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American Studio Glass

Movement—1

Exhibitions—5

Artpourri-News—4

Opportunities—5

Events—5

Stamp Art—7

The American Studio Glass Movement Seen every day of our lives, glass is a very old material, believed to

have been discovered accidentally when sand blew into an open

blaze. The fire cooled, the resulting mass was found and man began to

learn ways to manipulate and combine different materials to create col-

ored, clear and nearly permanent material based on heat and silica.

Glass beads found in Egypt date back to about 2500 B.C. As early as

the 1st century B.C. glassmakers were creating handblown glass

vessels in Syria. Cont. P. 3

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Cont. from P. 1 Fast forward to the 1960’s when crafts like ceram-

ics and glass were experiencing a peak in popular-

ity. A new era in the history of glass started with this

renaissance of hand-crafted artistic forms.

Even though there were established glassworks that

did fine quality and often exquisite works in glass,

these items were crafted for the masses with little at-

tention to originality and artistic expression. With the

technology available in the 20th century, a few arti-

sans knew they could use glass in new ways.

The beginning of the American Studio Glass

Movement actually can be traced to a single event and

to the forward and “outside the box” thinking of one

man. Harvey K. Littleton was a ceramist and teacher

at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and he is

the inspired man who catapulted art glass into a new

era. Littleton had been motivated by the world re-

nowned ceramic artist Peter Voulkos to experiment

with things other than clay, or in addition to clay,

while using his kiln as the source of heat. In 1958 he

started work with hot glass and realized that when

handled in a specific way, under precise guidelines,

glass became a near limitless expressive material.

Littleton, with the cooperation of the Toledo Museum

of Art, presented a workshop that is now known as

the site of the “birth” of the American Studio Glass

Movement. Along with glass research scientist

Dominick Labino, he developed a small, reasonably

priced furnace to assist artisans who were clamoring

for information on this beautiful and exciting artistic

material. From this time forward, it has been possible

for artists to create with blown molten glass in their

own private studios without assistants or any outside

help. Prior to the development of the small furnace,

glass work had been a group endeavor.

Harvey Littleton went on to develop a highly re-

spected glass program through the University of Wis-

consin in Madison. Some of his early students in-

cluded Dale Chihuly and Marvin Lipofsky. Both of

these men have helped bring glass to the forefront of

artistic awareness. Chihuly is recognized as one of

the most innovative and experimental glass artists and

is credited with spreading awareness of art glass

throughout the world.

As more and more information on the technical

aspects of the material became available, artists real-

ized the potential and expressive applications of art

glass. Studios are now located across the world and,

armed with the technical and safety information col-

lected over the last few decades, Cont., P. 6

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ARTPOURRI—NEWS Auction News—At Sothebys, the Latin American Art Evening Sales totaled $18.7 million, with the top lot be-

ing Rufino Tamayo’s iconic painting The Bird Charmer

(1945), which achieved $4.3 million. The top price of American Art week for the second season running was $14.97 million for Norman Rockwell’s Two Plumbers. Christies American Art sale totaled $41.31 million, with Frederic Remington’s Coming Through the Rye achieving a world auction record for the artist at $11.2 million, as

well as a record for American sculpture pre-World War II. At Swann’s, an important etching by David Hockney titled The Artist and Model (1974), capped the Contem-porary Art auction with a record $52,500. Finalists Announced—The 2017 National Arts and Hu-manities Youth Program Awards finalists have been an-

nounced. Among the 50 outstanding programs were Inclusive Weekend Program—Children’s Museum of the Arts, NYC; and The Fellows Program—The Frick Collec-tion Project, Ghetto Film School, Inc., Bronx, NY. www.hanyp.org NEA News—Four clinical sites have been added to the

existing seven sites that provide creative arts therapies

for service members, veterans and families dealing with traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disor-der through the Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network: Little Creek, VA; Fort Campbell, KY; Tampa, FL; and Ft. Carson, CO.—The second round of funding for FY 2017 includes partnerships with state, jurisdictional and regional arts agencies. The NEA will

award 1,195 grants totaling $84.06 million through Art Works II, Our Town, Research: Art Works and State and Regional Partnership Agreements. arts.gov Museum/Garden Open—The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss is a permanent, bilingual museum in Springfield, MA, designed to introduce children and their families to

the stories of Ted Geisel, promote joy in reading and nurture specific literacy skills. And the Dr. Seuss Na-tional Memorial Sculpture Garden is now open here in

the city where Geisel was born. Sculptor Lark Grey Dimond-Cates, who is also Geisel’s step-daughter, cre-ated the endearing bronze sculptures of Dr. Seuss and his most beloved characters. springfieldmuseums.org.

