Here are some soon-to-close glass events you'll want to check out if you can:
Exploring Transparency - Invitational Art Glass Exhibition
Dubuque Museum of Art - Dubuque, Iowa
Ends February 12, 2006
"This exhibition focuses on the diversity of the use of glass for the individual artists. Whether it is glass blowing, etching, lampworking or the many other processes in use, there is a unique approach to its use in [each artist's] own investigations. The results are varied, but the constant remains – there is a passion for the material." – Mark Fowler, guest curator (from the museum's website).
Timeless Glass — From Byzantine to Dale Chihuly
Mingei International Museum - Escondido, California
Ends February 19, 2006
On view are objects from the Venini glass factory in Venice including art glass by Paolo Venini and his grandchildren, Laura and Alessandro Diaz de Santillana, as well as art glass by contemporary artists Italo Scanga and William Gudenrath and San Diego County artists Therman Statom, Jette Vogt, Bobby Valdez and Deanne Sabeck. Work by Louis Comfort Tiffany and examples of ancient Egyptian, pre-Roman, Roman and Islamic glass are also in the exhibition. (from the museum's website)
4th Annual Glass Birthday Suit Exhibition
Pittsburgh Glass Center - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ends March 31, 2006
Showcases regional talent and celebrates fifth year of classes. Work by 39 glass artists will be on display.
Taking Shape: Pilchuck Glass School in the 70’s
Bellevue Arts Museum - Bellevue, Washington
Ends April 23, 2006
...offers a condensed sampling of the unfolding talent produced and progress made throughout the '70s. On display are some seventy-five pieces representing both early and later work by such celebrated artists as 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, and Richard Marquis. (from the museum's website)
