Days of Glass: Join Us in June!
Toledo and its neighbors are celebrating glass, and you’re invited!
There will be two community Days of Glass in conjunction with the Glass Art Society (GAS) conference this year. The first is Wednesday, June 13, in Toledo, OH. The second is Sunday, June 17 in and around Detroit. Many of the glass-centric events are free and open to the public.
Visit www.glassart.org for an updated list.
Toledo Day of Glass
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Bowling Green State University
Fine Arts Center, Glass Studio
419.372.2786 • www.art.bgsu.edu
Demonstration, Exhibition & Reception
Demo: 10 am to 4 pm
Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery Reception: noon to 2 pm
Free to the public
In conjunction with BGSU’s exhibition Glass Masters of Japan and the U.S. Studio Glass Movement: A Conversation, there will be a collaborative demonstration open to the public from 10 am to 4 pm. The gallery reception from noon to 2 pm is also open to the public.
Firenation Glass Studio and Gallery
7166 Front St, Holland
419.866.6288 • www.firenation.com
Demonstrations & Exhibition
The studio is open 11 am – 10 pm
Demos: 1 pm – 9 pm (approx)
Free to the public
In addition to their show, Here’s to the Next 50 Years, Firenation hosts demonstrations in the afternoon. (Can’t make it on Wednesday? Firenation is hosting demos on June 14 from 7 pm onwards.)
Demo Schedule:
1 pm: Matt Paskiet – sculptural/blown sandcasting
3 pm: Dean Allison – human form, mold blowing
5 pm: Leonard Marty – fun with hot glass
7 pm: John Miller – soup de jour: hot-glass sculpture
Gathered Art Gallery and Studios
23 North Huron
419.356.3703 • www.gatheredstudios.com • www.theadamgoldberg.com
Demonstrations & Exhibition
10 am to 5 pm (or later)
Free to the public
Grand opening of this new gallery with a show called The State of the Art.
Demonstrations by local and national artists, including Gianni Toso.
Mark Matthews Glass Studio
22611 St. Rt. 2, Archbold (inside Sauder Village)
419.446.9469 • www.markmatthewsglass.com
Demonstrations & Exhibition
10 am – 5 pm; with a pause for lunch
Free to the public; obtain a “shoppers pass” from the admission desk in entrance building to Sauder Village
Demonstrations by Mark Matthews.
Owens Community College’s Walter E. Terhune Gallery
30335 Oregon Rd, Perrysburg
www.owens.edu
Demonstrations & Exhibitions
10 am to 6 pm
Free to the public
Robin and Julia Rogers give a hot-glass demonstration called Nomadic Glass. Also on view are three ongoing glass exhibitions: Images, Cycles, and Photography and Glass.
Schmidt Messenger Studio and Gallery
340 Morris St
Demonstrations & Exhibitions
Exhibition: 10 am – 5 pm
Demos: 1 pm – 5 pm
Free to the public
Shawn Messenger; Richard Ritter; Jack, Ian, and Zachary Schmidt; and friends will demonstrate primarily murrini techniques, from start to finish. The studio also has a gallery, which will show their work as well as that of assistants and friends.
Toledo Museum of Art
2445 Monroe St • www.toledomuseum.org
Demonstrations & Exhibitions
10 am – 4 pm
Free to the public
Everyday is a “Day of Glass” at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion. Enjoy their world-famous glass collection in between glassblowing demonstrations in the hotshop, all while taking in the stunning architecture of the transparent Glass Pavilion. On Thursday, the exhibition Color Ignited: Glass 1962–2012 opens to the public in the new Wolfe Gallery.
Tom McGlauchlin Memorial Golf Outing: A Fundraiser
Shotgun start at 8 am
$90/$100, includes golf, cart, range balls, and lunch (no rental clubs).
Open to GAS members and their guests.
Register by April 12.
To all those “duffers” who cannot resist a chance to play 18 at the Stone Oak Country Club: Come, join Henry Halem and friends for a scramble at this championship course. Unique trophies, and a luncheon with Halem as MC. The honors go to Tom McGlauchlin; the proceeds go to an emerging-artist travel grant for the 2013 GAS conference. Minimum: 20 people; maximum: 44.
Detroit Day of Glass
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Axiom Glass
Russell Industrial Center
1604 Clay Ave, 5th Floor, Detroit, MI
248.933.2639• www.axiomglass.com
Demonstrations & Exhibition
10 am – 5 pm
Free to the public
Andrew Madvin invites you Inside the Bubble at this open house with glassblowing and gallery exhibits.
College for Creative Studies
201 E. Kirby, Detroit, MI
313.664.7447 • www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu
Demonstrations
10 am – 5 pm
Free to the public
Open house from 11 am to 5 pm, with glassblowing and hot roundel casting demonstrations in CCS’s new studio, which features the latest energy-efficient furnaces by Wet Dog Glass.
Habatat Galleries
4400 Fernlee Ave, Royal Oak, MI
248.554.0590 • www.habatat.com
Reception & Exhibitions
1 pm – 5 pm
Two large shows: Evolution Revolution and 40th International Glass Invitational, GAS conference attendees only.
Michigan Hot Glass Studio
1604 Clay Ave, 2nd Floor, Detroit, MI
www.michiganhotglass.com
Demonstrations & Exhibitions
Noon – 6 pm
Free to the public
Open house from noon to 6 pm at Albert Young’s studio, with glassblowing demonstration and gallery exhibition.
University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Alfred Berkowitz Gallery
4901 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn, MI
313.593.5087 • www.umd.umich.edu/6718/
Reception
Noon – 5 pm
GAS conference attendees only
The Glass Academy
25331 Trowbridge, Dearborn, MI
313.561.4527 • www.GlassAcademy.com
Exhibition, Demonstrations & Studio Party
Demos: 11 am – 5 pm; free to the public
Party: 6 pm – 10 pm; $10 donation suggested
Catch the Motor City Goblet Blowers in action during their demonstration, 11 am – 5 pm. Then, 6 pm – 10 pm, enjoy a studio party and performance (suggested $10 donation to benefit the Haystack School of Mountain Crafts). At the gallery: works by Chris Nordin, Marc Vandenberg, Louis Sanchez, Adam Thomas, and more.
The 2012 Glass Art Society conference runs June 13–17 in Toledo, Ohio. Please visit www.glassart.org for details.
Gallery Exhibitions
More than 30 galleries will be showing glass in the Toledo/Detroit area while the GAS conference is in town. Some are open during the Days of Glass as well. Please visit www.glassart.org for a complete list that will be updated as new galleries join in. Here’s a small sample to whet your appetite:
AMK Gallery at the Secor Gallery
Joey Kirkpatrick/Flora C. Mace: A Glance at 32 Years of Collaboration
Bullseye Gallery
Import
Detroit Institute of Arts
Collection highlights, including early experiments by Labino and Littleton
Hawk Galleries at Paula Brown Gallery
Bertil Vallien: E-Echo
Thomas R. Riley Galleries
Overview: From Emerging Artists to Superstars
Tom McGlaughlin’s Studio
(by appointment)
