GAS News S/O 06 copy - Glass Art Society

PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Glass Center, 5472 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206,
Tel: 412-365-2145 ext 203, Fax: 412-365-2140,
karen@pittsburghglasscenter.org, www.pittsburghglasscenter.org
TENNESSEE
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, PO Box 567, Gatlinburg,
TN, 37738, Tel: 865-436-5860, info@arrowmont.org,
www.arrowmont.org
Warm Glass Conference 2006 Pre- and Post-Conference Workshops:
Sept. 12-15: Advanced Fusing Techniques/Patty Gray
Sept. 12-15: Frit Imagery and Precious Metal Leaf/
Richard La Londe
Sept. 12-15: Bas Relief Panels in Pate de Verre/Delores Taylor
Sept. 12-14: Printing Methods on Glass/Jody Danner Walker
Sept. 18-21: Advanced Fusing Techniques/Patty Gray
Sept. 18-21: Cane, Murrini, and Other Hotshop Techniques
for Fusing/Martha Kauppi
Sept. 18-21: The Roll Up/Johnathon Schmuck
Sept. 18-21: Pate de Verre Vessels/Delores Taylor
TEXAS
Dragonfire Hot Glass Studio, LLC, 1211 West Blanco Rd.,
San Antonio, TX 78232, Tel: 210-764-8464, Fax: 210-764-8465,
www.dragonfirehotglass.com
Beginning through Intermediate Classes - Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays from 7- 9 pm.
Guest Glassblower Experience - Every second Saturday, a
special individualized lesson to introduce participants to the
world of glassblowing. The guest glassblower will choose the
color and shape of the glass piece. An experienced glassblower
will work with the guest to create the piece. $95 for the class.
Vessel available for purchase.
Advanced Glassblowing Courses - For more information,
e-mail us at info@dragonfirehotglass.com.
WASHINGTON
Momka’s Borosilicate & Soft Glass, 5030 208th St SW Ste D,
Lynnwood, WA, 98036, Tel: 425-776-3417,
www.momkasglass.com
Pratt Fine Arts Center, 1902 S Main St, Seattle, WA, 98144, Tel:
206-328-2200, Fax: 206-328-1260, info@pratt.org, www.pratt.org
INTERNATIONAL
The Red Barns... An Artisans Playground, 167 White Chapel Rd,
Picton, ON, K0K 2T0, Tel: 613-476-6808, Fax: 416-755-9702,
TheRedBarns@sympatico.ca, www.TheRedBarns.com.
Offering weekend and weeklong workshops in glass blowing,
lampworking and stained glass. Studio space and onsite
lodgings available. Visit website for complete schedule.
ENGLAND
Dudley College International Glass Centre, Moor Street,
Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3EP, Tel: +33 01384 363067,
john.taylor@dudleycol.ac.uk, www.dudleycol.ac.uk/glass
Housed in a splendid Victorian building close to Brierley Hill, this
centre of excellence caters to a wide range of students from all
parts of the world, with a reputation for being the only centre of
its kind offering a hands-on practical approach whilst still retaining
a design input and versatility to suit enthusiasts, studio crafts
persons and graduates in glass. Well equipped, including: two
furnaces, six glory holes, ten kilns, all microprocessor controlled,
decorative and cold glass working machinery, stained glass
studio, lampworking facilities, and a design suite with twelve
networked computers and software for 3D design work, with
scanning and printing facilities. Offering one year courses in
Glass Techniques and Technology as well as part-time courses.
Ruskin Glass Centre, Wollaston Rd, Amblecote, Stourbridge,
West Midlands, DY8 4HE, Tel: +44 1384 399444, Fax: +44 1384
399469, janine@ifg.org.uk, www.ifg.org.uk
FRANCE
Musée Atelier du Verre de Sars-Poteries, 1 rue du Général de
Gaulle - BP 2, Sars-Poteries, F-59216, Tel: +33 (0) 3 27 61 61 44,
Fax: +33 (0) 3 27 61 65 64, museeduverre@cg59.fr,
Nov. 21- 30: Casting/Jaromir Rybak
Dec. 4 - 9: Kilnforming Techniques/ Thierry Boissel
GERMANY
Bild-Werk Frauenau, Postfach 105, Frauenau, D-94258,
Tel: +49-9926-180895, Fax: +49-9926-180897,
info@bild-werk-frauenau.de, www.Bild-Werk-Frauenau.de
Bild-Werk Frauenau, an Art Academy in the middle of the
Bavarian Forest offers the following sessions:
The Late Summer Extra: Sept. 2 - 9
The courses are instructed by well-known names of the
international glass and art scene, such as Fritz Dreisbach,
Erwin and Gretel Eisch, Thomas S. Buechner, Stephan Paul Day,
Pavel Rou ka and Angela Thwaites.
