Contents 2. 1962-2012: 50 Years of US Studio Glass 3. About the Glass Art Society 4. GAS 2012 Sponsors • The Cuban Missile Crisis – the world stands on the brink of nuclear war • Brazil wins soccer’s World Cup • Nelson Mandela is jailed in South Africa 5. From the President: About the Conference • Gas costs 28 cents per gallon • Johnny Carson debuts as host of The Tonight Show • The first Beatles single, “Love Me Do”, is released in England 5. From the Co-Chairs: Welcome to Toledo • The first Pop Art group exhibition opens in an “uptown gallery” in New York City • Millions of children receive Sabin’s new oral polio vaccine 6. Opening Ceremonies & Other Special Events: • 1st anniversary of the Berlin Wall • Telstar, the world’s first active communications satellite, is launched • First Australian National Ballet performance • Award Recipients • Keynote Speaker • Civil Rights flashpoint: In spite of riots, James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at University of Mississippi • Pre-Conference Reception — A Fundraiser • John H. Glenn, Jr., becomes first American to orbit the earth during Friendship 7’s orbit • The Space Needle opens in Seattle for the World’s Fair • Closing Night Party & Fashion Show • Additional Special Events 8. Conference Presenters & Presentations 10. Preliminary Conference Schedule 12. Conference Venues 13. Accommodations in Toledo / Getting There 14. Tours: Collectors Tour & Area Tours 15. Technical Display 15. Advertising & Sponsorship Opportunities The workshop’s batch 16. Student & School Opportunities: was made with fiberglass • Artist Portfolio Review marbles obtained by Labino from Johns Manville. • Education Resource Center TMA has some of these • International Student Exhibition & Sales marbles on view. • Poster Presentations 17. Reducing Your Registration Fee: • Student Scholarships • Work Exchange 18. Days of Glass 19. Concurrent Glass Exhibitions 20. The GAS Auction & 18th Annual Goblet Grab 22. Things to Do in the Toledo Area 24. Pre- and Post-Conference Workshops Studio glass spread in all kinds 25. Conference Registration / Membership Form of ways. Brian Lonsway from Toledo built the first mobile 27. GAS Membership, Funds & Fine Print hotshop and took to the road. Bringing the crucial glass chemistry knowledge (The rims of Lonsway’s trailer Register by March 1, 2012, to the first studio glass workshops at TMA was matched his 1932 Chevy.) for the lowest conference fee. Dominick Labino, Director of Research at the Johns Manville Toledo branch. 2 Register online at www.glassart.org. The Glass Art Society is a 501c3, non-profit, professional, international organization whose purpose is to encourage Harvey Littleton, a ceramic excellence, to advance education, to promote the artist and teacher, was appreciation and development of the glass arts, the catalyst for the devel- and to support the worldwide community of artists opment of studio glass in who work with glass. the United States. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011-2012 In 1975, GAS held its President Jeremy Lepisto 5th conference, in Toledo. Vice President Jutta-Annette Page (At the bench, Henry Halem, Treasurer Lance Friedman wearing a Bertil Vallien workshop T-shirt; with Secretary Caroline Madden Mark Peiser, Richard Ritter, Rik Allen Peter Layton Cappy Thompson and Rollin (Bud) Bodley.) Pat Bako Jiyong Lee Jessi Moore Chris Clarke Jay Macdonell (Student Rep) Geoff Isles Wayne Strattman

Already in Toledo since 1903: GAS 2012 TOLEDO Owens Bottle Machine Company, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS founded by Edward Drummond Margy Trumbull Libbey and Michael Owens, the machine’s inventor. Jack Schmidt Herb Babcock Jutta-Annette Page (GAS Board Liaison)

STAFF Pamela Figenshow Koss, Executive Director Patty Cokus, Executive Assistant Rosie Gaynor, Communications Manager Katrina Ernst, Administrative Assistant / Registrar Sarah Bak, Consultant / Bookkeeper* Ted Cotrotsos, Graphic Designer* Susan Rossi-Wilcox, Journal Editor* *part-time

