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Annual Ornament for 2007
by Dehanna Jones

Description: This gorgeous globe is the 2007 Annual Ornament for the Museum of Glass Store. Created by Seattle Artist Dehanna Jones […]

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Hi all………
Concurrent with an exhibition of his work at Traver Gallery / Tacoma, Tom Farbanish will work in the Hot Shop next week as a Visiting Artist, December 5 – 9.
Tom received his BFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York in 1986, and has since taught at organizations including Pilchuck Glass School, […]

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DEADLINE EXTENDED!!! DUE: December 15, 2007
CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS
Glass Art Society 39th Annual Conference: Local Inspiration, Global Innovation
Corning, New York, June 11-14, 2009
For more than 150 years, Corning, New York, has been an important center for glassmaking artistry, innovation, and research. Through the programs and collection of The Corning Museum of Glass and the work […]

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Tacoma Art Museum Presents Complete Set of Renoir’s Prints
Exhibition Organized by Tacoma Art Museum from Local Anonymous Collection
(Tacoma, WA) – Tacoma Art Museum presents a comprehensive collection of French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s etchings and lithographs created during the last three decades of his life. Drawn from a local private collection, this body of work […]

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The results are in………… East 23 3/4”— West 24 3/8”
The winning ornament will be delivered to Festival of Trees on Thursday, November 29, 2008!
Cheers!
Liz Stockhausen Cepanec
Visiting Artist Program Manager

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The Museum of Glass presents Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass, the first exhibition to look at Tagliapietra’s art and forty years of his career. Opening February 23, 2008, the exhibition is curated by Susanne K. Frantz, former curator of twentieth-century glass at The Corning Museum of Glass.
Tagliapietra is widely revered […]

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The Christmas Ships will be departing from the Museum of Glass Dock at 7:20 pm next Thursday, December 6. There will be an array of programming and a choir singing on our esplanade before the ships depart for the Dash Point dock and beach where the choir will perform again as people gather around […]

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Bring the family to the Museum of Glass for an enlightening tour around the world as we explore traditional uses of light in diverse cultural holiday celebrations. Each Saturday will feature a different holiday with unique hands-on art activities led by mixed media artist Jennifer Adams and special musical performances that will express the joy […]

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Join M-Space for an exciting hot shop experience!
Choose your colors and design; and then participate
in blowing your own ornament. Local glassblowers
will also be selling glass ornaments, gifts, and more.
Everyone is welcome to watch, but reservations are
recommended in order to blow your own ornament.
Each ornament you create is $36. Space is limited.
Call to reserve your spot: […]

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There was a lot of Ho Ho this weekend, and a few Uh Oh, but a terrific assortment of ornaments to compete for the final measurement. Annealing cycle ends on Tuesday, November 27th, so more news to come when the annealer doors open and the tape measure comes out.
Special thanks to Guest Artist Deborah […]

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Come to the Museum of Glass and enjoy the fun of Ho! Ho! Blow! The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year, so the Visitor Services Representatives will be handing out timed tickets for the Hot Shop this weekend for Ho! Ho! Blow! Tickets will be handed out for each […]

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Lelavision Physical Music
Friday, November 23
1 & 3 pm
Enjoy the entertaining display of physical agility and musical prowess infused with a delightful sense of humor. Witness choreography that arises entirely from the performers playing “musical sculptures” designed specifically to evoke movement. Don’t miss Lelavision’s 4th annual performance at the Museum of Glass!

Photo […]

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Science of Art Summit
An Event for Educators, Artist and Students
Thursday, November 29, 2007
5 - 8 pm
You are invited to a FREE evening of learning, discussion and sharing at the Museum of Glass.
5 - 5:30 pm
Arrival and refreshments
5:30 - 7 pm
Keynote address by […]

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Our contractor is scheduled to commence with paving the balance of the project starting this morning (Tuesday 11/20). This includes all areas on the back side of the curb. This work will directly affect the ingress and egress at each property during this effort. Also scheduled is patching of the road at Dock and ‘A’ […]

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International artist Sha Sha Higby is known for her evocative and haunting performances using the exquisite and ephemeral body sculpture she meticulously creates herself. Elaborate sculptural costume, dance, and puppetry explore magic and emotion, creating an atmospheric world.
Higby started out making dolls and pursued the art of puppetry and sculpture in her early years. […]

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Ho! Ho! Blow!
November 23 – 24, 2007
New York artist, Deborah Czeresko has been a glassblower for 19 years, and during that time studied with several masters including Lino Tagliapietra, Pino Signoretto, Dino Rosin, Elio Quarissa and William Gudenrath.
In 2006 Czeresko led a team of glassblowers at the Wheaton Village Arts and […]

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Tacoma Art Museum Fall Acquisitions Feature
Artwork on View throughout the Past Year
(Tacoma, WA) – Tacoma Art Museum recently added twenty-six works of art into the permanent collection, including work from artists who have been on view at the museum this past year: Jim Riswold, Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson, and Scott Fife, as well as […]

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The World’s Biggest Blown Glass Ornament
Glassblowers shaping a large sphere
Friday and Saturday, November 23 & 24
It’s going to be a ferocious competition in the Hot Shop as East Coast vs. West Coast glassblowing teams muster their muscles and creative powers to make the biggest ornament ever.
This event is the brainchild of artist Deborah Czeresko, who […]

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A crew has begun the demolition and reconstruction of the Working Waterfront Maritime Museum building, so you may still encounter big trucks and cranes at the north end of Dock Street.

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The City of Tacoma’s D Street Overpass project, located on D Street between Puyallup Avenue and Dock Street, is starting to take its final shape, and is 85 percent complete.
The 14 support columns are in place with the bridge deck on top. Half of the soil earth walls have been constructed to meet the elevation […]

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