1. Art and Diseño

Alan J. Poole
(Dan Klein Associates)
Promoting British & Irish Contemporary Glass.
43 Hugh Street, London SW1V 1QJ. ENGLAND.
Tel: (00 44) Ø20 7821 6040.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dankleinglass.com
Alan J. Poole’s Contemporary Glass News Letter.
A monthly newsletter listing information relating to British & Irish
Contemporary Glass events and activities, within the UK, Ireland and internationally.
Covering both British and Irish based Artists, those living elsewhere and,
any foreign nationals that have ever resided or studied for any period of time in the UK or Ireland.
FEBRUARY EDITION 2015.
* - indicates new or amended entries since the last edition.
2014.
15/09/1430/08/15. “North Lands Creative Glass: A Selection Of Works From The North Lands
Collection”. inc: Karen Akester, Peter Aldridge, Fabrizia Bazzo, Jane Bruce, Marianne Buus, Tessa
Clegg, Katharine Coleman M.B.E., Keith Cummings, Philip Eglin, Carrie Fertig, Catherine Forsyth,
Carole Frève, Catherine Forsyth, ‘Gillies · Jones’ (Stephen Gillies & Kate Jones), Mieke Groot, Diana
Hobson, Angela Jarman, Alison Kinnaird M.B.E., Richard Meitner, Tobias Møhl, Patricia Niemann,
Magdalene Odundo, Zora Palová, Anne Petters, Janusz Pozniak, David Reekie, Bruno Romanelli,
Elizabeth Swinburne, Richard Whiteley & Gareth Williams. National Glass Centre. University Of
Sunderland. Sunderland. GB. Tel: 0191 515 5555. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=410&to=2014-1019%2017:00:00&from=2014-10-19%2000:00:00
*20/09/1415/03/15. “James Maskrey: In His Own Works”. James Maskrey Solo & Retrospective
Exhibition. National Glass Centre. University Of Sunderland. Sunderland. GB. Tel: 0191 515 5555.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=409&to=2014-1019%2017:00:00&from=2014-10-19%2010:00:00
11/10/1408/03/15. “Fused: A Journey From Artists In The National Art Glass Collection”. National
Art Glass Collection Exhibition. inc: Jane Bruce, Richard Clements, Kevin Gordon, Sam Herman,
Richard Morrell, Stephen Procter, Stephen Skillitzi, Peter Tysoe, Nick Wirdnam. Wagga Wagga Art
Gallery. Wagga Wagga (NSW). AUS. Tel: 00 61 2 69 26 96 60. Email: [email protected]
Website. www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/gallery
*11/10/1415/03/15. “Magdalene Odundo: Transition II: Major New Installation In Glass”. Magdalene
Odundo Solo Touring Exhibition/Installation. National Glass Centre. University Of Sunderland.
Sunderland. GB. Tel: 0191 515 5555. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=408&to=2014-1019%2017:00:00&from=2014-10-19%2010:00:00
12/10/1415/04/15. “Bodytalk”. inc: Ned Cantrell, Alison Lowry, Katrin Maurer, Noreen Todd, Hélène
Uffren & Emma Woffenden. Glazen Huis. Lommel. B. Tel: 00 32 11 541 335.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.hetglazenhuis.be
08/11/1422/02/15. “Memorial – Commemorating The First World War In Glass” inc: Roberta Mason.
National Waterfront Museum. Swansea. GB. Tel: 029 2057 3600.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.museumwales.ac.uk/whatson/?event_id=7671
16/11/1401/03/15. “Jerwood Makers Open 2014”. Mixed Media Touring Exhibition. inc: Shelley
James. JVA At Jerwood Space. London./Hannahs At Seale-Hayne. Newton Abbot./Gallery Oldham.
Oldham. GB. Tel: 020 7654 0171. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jerwoodvisualarts.org/3091/On-Tour
22/11/1414/02/15. “Multiples”. inc: Kate Baker. Bullseye Resource Centre New York Gallery.
Mamaroneck (NY). US. Tel: 00 1 914 835 3794. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bullseyeglass.com/art/multiply-new-york.html
*December02/03/15. “Unknown”. Alison Kinnaird M.B.E. Solo Touring Exhibition. Scottish
Parliament Building. Edinburgh./St. Mary’s Cathedral. Edinburgh./Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum.
Aberdeen./National Trust For Scotland Visitor Centre. Culloden.(14/04/1501/07/15)/Elgin Museum.
Elgin.(02/07/1530/09/15)/The Highlander Museum. Fort George. (OctoberDecember)/Black
Watch Museum. Perth.(MarchMay 2016)/National Trust For Scotland Culzean Castle.
Culzean.(MayJuly 2016)/National Trust For Scotland Kellie Castle. Fife.(JulySeptember
2016)/Kirkcaldy Art Gallery & Museum. Kirkcaldy. GB. (OctoberDecember 2016). Website:
www.alisonkinnaird.com/sections/news/?PHPSESSID=2351d23bfd091be0f9c2bd775974d02e
*06/12/1401/03/15. “Craft Generation”. Mixed Media Exhibition. inc: Alison Kinnaird M.B.E. & Karlyn
Sutherland. F.C.A. & C. @ St. Andrews Museum. St. Andrews. GB. Tel:01334 474 610.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.fcac.co.uk
08/12/1428/02/15. “iGlass 2014: Japanese Contemporary Glass”. inc: Kazushi Nakada. LeVant Art
Gallery. Shanghai. PRC. Tel: 00 86 21 5213 5366. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.levantartgallery.com
10/12/1407/03/14. “Lights On”. Mixed Media Christmas Exhibition. inc: Edmond Byrne. Flow.
London. GB. Tel: 020 7243 0782. Email: [email protected] Website: www.flowgallery.co.uk
*12/12/1431/05/15. “Glas Wird Schmuck 2015”. inc: Sabine Little & Ruzica Ruane. Galerie Am
Museum. Eisch Atelier. Frauenau. D. Tel: 00 49 9926 180 868. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.eisch-glas-galerie.de
**16/12/1430/04/15. “Jahresausstellung 2015: Internationale Studio Glaskünstler In Kooperation Mit
Der Glashütte Eisch”. inc: Scott Chaseling, Mare Saare, Sue Parry, Mark Angus & Gerhard Ribka.
Galerie Am Museum Eisch Atelier. Frauenau. D. Tel: 00 49 9926 180 868. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.eisch-glas-galerie.de
2015.
07/01/1514/02/15. “Crafting Anatomies”. Mixed Media Exhibition. Julie Light. The Bonington
Gallery. Nottingham Trent University. Nottingham. GB. Tel: 0115 848 8268.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.boningtongallery.co.uk/coming-soon/craftinganatomies
11/01/1515/03/15. “A Place For Everything/Everything In Its Place”. Alison Lowry Solo Exhibition.
The Study, Ebeltoft Glasmuseet. Ebeltoft. DK. Tel: 00 45 86 34 17 99.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.glasmuseet.dk
*14/01/1511/03/15. “A Leap Into The Unknown: Transformations, Resolutions, Mistakes And
Surprises”. Mixed Media Exhibition. inc: Angela Thwaites. Contemporary Applied Arts @ Circus.
London. GB. Tel: 020 7436 2344. Email: [email protected] Website: www.caa.org.uk
17/01/1508/02/15. “Frozen World – Outdoor Sculpture”. Mixed Media Exhibition. inc: Peter Berry,
Rebecca Newnham, Jenny Pickford, Carole Waller & Chris Wood. National Trust Lacock Abbey.
Lacock. GB. Tel: 01249 730 459. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock/things-to-see-and-do/events/
17/01/1508/03/15. “Get Fresh: Emerging Designer Makers From The South West”. Mixed Media
Exhibition. inc: Jenny Ayrton, Sarah Brown & Teresa Surman. Devon Guild Of Craftsmen. Bovey
Tracey. GB. Tel: 01626 832 223. Email: [email protected] Website: www.crafts.org.uk
*17/01/1512/04/15. “Neuerwerbungen 2014/New Acquisitions 2014”. Glasmuseum Alter Hof
Herding Collection Exhibition. inc: Katharine Coleman M.B.E., Erin Dickson, Susan Hammond, Julia
Malle, James Maskrey, Graham Muir, David Reekie, Liam Reeves, Mare Saare, Jeffrey Sarmiento,
Louis Thompson & Neil Wilkin. Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. Coesfeld-Lette. D.
Tel: 00 49 2546 930 511. Email: [email protected] Website: www.ernsting-stiftung.de
*17/01/1508/03/15. “The Sensorial Object”. Mixed Media Exhibition. inc: Emma Rawson & Elaine
Sheldon. Craft In The Bay. The Makers Guild In Wales. Cardiff. GB. Tel: 029 2048 4611.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.makersguildinwales.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/details/373-the-sensorial-object
*20/01/1520/02/15. “The Kiss – Exploring Relationships”. Mixed Media Exhibition. inc: Peter
Newsom. Gallery Different. London. GB. Tel: 020 7637 3775. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gallerydifferent.co.uk
*21/01/1507/03/15. “Material Location”. inc: Jane Bruce. UrbanGlass. Brooklyn (NY). US.
Tel: 00 1 718 625 3685. Email: [email protected] Website: www.urbanglass.org
*23/01/1515/02/15. “Headland Sculpture On The Gulf 2015”. Mixed Media External Exhibition. inc:
Galia Amsel. Coastal Walkway. Waikeke Island. NZ. Tel: 00 64 9 372 9894.
Email: [email protected] Website: http://sculptureonthegulf.co.nz/
*24/01/1502/05/15. “Spring Craft Collection”. Mixed Media Exhibition. inc: Adam Aaronson. New
Ashgate Gallery. Farnham. GB. Tel: 01252 713 208. Email: [email protected]
Website. www.newashgate.org.uk
24/01/1502/02/15. “Syrinx”. Two Person Mixed Media Touring Exhibition With Dominic Fondé &
Alison Wilson, Printmaker. Artistry. Singapore. SGP./Thavibu Gallery. Bangkok. T.
Tel: 00 62 2 266 5454. Email: [email protected]
30/01/1528/02/15. “Palette: Masters Of Glass”. inc: Galia Amsel & Matthew Curtis. Sabbia Gallery.
Paddington (NSW). AUS. Tel: 00 61 2 93 61 64 48. Email: [email protected]
Website: http://sabbiagallery.com/2014/10/palette-masters-of-glass-2015-30-january-launch/
*30/01/1529/05/15. “Towards Abstraction”. Mixed Media Exhibition. inc: Abu Jafar. Gallery
Argentum. KI Europe. London. GB. Website: www.kieurope.com
*02/02/1515/02/15. “Heal’s Modern Craft Market”. Mixed Media Event. inc: ‘HayleyGlassDesign’
(Hayley Gammon). Heals. London. GB. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hayleygammon.com
*04/02/1528/02/15. “Cattle: Exhibition Of Contemporary Glass Painting”. Surinder Warboys Solo
Exhibition. Corn Hall Gallery. Diss. GB. Tel: 01379 652 241.