The first TMA workshop’s 10 participants were treated to 6512 - 23rd Ave NW a Harvey Leafgreen demo. Suite 329 A retired Libbey Glass glass- Seattle, WA 98117 USA Already in Toledo since 1888: Libbey Glass. The blower, he was the workshop’s famous punch bowl, the largest piece of cut glass only professional gaffer. Tel: 206.382.1305 [email protected] in existence, is on view in TMA’s Glass Pavilion. (At left: Tom McGlauchlin.) Fax: 206.382.2630 www.glassart.org 3 GAS 2012 Sponsors The Glass Art Society salutes the following sponsors who have already signed on to support the GAS 2012 Toledo conference.

Owens-Illinois

The Collectors Tour: An Insider’s View of Toledo’s Treasures Mansour Wealth Management ProMedica Tuesday - Saturday, June 12 - 16 Entelco Foundation HCR ManorCare Brooks Insurance Key Bank One of the most impressive museum collections of glass makes its home in Toledo. So, too, do many avid and long-standing art collectors. What better time to visit both than during the GAS conference, when Toledo Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Inc. • Bowling Green State University • Hanson, Inc. and the surrounding area celebrate glass art? Enjoy exclusive access to Johns Manville • Madhouse Design • Owens Community College private collections, curator-led tours, special demonstrations — plus GAS conference highlights. Sign up for the Collectors Tour. Interested in supporting GAS, glass art, and glass artists? For more information, please turn to page 14. 4 Please contact the GAS office at 206.382.1305 or [email protected] about available sponsorship opportunities. From the GAS President: Hello, Toledo! A Welcome from the Conference Co-Chairs The Glass Art Society is very pleased to be taking our 42nd annual conference to Toledo is honored to host the 2012 Glass Art Society conference, a Toledo, Ohio. In addition to serving as home to major glass companies, a world- celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Harvey Littleton-Dominick Labino renowned museum glass collection, and numerous artists who began or continued workshops that launched the Studio Glass Movement in the United States. their artistic careers in the area, Toledo is also the location of the 1962 workshop Those innovative workshops took place at the Toledo Museum of Art, set up by Harvey Littleton — the workshop that is responsible for bringing us all one of the host sites for this conference. TMA houses one of the world’s together from around the world and into the Studio Glass Movement. largest collections of historic glass and in conjunction with this conference When I think about the 1962 workshop, I think of the Victor Hugo quote: the Museum is curating an exhibition of contemporary works in glass. “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” Harvey The Museum campus includes a stunning Glass Pavilion designed by the Littleton’s workshop was an idea at the right time. It was also an idea in the Pritzker Prize-winning, Tokyo-based firm SANAA. We can’t wait to watch the right place. GAS demonstrations in this beautiful space that uses glass for both exterior Veterans’ Glass City Skyway Bridge The Toledo Art Museum not only provided a venue for the workshop, but the and interior walls. city of Toledo itself had the crucial connections to the glass industry that would Our conference program is rich with presentations by renowned artists, enable Harvey’s idea to have a defining impact on the future of glass. With glass scientists, and writers; studio visits; workshops; auctions; and many Toledo Mud Hens’ Fifth Third Field chemistry help from Dominick Labino (the then Director of Research at the Johns other special events. Demonstration sites include the TMA Glass Pavilion Manville Corporation) and a demonstration by Harvey Leafgreen (a retired Libbey Studio, two mobile units from Corning Museum of Glass, and the SeaGate Glass glassblower), the 10 workshop participants inadvertently set our movement Convention Centre, where Tech Display will be held as well. The Park Inn, in motion 50 years ago. our conference hotel, is in the heart of downtown Toledo and conveniently Over the last 50 years, studio glass has not just grown, it has covered the attached to the convention center. globe. Glass in all its respects is now taught in universities. Studio glass has The region’s active art community has embraced GAS, making prepa- seen many companies, equipment, ideas, techniques, and innovations arise rations for a public Day of Glass both before and after the conference. from its pursuit. Nearby studios have put together glassmaking workshops for artists coming As a Glass Art Society, we look forward to returning with you to Toledo to early or staying late. Our favorite tourist attractions also await you, including look back over the distance that US studio glass has come in its 50 years. Fifth Third Field (home of the Toledo Mud Hens) and the Veterans’ Glass You will see many familiar and revered names from our industry in our impressive City Skyway (a cable-stayed bridge whose pylon of LED lights creates roster of presenters. Each of these individuals has made a unique impact on our unlimited color combinations). We hope you’ll also take advantage of the progress as a movement and as a community. exciting glassmaking facility tours we have lined up; they’ll give you a sense As well as assessing our past progress, we will take time during this semi- of the region’s long and interesting track record of innovation in glass — centennial celebration to discuss and determine what methods artists working from the 19th century, when industrial glass companies like Libbey Glass, with glass will need to employ to achieve the next 50 years of the Studio Glass Libbey-Owens-Ford, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Pilkington North Movement. America called Toledo home, to today, with studios at Bowling Green GAS/2012/Toledo is the right idea/at the right time/in the right place. State University and the College for Creative Studies in Detroit “greening” We hope that you will come to Toledo to share your ideas, hear of other’s their hot glass practices. innovations, and join us in continuing to make a global impact with this We look forward to seeing you in our city steeped in glass history for medium that sustains and inspires us. a stimulating conference that will address the important issues of our time and help build a bright future for all of us who work creatively in glass. I look forward to seeing you in Toledo!