Hours Extended—The Solomon R. Guggenheim Mu-seum (NYC) will extend its hours to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays thru August 29. Visitors are also invited to attend a weekly conversation series called the Summer of Know, as well as films, discussions, performances and other programs.—At the Brooklyn Museum, hours are ex-tended until 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays beginning

July 7 for the final weeks of Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern. Closes July 23. Advance tickets are recom-mended:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/georgia-okeeffe-

living-modern-tickets-32305833618?aff=twt

New Program Announced—The Met has an-

nounced a new membership program with stream-

lined categories, expanded core benefits and newly

created events and offerings. Now in effect, it

simplifies joining options for new members. Awards Given—Bill Messner-Loebs and Jack Kirby have been selected to receive the 2017 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. It honors the mem-ory of Finger, who was the first and, some say, most

important writer of Batman.

JULY 2017

National Parks & Recreation Month

Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

4—Independence Day 16—National Ice Cream Day 23—Parents’ Day 24—National Tequila Day 27—National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day

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Exhibitions FLORA and FAUNA, Tivoli Artists Gallery, Tivoli, NY. Opening reception July 1 (6-8 p.m.)—Thru July 23. Themes such as nature, animal life, botanicals and our surroundings are explored. A Blessing of Animals, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC—Presented by the National Sculpture

Society—Thru Sept. 10. Featured are the works of 26 of some of this country’s leading animal sculptors in bronze, stone and steel from an 8-1/2 ft. tall Grizzly bear to a Babel-like tower of frogs.

Make-Do’s: Curiously Repaired Antiques, Boscobel House and Gardens, Garrison, NY—Thru Oct. 1. This is the first exhibition of its kind to celebrate objects that

were damaged, but deemed too precious to discard. Featured are 250 curious treasures. boscobel.org This Ever New Self: Thoreau and His Journal, The Morgan Library and Museum, NYC—Thru Sept. 10. Nearly 100 items include this writer’s journal notebooks, letters, pressed plants, personal artifacts and more.

Events —FREE Movies—Polhill Park/Beacon (NY) Visitors Center lawn, South Ave. and Main St.—

Wednesdays at dusk (approx. 8 p.m.) - Sponsored

by the Beacon Chamber of Commerce. July 5: The Time of Their Lives (Abbott and Costello); July 12: As-phalt Jungle; July 19: Despicable Me; and July 26: Clue. Bring a lawn chair if you can. —Art OMI Weekend: Open Studios—OMI Interna-tional Arts Center, Ghent, NY. July 9, 1-5 p.m.

See the work of 30 international artists in the Studio Barns. For additional weekend activities, see artomi.org. —Woodstock House Tour 2017, Woodstock, NY—July 22. Ticket-holders will experience the architec-ture, interiors and art collections of local residents whose homes mirror the tranquility of the Catskills.

woodstockguild.org. —Saugerties (NY) Artists Studio Tour 2017—Aug. 12-13, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. An opening reception will

be held Aug. 11 at 5 p.m. at Opus 40 Sculpture Park & Museum. saugertiesarttour.org. —O+ Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie, NY—Aug. 5. This inaugural festival of art, music and wellness takes

place on the block of Main St. between Academy/Market Streets. Participating visual artists and musi-cians will receive complimentary health and wellness care from art-loving volunteer providers. MidHudson Regional Hospital will host a Wellness EXPO+.

