
exchange information and ideas.
Galleries: $125 for a table and listing as host.
Coffee and rolls provided. Galleries please contact the
GAS office by February 1 to sign up and be listed in
the conference program book.
4th International Forum
for Glass Organizations
Millennium Hotel, Field Room
Wednesday, June 14, 3 - 3:45 pm
The following galleries will host glass exhibitions ongoing during the GAS conference:
We’d like to extend an invitation to all international
GAS member glass organizations to send one or two
representatives to participate. Anyone interested in
becoming an international liaison is also invited.
Following the 1st International Forum, an e-group
was created as a means of communication for glass
organizations. If you would like to participate in
networking/sharing international issues:
1. Write to info@glassart.org to request an e-group
invitation.
2. Send your ideas to the e-group. Issues raised from
the e-group will be discussed at the forum in St. Louis.
Your ideas and comments are appreciated.
3. Bring your ideas to the forum: How do you think
international glass organizations could best liaise to
benefit all? What form could such a network take?
What opportunities could come from such
interaction (i.e. artist-in-residence exchanges, studio
exchanges, information sharing, etc.)?
GAS Conference preview
continues on next page
8 within the household.” Once a seamstress, she now
Benway, Bert Cohen, Cathy Richardson and others.
www.componere.com
Third Degree Glass Factory
9
Craft Alliance
6640 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO
www.craftalliance.org
Foundry Arts Center
520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO
www.foundryartcentre.org/coming.html
Jacoby Arts Center
627 East Broadway, Alton, IL
www.madisoncountyartscouncil.org/html/upcoming.html
Mad Art
2727 S. 12th St., St. Louis, MO
www.madartgallery.com/website/index.htm
Millennium Hotel
200 S. 4th St., St. Louis, MO
Neon Lounge, lower level
Museum of Neon Art: “Traveling Light”
R. Duane Reed
7513 Forsyth, Clayton, MO
www.rduanereedgallery.com
Regional Art Center
6128 Delmar, St. Louis, MO
www.art-stl.com/main.cfm
Rowhouse Gallery
911 N. Tucker, St. Louis, MO
www.rowhousevisuals.com/RHVgallery.html
Samuel Cupples House
3673 West Pine Mall, St. Louis, MO
www.slu.edu/the_arts/cupples
St. Louis University Museum of Art
3663 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO
http://sluma.slu.edu
5200 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO
www.stlglass.com
Thomas Sappington House Museum
1015 Sappington Rd., Crestwood, MO
www.ci.crestwood.mo.us/departments/parks/
sapp_house.aspx
Xen Gallery
401 North Euclid, St. Louis, MO
www.xengallery.com
Artist Portfolio Review
Millennium Hotel, Soulard Room
Saturday, June 17, 1 - 2:45 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 viewed on the reviewer’s or the artist’s computer).
A sign-up sheet with the list of reviewers 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 first-come, first-served basis.
Education Resource Center
Millennium Hotel, Soulard Room
Friday, June 16, 3 - 5 pm; Saturday, June 17, 3 - 5 pm
The Education Resource Center will be 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
glass-working 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.
Bring your handouts and drop them off early at the
Education Resource Center at the Millennium Hotel,
Soulard Room, or ship materials ahead of time.
Contact the GAS office for shipping information.
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
R. Duane Reed Gallery 7513 Forsyth, Clayton, MO
Features an exhibition of Ann Robinson’s work as well
as a group exhibition created for the conference by
gallery artists, including Jenny Pohlman/Sabrina
Knowles, Ginny Ruffner, Marvin Lipofsky, Dale Chihuly,
William Morris, Ross Richmond, Crooks and Beers,
Cassandria Blackmore.
Craft Alliance 6640 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO
Glass + Metal, May 19 - July 9
This exhibition features the works of artists creating
jewelry from the pairing of metal and glass, including
pieces by Robert Ebendorf, Geoff Giles, and C. James
Meyer. Artists are asked to investigate the relationship
between the two materials while considering adornment.
C. James Meyer will be giving a lecture and workshop
on May 20 and 21, in the Craft Alliance studios.
David and Jacqueline Charak Gallery
6640 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO
Sewn Glass – New Work by Susan Taylor
Glasgow, June 9 - July 16
Susan Taylor Glasgow’s sewn glass technique embraces
the domestic act of sewing in an unexpected medium.
Combining text with 1950’s etched imagery, Susan
explores the “complex dichotomy of women’s roles
sews glass panels together to create translucent
vessels and sculptures.
Missouri Botanical Gardens
4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO
Glass in the Garden: Chihuly at the Missouri Botanical
Gardens, April 30 - Oct. 31
View a custom-designed, stunning show of glass
sculptures by Dale Chihuly at this show that juxtaposes
fine art with nature.
Rendezvous on the River:
The Pre-Conference Reception
Becky Thatcher Riverboat
Wednesday, June 14, 7 - 10 pm
Located directly across from the Millennium Hotel
at the Gateway Arch Riverfront, climb on board the
Becky Thatcher Riverboat to meet, mingle, dance, and
dine as you cruise the mighty Mississippi River and
enjoy the St. Louis skyline.