Websites: www.disscornhall.co.uk & www.dropbox.com/s/lrzjgyuwlootlme/Cattle%20IV.jpg?dl=0
*04/02/1528/02/15. “Domestic Glass Showcase”. Solo ‘Lindean Mill Glass’ Exhibition (David Kaplan
& Annica Sandström). The Scottish Gallery. Edinburgh. GB. Tel: 0131 558 1200.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.scottish-gallery.co.uk
*05/02/1517/04/15. “Ornamentation: Explorations Of Glass, Sound And Form”. Róisín De Buitléar
Solo Mixed Media Exhibition With Musicians, Liam O’Maonlaoí & Peter O’Toole. Solstice Arts Centre.
Navan. IRL. Tel: 00 353 46 909 2300. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.solsticeartscentre.com
*06/02/1528/02/15. “Young Masters”. inc: Dan Bowran, Laura McKinley, Harry Morgan, Tim
Rawlinson & Elliot Walker. The Gallery At London Glassblowing. London Glassblowing. London. GB.
Tel: 020 7403 2800. Email: [email protected] Website: www.londonglassblowing.co.uk
*07/02/1528/02/15. “VAS:T 2015”. Visual Arts Scotland Mixed Media Annual Exhibition. inc:
Kirsteen Aubrey (in collaboration with Alice Kettle & Amanda Ravetz) & Invited Artist, Andrea Walsh.
Upper Galleries, Royal Scottish Academy. Edinburgh. GB. Tel: 01292 442 977.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.visualartsscotland.org/?p=1633
*10/02/1512/02/15. “Surface Design Show”. Mixed Media Event. inc: ‘Daedalian Glass Ltd.’ (Davia
Walmsley). Business Design Centre. London. GB. Tel: 020 7886 3000.
Email: [email protected] Websites: www.surfacedesignshow.com
*11/02/1516/04/15. “Diplomacy: Translations In Glass”. inc: Helen Aitken-Kuhnen & Andrew
Baldwin. Canberra Glassworks. Kingston (ACT). AUS. Tel: 00 61 2 62 60 70 05.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.canberraglassworks.com/exhibitions/future/
11/02/1522/03/15. “In Depth: Joanna Bone”. Joanna Bone Solo Exhibition. Noosa Regional Gallery.
Tewantin (QLD). AUS. Tel: 00 61 7 53 29 61 45. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.noosaregionalgallery.com
*12/02/1515/03/15. “The Art Of Ed Org Plus Special Guests”. Mixed Media Exhibition. inc: Sue
Burne. Obsidian Art. Stoke Mandeville. GB. Tel: 01296 612 150. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.obsidianart.co.uk/exhibitions/edorg.html
15/02/1522/03/15. “Katrin Maurer: Skulpturen”. Katrin Maurer Solo Exhibition. Scheune Leiber.
Damme. D. Email: [email protected]
*22/02/15. “The Cambridge Glass Fair”. inc: ‘Allister Malcolm Glass’ (Allister Malcolm), ‘Fuji Glass Art
& Jewellery’ (Gloria MacArthur), ‘Fused Kiln Art’ (Matthew Sorrell), ‘Isle Of Wight Studio Glass (2013)
Ltd.’ (Tim Harris), ‘J.L. Engraving’ (Justin Lawson), ‘Jonathan Harris Art Glass’ (Jonathan Harris),
‘M.P.J. Art Glass’ (Maureen Charles), ‘Myra Wishart Ceramics & Glass’ (Myra Wishart), ‘Sandra
Callowhill Glass’ (Sandra Callowhill), ‘Terri Colledge Cameo Glass’ (Terri Colledge), ‘Vic Bamforth
Glass’ (Vic Bamforth), Elliot Walker & ‘Wicked Gen Crafts’ (Genevieve Thompson). Knebworth House
& Park. Knebworth. GB. Mob: 07887 762 872. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cambridgeglassfair.com
*25/02/1520/06/15. “Israeli Glass 2015”. inc: Katya Filmus & Hiyuli Liberman. Eretz Israel Museum.
Tel-Aviv. IL. Tel: 00 972 3 641 5244. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.eretzmuseum.org.il/e/332/
*26/02/1523/03/15. “Fragile & Fugitive States Of Being”. Andrea Spencer Solo Exhibition. Sunburst
Gallery. Ards Crafts. Newtownards. GB. Tel: 028n 9181 0803. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ardsarts.com/events/fragile-and-fugitive-states-of-being
*06/03/1508/03/15. “Desire: Jewellery & Silversmithing Fair”. Craft In Focus Fair. inc: ? T.B.C.
Chelsea Old Town Hall. London. GB. Tel: 01622 747 325. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.desirefair.com/directions.html
11/03/1517/03/15. “Modern Masters”. Munich Trade Fair. inc: Edmond Byrne. Munich. D.
Tel: 00 49 89 511 9295. Email: [email protected] Website: www.hwk-muenchen.de
*14/03/1505/05/15. “Ripples – Glass Inspired By Nature”. Contemporary Glass Society Members
Exhibition. inc: Ian Barrowcliffe, Effie Burns, Keith Cummings, Rachel Elliott, Peter Fricker, Laura
Hart, Catherine Hough, Alisoun Howie, Elin Isaksson, Angela Jarman, Tlws Johnson, James
Maskrey, Roberta Mason, Faith Mercer, Lisa Pettibone, Cathryn Shilling, Helen Slater, Nancy
Sutcliffe, Peter Smyth, Graeme Thyer, Liz Waugh McManus, Rachel Welford, Elke Westen & Amy
Whittingham. Pyramid Gallery. York. GB. Tel: 01904 641 187.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.pyramidgallery.com
*21/03/1510/05/15. “Re-Making The Past: Six Contemporary Makers Respond To Inspiration From
Prehistory”. Mixed Media Exhibition. inc: Susan Kinley. Devon Guild Of Craftsmen. Bovey Tracey. GB.
Tel: 01626 832 223. Email: [email protected] Website: www.crafts.org.uk
*27/03/1528/04/15. “Portfolio: Critical Selection 2015-16”. Mixed Media Exhibition. Edmond Byrne,
Karl Harron, Ccoi National Craft Gallery. Kilkenny. IRL. Tel: 00 353 56 776 1804.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.nationalcraftgallery.ie
28/03/1527/09/15. “DG15 – 40 Years Of Contemporary Glass In Denmark”. inc: ? T.B.C. Ebeltoft
Glasmuseet. Ebeltoft. DK. Tel: 00 45 86 34 17 99. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.glasmuseet.dk
*05/04/1513/09/15. “Het/The Process: International Glass Prize 2015”. Triennale Competition
Exhibition. inc: Dan Bowran, Kee-Ryong Choi, Gayle Matthias, Anna Mlasowsky, Tim Rawlinson,
Bruno Romanelli, Torsten Rötzsch, Victoria Scholes & Kathryn Wightman. Glazen Huis. Vlaams
Centrum Voor Hedendaagse Glaskunst. Lommel. B. Tel: 00 32 11 541 335.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.internationalglassprize.be
*09/04/1510/05/15. “Desire – Glass Sculpture & Wearable Art”. inc: Mikyoung Jung. Kirra Galleries.
Federation Square. Melbourne (VIC). AUS. Tel: 00 61 3 96 39 63 88. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.kirragalleries.com
*12/04/1514/04/15. “British Craft Trade Fair”. inc: ‘Bal Maiden Studio Glass’ (Noreen Todd),
‘Caroline Rees Glass Design’ (Caroline Rees), ‘Isle Of Wight Studio Glass (2013) Ltd.’ (Tim Harris),
‘Laura Birdsall Glass’ (Laura Birdsall), ‘Lawrence West Glass Art’ (Lawrence West), ‘Melissa Nicholls
Glass’ (Melissa Nicholls) & ‘Shakspeare Glass’ (Richard “Will” Shakspeare). Great Yorkshire
Showground. Harrogate. GB. Tel: 01444 246 446. Email: [email protected] Website: www.bctf.co.uk
*14/04/1516/05/15. “The Colour Of India”. Bill Swann Solo Touring Exhibition. Oriel Ynys Mon.
Llangefni./Oriel Clwyd Theatr Cymru. Mold./Museum Of Modern Art. Machynlleth./The Albany Gallery.
Cardiff./Y Galeri. Caerphilly./Oriel Plas Glyn-Y-Weddw. Llanbedrog. (01/09/1530/11/15) GB.
Tel: 01766 770 686. Email: [email protected] Website: www.billswannglass.co.uk
*26/04/15 FOR ONE DAY ONLY!!!! “Timothy Harris Collaboration Day”. Isle Of Wight Studio Glass
(2013) Ltd. Arreton Barns Craft Village, Arreton. GB. Tel: 01983 522 339.
Email: [email protected] Website. www.isleofwightstudioglass.co.uk
*30/04/1504/05/15. “Contemporary Craft & Design Fair”. Craft In Focus Mixed Media Craft Fairs.
inc: ‘Rachel Elliott Glassworks’ (Rachel Elliott). R.H.S. Garden Wisley. Wisley, nr. Woking. GB.
Tel: 01622 747 325. Email: [email protected]
Websites: www.craftinfocus.com/wisley_april_may_15.html
*08/05/1510/05/15. “Cockpit Arts Holborn Summer Open Studios”. inc: ? T.B.C. Cockpit Arts.
London. GB. Tel: 020 7419 1959. Email: [email protected] Website: www.cockpitarts.com
*08/05/1511/05/15. “Co[]ect 2015: The International Art Fair For Contemporary Objects”. Mixed
Media Event. inc: Katharine Coleman M.B.E. Adrian Sassoon @ Saatchi Gallery, Duke Of York’s H.Q.
London. GB. Website: www.craftscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/collect
08/05/1511/05/15. “Co[]ect 2015: The International Art Fair For Contemporary Objects”. Mixed
Media Event. inc: Edmond Byrne. Flow @ Saatchi Gallery, Duke Of York’s H.Q. London. GB.
Website: www.craftscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/collect
*08/05/1511/05/15. “Co[]ect 2015: The International Art Fair For Contemporary Objects”. Mixed
Media Event. inc: Graham Muir. Gallery TEN @ Saatchi Gallery, Duke Of York’s H.Q. London. GB.
Website: www.craftscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/collect
*09/05/1518/07/15. “Truth To Material: Summer Exhibition 2015”. Mixed Media Exhibition. inc: Sally
Fawkes, Richard Jackson, Rebecca Newnham, Peter Newsome, Colin Reid, Tracey Sheppard,
Johannes Von Stumm & Neil Wilkin. The Garden Gallery. Broughton. GB. Tel: 01794 301 144.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.gardengallery.uk.com/cms/index.php/exhibition
*15/05/1517/05/15. “Cockpit Arts Deptford Summer Open Studios”. inc: ? T.B.C. Cockpit Arts.
London. GB. Tel: 020 7419 1959. Email: [email protected] Website: www.cockpitarts.com
*18/05/1526/06/15. “?”.Guild Of Glass Engravers National Exhibition/International Festival Of Glass
Exhibition. inc: Katharine Coleman M.B.E. The Red House Glass Cone. Wordsley. GB.
Mob: 07834 549 925. Email: [email protected] Website: www.gge.org.uk
*18/05/1526/06/15. “Gravur On Tour: Modern European Glass Engraving”. Touring Exhibition. inc:
Róisín De Buitléar, Katharine Coleman M.B.E., Ainsley Francis, Alison Kinnaird M.B.E., Charmian
Mocatta, Ronald Pennell, Mare Saare & Nancy Sutcliffe. Red House Glass Cone. Wordsley.
