VISITING ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM

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The Museum’s Visiting Artist Residency Program hosts internationally-known and emerging artists in our world-class Hot Shop to create new works in glass with our Hot Shop Team. Offering a diverse mixture of culture, style, focus and expertise, these artists create a sense of excitement and wonder as they experiment and explore new directions in their art that may not be possible in their own studios. Residencies range in length from single day visits—including every Friday for our Hot Lunch Program—to multiple weeks. One piece created during the residency is selected for inclusion in the Museum's collection. Many of our Visiting Artists present a Conversation with the Artist lecture and slide presentation on the final day of their residency.

In the summer, MOG presents the Visiting Artist Summer Series, a partnership with Pilchuck Glass School, that brings artists from around the world to the Hot Shop. A different artist is featured each week from mid-June through Labor Day weekend.

APPLICATION PROGRAM

Artists: learn how you can work in the Hot Shop for a week. Learn more »

Sponsors

City of Tacoma Arts Commission
Corning Incorporated Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts/ArtWorks
Herb and Paula Simon
Windgate Charitable Foundation
Courtyard by Marriott/ Tacoma Downtown

Upcoming Artists

May 22 - 26 Ben Edols & Kathy Elliott Edols and Elliott have been working together since 1998. Their work is a respone to the natural world: textures and qualities in leaves, pods, blades of grass, and succulent fruit inspire much of their art.
May 29 - June 2 Mel George Mel George's art explores the nostalgic. Her work often represents objects connected to memories such as postcards, calendars, and Polaroid's.
June 5 - 9 Scott Chaseling Scott Chaselings hand-painted glass vessels play with words and narrative stories. His most recent pieces, however, explore the human form through large-scale sculptures.
June 12 - 16 TBA
June 19 - 23 Alessandro Diaz de Santillana Third generation glassblower, Alessandro Diaz de Santillana creates work that tmerges the time-honored traditions of Venetian glass blowing with the modern studio glass movement. His interests in photoraphy and painting inspire him to act as a painter with glass.
June 26 - June 30 Gabriella Bisetto Gabriella Bisetto's work acts to give substance to the often invisable processes of our bodies. Her ephemeral sculptures make aim to make the transitory permanent and the intangible tangible.
July 3 - 7 Jessica Loughlin Jessica Loughlin uses the landscape as inspiration for her illusory horizons made of glass. In particular, the vast empty spaces in Australia provide a jumping off point for much of her work.
July 10 - 14 Tom Moore Tom Moore most recent work features glass characters participating in dreamlike stories in mixed media landscapes . One of his favorite themes is the triumph of nature over industry, and it is represented often throughout his work.
July 17 - 21 TBA
July 24 - 28 Tom Rowney Tom Rowney has always been fascinated by the combination of precision and accuracy in Venetian style glassblowing. This is apparent in his most recent series based on the visual water-like qualities of blown glass.
July 31 - August 4 Ben Edols & Kathy Elliott Edols and Elliott have been working together since 1998. Their work is a respone to the natural world: textures and qualities in leaves, pods, blades of grass, and succulent fruit inspire much of their work.
August 7 - 11 Ruth King Ruth King recently moved back to studio practice after stepping down from being artist director of the Pilchuck Glass School. Her work always respects the history and traditions of the medium while looking for opportunities to explore and innovate.
August 14 - 18 Richard Royal Richard Royal's most recent series explore the theme of relationships and self exploration. He uses color, shape, and textutre to create highly creative, vessel-shaped works.
August 21 - 25 Brenden Scott French Brenden Scott French's work focuses on technique rather than narrative. He aims to be playful i personalising the technique that he uses while maintaining awareness of the rich history behind studio glass.
August 28 - September 1 Janice Vikovsky Janice Vikovsky creates abstract landscapes that focus on motion and the perpetual. Her technically brillant use of Murrine technique creates flowing patterns to invoke the themes of memory, emotion and perception.
September 4 - 8 Nadege Desgenetez Nadege Desgentez's work maintains rigorous technique will exploring the physical connection that she has to her work. Her work explores the themes of physicality and the hand-made.