Viscosity Studio & Gallery Presents New Work By
Jeanne Ferraro
“Heads”
May 7th-30th
Join us for the opening reception on Sat. May 9th from 6-9pm
Enjoy snacks, refreshments and live glassblowing demonstrations
Viscosity Studio & Gallery
5720 Rainier Ave. S.
Seattle, WA. 98118
206-760-1762
www.viscosityglass.com
Image Photo Credit - Brandon Casazza
inspired by
group exhbition
april 11 - may 10, 2009
opening reception: saturday, april 11, 4-7 pm
The Traver Gallery Tacoma is proud to present INSPIRED BY - a group exhibition featuring 16 of today’s emerging glass artists paired with the artists who have most greatly influenced their work. A group of exceptional young glass artists were asked to […]
Greetings! Glasscraft and Bead Expo is excited to announce that everything is together for our LIVE streaming web broadcast of the International Glass Invitational. The video will be made available throughout the weekend. Details on how to access the web stream can be found later this week on our web site… International Hot Glass Invitational […]
Portland Presence
Mel George, Deborah Horrell, Jeremy Lepisto
exhibition runs: April 3 - May 3, 2009
opening reception: thursday, April 2, 5 - 8 pm
Traver Gallery is pleased to present Portland Presence, an exhibition featuring sculptural work by three leading Portland, Oregon artists working in glass. A smaller city than Seattle with a population approximately two thirds the […]
Another White Trash Wedding by Diane Kurzyna aka Ruby Re-Usable
art made from repurposed plastic bags
March 16th – June 13th, 2009
Another White Trash Wedding is part of an on-going series exploring the unholy relationship we have with waste. Utilizing disposable materials such as plastic bags and vegetable netting, the “white trash” in the title […]
Christina Orr-Cahall, chief executive of the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Fla., has been chosen as the new director for the Experience Music Project-Science Fiction Museum in Seattle. She succeeds Josi Callan, who served as interim director of the museum since 2006 and Orr-Cahall expects to begin on or before July […]
On Sunday, February 1st, Lino Tagliapietra participated in the museum’s Kids Design Glass program and Evening Magazine was present to shoot a story on the program. The reporter on scene, Jim Dever, and his crew were very excited about the story and really enjoyed spending time in the Hot Shop.
This story will air on […]
This summer, Pratt Fine Arts Center is launching its first Study Abroad Program. In collaboration with the Kamenicky Senov School of Industrial Arts for Glass, Pratt has organized a two-week intensive program designed to teach students the technical, intellectual and artistic processes of traditional Czech moldmaking, kiln casting and coldworking — three techniques often used […]
The “Click! Family Flick” series will premiere at The Grand Cinema with “The Princess Bride” on Saturday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m. The special series, shown the third Saturday of each month, will bring popular children’s movies to the big screen absolutely free.
“The Click! Family Flick is a great way for families to experience […]
look forward
March 14 - April 5, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 14, 4 - 7 pm
Traver Gallery - Tacoma is proud to present LOOK FORWARD - a group exhibition curated by a selection of glass artists influential in bringing about the studio glass movement. Pairing these current masters with artists who they feel follow in their […]
by Charles Gounod
sung in French with projected English translation
Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 2pm*
* please note that Daylight Savings Time begins on March 8
Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma
Running time: 3 hours
Join us for one of opera’s most emotionally intense works, the searing story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in […]
FREE admission all day, special programming 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Join the celebration as we kick-off the centennial commemoration of women’s suffrage with the opening of Women’s Votes, Women’s Voices starting at 11 a.m this Saturday.
Enter the Museum and transport back in time to a suffrage rally; join a women’s march, put on your […]
Join four outstanding Northwest photographers for a discussion of their work and practices.
Taking Pictures through Multiple Lenses
Photography in The Biennial
Saturday, February 28
11 am - 4 pm
Submissions to The 9th Northwest Biennial saw an unprecedented number of applications by photographers. These numbers reflect the tremendous growth in this medium over the past decade. Historically, artists were […]
Tacoma residents Jennifer Perusse and Zach Parsons are the winners of the Museum of Glass $30,000 Wedding Give-away Essay Contest. The couple learned the good news during the Museum’s Wedding Open House on February 12, 2009, which was attended by approximately 250 prospective brides, grooms and family members. Perusse, who wrote the winning […]
carmen vetter
fading gray: patterns on polarization
February 14 - March 8, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 14, 4 - 7 pm
Traver Gallery is pleased to introduce Portland artist Carmen Vetter. Her first show with the gallery, Fading Gray: Patterns on Polarization explores the Chinese concept Yin-Yang - a mutual correlation between opposites, expressing the possibility of unity […]
A special one night event during Chihuly at Seymour 100
Experience this brilliant collection as you enjoy wine and fine chocolates
5:30-7 PM on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009
WRIGHT PARK, TACOMA
LIMITED TO FIRST 75 GUESTS
Tickets $20, available at the Seymour Conservatory, Metro Parks Headquarters,
Centre at Norpoint and Pacific Northwest Shop
Proceeds benefit the W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory Foundation
Visit […]
Years ago, one of the most enjoyable things to do while visiting the ocean was to search for blown glass floats that had been washed ashore. These glass floats were usually from Japanese fishing boats, and were used to help fishing nets float on the sea. Nowadays, the floats are made out of plastic, and […]
STEINBRUECK
N A T I V E G A L L E R Y
Upcoming Events
A Panel Discussion:
The Evolution of Coast Salish Art
with Roger Fernandez, James Madison, and Alfred Charles Jr.
When: Saturday, January 31st, 2008, 1:00 pm
Where: The Steinbrueck Native Gallery
Followed by a Benefit Art Raffle at 2:30 pm
Over twenty Northwest Coast artists have […]
For the sixth year in a row, Monkeyshines, Tacoma’s anonymous glass art project, will be placing hand-blown glass balls throughout the streets and neighborhoods of Tacoma sometime around the date of Chinese New Year. But thanks to a grant from the Tacoma Arts Commission, this year will feature a distribution of approximately 600 glass balls—three […]
The Museum of Glass, along with some of Tacoma’s finest wedding specialists, are partnering to host a free wedding open house on February 12, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. Each participating business will have a table at the event to showcase their services. Prospective brides and grooms are invited to browse displays, […]