GB./Glazenhuis. Lommel. B. (JulyAugust)./Oudenhove Gallery. Epe. NL.
(AugustSeptember)./Glasmuseum Rheinbach. Rheinbach. D. (SeptemberJanuary
2016)./Muzeum Skla Kamenický Senov. Kamenický Senov. CZ. (JanuaryMarch)./Eesti
Kunstiakadeemia. Tallinn. EE. (MarchApril)./Suomen Lasimuseo. Riihimäki. SF.
(AprilJune)./Glasmuseum Frauenau. Frauenau. D. (JuneSeptember).
Emails: [email protected] & [email protected]
Website: www.facebook.com/glassengravingnetwork
*25/05/1531/05/15. “Bruntnell-Astley Pop Up Gallery”. inc: Laura Birdsall, Nicholas Collins, Keith
Cummings, Julie Anne Denton, Sara Fell, Katya Filmus, Paul Floyd, George Jackson, James
Lethbridge, Allister Malcolm, Harry Morgan, Wendy Newhofer, Melissa Nicholls, Tracy Nicholls,
Ondrej Novotný, Jennifer Pickford, Georgia Redpath, Richard Roberts, Max Stewart, Noreen Todd &
Elliot Walker. Bruntnell-Astley @ Wordsley Methodist Church. Wordsley. GB. Mob: 07850 395 193.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.bruntnell-astley.com
*28/05/1528/06/15. “British Glass Biennale 2015”. British Glass Biennale @ The International
Festival Of Glass. inc: ? T.B.C. Ruskin Glass Centre. Amblecote. GB. Email: [email protected]
Websites: www.biennale.org.uk & www.ifg.org.uk
*28/05/1528/06/15. “Wish You Were Here!”. Contemporary Glass Society Members
Exhibition/International Festival Of Glass Exhibition. inc: ? T.B.C. Ruskin Glass Centre. Amblecote.
GB. Email: [email protected] Websites: www.cgs.org.uk/news/wish-you-were-here-cgs-openexhibition & www.ifg.org.uk
*06/06/1504/07/15. “Elliot Walker – Glass Skin”. Elliot Walker Solo Exhibition. Cupola
Contemporary Art. Sheffield. GB. Tel/Fax. 0114 285 2665. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cupolagallery.com
*06/06/1511/07/15. “The Gathering”. Mixed Media Exhibition. inc: Sarah Brown & Louisa Finch.
New Brewery Arts. Cirencester. GB. Tel: 01285 657 181. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.newbreweryarts.org.uk/making-a-visit/main-gallery-exhibitions/the-gathering
12/06/1501/11/15. Musée Ariana. Anna Dickinson Solo Retrospective Exhibition. Geneva. CH.
Tel: 00 41 22 734 2950. Email: [email protected]
Website: http://institutions.ville-geneve.ch/fr/mah/?p=3391
*24/06/1527/06/15. “New Designers 2015: Part 1”. inc: ? T.B.C. The Business Design Centre.
London. GB. Website: www.newdesigners.com
*24/06/1527/06/15. “One Year On 2015: Part 1”. inc: ? T.B.C. The Business Design Centre.
London. GB. Website: www.newdesigners.com
*25/06/1501/07/15. “Masterpiece 2015|London”. Mixed Media Fair. Adrian Sassoon @ The Royal
Hospital Chelsea, inc: Katharine Coleman M.B.E. South Grounds. London. GB. Tel: 020 7499 7470.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.masterpiecefair.com
*25/06/1505/07/15. “Show RCA 2014”. Mixed Media M.A. & Ph.D. Degree Show. inc: ? T.B.C. ?
Campus, Royal College Of Art. London. GB. Tel: 020 7590 4252.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.rca.ac.uk
*01/07/1504/07/15. “One Year On 2015: Part 2”. inc: ? T.B.C. The Business Design Centre.
London. GB. Website: www.newdesigners.com
*03/07/1505/07/15. “The Big Art Show”. Mixed Media Event. inc: ? T.B.C. West Midland
Showground. Shrewsbury. GB. Website: www.thebigartshow.co.uk
*23/07/1505/08/15. ? Just Glass Members Exhibition. inc: ? T.B.C. Malthouse Gallery. Lyme Regis.
GB. Email: [email protected] Website: www.townmillartsguild.com
*22/10/1525/10/15. “MADE – London – The Design & Craft Fair”. Mixed Media Fair. inc: ? T.B.C.
One Marylebone. London. GB. Mob: 07765 255 044. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.madelondon.org
AUCTIONS INCLUDING CONTEMPORARY GLASS.
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AWARDS-COMPETITIONS/EXHIBITIONS,
GRANTS/PRIZES/SCHOLARSHIPS.
*Changes To The Royal Dublin Society Craft Awards: The annual R.D.S. National Craft Awards and
exhibition is changing this year. There will be no first round of judging and the 13 categories will be
each divided into two streams for Emerging and Established Makers. A prize will be awarded to both
an emerging and an established maker in each category. Applications will open in March and will
close in June. Further details are available on their Website: www.rds.ie/crafts Email: [email protected]
BOOKS/MAGAZINES.
*For Sale: Rare Book: The Art & Technique Of Pate De Verre. Publisher: Tokyo Glass Art Institute. In
good condition. Price: £250.00 (collection free from W. London, £15.00 extra for Postage & Packing Recorded Delivery). Contact Nooneh Karapetian, Email: [email protected]
CALL TO ARTISTS:
*Dear All, Warton Hall will be opening to the public 9th. - 17th. May 2015 with the National Open
Garden Scheme. Warton Hall is a small Georgian Manor house in Lancashire once the home of
Augustus Wykeham Clifton. The gardens are approximately 4 acres of mainly woodland and lawn.
There is a bog garden and vegetable garden. Interested persons are invited to submit their own ideas
as to how they could contribute to the Woodland Meditation Walk. The art installations will be selected
according to the ability of the artist to find harmony with the surroundings and connection with nature
and the creation. Please take note that in May the woodland generally has a carpet of bluebells and
the trees are waking up after the winter, the light is particularly gentle. The public will walk along paths
and have the opportunity to see the garden and the art from the pathways. There will be provision for
refreshments, toilet, and limited parking for visitors.
Please contact organisers for the Application Form which you should return as soon as possible, to
this email address.
Please provide a written statement which tells of the effect woodland has upon you personally and on
the piece/pieces of work you are submitting.
All art must be for sale and there is an opportunity for some exhibitors to sell other pieces from the
small shop.
Commission is 30% of the retail price, which will go towards funding the event.
Images provided by the participants will be used for advertising.
Public Liability Insurance is essential and a copy of your Agreement must be provided before the
event.
So that you are able to familiarise yourself with the venue and in particular make a choice for the
position of your work in the garden, you are invited to one of the two preview sessions.
Invite to Artists, Designers, Craft Makers, Story Tellers, Muscians, Support Staff, 23rd. February 2015,
13:00 or 25th. February 2015 – 10:30. Warton Hall. Lodge Lane, Lytham St. Annes. Lancashire. FY8
5RP. Tel: 01253 734 627. Mob:07801 669 643. Email: [email protected] . Please
confirm by email the day you would like to attend. Best wishes, Nicola & David Thompson.
*Application Deadline 30/01/15: The 6th. ‘British Glass Biennale’ is welcoming applications from UK
based glass artists until 30th. January 2015. The UK’s major selling exhibition of contemporary glass,
will open its doors to the public on 28th. May 2015, following its prestigious Private View and Awards
Ceremony on 27th. May. The British Glass Biennale is a highlight of the International Festival Of Glass
which includes a programme of exhibitions; Glass Masterclasses, 25th. to 28th. May 2015; and a Public
Festival, 28th. to 31st. May 2015. We look forward to welcoming you to the next British Glass Biennale
in May 2015. Email: [email protected] Website: www.biennale.org.uk
*Application Deadline 31/01/15: ‘Wish You Were Here!’ Contemporary Glass Society Members
Exhibition @ International Festival Of Glass 2015. So far we have had 140 expressions of interest for
our glass postcard size show (portrait and landscape orientation), to be exhibited at the International
Festival Of Glass, Stourbridge, in May 2015. We have room for a few more and the deadline is 31st.
January 2015. For expression of interest and to apply, full details at
Website: www.cgs.org.uk/news/wish-you-were-here-cgs-open-exhibition . Entry will be on a first come
basis and you must complete an expression of interest form. This is a C.G.S. Members show but if
you are note one already, you can join when applying. Work should be sent by 17th. April, please put
your name and an image of your piece on outside of package and state whether Portrait or
Landscape and selling price. C.G.S. Members Exhibition, ‘Wish You Were Here!’. Ruskin Glass
Centre. Amblecote. GB. This show has been made possible by the support of Mark Holford,
‘craft&design’ magazine, Kilncare, Alan J. Poole (‘People’s Prize’) and John Agnew (Winners Prize).
Website: www.cgs.org.uk/news/wish-you-were-here-cgs-open-exhibition
Calling All Artists – Deadline For Submission 02/02/15: ‘Art In The Garden’. Sat 16th. May to 18th.
October 2015. If you are an established artist, sculptor or new graduate and would like to showcase
and sell your work at the beautiful 180 acre Sir Harold Hillier Gardens we would love to hear from you.
Applications are currently being invited for the 2015 ‘Art In The Garden’ exhibition. This is one of the
largest outdoor selling exhibitions of contemporary craft and sculpture in the UK. Applications are
welcomed by all artists working in any medium suitable for an outdoor exhibition. Please send your
CV, artist’s statement and images of the work you are proposing to exhibit to: Jo Field, AITG 2015, Sir
Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Ampfield SO51 0QA or Email: [email protected] Images
either on cd or via email and on hard copy please. Please include media, dimensions and artist’s
price. All work must be suitable for exhibiting outdoors and will need to pass a strict risk assessment.
Deadline for submissions Friday 2nd. February 2015. Website: www.hilliergardens.org.uk
*Deadline For Entry 31/01/15: Announcing Continuing Professional Development Awards from The
Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass 2015. The Worshipful Company of Glaziers
and Painters of Glass is pleased to announce that once again they will offer two Continuing
Professional Development Awards for the year 2015. The next deadline for entry is 31st. January
2015. Application details are available on the Glaziers’
Website: www.worshipfulglaziers.com/Professional _Development-19htm
We would like to encourage you to apply. The aim of all the Glaziers’ Company’s awards is to raise
standards of work within the craft, particularly in the U.K., by offering additional learning experiences
to enhance the skills of potential workers. Applications are invited from practitioners with at least five
years’ working experience who wish to broaden their professional skills.