A replica of a 19th century steamboat, the Becky
Thatcher combines the traditional charm of days gone
by with modern conveniences. During this spectacular
three-hour cruise you will get a chance to view various
points of interest along the riverfront both north and
south of the Gateway Arch. Enjoy live entertainment
and a delicious feast of traditional St. Louis-style fare.
The cruise boards at 7 pm and leaves at 7:30 pm with
a return time of 10 pm.
Cost: $90 Maximum capacity: 250
The Pre-Conference Reception is a fundraiser that
supports low conference registration fees for student
members of GAS.
You must be registered in advance for the Pre-
Conference Reception in order to attend.
GLASHAUS
The International Magazine
of Studio Glass
German/ English, 4 issues p.a. 39 EUR
(including air mail postage)
Advertising/Subscription:
Dr. Wolfgang Schmölders
Glashaus-Verlag, Stadtgarten 4
D-47798 Krefeld (Germany)
Tel: +49-2151-77 87 08
Fax: +49-2151-97 83 41
Email: glashaus-verlag@t-online.de
www.glasshouse.de
Stained Glass Tour
Wednesday, June 14, 9 am - 4 pm
On the Stained Glass Tour, first visit Congregation
Shaare Emeth to witness the morning light pass
through stained glass windows created by Dale
Chihuly–his first architectural commission for a public
space–and view glass sculpture by Ian Gilula and Aaron
Frankel. Travel on to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to
see the Art Deco-style windows designed by Robert
Harmon for Frei Studios; then to Union Station to view
remarkable Tiffany-style windows and the Whispering
Wall. Following lunch, visit Cathedral Basilica to view
the largest mosaic collection in the world created by
20 different artists and covering 83,000 square feet.
The installation, containing 41.5 million pieces of glass
tesserae employing over 7,000 colors, began in 1912
and was completed in 1988 by the Ravenna Mosaic Co.
Also at Cathedral Basilica visit the Mosaic Museum, with
information on the construction of the New Cathedral
and the installation of the mosaic artwork. Concluding
the tour will be a visit to Second Presbyterian to view
11 Tiffany windows.
Cost: $80, includes transportation to/from the
Millennium Hotel and lunch
Max. attendance: 54
You must be registered in advance to attend the
Stained Glass Tour.
Gallery Hop
Friday, June 16, 6 - 10 pm
During the St. Louis Gallery Hop, a shuttle will
escort attendees on an eclectic tour of some of
St. Louis’ finest galleries hosting glass exhibitions.
Galleries open for Gallery Hop will be noted in the
conference program book, distributed onsite at
the conference.
Encounter. Experience. Engage:
The Closing Night Party
City Museum
Saturday, June 17, 8 pm - 2 am
Explore the unexpected! Dance the night away to
live St. Louis jazz and blues, enjoy great food and spirits,
and meet and mingle with other GAS participants at
the unique City Museum. The City Museum has been
called a warehouse of adventure for people of all ages
and a museum unlike any other. With an enchanted
forest, secret caves and passageways, a giant aquarium,
a small circus, an architectural museum, a museum
of oddities, and plenty of slides, City Museum is a
delight for people of all ages. Housed on three floors
of the former International Shoe Company building
in a space equal to two-and-a-half football fields, the
museum was born of the vision of several creative
artists. It’s a wacky place where a school bus hangs
off the roof and airplane parts appear to fly over the
parking lot in the outdoor creation called MonstroCity.
City Museum is a recycler’s paradise with many of the
exhibits constructed from products that were made
for other uses.
For the Closing Night Party, GAS participants will
board a shuttle bus from the Millennium hotel to the
City Museum for a private party in Architecture Hall.
All GAS participants are free to roam the museum and
discover the many wonders the museum has to offer.
GAS LINE
We are saddened by the passing of GAS member
Robert W.“Bud” Hurlstone, 53, or Perrysburg, Ohio.
Bud was a professor at Bowling Green State University
for 28 years, and was head of the glass department.
His work was recognized internationally, with works in
permanent collections including the Corning Museum
and the Rahr-West Museum in Germany. If you were a
student or colleague of Bud’s, please share your stories
with us at shannon@glassart.org … GAS member
Kristina Logan has been honored by the ISGB Hall of
Flame – Congratulations, Kristina! … Get your copy of
the 2006-2007 Contemporary Marble Calendar,
with specially made marbles gracing its pages by
members and former members, including Daniel
Both the marbles and the calendars will be listed on
eBay for sale. Find out more at www.glasschefstudio.com
… Another way you can help artists affected by
hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma is to make a tax
deductible donation to the Americans for the Arts
Emergency Relief fund at www.AmericansForTheArts.org.
To date, this fund has assisted over 30 arts organizations,
but more requests come in every day, and the
need for funding will continue. Thank you, and we
hope the new year brings good things!