American Glass Guild Summer Conference
July 21-25, 2011 |
The American Glass Guild (AGG) is pleased to announce its sixth annual conference to be held July 22-24th, 2011 in Asheville, North Carolina, with workshops on Thursday July 21st and a stained-glass tour on Monday, July 25th. The Keynote Speaker will be renowned artist Charles Z. Lawrence. Other speakers include national and international stained glass artists, art historians and conservators: Drew Anderson, Don Burt, Joseph Cavalieri, Nancy Gong, Guy Kemper, Tom Küpper, Andrew Moore, Robin Neely, Virginia Chieffo Raguin, Roberto Rosa, Scott Taylor, Karl Heinz Traut, Kent Watkins, and Andrew Young. Topics include Artists Work, the History of Glass Painting, Working with Enamels, and New Glass Techniques; Conservation of Mary Tillinghast windows, Stained Glass at Lincoln Cathedral, Late Gothic German Windows at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Tiffanys at the Virginia Museum of Art; as well as Traditional and Web Marketing. Workshops will be given by Mary Clerkin Higgins on Conservation Gluing, Indre McCraw on Glass Painting, and Matteo Randi on Traditional Glass Mosaics. There will be a free Drawing Workshop with Debra Balchen.
The AGG will exhibit members’ work at the conference site. All members are encouraged to participate, but space is limited, so reservations must be made by contacting Exhibit Chair, Barbara Krueger by May 15th, 2011 (bek4450@aol.com) (Tel: 248-887-1283). Glass panels must be ready for hanging. Each piece cannot be larger than 18 inches wide and 20 inches long, including any frame. Small sketches can be exhibited as stand-alone posters. Members must arrange for hand delivery and pick-up of their panels. The AGG cannot be responsible for any aspect of shipping on either end. Objects are displayed at exhibitors' risk.
Our annual auction benefits our educational mission and the AGG’s James Whitney Scholarship Fund, which provides support for training, workshops, and conference attendance both in the US and abroad. Information on previous recipients is posted on the AGG website, where next year's application (due March 15th, 2011) can be downloaded. Past auction donations include stained-glass panels, books, glass, tools, wine and much more. A selection of 2011 auction items will be posted on the website. For information contact Auction Chair Kathy Jordan (aog1987@aol.com).
Come commune with your colleagues and find out why so many attendees of past conferences have returned home with expanded vision and renewed energy! Conference details can be found at: http://www.americanglassguild.org.
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Website:
www.americanglassguild.org |
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Asheville, NC |
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| Contact Information |
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aog1987@aol.com |
| Phone:
248-887-1283 |
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