Continuing Professional Development Awards are short duration help with training for professionals;
whether by moving towards the attainment of accredited status as conservators, by obtaining tuition to
increase their effectiveness and proficiency in practicing their craft or by developing their creative
skills. The award could be used to assist someone to attend a masterclass, an advanced glass
painting course, to learn about mortars and stonework installation, to seek tuition about glass
chemistry, to shadow a fellow professional to learn a skill they do not already have such as edge
bonding or glass cleaning or whatever else the awardee can demonstrate that s/he needs to learn to
enhance working practices. These awards are particularly aimed at professionals unable to leave their
work for long periods, so they typically enable attendance at short courses or short studio placements
under expert tuition. Each award will offer up to £550.00 for tuition costs and £225.00 subsistence
while learning. You can obtain application details at
Website: www.worshipfulglaziers.com/Professional_Development-19.htm or from the Awards
Coordinator, Emma Blount, Email: [email protected]
*Deadline 28/03/15: Glass Art Society 2016 Annual Conference Call For Proposals ‘Creating Context:
Glass In A New Light’. January 28, 2015 - The Board of the Glass Art Society is proud to announce
that the G.A.S. Conference will be returning to Corning (NY), in the Finger Lakes region of upstate
New York, June 9-11, 2016. The Corning Museum Of Glass will host, and conference participants will
experience the museum’s new Contemporary Art + Design Wing, including a 26,000-square-foot lightfilled gallery plus an expansive, state-of-the-art Amphitheater Hotshop. In addition to the excellent
content that G.A.S. strives to deliver at all of our conferences, participants will have the opportunity to
experience and study the world’s foremost glass collection, explore the extensive holdings of the
Rakow Research Library and enjoy historic Corning’s long tradition of glassmaking. The 2016 G.A.S.
Conference offers a comprehensive opportunity to expand your understanding of the story of glass.
Create your own context for the future of glassmaking with your fellow artists, collectors,
manufacturers, scientists, experts, and students at the 2016 G.A.S. Conference in Corning, NY! We
are now accepting proposals for conference presentations including lectures, demonstrations, lecmos, and panel discussions. G.A.S. invites you to submit presentation ideas that will best highlight the
theme, ‘Creating Context: Glass In A New Light’. The deadline for proposals is March 28th., 2015. Go
to Weblink: www.glassart.org/calls_for_conf_proposals.html for more information about conference
proposals and to download a submission form. Thank you for your continued support of the Glass Art
Society. We look forward to seeing you in Corning!
About the Glass Art Society: The Glass Art Society is an international non-profit organization founded
in 1971 whose purpose is to encourage excellence, to advance education, to promote the
appreciation and development of the glass arts, and to support the worldwide community of artists
who work with glass. We hold an annual conference (www.glassart.org/Events.html), publish the
Glass Art Society Journal (www.glassart.org/JournalOrders.html) and provide online versions of
GASnews (www.glassart.org/cgi/page.cgi?_id=1559) and the Glass Art Society Online Member
Directory (www.glassart.org/cgi/page.cgi?_id=1428) featuring member profiles with image gallery, bio
and more. Contact: Pamela Koss. Tel: 00 1 206 382 1305. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.glassart.org
Entry Submission Deadline 09/04/15: ‘The Stevens Architectural Glass Competition 2015’. University
Of Wales Trinity St David. Alex Road Campus, Swansea. A new archway entrance to the Glass
Department. Welcome to the 2015 Stevens Competition For Architectural Glass Design, The
Competition Brief, Terms and Conditions and Entry Form are available now on the Glaziers’ Company
Website: www.worshipfulglaziers.com and on the University Of Wales Trinity St David
Website: www.uwtsd.ac.uk . The 2015 competition provides a unique opportunity for emerging glass
artists to design for the entranceway to the renowned School Of Glass, now part of the Faculty Of Art
& Design. We strongly recommend that entrants take the opportunity to make a formal or informal visit
to see the glass department and to assess the location, see the brief for site visit arrangements. We
wish to emphasise that, although the brief this year is for a location at one of the UK’s most well
known and established glass departments, the 2015 Stevens Competition is open to all eligible glass
artists and designers. As a competition entrant from anywhere in the United Kingdom you will be
required to provide a Nom de Plume, to identify your entry, since judging by the professional panel is
strictly anonymous and impartial. The Company continues to welcome comments and feedback from
colleges and competitors. We are always open to suggestions for improving the quality of the
competition and the student seminar, although, as in many other fields, realistically we are limited by
our finances and by the time our volunteer organisers can contribute. We wish you luck with your
endeavours. Yours sincerely, Andy Lane - Chairman, Craft & Competitions Committee. Worshipful
Company Of Glaziers & Painters Of Glass. Glaziers Hall, 9 Montague Close, Southwark, London. SE1
9DD. GB. Tel: 020 7403 6652.
Call To Glass Artists - ‘The Art Glass Show’ at Haydock Park Racecourse near Liverpool and
Manchester in the North West of England is devoted entirely to contemporary glass artists. All of the
exhibitors must be the actual maker of the glass being exhibited for sale, or a member of their
immediate family. This is not an exhibition for the secondary market, or for dealers in collectable or
antique glass, it is exclusively for Contemporary Glass Art. Staged by a team with considerable
experience, with space initially for 67 tables priced at just £54.00 a table to make the event affordable
to new glass artists and even students, Sunday October 5th. 2014, followed by Sunday April 19th. 2015
and then Sunday October 4th. 2015. Further details and Booking forms from David Smith,
Email: [email protected] . All stands on first come first allocated basis. Best wishes, David
Smith.
CONFERENCES/MEETINGS/
SYMPOSIUMS & TALKS
*National Glass Centre - Artist Talks Series:
Every Wednesday 16:00–18:00. Free. Room 007, Prospect Building, St. Peter’s Campus (2 mins walk
from National Glass Centre).
04/02/15: Artist Talks Series: Joseph Hillier and Christaan Maas / 4 February 2015.
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/d=455
11/02/15: Jo Mitchell and Emma Woofenden / 11 February 2015.
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=456
18/02/15: Artist Talks Series: Livvy Fink and Lothar Goetz / 18 February 2015.
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=457
25/02/15: Artist Talks Series: Alison Lowry and Angela Thwaites (TBC) / 25 February 2015.
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=458
04/03/15: Artist Talks Series: Eric Bainbridge and James Beighton / 4 March 2015.
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=459
National Glass Centre. Sunderland. GB.
*12/02/1515/02.15: Australian Association Of Glass Artists Ltd. (Ausglass). Ausglass Conference
2015. “States Of Illumination” - Light & The Illumination Of Ideas. The 17th. Ausglass Biennial
Conference will be held from February 12th. to 15th., 2015 in Adelaide, South Australia. It will include
lectures, discussions, exhibitions, workshops and demonstrations. Presenters from both Australia
and across the world will offer an array of aesthetic, technical and personal reflections upon
contemporary glass. Adelaide, the state capital has long been a centre of contemporary glass in
Australia. Artists and craftspeople are attracted to the glass studies courses at the University Of South
Australia and The JamFactory Contemporary Craft & Design Centre, located adjacently in the city
centre. Adelaide is a city of more than one million residents nestled between white sand beaches and
the Mt. Lofty Ranges. It has an international airport serviced by many airlines. The conference venue
is a short distance from the Art Gallery Of South Australia, the South Australian Museum, Tandanya
Aboriginal Visual Arts Centre, leading restaurants and public transport hubs. The Adelaide area is
highly regarded for local wines and its proximity to the wineries of the Southern Vales and the
Barossa Valley. It is also the direct gateway to the Flinders Ranges National Park, Uluru [Ayers Rock],
Alice Springs and the outback. With such a diverse landscape & culturally enriched population we
look forward to welcoming Artists, Makers & Craft Practitioners from the global glass community to
share our passion of glass by bridging the gap through creativity. Verity Jasmin Burley, Ausglass
President. Tel: 00 61 4 2688 5027. Email: [email protected] Website: www.ausglass.org.au
*21/02/15: The Contemporary Glass Society ‘Eastern Hub’ will be holding their next meeting on
Saturday 21st. February at The Minories. 74 High Street, Colchester. Essex. CO1 1UE from 10:00 –
13:00. C.G.S. Eastern Hub are delighted that Yorgos Papadopoulos has agreed to be the guest
speaker. There will be an opportunity for members to participate in a PechaKucha presentation to
briefly talk about their work supported by images of their work. Please confirm your attendance, if you
want to participate in the PechaKucha and if you want lunch at The Minories cafe (own payment) to
Rebecca Mansbridge at Email: [email protected] by 13th. February 2015. Members £4.00
and non-members £6.00. More details on the C.G.S. Eastern Facebook page.
*30/05/15: Guild Of Glass Engravers Spring Lecture 2015. Katharine Coleman M.B.E. will be the
presenter for the Guild Spring Lecture, at the Red House Glass Cone, Wordsley, on Saturday 30th.
May. The Lecture starts promptly at 14:30, so ensure you arrive in good time to claim your seat. Title
of the lecture, “A Future For Glass Engraving”. This is guaranteed to be a very interesting lecture.
Website: www.gge.org.uk
*07/09/1509/09/15: The International Year of Light is now in full swing across the world. This is a
global initiative adopted by the United Nations to raise awareness of just how much light and optical
technologies benefit human lifestyles in every corner of the globe. Many scientific and cultural
societies and organisations are organising exhibitions and events to celebrate this theme.
The Society Of Glass Technology is no exception. From Monday 7th. to Wednesday 9th. September
2015 it holds its Annual Conference in Cambridge, under the title "Glass Reflections". Over the
centuries glass and light have created myriad partnerships and synergies for the good of mankind,
transforming our living experiences and our science and technology-driven achievements.
Full details of the event are to be found on the Conference Website: www.glassreflections.sgt.org
We invite you, and all who have expertise and insights in this arena, to submit papers for oral
presentation at that conference. The programme will have both Science and History and Heritage
strands spanning three days and we welcome abstracts covering all aspects of glass. As always,
there will also be a prize for the best student talk.
As papers are accepted, the abstracts will be published on the website so please check there
regularly to see how the program is developing. The time slots available for presentations will be 20
minutes (including questions) and each paper is to be presented in person by a conference delegate.
Please visit the website, where you'll find an abstract template and instructions on the procedure for
submission. There also you can obtain details of conference fees (currently discounted for early
booking) and accommodation options. The Society also offers a route to publication of papers based
on the conference presentations in its International Journals. We'd like to invite you most warmly to
join with us in September (as a delegate or author) as we celebrate the Year Of Light by reflecting on
glass and its crucial service to the whole human race. Kind regards, Lesley Ashton. Society Of Glass
Technology. 9 Churchill Way, Chapeltown, Sheffield. South Yorkshire. S35 2PY. Tel: 0114 263 4455.
Website: www.sgt.org
COURSES/DEMONSTRATIONS/LECTURES/
MASTERCLASSES & WORKSHOPS.
*National Glass Centre - Free Daily Glass Blowing Demonstrations. Our amazing daily glass blowing,
lathe and flame working demonstrations are free and run throughout the day. Experience the heat of
our 1000 degree furnace and watch our expert glass making team craft stunning pieces before your
eyes:
Flame Working: 11:00 & 15:45 (15 mins).
Glass Blowing: 12:00, 13:30 & 15:00 (30 mins).
Glass Lathe: 13.00 (30 mins). National Glass Centre. Sunderland. GB.
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/visit/onyourvisit/freeglassblowingdemonstrations/
*Oil & Glass Gallery & Workshop: Introducing our new series of workshops - including new sessions
informed by Shelagh's studies at Bullseye Glass Company, Portland (OR), at the end of last year!
Book before the end of January to book one place and get one half price!
