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Museum of Glass’ Kids Design Glass Program Featured at 2008 Glass Art Society Conference

Categorized as: General News — Susan Newsom @ 3:25pm
June 9, 2008

The Museum of Glass’ Kids Design Glass program will be featured at the 38th Annual Glass Art Society (GAS) International Glass Conference in Portland, OR.

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The Museum of Glass, in partnership with Pilchuck Glass School, presents the Sixth Annual Visiting Artist Summer Series, June 25 – September 7, 2007

Categorized as: General News, Visiting Artists — Susan Newsom @ 2:21pm
May 20, 2008

The Museum of Glass announces the schedule for its Sixth Annual Visiting Artist Summer Series which features a different visiting artist at work in the Hot Shop each week. The Summer Series begins on June 25 and will continue for eleven weeks, concluding September 7, 2008.

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Joseph Rossano’s Mirrored Murrelets Opens at Museum of Glass, June 7, 2008

Categorized as: General News, Exhibitions — Susan Newsom @ 8:46am
May 6, 2008

On June 7, 2008, the Museum of Glass will introduce Mirrored Murrelets, a new outdoor art installation created by Arlington, WA, artist Joseph Rossano for the Museum’s Mezzanine Plaza. Rossano created the glass birds for the installation in the Museum’s Hot Shop during his Visiting Artist residency in January.

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Martin Blank to Create New Outdoor Installation at the Museum of Glass

Categorized as: General News, Exhibitions, Visiting Artists — Susan Newsom @ 1:08pm
March 26, 2008

The Museum of Glass welcomes Martin Blank, one of America’s most significant figurative sculptors, for an extended Visiting Artist residency to create components for Fluent Steps, a new permanent installation designed for the Museum’s Main Plaza reflecting pool and scheduled to open in early fall.

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Museum of Glass Offers FREE Open House for Educators

Categorized as: General News, Events — Susan Newsom @ 3:08pm
February 12, 2008

The Museum of Glass invites teachers and educators to visit the Museum on Thursday, February 28, 2008 to learn about the latest educational offerings for students.

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New Exhibition Pays Tribute to Lino Tagliapietra at Museum of Glass

Categorized as: General News, Exhibitions — Susan Newsom @ 12:00pm
February 11, 2008

The Museum of Glass announces a new exhibition, Living Legacies: Homage to a Maestro, opening on March 28, 2008. This exhibition was organized to complement Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass, which opens on February 23.

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Press Preview for ‘Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass’

Categorized as: General News, Events — Susan Newsom @ 12:01pm
February 5, 2008

The Museum of Glass invites members of the media to preview Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass. Curator Susanne K. Frantz and artist Lino Tagliapietra will lead a tour through the exhibition and will be available to answer questions.

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Museum of Glass Selects Melissa G. Post as Curator

Categorized as: General News — Susan Newsom @ 5:36pm
January 7, 2008

The Museum of Glass announces the selection of Melissa G. Post for the position of curator, effective January 7, 2008.

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Museum of Glass Hosts Visiting Artist Joseph Rossano in the Hot Shop January 9 – 13, 2008

Categorized as: General News, Exhibitions, Visiting Artists — Susan Newsom @ 5:30pm
December 21, 2007

The Museum of Glass will welcome artist Joseph Rossano to the Hot Shop for a five-day Visiting Artist residency, January 9 – 13, 2008.

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Museum of Glass Presents Exhibition by Dante Marioni

Categorized as: General News, Exhibitions — Susan Newsom @ 5:26pm
December 19, 2007

Opening in conjunction with Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass, the Museum of Glass presents Dante Marioni: Form, Color, Pattern, a mid-career survey comprising more than twenty exceptional glass works crafted over the past two decades by Seattle artist, Dante Marioni.

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