Jeremy Lepisto Margy Trumbull Jack Schmidt Herb Babcock Toledo Museum of Art 5 Lifetime Achievement Awards for Exceptional Achievement in the Field of Glass Joel Philip Myers Bertil Vallien While studying ceramics at Alfred Bertil Vallien has been at the University, Joel Philip Myers signed forefront of Swedish glass design on at Blenko Glass as Director of since the early 1960s. Accolades Design. There, he designed over came early for this longtime Kosta 400 products, taught himself to Boda designer; they have included blow glass, and earned Alfred Second Prize at the Zweiter University’s first MFA degree in glass. Coburger Glaspreis, the Visionary In 1970, he set up the glassblowing Award from New York’s Museum of program at Illinois State University, Arts & Design, and a Royal Swedish which he nurtured and taught Academy of Engineering Sciences at for nearly 30 years. Myer’s Gold Medal. As the key figure in numerous awards include GAS’s the development of sandcast glass, Honorary Lifetime Membership Award and two NEA Craftsman’s Vallien became its greatest exponent, teaching this technique in work- TMA Peristyle Theater Fellowships. His classic blown vessels, known for their innovative shops around the world and using it to create magnificent sculptures incorporation of shards and pioneering work with color chemistry, that are held in museum collections around the world. Opening Ceremonies appear in museum collections worldwide.