Visit our website for class descriptions: www.oilandglass.co.uk/#!workshops/masterpage_5 and also
to : www.oilandglass.co.uk/#!shop/cyk3
If you'd like to book two different classes please call the studio on Tel: 01224 969 637. We have also
just introduced a 6 Week Evening Class,
Website: www.oilandglass.co.uk/#!product/prd2/3505299191/*new!*-6-week-evening-class , during
which all of the techniques taught in our individual workshops will be covered, with additional technical
information also given to provide a deeper insight into the processes involved. Block one will take
place from 18:30 – 21:00 on Tuesday evenings starting on February 17th.. Block two will take place on
Thursday evenings from 18:30 – 21:00 starting on the 2nd. April.
31/01/15 Saturday: 11:00 Relief/Texture Plate Making & 2.30pm Suncatcher Making.
01/02/15 Sunday: 14:00 Introduction to Fused Glass.
05/02/15 Thursday: 11:00 Suncatcher Making.
19/02/15 Thursday: 11:00 Sgraffito/Stencilling & 6.30pm Relief/Texture Plate Making.
21/02/15 Saturday: 11:00 Sgraffito/Stencilling & 2.30pm Suncatcher Making.
26/02/15 Thursday: 18:00 Powder Printing.
28/02/15 Saturday: 11:00 Introduction to Fused Glass.
01/03/15 Sunday: 14:00 Relief/Texture Plate Making.
04/03/15 Wednesday: 18:30 Sgraffito/Stencilling.
07/03/15 Saturday: 11:00 Suncatcher Making & 2.30pm Introduction to Fused Glass.
08/03/15 Sunday: 14:00 Sgraffito/Stencilling.
12/03/15 Thursday: 18:30 Suncatcher Making.
14/03/15 Saturday: 11:00 Relief/Texture Plate Making & 2.30pm Powder Printing.
15/03/15 Sunday: 14:00 Introduction to Fused Glass.
21/03/15 Saturday: 11:00 Sgraffito/Stencilling & 2.30pm Suncatcher Making.
22/03/15 Sunday: 14:00 Powder Printing.
26/03/15 Thursday: 18:30 Introduction to Fused Glass.
28/03/15 Saturday: 11:00 Introduction to Fused Glass & 2.30pm Suncatcher Making.
29/03/15 Sunday: 14:00 Suncatcher Making.
31/03/15 Sunday: 18:30 Sgraffito/Stencilling.
Tel: 01224 969 637. Email: [email protected]
*07, 08, 14 & 15/02/15. Valentine’s Day @ The National Glass Centre. Make a Valentine’s Hot Heart.
Price: £30.00. To Book Tel: 0191 515 5555 (Option 9). National Glass Centre. Sunderland. GB.
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/visit/onyourvisit/viewourexhibitions/exhibitions/details/?id=178
*2015 Courses At The Glass Hub:
07/02/1508/02/15: Kiln Casting - Sat 7 - Sun 8 February
07/02/1508/02/15: Venetian Masterclass - Sat 7 - Sun 8 February
13/02/15: One Day Glassblowing - Fri 13 February
14/02/15: Intro Glass Fusing - Sat 14 February
21/02/1522/02/15: Intermediate Colour - Sat 21- Sun 22 February
22/02/15: Lampworking Beads - Sun 22 February
01/03/15: 1 Day Glassblowing - Sun 1 March
04/03/1506/03/15: 3 Day Glassblowing Beginners - Wed 4 - Fri 6 March
13/03/15: Open Casting - Fri 13 March
13/03/15: 1 Day Glassblowing - Fri 13 March
14/03/15: 1 Day Glassblowing - Sat 14 March
23/03/1527/03/`15: Scott Chaseling - From 2D to 3D, Blowing Fused Glass - Mon 23 - Fri 27
March. More Courses added on our website all the time,
Website: www.theglasshub.co.uk/glass-courses.html Email: [email protected]
Fusing Courses With NJW House Of Glass. Niki Walters of NJW House Of Glass offers one day
fusing courses throughout the year. They are a perfect gift, day out or group activity for either fun or
an opportunity to develop your technical knowledge.
We will cover: - Safety, Glass Cutting & Technical Elements of Glass Fusing. We will enjoy a home
cooked lunch along with tea, coffee and cake. In the afternoon we will make a selection of items such
as coasters, wall pieces or trinket dishes, which can be posted out or collected at a later date. The
day will start at 10:00 and finish around 15:30. Groups are welcome with a maximum number of 6
places per course. The cost of the course is £75.00 per person which includes the cost of posting out
items once fused, the full course along with all food and drinks. If you are interested in booking a
place on any of the course, please Email: [email protected] and Niki will get back to you.
Course Dates: 07/02/15, 28/03/15 & 24/04/15. For more information visit the
Website: www.njwhouseofglass.co.uk/Fusing-Courses.html
*National Glass Centre - Adult Courses, Classes & Glass Making Experiences:
14/02/15: Make Your Own... Flame Worked Valentine’s Jewellery. Saturday 14 February. 10:00–
16:00. £50.00. Age: 16+. To Book Tel: 0191 515 5555 (Option 9).
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=78
14/02/15 & 15/02/15: Stained Glass Weekend. Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 February. 10:00-16:00.
£100.00. Age 16+. To Book Tel: 0191 515 5555 (Option 9). Indulge yourself in a weekend learning all
about stained glass art! Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=444
23/02/1523/03/15: Silver Jewellery Club. Mondays 23 February–23 March. 10:00–13:30. £105.00.
Age 16+. To Book Tel: 0191 515 5555 (Option 9).
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=126
26/02/1526/03/15: Glass Jewellery Club. Thursdays 26 February–26 March. 10:00–13:30 or 17:4521:15. £110.00. Age 16+. To Book Tel: 0191 515 5555 (Option 9).
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=221
28/02/15: Introducing... Stained Glass. Saturday 28 February. 13:00-17:00. £60.00. Age: 16+. To
Book Tel: 0191 515 5555 (Option 9). Learn the ancient art of stained glass.
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=36
28/02/15: Make Your Own... Flame Worked Beads. Saturday 28 February. 10:00–13:00 or 14:00–
17:00. £40.00. Age: 16+. To Book Tel: 0191 515 5555 (Option 9). An introduction to bead making
using the torches. Use our fantastic facilities, tools and materials to create your own glass beads in
the flame. Artist: Zoe Garner.
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=439
National Glass Centre. Sunderland. GB.
*Community Education Lewisham offer a superb range of glass courses from complete beginners to
advanced level. Courses assist learners in career progression and provide a mixture of practical,
hands on experience with research and design skill development. We provide excellent facilities
alongside the support of highly qualified and experienced tutors who encourage learners to develop
their professional and technical skills and build confidence in their creative ability. Our range of
courses will enable learners to develop skills in fusing, slumping, glass layering, drawing with glass,
cabochon, and traditional painting techniques. Upcoming courses:
22/02/1530/06/14: Exploring Glass Work Techniques. 19:30-21:30. £173.00 (full fee) £105.50
(reduced/concessions) Granville Park Centre. Granville Park, Lewisham, London. SE13 7DU.
23/02/1523/03/15: Little Glass Gems. 19:00-21:00. £58.00 (full) £35.00 (reduced/ concessions)
Granville Park Centre. Granville Park, Lewisham, London. SE13 7DU.
28/04/1507/07/15: Glass Fuse & Shape. 13:00-15:00. £115.00 (full) £70.00 (reduced/ concessions)
Granville Park Centre. Granville Park, Lewisham, London. SE13 7DU..
20/04/1506/07/15: Mould, Glass & Heat. 10:00-12:30. £145.00 (full) £88.50 (reduced/ concessions)
Granville Park Centre. Granville Park, Lewisham, London, SE13 7DU.
For complete course information visit Website: www.cel.lewisham.gov.uk or call Tel: 020 8314 3300.
Kind regards, Selina Eldridge - Publicity & Communications Officer. Tel: 020 8314 3279. For more
information on adult education courses in Lewisham see our online prospectus:
Website:www.lewisham.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/AdultAndCommunityEducation/CELProspectu
s/
23/02/1525/02/15: Understanding Furnace Design And Glass Technology With Richard Golding,
Station Glass. At the end of the course you will have the practical knowledge and confidence to
design and run an efficient glass studio, know which glass is best for you to use and understand a bit
more about running a successful glass studio.
Efficient Equipment Design and Maintenance (1.5 days).
1. What equipment do you need in your glass house?
Furnace, Gloryhole, Lehr, Iron Warmer, Kiln, Garage.
2. For each item: What does it need to do for you, Construction materials, Heating sources, Efficiency,
Maintenance, HSW.
3. Studio layout.
4. Sources of help.
Glass Technology (1 day).
1. Types of glass
2. What are you making?
3. Batch recipes
4. Use of colour
5. Annealing
6. Sources of help
Business Planning and Marketing (0.5 day).
1. Basic Business Plans
2. Pricing
3. Marketing
4. Sources of help
Course Design.
3 days hosted at Station Glass, Leicestershire, Refreshments, lunch and course dinner included
Maximum group size 8, Approx. £400.00 per person.
Costs: £400.00 including tuition, comprehensive course notes, lunch and a course curry. 10%
discount available for places booked and paid in full before 1st. January 2015. Please email me at
Email: [email protected] if you are interested in coming along on this course.
Understanding Furnace Design and Glass Technology with Richard Golding. Richard has been
involved with glass for over 30 years since he set up Okra Glass in 1979. He is renowned for his
efficient furnaces, glass recipes and designs, use of iridescence, reduction, colour and surface
decoration. In 2010 Richard left Okra and opened his eighth glass studio and first ever gallery, Station
Glass, in a Victorian Station building at the end of a preserved railway line in Shenton, Leicestershire,
England. The Station was far too small to fit in traditional glassmaking equipment so Richard worked
with Merlyn Farwell of PIElectronics to design and build a combined furnace, lehr and gloryhole, the
COMBO. The COMBO is now run on electricity and makes glassmaking affordable and possible in a
very small space. Richard`s glass is highly collectible and features in museums, galleries and private
collections around the world. Originally inspired by artist`s such as Carder, Galle, Daum and Tiffany,
Richard`s work at the Station is pushing back the boundaries even further, with new pieces involving
intricate layered, surface decoration, lampworking, cutting and colour combinations. Richard was
involved in the Stourbridge Twenty Twelve Portland Vase Project where he used his own glass
recipes to achieve the right expansion and colour and then blew the blanks for the recreation of the
Portland Vase. As well as running a successful studio Richard periodically runs courses on iridising,
furnace design and glass technology at his studio in Leicestershire and taught glass technology and
colour on a 6 day Masterclass at Corning Museum of Glass in America. Richard Golding, Station
Glass. Website: www.stationglass.com
*Richmond Adult Community College - Parkshot Centre, Parkshot, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2RE. For
full details and booking, go to Website: www.racc.ac.uk
Note New Venue.
Taster Studio Glass - 3D Design BTEC Level 2 Certificate.
C01121-141501 10:00 - 10:00 | 24/02/2015 | Wed | 1 wk | Fee: £18.00
Studio Glass - 3D Design Beginners BTEC Level 1 Award.
C00104-141501 18:30 - 21:30 | 25/02/2015 | Wed | 16 wks | Fee: £302.00 | Conc: £25
Studio Glass Intermediate Workshop (tutored)
C00102-141503 10:00 - 13:00 | 26/02/2015 | Thu | 16 wks | Fee: £336.00
C00102-141504 14:00 - 17:00 | 26/02/2015 | Thu | 16 wks | Fee: £336.00
Glass - Slumping for Beginners/improvers.
