Researchers are mystified about how the sea sponge Euplectella aspergillum forms its skeleton, but know that it is the strongest glass you can imagine. The glass cages that are formed have at least seven levels of structural organization, many of which follow textbook principles of mechanical engineering. A lattice work frame is formed and is […]
Science of Art : Color of Glass
Training session led by Sheldon Levin for the next Science of Art unit entitled Color in Glass on Thursday, February 14th from 11:00-12:00 in the Large Conference Room.
NOTE: Jan Wee has also offered to facilitate a walk-through in the galleries to tie in the scientific principles […]
You’re invited to a FREE Community Festival!
Threads that Bind Community
Sunday, February 3
12 to 5 pm
Celebrate art, culture, and Black History Month at Tacoma Art Museum. Enjoy spoken-word, gospel-music, and dance performances from local artists as well as hands-on art projects and quilting with the women of the Pacific Northwest African American Quilters.
Performers and presenters include:
- […]
If you haven’t read at least one of Ed Schmid’s books on glassblowing, now’s a good time to start!
(Available in the store, or borrow one of mine).
Ed is the author of Beginning Glassblowing, Advanced Glassworking Techniques, and The Glassworker’s Bathroom Reader, and as such is a household name among glassblowers! Ed has a BFA […]
Monday, January 21 @ 1:30 PM
Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the Washington State History Museum with performances from a diverse array of artists. On the slate are writer C. Rosalind Bell, local hip-hop group 2012, and children’s gospel choir, Voices of Angels. The program starts at 1:30 PM on Monday, January 21, 2008. […]
Two lanes of traffic open on the D Street Overpass
Two lanes of traffic, one going north and one going south, will open by 2 p.m. today on the D Street Overpass, located at the intersection of D Street and Puyallup Avenue.
These two lanes are for vehicles only, and there will be no pedestrian access at […]
Visiting Artist Joseph Rossano creates ‘Mirrored Murrelets’
Through Sunday, January 13
This week, the Museum of Glass welcomes Arlington’s Joseph Rossano to the Hot Shop for a five-day Visiting Artist residency. Rossano is creating a flock of glass birds that will dive into a proposed underwater installation, Mirrored Murrelets, targeted to premiere at MOG in June.
Rossano’s work […]
Tacoma, Wash. (January 7, 2008) – The Museum of Glass announces the selection of Melissa G. Post for the position of curator, effective today, January 7, 2008. Post most recently served as assistant director of the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Additional curatorial positions include those at the Mint […]
SUYAMA SPACE 2324 Second Avenue Seattle WA 98121
Seeps of Winter, 2008, detail (in progress), cast paper pulp, glassine and cellulose, 10’ x 50’ x 30’, photograph by Maria Grade
Seeps of Winter: Installation by John Grade
Seattle sculptor, John Grade will create a site-specific installation inspired by an imagined view from […]
The Museum of Glass will welcome artist Joseph Rossano to the Hot Shop for a five-day Visiting Artist residency, January 9 – 13, 2008. During his visit, Rossano will create a flock of glass birds that will dive into a proposed underwater installation. Mirrored Murrelets will be installed in the Museum’s mid-level plaza […]
