Ghouligans in the streets and witches in flight; I hope Hallowe’en does not bring too much of a fright! Happy Halloween!!!
Poem by Elisabeth Emerson

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RESIDENCY: October 29 – November 2nd
LECTURE: Sunday, November 2nd, 2 p.m.
REMINDER: Hot Shop closes at 4 p.m. Wed – Sat.

Bertil Vallien, a prominent figure in Swedish glass community and master sandcaster, returns to the Hot Shop this week. His previous residencies were in 2003 concurrent with an exhibition of his work in […]

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Karen Lewis: When my family decorated our Christmas tree long ago, there was an ornament made in the early 1940’s, when metal was not available. The ornament has a paper hangar instead of the usual metal that we have today. It is very simple with just a few lines of color wrapped on colorless glass. […]

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As docents, we spend much of our time at the museum watching various artists blow glass in the Hot Shop and giving tours of the galleries. I have often sat in the Hot Shop thinking about how fun it would be to make my own glass art. Last May, my husband and I […]

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The Hotel Murano collection of glass is not to be missed. It includes an impressive sampling of our Northwest favorites, including Dale, Preston and Dante. However, there is a broad spectrum of artists, new to me, from all parts of the world of studio glass, some dramatic and some quite humorous. Each floor […]

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The Museum of Glass will welcome four artists for special one-day Visiting Artist residencies to participate in the Kids Design Glass program. Dante Marioni, Preston Singletary, Martin Blank and Lino Tagliapietra have each offered their talents to render into glass a creature designed by a young Museum visitor or patient at Mary Bridge Children’s […]

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Saturday, October 25, 1 – 4 pm
Bring the family to the Museum for a fun-filled afternoon of All Hallow’s Eve festivities. Join in our costume workshop—you just might win the prize for most creative ghouligan! Paint a mini pumpkin with artist Larry Calkins and get your face painted by Miss Lily Flamingo the Miraculous and […]

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Seattle, WA - The Pilchuck Glass School board of trustees is thrilled to announce the selection of Arthur Jacobus to serve as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the school, effective October 27, 2008. Jacobus is an accomplished arts executive with strong ties to the Northwest. He succeeds Executive Director Patricia Watkinson, […]

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I am honored to have the Docents and Volunteers of the Museum of Glass ask me to respond to questions about my job and life as an artist. I have decided to answer several of the questions in narrative paragraphs, as it’s easier for me to explain myself in this way. I want […]

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The Museum’s very own Mick Newham has a show up at the Fulcrum Gallery here in Tacoma until October 12th. The pieces, large wood carvings, drawings and glass cylinders, are influenced by Aboriginal art, pop culture, and symbolism.
My husband and I went to Mick’s lecture on Sept. 28th to support him in his efforts […]

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Have you ever thought of music while viewing a work of art? While not every movement in visual art has its parallel in music, quite often musical styles do correspond to similar periods in art. This is certainly true for both rococo and minimalist styles.
In music, the rococo style is often referred to as “gallant […]

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As we say goodbye to Lino Tagliapietra and welcome in Daniel Clayman and Dale Chihuly, it is hard not to notice the amazing array of contrasting styles in contemporary studio glass currently represented in our galleries. The two new exhibitions, White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman and Dale Chihuly: The Laguna Murano Chandelier, will […]

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THIS WEEK (October 15 – 19): VA ELLEN SOLLOD / Seattle, WA
Seattle artist Ellen Sollod creates large-scale site-specific public art as well as small scale sculpture, artist books and works on paper. Ellen has two public art projects in progress, An Evocation for Burien Town Square Park in Burien, WA and Collection and […]

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The Museum of Glass presents the Contrasts Multi-Sensory Experience, a new educational program to augment the ongoing exhibition, Contrasts: a Glass Primer, on view through October 11, 2009. The multi-sensory experience includes audio descriptions of the artwork along with glass elements that visitors can touch to illustrate specific attributes of the glass.
The Contrasts Multi-Sensory Experience […]

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New Exhibit: “Outsourced”
Artist: Painter Don Fels
Location: Iron Gallery @ UWT, 1742 Pacific Avenue
Exhibition Dates: October 16 – November 18
Opening Night/Meet the Artist: Thursday October 16, 5-8pm. Meet Don at the Iron Gallery at 5pm and then hear him speak at the Tacoma Art Museum at 6pm. See both amazing exhibits in one […]

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With the unveiling of Mirrored Murrelets and the installation of Fluent Steps on the way, we have a great opportunity to educate our visitors in the open-air once again. Though the weather may not always cooperate, our outdoor stage at MOG provides an excellent setting for very meaningful tours.
The experience of an architectural […]

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Yes, Lino Tagliapietra and his incredible glass have moved on to the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian. That the show is progressing to such prestigious and iconic venues speaks volumes about its place in the art world and perhaps also explains why docents and security staff alike are deeply grieving its “going.”
Because of the beautiful and […]

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Visiting Artist Residency: October 15 - 19
Conversation with Artist: October 19, 2pm Theater
Bio and Artist Statement
Ellen Sollod is an artist who expresses herself through diverse media, selected in response to the conceptual idea and the environment. She creates large-scale site-specific public art, small scale sculpture, artist books and works on paper.
In the realm […]

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Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead
For the fourth year, Tacoma Art Museum partners with Centro Latino to mark this traditional holiday that celebrates life in all of its stages. Don’t miss this year’s fantastic events:
Tapete and Ofrendas
Saturday, October 18
10 am to 4 pm
See how artist Fulgencio Lazo and his team create the […]

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Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass
Organized by the Museum of Glass
Presenting sponsor: Rebecca and Jack Benaroya
Additional sponsors: The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Russell Investment Group, Windgate Charitable Foundation, The Boeing Company, Click! Network, The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass, an […]

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