& Other Special Events Honorary Lifetime Keynote Address Welcome, Keynote Address, Awards, Membership Award for Brian P. Kennedy, Director History Montage & Reception Outstanding Service of the Toledo Museum of Art Thursday, June 14, 1 pm - 5 pm (reception from 5 pm - 7 pm) to the Glass Art Society Director of the Toledo Museum of Art TMA Peristyle Theater & TMA Lobby John Steinert since September 1, 2010, Brian P. Kennedy is a strategic thinker and GAS members come together to celebrate glass, to commune with If you work in a hotshop, chances collaborative leader, as well as an art talent and inspiration, to meet old friends and make new ones. are you’ve seen his name — on, say, historian, a curator, and the author of Enjoy a slide show on the history of studio glass and a welcome from a white Delrin mouthpiece or a 36” seven books. Born in Dublin, Ireland, art supporters Mayor Mike Bell and US Representative Marcy Kaptur. grinding machine. But John Steinert he earned his bachelor’s, master’s Toledo Museum of Art Director Brian P. Kennedy will deliver the has left his mark on more than the and doctoral degrees at University conference keynote address. We’ll pay much-deserved tribute to our tools we use to create our art. Since College in Dublin. Before coming to the US, he spent eight years as Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, Joel Philip Myers and Bertil his first GAS conference in 1977, he has been a familiar and assistant director of the National Gallery of Ireland and then seven Vallien, and to our Lifetime Membership honoree, John Steinert. constant presence at Tech Display, dispensing advice and years in Canberra as director of the National Gallery of Australia. Capping off the festivities is a conference reception, where we’ll expanding his product range in response to feedback from artists. While there, he worked to acquire signature works of studio glass enjoy music, light hors d’oeuvres, and a cash-bar. His philanthropy and support have benefited GAS’s Student Exhibition awards, many early glass programs in the US, and for the collection. His engagement of sponsorship by a local utilities the glass community at large. company and its CEO, helped lead to the development of the Canberra Glassworks, which opened in 2007. 6 Gallery Hop Friday, June 15, 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm Experience the depth and diversity of Toledo’s art scene. More than 30 venues, galleries, stores, and restaurants in the area host special exhibits and activities in celebration of the GAS conference. Buses will loop between designated stops on Friday evening. This event (including transportation) is free and open to the public and is produced with the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo. 18th Annual Goblet Grab SeaGate Convention Centre, Room 104 Friday, June 15, noon - 1:30 pm (begins promptly at noon) Please see page 20. Free and open to the public. Old Timers Blow TMA’s Glass Pavilion GAS 2011 Seattle Closing Night Party Schmidt Messenger Studio and Gallery Friday, June 15, 5 pm - 9 pm Days of Glass Old timers — and young’uns too — are blowing glass Friday night. Live and Silent Auction Wednesday, June 13, and Sunday, June 17 Watch Fritz Dreisbach, Henry Halem, Audrey Handler, Marvin Lipofsky, Park Inn Ballroom In conjunction with the GAS conference, the region is celebrating Mark Peiser, Michael Taylor, and others in action. Open only to GAS Previews: Friday & Saturday, June 15 & 16 glass art with demonstrations, exhibitions, and events like the conference attendees. At 340 Morris Street; free private shuttle. Live Auction: Saturday, June 16, 6 pm - 7 pm Tom McGlauchlin Memorial Golf Outing fundraiser. Please see Please see page 20. Free and open to the public. page 18. Closing Night Party & Fashion Show Pre-Conference Reception – A Fundraiser Huntington Center TMA Glass Pavilion Saturday, June 16, 8 pm - midnight Wednesday, June 13, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm (from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm: GAS members know how to party. It is, some would say, how GAS preview in TMA’s Wolfe Gallery) started in the first place. And after three days of intense learning and Cost $175. Maximum attendance: 300. inspiration at the conference, we’re at our best, ready to kick back What’s it like to party inside a gorgeous, perfectly-lit work of glass with old friends and new, enjoying light food and a cash bar. The art? Here’s your chance to find out! Closing Night Party this year will feature a fabulous interactive show- Before the party, enjoy the first curator-led tour of the exciting band. Plus, the GAS glass fashion show returns! Arranged by Laura new show in TMA’s Wolfe Gallery. Then, the stunning Glass Pavilion Donefer – her ninth for GAS – the event shows off 60 glass creations. opens! Enjoy 5,000 works of glass, plus glassblowing demos, a See you at Toledo’s new arena, the Huntington Center! strolling gourmet feast, an open bar, and music. The evening ends on the happiest note, with the knowledge that your presence at this fundraiser supported low GAS conference fees for students. Open to GAS members and guests. Guests must be registered in advance. GAS 2009 Fashion Show 7 Presenters & Presentations

