Celilo Falls 1956
photo by Boyd French
The Confluence Project Board of Directors invites you to attend a Blessing of the Land Ceremony:
Sunday March 18, 2007
3:00 p.m.
Celilo Falls Park
The event is scheduled to coordinate with the commemoration of the 50th year of the covering of Celilo Falls. Please join the Confluence Project, Maya Lin and Tribal Partners […]

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We’ve all experienced the weight of expectations that our visitors bring to the artists and the works exhibited here in the Museum of Glass. This tends to be even truer when a high profile artist comes to the museum. Maya Lin has readily admitted to her own ambivalence about her mythic place in the American […]

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The Museum has had some challenging shows since it opened, some of which have been outright confusing for visitors. As docents, we have been entrusted with the task of helping people understand what they are looking at. Of course it helps that we get information from the artist, publications, and each other. That information exchange […]

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On Tuesday, March 13, the Education Department will be hosting a training session for the upcoming Science of Art program, to be held in the Museum Theater from 5:30 to 7:00pm.
The meeting will cover the focus and content of this year’s Science of Art, and will answer questions about how the various stations will […]

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Artist, Susan Plum, thinks of glass as a metaphor for light and a way to “concretize the invisible.” Some of her pieces were inspired by her research into ancient Mesoamerican cosmological systems.
Plum writes: “The woven work in glass that I have done over the last several years was originally inspired by the Mayan goddess Ixchel, […]

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Crystal: Glass with 20 – 30% lead oxide added is called crystal. This makes a soft, clear glass that reflects and refracts light brilliantly, making cut crystal sparkle. It is a softer glass than soda-lime glass.
Factory Glass: Stueben, Blenko and Fenton are examples of factory glass in the U.S. In the 19th century, all glass […]

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Sherry Markovitz will be the Hot Lunch Artist this week and hopefully her one-day residency will lead to a full VA residency in the fall. This will be Sherry’s first experience working in a hot shop; she asked for a chance to experiment with hot glass before committing to a full residency.
Sherry is widely […]

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Exhibition Dates: March 10 – April 8, 2007
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 10, 4 - 7 pm
Preview: http://www.travergallery.com/artists/jl_preview.html
Jeremy Lepisto: A Place in Between
The William Traver Gallery is pleased to present A Place in Between, a solo exhibition featuring new work by Portland artist Jeremy Lepisto. Presenting over 20 new pieces, the show celebrates the heroic everyday […]

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