C00107-141502 13:30 - 16:45 | 28/02/2015 | Sat | 4 wks | Fee: £92.00
Studio Glass - L1 BTEC Award 3D Design Beginners/Improvers.
C00716-141501 18:30 - 21:30 | 03/03/2015 | Tue | 17 wks | Fee: £309.00 | Conc: £20
Stained Glass Traditional and Contemporary for Improvers.
C00992-141502 10:00 - 13:00 | 21/04/2015 | Tue | 10 wks | Fee: £210.00
Stained Glass Traditional and Contemporary for Beginners.
C00994-141502 14:00 - 17:00 | 21/04/2015 | Tue | 10 wks | Fee: £210.00
&
Richmond Art School – in the brand new Glass Studios. Saturday All day 10:00 – 16:00.
24/01/1514/02/15. C01348 141501 Creative Bowls - Fused & Slumped Glass - Introduction
28/02/1521/03/15. C01349 141501 Cast a Glass Vessel.
25/04/1516/05/15. C01350 141501 Images On Glass - Painting, Printing & Decals – Introduction.
A recent graduate from the R.C.A., the tutor is Monette Larsen who has created glass sculptures and
installations for the past 10 years, please see her website for images, Website:
www.monettelarsen.com . Richmond Adult Community College. Clifden Centre, Clifden Road,
Twickenham. Email: [email protected] Website: www.racc.ac.uk
*North Lands Creative Glass Master Classes & Skill Classes 2015:
March Skills Classes:
03/03/1505/03/15: Lamp Working Skills Class with Ian Pearson. 3 – 5 March. Cost: £300.00
(includes light lunch). Ian Pearson will lead a three day introduction to the art of lamp working (using
gas/oxygen torches to blow, manipulate and join glass tube and rod). You can expect a friendly and
informal but hard working atmosphere with the focus on helping you to experiment and develop skills
which you can apply in your future work. Ian has been practicing the skill known as lamp working
since 1961, and is an acknowledged master of the craft bringing a mix of outstanding technical
knowledge and creative flair. For many years a scientific glass blower creating highly complex
laboratory equipment, Ian now uses his blend of ancient craft and modern technology to make art
objects and gifts at his studio Glass Creations in Thurso. This class is suitable for all skill levels and
abilities.
23/03/1527/03/15: Wild Engraving Workshop: Skills Class with Heather Gillespie. 23 – 27 March.
Cost: £400.00 (includes light lunch). This Skills Class moves engraving out of the studio and into the
landscape. Using her experience from the Forest of Glass Residency in 2013, Heather will encourage
her class participants to take inspiration directly from nature and the local scenery of Lybster and
transfer it onto glass by mark making there and then. There will also be the opportunity to experiment
with print making direct from your glass samples. ‘Past participants found the whole experience free
and expressive. The aim of this class is to encourage us to get out of our comfort zones, experiment,
enjoy working outside, and be a part of something unique and special.’ Heather. No experience
necessary.
July Master Classes:
15/07/1523/07/15: Stained Glass: The Final Frontier Master Class with Judith Schaechter. 15 - 23
July. Fee: £900.00 (includes evening meals). In this course, participants will work with layered flash
glass to create one or two panels of stained glass. Various methods of creating imagery on glass,
such as painting, sandblasting, engraving and diamond filing will be demonstrated and exploration of
alternative options is encouraged. Participants will assemble one or two small panels. This class will
also delve into the elusive creative process in the form of discussion.
Glass Unknown: Experimentation and Discoveries in the Hot Shop Master Class with Maria Bang
Espersen and Max Syron. 18 - 23 July. Fee: £655.00. (includes evening meals). For this 6 day class
we will put aside all presumptions we might have about the material glass and approach it in ways
one would not have thought possible. We will build up a new understanding of glass by investigating
its material possibilities through playful experiments. The process of discovery and learning from the
glass itself will be the focal point, rather than an emphasis on final objects. Working in and out of the
hot shop, we will let go of traditional glass-making concepts, creating and following new paths of
inquiry. We will explore ephemeral, time-based, and performative aspects of glass as well as
concepts such as control, value, and experience. This class is open to anyone with a curiosity for the
unknown and the willingness to break some glass. This is an experimental class and we will not be
teaching any technical skills. You will however, learn how to gather and handle a small amount of hot
glass. For larger amounts, some assistance is available. All levels are welcome but a little experience
in hot glass techniques can be beneficial.
August Master Classes:
26/08/1503/09/15: Towards Purpose – kiln-formed glass, cold glass and other stuff… This class
explores the territory between design and making, purpose and process master Class with Angela
Thwaites. 26 August – 3 September. £900.00 (includes evening meals). We will be taking a focussed
and purposeful approach using design and making processes to create 3D glass outcomes. As well
as material knowledge and skills with glass there will be an emphasis on design development. The
area surrounding North Lands is an important source of departure points for idea generation so we
will be going out from the workshops on research journeys. The class will be led by Angela, supported
by a cold working expert, and a designer interested in exploring glass. We will discuss and guide the
purpose and development of your projects and you will develop skills and confidence working with
specialist glass processes. There will be visits, demonstrations, presentations and group discussions
to facilitate your individual ideas and practical exploration. During the 9 days, there will be an
opportunity to experience hot glass through a mutual student swap with the concurrently running hot
glass master class led by James Maskrey. There will also be one day midway through when you will
be able to make arrangements for further exploring the locality. You will carry out a range of
considered experiments in material and bring one idea to a clear conclusion. We will be working on a
modest scale to enable this conclusion to be at a high level of resolution and finish. You will be
expected to give a 5 minute visual presentation to introduce yourself to the group within the first
couple of days and to show the journey of your project at the end of the class. Classes run from 09:00
– 17:30 and participants can work in the studios up until 22:00.
26/08/1503/09/15: Narrating Process Master Class with James Maskrey. 26 August – 3 September.
£900.00 (includes evening meals). The main aim of this workshop is to cultivate skills and develop
narrative for participants’ work. Using our technical abilities, sourced objects, images, or text we will
search for meanings in our pieces. These could be imagined, they could be factual, but at the heart of
the process will be making and story-telling. We will concentrate on material, process and idea. Using
and developing traditional glass-blowing skills, compiled materials and our combined imaginations we
will celebrate these artefacts to spin tales of personal experience, historical fact or elaborate hoax.
We will aim to push ourselves through enriching our glass techniques and developing original ideas to
produce pieces of work embracing both skill and narrative. During the 9 days, there will be an
opportunity to experience expert guidance for cold working glass through a mutual student swap with
the concurrently running master class led by Angela Thwaites. There will also be one day midway
through when you will be able to make arrangements for further exploring the locality.
About James Maskrey: James Maskrey has a career in hot glass spanning over 20 years. He has a
Classes run from 09:00 – 17:30 and participants can work in the studios up until 22:00.
For more information or details on how to apply call Grace on Tel: 01593 721 229 or
Email: [email protected] Website: www.northlandsglass.com
09/03/1512/03/15: Katharine Coleman M.B.E., “Engraving On Coloured Glass” exploring the many
possibilities of engraving on colour overlaid and solid coloured glass, using drill and sandblast
techniques. Akin to cameo engraving. You should gain sufficient understanding to continue in your
own studio and complete some finished samples, with an appreciation of the wide range of both
historic and contemporary work on colour overlaid glass. West Dean College. West Dean nr.
Chichester Website: www.westdean.org.uk
The Architectural Glass Centre, the commercial arm of the Swansea School Of Architectural Glass, is
continuing its programme of glass painting workshops/masterclasses with Jonathan Cooke in 2015.
The dates of the proposed workshops are as follows:
Spring workshops.
10/04/1513/04/15: Glass Painting.
14/04/1516/04/15: Silver Stain & Enamel.
Autumn workshops.
11/09/1514/09/15: Glass Painting.
15/09/1517/09/15: Silver Stain & Enamel.
The glass painting workshops are run over three and a half days, the silver stain and enamel over two
and a half days. The workshop is suitable for beginners or for those with previous experience of glass
painting. Jonathan will demonstrate glass painting using a technique whereby a number of layers of
paint can be built up prior to firing. He will also discuss materials, tools and firing schedules. During
the workshop there will be ample time for participants to practice the technique and to produce
samples. Further details on all courses are available from Amanda Hughes on Tel: 01792 481 199 or
Email: [email protected] or Alun Adams on Tel: 01792 481 084. Email:
[email protected]
*17/04/1519/04/15: Ondrej Novotný. Masterclass – Intermediate Level - 3 Day Glassblowing
Workshop. Friday, Saturday, Sunday 17th. - 19th. April, 2015.
‘Getting Rid Of Bad Habits And Minimising Your Process!‘
Price £315.00 per person. Contact National Glass Centre Visitor Services to book,
Tel: 0191 515 5555. Click here to view on our Website:
www.nationalglasscentre.com/about/whatson/details/?id=489&to=2015-0417%2017:00:00&from=2015-04-17%2010:00:00
The focus of this three-day masterclass is to advance participants’ professional and technical
capabilities in the hot-glass studio. Focussing on the fundamentals of traditional glass-blowing
techniques, Ondrej will help you refine your skills and help you create your own designs and products.
The programme will concentrate on basic-material processes to enable you to become more efficient
in handling hot-glass and blowing that perfect quick bubble to suit your needs. You need to have
some glass blowing experience to fully benefit from this course. During the class there will be skills
and technique demonstrations and lots of opportunities to really develop your practical skills. You will
have time to discuss your designs and ideas with Ondrej and to apply your newly honed skills!
Ondrej Novotný is the youngest son of internationally renowned glass maker Petr Novotný, who was
one of the pioneers of glass studio-movement in the eighties. Ondrej started glassmaking at the age
of fourteen. He eventually decided to study glass professionally at the Novy Bor glass school and
started working as an apprentice in the glass trade. After finishing his studies (2004), he travelled
between America and Europe gaining valuable experience and developing his skills. In 2010, Ondrej
started working as a teaching assistant for Martin Janecky who completely changed his way of
looking and working with glass. Recently, he has worked for various artists and designers in The
Netherlands, The Czech Republic, Japan, USA and the UK. Ondrej has a very distinct set of
aesthetics - vivid colours, symmetry and balance are part of his minimal approach to glass.
Sara Jo Harrison, Marketing and Communications Coordinator. National Glass Centre @ University
Of Sunderland. Liberty Way, Sunderland. Tyne & Wear.SR6 0GL. T 0191 515 5555 Ext. 5518.
Website: www.nationalglasscentre.com
Leitrim Sculpture Centre - Workshop Programme 2015. Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim. IRL.
B&B is available from €20.00 per night - details will be sent with booking receipt. Full 2015 Workshop
Programme is available on our website.
Workshops - Jan to June 2015:
25/04/1526/04/15: Sat 25th. – Sun 26th. April 2015. GB1 Glassblowing For Beginners Workshop.
Tutor: Louise Rice Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 6. Cost: €260.00. You will explore the extraordinary
medium of hot glass. You will learn how to gather glass out of the furnace, to control and shape the
hot glass, to blow a bubble and make a simple vessel. Working in two small teams, the emphasis of
this course is hands-on experience, with demos and support from an experienced glassblower.