LECTURES

KEYNOTE ADDRESS Brian P. Kennedy, Director of the Toledo Museum of Art: The Toledo Museum of Art Glass Workshops: The Art Context of the Early Sixties LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT LECTURES Joel Philip Myers: En Lykkens Pamphilius (One Lucky Guy) Bertil Vallien: There Must Be a Reason DEMONSTRATIONS LABINO LECTURE COLDWORKING HOT GLASS John Parker Masahiro Asaka: Coldworking: Not Just About Taking Punties Off! Hank Adams: Historic Methods of Mold Blowing STRATTMAN LECTURE Joon Yong Kim: Air Tools on Blown Glass Jeff Ballard: Stopping Time Glenn Adamson: The Attack of the Blob: Glass Art and the Fritz Dreisbach: Where Were You in ’62? Will to Form FLAMEWORKING Beccy Feather & Clay Hufford: Sum of the wHole WILLSON LECTURE Lucio Bubacco Fred Wilson Jeff Mack Ellie Burke: Snappy Dresser: Perfume Bottle for My Mother Richard Marquis & Nick Mount: The Nick & Dick Show Daniel Clayman: Turn Right to Go East Matthew Eskuche: Homage-o-thon Millionbillion Mark Matthews: Precision Air Entrapment (Void as Subject) Stephen Paul Day: Stairway to Heaven, 25 Years of Work Shane Fero: Exotic Hummingbirds Klaus Moje With Erwin Eisch Kiva Ford: Encapsulated Davide Salvadore: The Tradition Continues John Drury: Winds of Change: The Future Is Now André Gutgesell: Surprise, A Composition from Colored Luke Jerram Soft Glass Tubing Charles Savoie Daniel Schwoerer: Bootstrapping, Brainstorming, and Busting Butt Dorie Guthrie: Shadows in the Dark Jack Schmidt, Ian Schmidt & Shawn Messenger: Schmidt/Messenger Family Blow (The Early Years of Bullseye) Jin Won Han: 1+1=3 (Utilizing 3D Computer Rendering for Mary B. White: Eco Art Collaborations & Inquiries: Marking Flameworking) Rick Schneider: From the Chop Shop to the Hot Shop Flood Levels Bronwen Heilman: Imagery Inside the Orb Bertil Vallien: Nose in the Dirt Makes No Art Mark Zirpel: The Glass Isn’t the Thing Robert Mickelsen: Pattern and Chaos - Sculpting With Albert Young: Foundry to Furnace Small-Diameter Rod Ripple Effect (featuring a lineage line-up for the ages) Gideon Rockwood: From Libbey to the Lamp Robin Schultes: Off With Their Heads! 8 LEC-MOS PANELS Gary Adcock: 3D Stereoscopic Video Effective Teaching Panel – Embodied Learning: Intelligence of Masahiro Asaka, Daniel Clayman & Judy Hill: Molded My Way the Making Body: Robin Cass, Matthew Hincman, Tim Mather, Mary B. White Herb Babcock: Hot Roundel Pie Fresh Directions Panel: Tina Oldknow, Charles Parriott, Scott Benefield: Slow Blowing Robert Zollweg Katherine Gray: The Why and the How Future Methods Panel: Amy Baur, Brian Boldon, Vanessa Cutler, HS Martin speaker: HS Martin History in Science and Art Glen Gardner Using the Glass Lathe Green Panel – Sustainable Glass Education: Eddie Bernard, Sidney Hutter: Making Art Using Ultraviolet Adhesives and Ruth King, Jessi Moore, TBA Plate Glass History Panel – Blowin’ in the Wind: Fritz Dreisbach, Richard LaLonde: Inspiration for a Recycled Revolution - Henry Halem, Marvin Lipofsky, Joel Philip Myers, 1950s American “Window Glass Fusers” William Warmus, Toots Zynsky Kristin McFarlane: Typecasting: Typography Within Glass Post-Studio Glass Panel – A Look at the New Parameters for Work in Glass: Andrew Page, Alexander Rosenberg, Joel O’Dorisio: Ultra-Clean Glass Casting: Understanding Matthew Szösz, Tim Tate and Controlling Glass Flow in the Kiln World Influences: Lucio Bubacco, Sam Herman, Klaus Moje, Paul Stankard: 50 Years of Cajoling Glass in a Flame Charles Parriott, Bertil Vallien, William Warmus

