Fluent Steps, 2009
Martin Blank (American, born 1962)
Hot-sculpted glass, stainless steel
Collection of Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington
Created during Martin Blank’s Visiting Artist Residency, Museum of Glass Hot Shop, March 12 – June 24, 2008
Seattle artist Martin Blank, one of America’s premier young sculptors, finished assembling his new 207-foot-long outdoor glass art installation, Fluent Steps, on April […]

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During a recent plane trip, I came across a mention of the Dana House in an airline flight magazine. (The Dana House—now known as the Dana-Thomas House—was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; the maquette of the dining room windows is in the Contrasts exhibit.) While the state of Illinois has owned the property […]

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The lavish Laguna Murano Chandelier—recently on exhibit at the Museum of Glass— is part of the George Stroemple collection. It was included in an exhibition at The Portland Art Museum (PAM) in 1997, entitled Dale Chihuly: The George Stroemple Collection, featuring 350 works.* As a collector of art, Stroemple was drawn […]

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Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows
July 11, 2009 – September 19, 2010
Organized by Museum of Glass
Sponsored by the Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation, the Windgate Charitable Foundation, JoAnn McGrath, Tulalip Tribes Charitable Funds, The Seattle Times, City Arts Magazine and Encore Arts Programs
The Museum of Glass is pleased to present Preston Singletary’s first mid-career survey, […]

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Incoming: Museum of Glass Permanent Collection
May 16 – June 27, 2010
Organized by Museum of Glass
The Museum of Glass will introduce its Permanent Collection with the exhibition, Incoming! Selections from the Permanent Collection, opening on May 16, 2009. This is the first in a series of exhibitions devoted to the Museum’s collection. It will […]

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Dale Chihuly is most frequently recognized for revolutionizing the Studio Glass movement by expanding its original premise of the solitary artist working in a studio environment to encompass the notion of collaborative teams and a division of labor within the creative process. Chihuly’s practice of using teams has led to the development of complex, […]

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Visiting Artist Residency: November 19 - 23
Biography
“Glass brings another dimension to Native American art. It’s luminous quality and shadow effect are like a spirit that appears when this lighting is right”
-Preston Singletary
In a unique meeting of European glass-blowing tradition and Northwest Native design, Preston Singletary’s artwork depicts cultural and historical images from his […]

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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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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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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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Daniel has been involved in the visual and performing arts since the mid 1970’s. His first formal training was as a theater and modern dance lighting designer. He began “sculpting with light” as a lighting design student and then as a visiting Lighting Designer for the Dance Department at Connecticut College in 1977. The year […]

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This weekend is your last chance to see Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect before it travels to venues around the country. The first exhibition to look at the art and 40-year career of Lino Tagliapietra, this spectacular retrospective has received high praise from Museum visitors all summer long. Don’t miss it before it leaves Tacoma.
Widely revered […]

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Dale Chihuly: The Laguna Murano Chandelier
September 14, 2008 – April 19, 2009
From the Collection of George R. Stroemple
The Museum of Glass presents Laguna Murano Chandelier (1996), a majestic Neo-Baroque chandelier created by Dale Chihuly in collaboration with Italian glass masters Lino Tagliapietra and Pino Signoretto. This immense and […]

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White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman
September 13, 2008 – June 14, 2009
Organized by Daniel Clayman/Montague Studios, Ltd.
Daniel has been involved in the visual and performing arts since the mid 1970’s. His first formal training was as a theater and modern dance lighting designer. He began “sculpting with light” as a lighting design student and […]

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White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman
September 13, 2008 – June 14, 2009
Organized by Daniel Clayman/Montague Studios, Ltd.
Tacoma, Wash. (July 17, 2008)— White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman, an exhibition that defies the stereotype of contemporary glass, will open at the Museum of Glass on September 13, 2008. Seven large-scale, dense, opaque sculptures […]

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Due to the perpetual exhibition of the Buster Simpson, Incidence, displayed on the Museum’s roof top plaza, general wear of the piece has necessitated its removal.
Deinstallation has begun - the pool has been drained.
Beginning, July 16th at 8:00am, a crew will arrive to assist with the dismantling of the sculpture. […]

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GLASS BIRDS ON THE PLAZA!
Mezzanine Plaza Reflecting Pool
A flock of shimmering glass birds now graces the reflecting pool on the Museum’s mezzanine plaza. Artist Joseph Rossano created the 275 Mirrored Murrelets for the sculpture during a Visiting Artist residency in January and installed them in the pool this week. The birds will remain on […]

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An image of Joseph Rossano’s final mock-up. Cardboard squares represent Richlite support panels. Cardboard circles represent water drain and intake.
Here’s what’s new:
*POOL DRAIN and SOUTH WALL CLEANING: scheduled for Thursday, May 29th.
*BIRDS: birds are mirrored and hardware has been attached
*Birds will be mounted on posts and secured to Richlite panels which […]

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