Fall 2012 Newsletter
| CraftTexas 2012 --Coastal Bend College --Sand-n-Fire Studio --Hot Glass Houston |
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City of Houston Portable Works Collection The Civic Arts Program of the Houston Arts Alliance has purchased work for the City of Houston Portable Works Collection. This permanent collection of the Houston Airport System, will showcase the work of local craft artists at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in dedicated display cases (under construction). | ||||||
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| Studio Open House November 30 & December 1 - 2, 2012 Mark Your Calendars !!!! | |||||||
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| GLASS GRAPHICA: Moshe Bursuker & Miguel Unson | |||
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August 18—October 14 Opening Reception: Friday, 17 August 5:30 – 8:00 PM |
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| Miguel Unson, She Won't Look at You | Moshe Bursucker, Nature VS Architecture Wave | ||
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CraftTexas 2012 29 September – 30 December Opening Reception: Friday, 28 September 5:30 – 8:00 PM | ||
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| CraftTexas 2012 is the 7th in a series of juried exhibitions at HCCC showcasing the best in Texas-made contemporary craft. This year the jurors will be Jean W. McLaughlin, Executive Director of the Penland School of Crafts; Rachelle Thiewes, metal and jewelry artist from El Paso, TX; and Jade Walker, Director of the Visual Arts Center and the Creative Research Laboratory at UT-Austin. | |||
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Hanson Galleries American Craft Week Theme & Variation in Metal October 5 - 14 ClayHouston Demonstrations both locations Saturday, October 13th |
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| Janell Campbell, 10 Blue Rondel, 27" |
| Hooks-Epstein Galleries Group Glass Show === October 20 - November 21, 2012 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 20, 6-8pm |
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Paperweight Collectors Association of Texas celebrated the opening of Art Institute Chicago's Expanded Gallery for Arthur Rubloff Collection of Paperweights Details |
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| Paul Stankard. Honey Bee Swarm with Flowers and Fruit, 2012. |
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Ellen Abbott & Marc Leva | |
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| Custom Carved Glass |  | |
| Morgan Contemporary Glass Oct.5 - Jan. 30, 2013 |
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| Invesco Installation, two 16' x 9' panels, sand carved glass |
Reliquary For Memories | |
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Gene Hester Door collaboration with Liz Conces Spencer which will be auctioned at the Habitat for Humanity fundraiser November 7th. details Outsmart Article details |
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Rick Clark Solid Glass Guitars Full sized, solid cast glass in custom designs |
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Leigh Taylor Wyatt & Shara Funari |
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| East Side Glass Studio, Austin's newest and only public access professional hot glass facility is hopping! Located on the East Side at the end of E. 6th Street, ESGS offers: Classes, One Time Experiences and Private Parties (i.e. Dinner and Demos, Corporate workshops), Build Your Own Mascot (casting), Hot Shop & Cold Shop rental, Hot Glass Cold Beer nights. Visit the East Side Glass Studio website for upcoming events! |
| Glass Art Society We attended the GAS Conference in Toledo in June, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Toledo Workshops which ushered in the Studio Glass Movement in the U.S. 2012 has been a yearlong celebration of the mystery, magic and wonder of glass. The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass is a great resource for information and a calendar of glass events. | |
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| Pioneers of Studio Glass from corecubed on Vimeo. | |
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Coastal Bend College Glassblowing Workshop: Jayne Durea, CBC Students & Visiting Artists March 7, 2013 Beginning Glass Blowing Class #1: May 13 - 16 Class #2: May 20 - 23 |
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| Glass Classes ----- In Houston ----- Fall - Winter 2012 | ||
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Sand-n-Fire Studio -- Glassblowing, Flameworking, Fusing Rick Clark: Glassblowing classes beginning this month Contact the studio for a schedule of classes | |
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Hot Glass Houston -- Kiln Formed Glass & Cold Working | |
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| Bob Paterson: The French (Vanilla Vitrigraph) Connection - Oct 14 Free Range: The Edgy Randomized Strip Construction - Oct 15 & 17 Richard Parrish: Artist Talk & Exhibition - Oct 18, 6:45-8pm Richard Parrish: Bas Relief in Kilnformed Glass - Oct. 19-22 REACT!: Dazzling Special Effects in Glass - Oct 23 & 25 Cynthia Gilkey: Make your own 8x8 Sushi Plates - Oct. 27 Cynthia Gilkey: Design Your Own Glass Platter - Oct 29 & 30 Lisa Becker: Casting Fabrick in Glass - November 2,3 & 4 | ||
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