27/04/1528/04/15: Mon 27th. – Tue 28th. April 2015. GB1 Glassblowing For Beginners Workshop
Tutor: Graham Reid. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 6. Cost: €260.00. You will explore the
extraordinary medium of hot glass. You will learn how to gather glass out of the furnace, to control
and shape the hot glass, to blow a bubble and make a simple vessel. Working in two small teams, the
emphasis of this course is hands-on experience, with demos and support from an experienced
glassblower.
25/04/1528/04/15: Sat 25th. – Tue 28th. April 2015. GB2 Improvers Evening Glassblowing Workshop.
Tutor: Graham Reid – Sat & Sun 6-9pm. Louise Rice – Mon & Tue 6-9pm. Duration: 3 hours.
Participants: 6. Cost: €65.00. You will explore the extraordinary medium of hot glass. You will learn
how to gather glass out of the furnace, to control and shape the hot glass, to blow a bubble and make
a simple vessel. The emphasis of this course is hands-on experience, with demos and support from
an experienced glassblower. Participants must have attended a Beginners Course before.
29/04/1501/05/15: Wed 29th April – Fri 1st. May 2015. G3 Experiments In Mould Blown Glass. Tutor:
Louise Rice & Jonathan Ball. Duration: 3 Days. Participants: 6. Cost: €420.00. In this three-day
workshop participants will have the opportunity to test a variety of ways of designing and building
moulds for glassblowing. Participants will take a sculptural approach to the materials, process, and
possibilities of mouldmaking and attempt to blow glass into the moulds themselves. Discussions will
cover traditional and contemporary mouldmaking methods. Experience of mouldmaking and/or
glassblowing desirable but not essential.
02/05/1504/05/15: Sat 2nd. – Mon 4th. May 2015. G5 Hot Glass-Casting Into Zircar Moulds
Workshop. Tutor: Keith Seybert. Duration: 3 Days. Participants: 6. Cost: €450.00. This three-day
course will introduce you to the potential of Zircar; this 'space-age' mould material exhibits excellent
surface reproduction with an optical finish. Molten glass can be poured directly into 'light weight'
porous moulds with no need for "gating & venting". You will have the opportunity to ladle glass straight
from the furnace and pour into preheated sculptural moulds. This is the most 'cutting edge' mould
method for hot-casting your own solid sculptural forms in glass. No experience required. Students
come with: Participants will bring wax objects to use in the moulding process. Appropriate footwear is
a must: leather boots preferred, leather shoes acceptable.
02/05/1503/05/15: Sat 2nd. – Sun 3rd. May 2015. G6 Sand Casting With Hot Glass Workshop. Tutor:
Keith Seybert. Duration: 1 Day. Participants: 6. Cost: €220.00. This course will introduce you to the
potential of molten glass as a creative material through the process of “Hot” casting into sand moulds.
You will have the opportunity to ladle glass straight from the furnace and pour into prepared “open
faced” sand moulds made with found and sculpted objects. This is the most direct method to create
your own solid sculptural forms in glass. No previous glass-working experience is required. Students
come with: Participants bring in their own objects to press in the sand. Appropriate footwear is a must:
leather boots preferred, leather shoes acceptable.
30/05/1531/05/15: Sat 30th. - Sun 31st. May 2015. MC2 Sand Casting In Bronze and Aluminium.
Tutor: Kate Oram. Duration: 2 Days. Participants: 8. Cost: €280.00. Discover the ancient technique of
sandcasting, see examples of what you can make, learn how to make a master pattern and then cast
it in bronze or aluminum and then how to finish it. Advice on suitable patterns (flat-backed or two-part,
with no undercuts) will be emailed to you. Everyday and found objects (bones, shells, nuts,
household items) can lend themselves nicely to moulding, as well as your original sculpted patterns.
You will be working with aluminium all weekend and then in the last afternoon you will have one
bronze pour. Bronze allocation is 3kg each, after that you will have to pay €15 a kg if you piece is
larger. Students come with: sturdy boots, a simple pattern (no undercuts). Beginners to intermediate.
Leitrim Sculpture Centre. New Line, Manorhamilton. Co. Leitrim. IRL. Tel: 00 353 71 985 5098.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie
*22/06/1503/07/15: Pilchuck 2015 Course Calendar. I thought i'll let you know in advance ... that I
will be teaching a masterclass at the Pilchuck Glass School. More information on my
Webpage: http://pilchuck.com/summer_program/2015_courses/2015coursecalendar.aspx
and on the pilchuck site: www.pilchuck.com/summer_program/2015_courses/session3.aspx .
Best, Yorgos Papadopoulos. There will also be courses lead by Jane Bruce, Beccy Feather and Jeff
Zimmer. Website: www.pilchuck.com/summer_program/2015_courses/2015_Catalog.aspx
12/08/1528/08/15: Katharine Coleman Glass Engraving – ‘New Insights, Old Techniques’, exploring
wheel engraving and sandblast in well equipped studio, max. 6 students. German and English
spoken, wide range of comfortable and cheap accommodation and catering at the famous Bild-Werk
Summer Academy. Programme to be published and bookings from January 2015.
Website: www.bild-werk-frauenau.de/en
FOR HIRE/FOR SALE/FOR RENT/LOOKING FOR.
*Plowden & Thompson no longer make coloured Glass and we have a quantity of Rod and frits that
we need to clear. For a list with the quantities and the prices please contact Plowden & Thompson.
1 Tub of Frit approx. 10 – 12.5kg are £25.00 each.
Rod is £8.00 per kg.
And we have boxes of coloured rod approx. 15kg at £15.00. All are subject to VAT.
Kind Regards, Denise, Administration & Sales. Plowden & Thompson Ltd. Dial Glassworks, Stewkins,
Stourbridge. West Midlands. DY8 4YN. Tel: 01384 393 398. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.plowden-thompson.co.uk
*Gas Kiln For Sale – Hoaf Speedburn 2 – 70cms x 100cms - £750.00.
This propane gas kiln is for sale as we no longer use it. It is exceptionally fast and heats evenly, it can
be up to temperature in 6 minutes. For any additional information or if you are interested in
purchasing this kiln please contact Jane Bayliss by Email: [email protected] or
Tel: 01224 791 363. The kiln was in working order when we last used it however we would
recommend that the buyer has it set up and serviced by a competent person before starting it up as it
uses propane gas fuel. Please note that there are no electronic controls included in the sale. There is
a solenoid that will go with the kiln to fit on one of the valves but it is so long since we used it that we
cannot remember how it works. Due to the weight of this kiln the buyer must arrange own collection,
we will give as much assistance with this as we can (i.e. helping to load the kiln onto a couriers van
etc). The kiln is a few years old, we cannot remember when it was bought. A new kiln like this would
cost several thousand pounds new, however to make the space we are needing we are looking for
£750.00 for it. This is what the manufacturer says about this kiln model: "The HOAF Speedburn II is a
gas kiln in order to bend, decorate, stain and transform glass. It makes use of infrared radiation
elements which bring about a quick heating of the glass in the kiln. The kiln is equipped with a high
grade thermal insulation so that the heat in the kiln will be utilised fully." Have a look at the
manufacturers website for this model (which does not seem to have changed much over the years) by
following this link:
http://www.hoaf.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100&Itemid=227&lang=en
Laser Glass Kiln N Series.
Comprises:
Laser glass kiln N Series with one carful owner.
Kiln stand.
To sell with 6 kiln shelves (3 old and 3 new last year) and props.
Stafford Instruments ST315 Temperature programmer with instruction booklet. Size:
Outside, 87cm high x 70 cm wide x 71 cm deep plus door 79 cm. Weight 105 kg.
Inside, 53 cm high x 51 cm wide x 56 cm deep to door (take off a few centimetres for insulation on
door). Internal volume 151 litres. Stand:60 cm high with shelf. Cost £850.00 or nearest offer. Buyer to
collect please. Sarah Broadhead-Riall. 36 Complins, Holybourne. Hampshire.GU34 4EJ.
Tel: 01420 85083 (this number with 5 figures is correct!) Email: [email protected]
I am setting up a warm glass studio and am looking for a large single phase flat bed grinder (from 18”
to 27"), a reciprolap and a casting kiln. If you are selling any of these, or know of anyone that may be,
please contact me on Mob: 07708 959 683 or Email: [email protected] . Many thanks, Claire
Crawford.
JOBS.
*Jan 2015 – New Job Opportunities At Glasstorm. Website: www.glasstorm.com
Glass Cold Worker: We are looking for skilled/semi-skilled Glass Cold Working Studio Assistant to join
our small production team in our newly expanded cold working department.
Glass Studio Hot Glass Assistant: We are looking for a studio glass assistant to join our small
production team to assist in hot glass production (and to a lesser extent cold processes). Hot glass
assisting experience is a requirement.
Both current job opportunities are available for immediate start but flexibility in starting date may be
considered for the right applicant.
Glasstorm is a supporter of the living wage, salary will be based individual experience and skill level.
Training will be given. Accommodation is available, close to studio.
Additional Information on Glasstorm: Glasstorm is a highly respected glass making facility in the
Highland town of Tain. The studio creates commercial glass works for many sectors including shop
and gallery retail, television and film props, trophies/awards as well as creates public and private
commissions. In recent years the studio creates bespoke bottles for the luxury drinks industry using
traditional glassblowing techniques.
Additional Information on Tain: Tain has a population of 3,500 inhabitants with good local amenities. It
is in an area of great natural beauty. We are located 40min from the city of Inverness. Check out
Website: www.tain.org.uk . For vacancy enquiries and detailed job description - please contact Brodie
Nairn or Nicky Burns on Tel: 01862 893 189. Email: [email protected] . Glasstorm. 2 Chapel
Street, Tain. Ross & Cromarty. IV19 1EL. Application process is by posting or emailing C.V. and
covering letter to the above address.
Recruitment Advert: Daedalian Glass. Role: Glass Studio Technician. Glass Studio established in
1986, based in Lancashire, looking to grow highly skilled team, currently of 13. Daedalian is a family
run company involved in high end commercial projects through various sectors, from Super Yachts to
Cathedrals, both in the UK and abroad.
Qualifications/Experience: University degree related to glass making/processing and preferably to
post graduate level, or equivalent experience at a commercial glass studio/works involved in hot and
cold processing.
Terms: Full time, Mon-Fri, 8-5 but must be able to work flexible hours – time in lieu is given.
Salary is circa £20k p.a. dependant on experience. Assistance with relocation available for the right
candidate. Contact details: Any of the Company Directors. Tel: 01253 702 531.
Email: [email protected] Website: www.daedalianglassstudios.com
NEWS.
*B.T.U. Studio @ ‘Showcase Ireland’: B.T.U. Studio, run by Husband and Wife team Scott Benefield
and Andrea Spencer received the Best Product Award in the Home Category at Showcase Ireland
this year for their pouring bowls which are a new item in the 2015 range. Showcase - Ireland’s
Creative Expo, is the first major trade event of ‘I.D. 2015’, a Year of Irish Design, a government
initiative to explore, promote and celebrate Irish design throughout Ireland and internationally.
Congratulations to both ofthem. What a great way to start the year and hope to see them either in the
‘Biennale 2015’ and or the C.G.S. Member’s show ‘Wish You Were Here!’
Website: www.btustudio.com
*Press Release: - Cambridge Glass Fair Now @ Knebworth House, 22/02/15.
