Spring 2009
| 2009 promises to be another exciting year of glass in Houston!!! | |
| --Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection --Pioneers of Contemporary Glass: Highlights from the Dubois Collection --Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul | |
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| Studio Open House -- April 4 - 5, 2009 | |||
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Mark Your Calendars !!!! | | Click for details |
| Paperweight Collectors Association of Texas | |
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Annual Meeting: Saturday, January 31, 2009 1pm Presentation Open to the Public Speakers: Dealer, Larry Selman and Artist, David Graeber with Stankard Studios Hilton Garden Inn Northwest 7979 Willowchase, at Tomball Parkway |
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The Pearl MFA in Spring TX |
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| The Art of Glass Glass & Glassmaking Technology | |
| November 22, 2008 - March 28, 2009 |
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The exhibition The Art of Glass Glass and Glassmaking Technology includes this 2003 Basket on loan from a private collection. |
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| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | ||
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Hot Glass, Cool Collections December 13, 2008 - March 15, 2009 |
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| Dale Chihuly, Dough Bowl, photo by Matt Smith |
Lino Tagliapietra, Foemina, photo by Matt Smith | |
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Environments: Form + Space Installations by 3 emerging glass artists Matthew Eskuche Amy Rueffert Pablo Soto |
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| M. Eskuche, The Whitewashing of Corporate Greed, Image Courtesy of the Artist |
Amy Rueffert, Quilt Drop (Plums & Lemons), Photo by Ian Raymond |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Closing Weekend Events March 14 - 15, 2009 |
Hot Glass Demonstrations: at HCCC Saturday, March 14, 11am - 2pm Matthew Eskuche Paul Stankard Red Hot! Saturday March 14, 8 - 11pm Cocktail Fundraiser Talk by Paul Stankard Sunday March 15, 2pm | |||
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Sean Albert and Pablo Soto were in town the middle of December for the opening of Houston Center for Contemporary Craft's Hot Glass, Cool Collections exhibition. Their lively demonstrations at Houston Studio Glass were a real crowd pleaser. Sean will be back in town February 2009 for his show at Peel Gallery. Pablo's work is on display at HCCC through March. |  |
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| Museum of Fine Arts - Houston | |
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We hardly need be reminded that the MFAH is a community treasure, there to broaden our visual experience, walk us through ancient cultures, and enrich our lives. This year OUR museum offers a multifaceted exposure to glass. |
| Color Into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection thru April 5, 2009 |
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| An ongoing exhibit "demonstrating how color and light become animating forces for successive generations of the international avant-garde". Complimented by contemporary glass from the museum's collection by David Huchthausen, Thomas Patti, Alfredo Barbini, Ales Vasicek, Laura Diaz de Santillana, Stanislav Libensky, and Jaroslava Brychtova. | ||||
| Pioneers of Contemporary Glass: Highlights from the Barbara and Dennis DuBois Collection March 7 - July 26, 2009 |
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| Dennis and Barbara DuBois have assembled a collection of contemporary glass masterworks. This exhibition will highlight 30 international works. A full color catalog with introduction by Cindi Strauss, MFAH curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design, will accompany the exhibition. Other pieces from the Dubois collection will also be on view in the American Galleries and Asian Galleries. | ||||
| Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul March 1 - May 17, 2009 |
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| The exhibition includes fine examples of blown, carved and painted glass from the 1st century AD, excavated from Begram, an ancient city on the Silk Road trade route. | ||||
| Keep your eyes open while walking the tunnel between the Beck and Law buildings at the MFAH! |
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| James Turrell, The Light Inside, 1999 132 x 246 x 1416 in. Site-specific installation: Neon light, gypsum board, plaster, and glass © James Turrell |
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Peel Gallery LINE-LIGHT AND THE SPACES IN-BETWEEN Sean Albert Opening: Friday, February 13, 2009 |
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| Hooks-Epstein Galleries | ||
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GLASS SHOW February 21 - March 21, 2009 Opening: Saturday, February 21, 6 - 8pm Demonstrations: Sunday, February 22, 2pm at Houston Studio Glass |
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| Jose Chardiet | Paul Schwieder |
| Amarillo Museum of Art Biennial |
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| 600: GLASS |
| Curator/Juror Dante Marioni |
| Opening the end of May 2009 |
| Glass Classes ----- In Houston ----- 2009 | ||
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Houston Center for Contemporary Craft --Frit Happens: Ground Glass Forms for Interior Design Installations - Gail Stouffer -- February 21-22, 2009 --Glass Etching with Karen Bobetic -- March 14, 2009 --Fused Glass Jewelry - Gwynne Rukenbrod -- May 31 & June 7, 2009 | |
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Sand-n-Fire Studio --Rick Clark - Glassblowing, Flameworking, Fusing | |
| Art Glass Experience --Karen Bobetic - Fusing, Kiln working, etching, & more. | |
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