ITALY
Toffolo Gallery & Studio, FTA Vetrai 67/A, Murano, Venice,
30141, Tel: +39 0 41 739183/ +39 0 41 736460 (studio),
Fax: +39 0 41 5276532, info@toffolo.com, www.toffolo.com
Opportunities to study lampworking in Cesare Toffolo’s Studio
in Murano, Venice. To contact: info@toffolo.com
Vetrate Artistiche Toscane, Via della Galluzza, n. 5, Siena, 53100,
Tel: +39 0577 48033, edu@glassisland.com, www.glassisland.com
Summer 2006 Workshops in Tucsany:
Sept. 5- 8: Marble Mosaic
Sept. 11-15: Glass Fusing
Sept. 18-29: Painting on glass
The workshops will take place in our studio in the very centre
of Siena (Tuscany) and will be conducted in English.
SCOTLAND
North Lands Creative Glass, Quatre Bras, Lybster, Caithness,
KW3 6BN, Tel: +44 1593 721 229, Fax: +44 1593 721 229,
northlands@freeuk.com, www.northlandsglass.com
Masterclasses Program “The Skilful Hand and Eye”:
Sept. 5-10: Form & Surface: Cold-working Masterclass/
Alison Kinnaird and Tom Rowney
Sept. 5-13: Consequences of Proximities: Kiln Forming
Masterclass/Michael Brennand Wood & Steve Klein
SPAIN
Fundación Centro Nacional del Vidrio, Paseo del Pocillo 1,
La Granja, San Ildefonso, Segovia, 40100, Tel: +34 (0) 921 010700,
Fax: +34 (0) 921 010701, rfc@fcnv.es, www.fcnv.es
Sept. 21-29: Glass Sculpture/Sally Fawkes
Oct. 3-11: Glass Painting (Flat & Blown Glass)/Walter Lieberman
Oct. 16-20: Glass Beads, Level II/Nicolle Zumkeller & Eric Seydoux
Nov. 8-16: Mirrored Glass/Fabienne Picaud
TURKEY
Cam Ocagi/ The Glass Furnace, Akatlar Mah. Meydan Sok.
No.16/4 Levent, Istanbul, 80600, Tel: +90 212 3512075,
Fax: +90 212 3510963, yilmazy@tnn.net, www.glassfurnace.org
Sept. 3-16: Glassblowing/Petr Novotny & Rob Stern
Sept. 3-16: Lampworking & Beadmaking/Frederick Birkhill
Sept. 3-16: Fusing & Kilncasting/Etsuko Nishi
Sept. 24-Oct. 7: Glassblowing/Ben Wright
Sept. 24-Oct. 7: Beadmaking/Julie Anne Denton
CANADA
Fishbowl Studio / Tank: Fire + Metal #103, The Case Goods
Bldg., Toronto, ON, M5A 3C4, Tel: 647-430-8589,
ehme@ehmeglass.com, www.ehmeglass.com
Jewelry and beadmaking glasses offered. Please visit the
website for more information.
Fleming College - Haliburton School of the Arts, 297 College Dr,
Haliburton, ON, K0M 1S0, Tel: 705-457-1680, Fax: 705-457-2255,
wladuran@flemingc.on.ca, www.flemingc.on.ca
The Glassblowing Art Certificate program is delivered in a very
intensive 14 week format, offered each January semester. It is
suitable for students with little or no glassblowing experience.
Limited enrollment. Financial assistance is available for students
who qualify. The HSTA calendar is available upon request.
November 10 - 12, 2006
Orange County
Convention Center,
Orlando, Florida
65+ hands-on classes: beading, glass, PMC and polymer clay, delivered by industry experts.
Great shopping – 150 booths! Special events and celebrities –
Jackie Guerra, host of DIY’s “Jewelry Making,” adds zest to the 2006 Fest!
www.BeadandArtGlassFest.com
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