Opportunities

—New Directions 2017, 33rd Annual National Jur-ied Contemporary Art Exhibition, Barrett Art Cen-ter, Poughkeepsie, NY, Oct. 7—Nov. 4. Open to all

artists residing in the U.S. and age 18 or older. Eligible visual media include drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, video, sculpture, installation art, glass, ceramics, fiber and mixed media. Deadline: July 24.

info@barrettartcenter.org; 845.471.2550. www.barrettartcenter.org. —The Original Art, 37th Annual Exhibition, Society of Illustrators, NYC, Nov. 1—Dec. 23. Publishers, illustrators, agents and authors are invited to submit books to this show that celebrates the fine art of chil-

dren’s book illustration. Entries must be published in the U.S. and intended for children from newborn to 12 years old; books rendered in traditional and/or digital media are eligible. Deadline: July 26.

https://www.societyillustrators.org/programs/original-art —American Craft Council Show, Baltimore Conven-tion Center (MD), Feb. 23-25, 2018. Artisans nation-

wide who produce original work in any of the following categories are encouraged to apply: basketry, ceramics, clothing/accessories, decorative fiber, furniture/lighting, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, stone, toys/puzzles and wood. Applications for shows in additional locales are also available. Deadline: Aug. 1. 800.836.3470. https://craftcouncil.org/shows/apply

—3rd New York International Miniature Print Exhi-bition & Competition, The Manhattan Graphics Cen-ter, NYC, Oct. 26-Nov. 28. All fine art printmaking mediums will be accepted. Prints must be hand-pulled. Deadline: Aug. 5. 212.219.8783. www.manhattangraphicscenter.org/mini-print-exhibition-

2017 —Pastels Chicago 2017, Sixth Biennial National Juried Open Exhibition, Chicago Pastel Painters, Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, IL, Nov. 8—

Dec. 3. Work must be original soft pastels only; no classroom or workshop work. Deadline: Sept. 4. Email: mbkolasinski@earthlink.net, 773.583.8391

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Cont. from P. 3

make their livelihoods and express their creativity

through the colors and forms in glasswork.

Although an American phenomenon, the Studio

Glass Movement spread worldwide. This movement

is different from other 20th century art glass move-

ments because it emphasizes the artist as a designer

and maker, creating one-of-a-kind items. The infor-

mation and technical expertise is shared, so discovery

and creativity are encouraged—that would not other-

wise be possible.

Exhibitions:

CHIHULY—Artworks by world-renowned artist Dale

Chihuly are now on view thru Oct. 29 at the New

York Botanical Garden (the Bronx) in his first major

Garden exhibition in NY in more than 10 years.

Showcased are more than 20 installations as well as

drawings and early works. Set within the Garden’s

landmark landscape and buildings, this sensory-filled

exhibition is a must-see throughout the changing sea-

sons through fall. Special weekend celebrations,

films, poetry and fun-filled art programs for kids offer

colorful and imaginative tributes to nature. On CHI-

HULY Nights, the exhibition is infused with a magi-

cal energy, as the artworks are spectacularly illumi-

nated amid NYBG’s sweeping vistas. www.nybg.org

Tiffany’s Glass Mosaics, Corning Museum of Glass,

Corning, NY, thru Jan. 7, is the first museum exhibi-

tion focused exclusively on this aspect of Tiffany’s

extraordinary artistic career. Featured are 50 works

dating from the 1890’s to the 1920’s from intimately

scaled, mosaic fancy goods designed for use in the

home to large-scale mosaic panels and architectural

elements composed of individual pieces of glass. In

addition, more than 1,000 pieces of original Tiffany

glass are included on loan from The Neustadt Collec-

tion of Tiffany Glass, Queens, NY. Visitors also get

to explore the process behind the creation of the

mosaics. (800-732-6845). www.cmog.org.

JULY ARTIST BIRTHDAYS

6—Frida Kahlo

9—David Hockney

15—Rembrandt van Rijn

22—Alexander Calder

29—Jenny Holzer

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NEW POSTAGE STAMP

Henry David Thoreau

The U. S. Postal Service celebrates

writer, philosopher and naturalist

Henry David Thoreau on the bicen-

tennial year of his birth. The stamp art is an oil-on-panel

painting of Thoreau’s face based on a famous 1856 da-

guerreotype by Benjamin Maxham. On the right side is

Thoreau’s signature of his last name and a branch of su-

mac leaves. The artist for this Forever stamp was Sam

Weber of Brooklyn, NY, and Art Director Greg Breeding

of Charlottesville, VA, designed the stamp.

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