Specialist Glass Fairs has an important and exciting announcement to make about the relaunch of the
Cambridge Glass Fair which will take place at Knebworth House on Sunday 22nd February 2015.
The fair will now be an annual event at its prestigious new home which we are confident is destined to
become a popular venue with both exhibitors and visitors alike.
Knebworth House is set in parkland providing an impressive backdrop to the fair which will take place
in the barn complex, which comprises two 400-year old tithe barns complemented by two purposebuilt modern barns, all positioned around a central courtyard.
The venue benefits from a very good, easily accessible location, being just 29 miles from London and
situated directly off the A1(M) at J7, Stevenage. It is also well signed in its own right. Stevenage can
be reached by train from King’s Cross or Cambridge and is also on the East Coast Line from Leeds,
York etc. There is on-site licensed catering and plenty of free parking. There will be the usual in-fair
exhibition of a special collection of glass, this time featuring the work of Peter Wheeler for Whitefriars
Glass. Our exhibitors focus on bringing a great and varied selection of their most desirable and
collectable items to the fair, and because they are specialists in their subject, visitors can be assured
of benefiting from their experience and passion. Glass from all periods and genres will be offered for
sale: from fine quality antiques to Continental high design; from retro collectables to pressed glass
and paperweights; from jewellery to Georgian drinking glasses.
Contemporary studio glass is another field of great interest to collectors and is always well
represented at our fairs by a number of highly skilled glass artists showing their own work, from hand
blown cameo and graal pieces through to sculpture, kilnforming, engraving,pate de verre and
lampwork. We are delighted to be able to bring you this new event and hope that it will prove to be as
special and popular as the Cambridge Glass Fair always was in the past. We look forward to seeing
you there in February. For further information please visit Website: www.cambridgeglassfair.com or
Mob: 07887 762 872. Open from 10.30am until 4.00pm, admission is £5 with free entry to
accompanied children under 16. Knebworth House, Stevenage SG1 2AX.
*Announcement Of The Jury And Biennale Curator For British Glass Biennale 2015. The Ruskin Mill
Trust has appointed London based artist and curator, Matt Durran, as their curator for the 2015 British
Glass Biennale. The Biennale, which is part of the International Festival Of Glass, takes place from 28
May to 28 June in Stourbridge, West Midlands. Matt will be working with the Biennale Jury to select
the artists for the prestigious exhibition. The Jury consists of:
Graham Fisher M.B.E. – Trustee of the British Glass Foundation
Janice Blackburn – Curator of Contemporary Design for Sotheby’s and 10 Downing Street
Mark Holford – Glass Collector
Jonathan Watkins – Director of the Ikon Gallery
David Reekie – Glass Artist.
Matt Durran began curating in the 1990’s with the formation of New London Glass, notably Transfuse
at The Great Eastern Hotel. He devised and curated the Recollect exhibitions in London 2010 in
connection with Collect at the Saatchi Gallery. Matt has curated a number of exhibitions
internationally and has since gone on to found and curate the Glass Heap Challenge, which was part
of the International Festival of Glass in 2012. Matt is a Trustee of the Crafts Council and sits on the
Board of the Glass Arts Society based in the USA and will bring his international perspective to the
curation of the Biennale. Matt will be taking over this curatorial role from glass maker and curator
Michelle Keeling who curated the Biennale in 2010 and 2012. Matt will be supported by Biennale
assistant Kate Goldenberg.
Elisabeth Johnson, International Festival Of Glass Project Director said: “We’re very excited about
Matt’s appointment. He has a hard act to follow, and we would like to thank Michelle enormously for
her contribution to the Biennale. Matt brings with him a wealth of glass knowledge, has a strong
curatorial background as well as his own personal experience of the Biennale and Festival. We are
anticipating another stunning show highlighting the amazing work of today’s British glass artists.”
Matt Durran said: “The British Glass Biennale is a unique event, not only within the UK but globally.
When you travel internationally, as I have, and make contacts with glass communities in other
countries you understand how well known and respected the Biennale is. “I see this as a fantastic
opportunity to curate the most up to date glass work available in this country. The glass scene is
changing rapidly with new technologies and applications emerging. We are anticipating a fresh and
exciting Biennale this year.”
For further PRESS information please contact Elisabeth Johnson on Mob: 07977 174 749 or
Email: [email protected] .
Notes to editor: Exhibition dates: 28 May to 28 June 2015.
Winners will be announced at the Private View and Awards Ceremony on 27 May 2015.
The British Glass Biennale will be held in the Glasshouse Arts Centre and Ruskin Glass Centre, The
Glasshouse, Wollaston Road, Amblecote. West Midlands. DY8 4HE.
For more information visit Website: www.biennale.org.uk
The British Glass Biennale is part of the International Festival of Glass, an exciting programme of
events and exhibitions for glass enthusiasts and the public alike, which attracts visitors from around
the world to venues across the Stourbridge Glass Quarter. The Festival centres around its four day
public Glass Festival, from 28 – 31 May. Although the British Glass Biennale exhibition is free there is
an entry charge to the Ruskin Glass Centre over the Glass Festival weekend. For more information,
visit Website: www.ifg.org.uk
*Warning: The Guild Of Glass Engravers have received a word of warning from one of their members
who has been contacted by a bogus Mexican organisation purporting to represent Art In Action. This
bogus company is in fact looking for organisation to sign a three year advertising contract to feature in
their magazine. So please be on your guard if you are approached, it is a scam and nothing to do with
Art in Acton.
*‘The Big Art Show‘. Patron; Andrew Logan. Date 3rd., 4th., 5th. July 2015 at The West Midland Show
Ground, Gravel Hill Lane, Shrewsbury. Shropshire SY1 2PF. Our main objectives are to provide
affordable selling spaces for high end craft designers and artists to sell their work. Exhibiting If you
wish to exhibit all of the information is on Website under "Artists Information" The Big Art Show
Website: www.thebigartshow.co.uk/call-for-artists will have some of the best art and craft artist in
Britain, there will be over 150 exhibitors, including glass, ceramicists, furniture designers, textile
artists, sculptors, painters, metalworkers and jewellers. As well as over 100 film, photography and film
artists. Also there will be artists giving demonstrations, painting workshops run by professional art
tutors, and music playing though the day giving the show a relaxed atmosphere. The venue is on a 55
acre fenced show ground next to the River Severn, walking distance from Shrewsbury town centre.
There is free parking for 2000 cars. Opening times for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday are 10:17:00. Admission £6.50 per day 16 yrs and over . Children 5-15 yrs Free. All tickets allow re-entry
over the three days. Tickets bought on line are £5.00. Car parking is free. Animation in the conference
room short Films and Animation from Glyndwr University, and The University For The Creative Arts at
Farnham. Art demonstrations, Wood Turning, Glass Blowing, Forge work, Painters, Stone Sculpting,
Chainsaw Sculpting, Metal Workers, Tattoo Artist, Textiles, Performing Artists. Key Theatre Academy.
A new graduate’s area. Exiting new work from this years and last years art graduates. Music from
various musicains during the day, Children’s area, Bouncy castle, Puppet Shows, Puppet Workshops,
Workshops, A dining area, A Pimms and wine bar and a real ale and organic cider tent. On-site
facilities. Ample parking for more than 2,000 cars. Free. More than 100 inside toilets, including
disabled. Website: www.thebigartshow.co.uk
New & Updated Artist Websites & Blogs:
*Mika Aoki: - www.mikaaoki.jp
*B.T.U. Studio (Scott Benefield & Andrea Spencer: - www.btustudio.com
*Andy Bull: - www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AndyBullGlassArt
*Charles Burke: - www.charlesburkeglass.com
*Izabela Dziepak: - www.idverre.org
*James Ellis-Clark: - www.ellis-clark.com
*Stephanie ‘Min’ Fidler: - www.facebook.com/beadsbymin?pnref=lhc
*Jenia Gorfunkel: - www.rakitacraft.com
*Sue MacGillivray: - www.smvg.eu
*Annie Mulholland: - http://anniemulholland.com/
*Jessie Sheffield: - www.jessiemerylsheffield.com
*Katherine Southam: - www.katherinesoutham.com
New Acquisitions: *Katharine Coleman M.B.E.: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting
Stiftung Alter Hof Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
*Erin Dickson: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof
Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
*Susan Hammond: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting Stiftung Alter
Hof Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
*Julia Malle: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof
Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
*James Maskrey: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof
Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
*Graham Muir: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof
Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
*David Reekie: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof
Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
*Liam Reeves: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof
Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
*Mare Saare: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof
Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
*Jeffrey Sarmiento: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting Stiftung Alter
Hof Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
*Louis Thompson: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting Stiftung Alter
Hof Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
*Neil Wilkin: - Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding. (formerly Glasmuseum Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof
Herding). Coesfeld-Lette. D.
OBITUARY/IN MEMORIAM.
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RESIDENCIES/APPRENTICESHIPS.
*Professional Development Residencies At Leitrim Sculpture Centre are designed to accommodate
the material and technical requirements and needs of artists both in Ireland and Internationally. L.S.C.
is unique in offering a wide and comprehensive range of facilities in stone, metal casting and
fabrication, hot glass, ceramics, woodwork, digital and traditional print, and mouldmaking, in which
you may apply to use. Importantly, the programme will offer artists support, space, time and technical
facilities to explore new directions in their work without the pressure of having to produce an
exhibition, or specific outcomes, during or at the end of the period. These residencies are not funded.
If successful a formal letter of offer will be issued inviting the artist to work at the Sculpture Centre
during the coming year. The letter will outline all the supports provided and minimum costs required to
undertake the residency as well as specific acknowledgment of the value and quality of the artistic
undertaking. Residencies are open to all artists based in Ireland. Approximately 50% of residencies
will be offered to foreign nationals and artists based overseas. There is no application form and
submissions are in the form of a Residency Proposal. For information about the potential costs of the
facilities on offer and details of how to apply please contact Email: [email protected]
Tel: 00 353 71 985 5098. Website: www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie
*Deadline 01/03/15: Bullseye Residencies: Entry Fee, $15.00. Resource Centre residencies in Santa
Fe (NM), the Bay Area, and New York are open to regional artists and artist groups and provide
extended (up to three months) access to facilities as well as a materials budget. Artists are
responsible for food, travel, housing and other expenses.
Factory Residencies at our Portland (OR) studio are open to regional, national, and international
artists and artist groups. Factory Residencies are for concentrated project-based explorations and can
range from 2 - 4 weeks depending on the parameters of the project. Bullseye will provide access to
facilities, a materials budget, and, if required, housing. Residents are responsible for food, travel, and
other expenses. Artists are not required to finish a project during their residency, but will share their
work, developments, and research with the Bullseye community through notes, blog posts, images,
public lectures, studio visits, and various events throughout and closely following the residency.
Artists are encouraged to invite their friends, peers, and the local community to visit while they are in
residence. Bullseye Factory Residencies are open to regional, national, and international artists.
Established and emerging artists from all disciplines are eligible for a residency at Bullseye. Artists
with little to no experience with kiln-glass are encouraged to apply, but may be asked to attend a
workshop in advance of the residency to familiarize themselves with the studio and kiln-glass
methods. Please visit
Website: www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=2198&sortby=fair_name&apply=yes
The next edition will be on 02/03/15.
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