Room Capacities GAS 1975 Toledo: Henry Halem at left, Tom McGlauchlin pouring, Bertil Vallien far right, Each venue has a maximum attendance or capacity number, as dictated by local fire codes and observed by GAS. For venues with limited seating Dominick Labino at center in tie, Joel Philip room, attendees will have the opportunity to wait in line prior to the presentation; those who viewed earlier presentations in the same venue will Myers partly visible to Labino’s left. be asked to leave and re-enter with the incoming group. (In some instances, a numbered ticket may be issued.) 9 GAS 2012 Toledo Preliminary Conference Schedule as of September 30, 2011

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am Noon 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm Park Inn - 2nd Floor REGISTRATION / INFORMATION TABLE / T-SHIRT SALES Park Inn - Waynesfield AUCTION PIECE DROP-OFF SeaGate - Room 104 GOBLET GRAB PIECE DROP-OFF & PREVIEW SeaGate - Rooms 308-312 STUDENT EXHIBITION PIECE DROP-OFF Toledo and surrounding area DAY OF GLASS IN TOLEDO – PLUS VARIOUS TOURS (see pages 18 & 14, times vary) Glass Pavilion - GlasSalon TMA PREVIEW * PRE-CONFERENCE RECEPTION * THURSDAY, JUNE 14 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am Noon 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm Park Inn - 2nd Floor REGISTRATION opens 7:30 am MEMBERSHIP/INFORMATION TABLE / T-SHIRT SALES opens 8 am Park Inn - Waynesfield AUCTION PIECE DROP-OFF TMA - Peristyle Theater OPENING – Opening Ceremonies TMA - Peristyle Theater KEYNOTE – Keynote Address: Brian Kennedy TMA - Peristyle Theater AWARD – Honorary Lifetime Membership Award: John Steinert TMA - Peristyle Theater AWARD – Lifetime Achievement Award: Joel Philip Myers TMA - Peristyle Theater AWARD – Lifetime Achievement Award: Bertil Vallien TMA - Peristyle Theater HISTORY MONTAGE – Honoring the 1962 workshop participants TMA - Lobby OPENING RECEPTION TMA - Little Theater O’DORISIO ASAKA, CLAYMAN & HILL Why not grab some lunch Glass Pavilion - CMoG Mobile Unit SCHNEIDER TBA and browse Tech Display? Glass Pavilion Hotshop MACK BALLARD Glass Pavilion Flameshop SCHULTES ROCKWOOD SeaGate - Room 101 EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER & POSTER PRESENTATIONS SeaGate - Room 104 GOBLET GRAB PIECE DROP-OFF & PREVIEW SeaGate - Rooms 302-306 STANKARD ADCOCK SeaGate - Rooms 308-312 STUDENT EXHIBITION PIECE DROP-OFF SeaGate - Hall C TECHNICAL DISPLAY SeaGate - Hall C - Flameworking HEILMAN MICKELSEN SeaGate - Hall C - CMoG Roadshow SAVOIE SALVADORE FRIDAY, JUNE 15 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am Noon 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm Park Inn - 2nd Floor REGISTRATION opens 7:30 am MEMBERSHIP/INFORMATION TABLE / T-SHIRT SALES opens 8 am Park Inn - Waynesfield AUCTION PIECE DROP-OFF Park Inn - Ballroom AUCTION PREVIEW Park Inn - Room TBA PORTFOLIO REVIEW TMA - Peristyle Theater WILLSON: WILSON SCHWOERER HISTORY PANEL TMA - Little Theater HUTTER BABCOCK EMERGING ARTISTS FRESH DIRECTIONS PANEL Glass Pavilion - CMoG Mobile Unit MOJE MESSENGER/SCHMIDT Glass Pavilion Hotshop MOUNT/MARQUIS VALLIEN Glass Pavilion Flameshop FORD ESKUCHE

* The Pre-Conference Reception and the TMA Preview are not included in the conference fee; you must be registered in advance for these events. 10 GAS 2012 Toledo Preliminary Conference Schedule as of September 30, 2011

FRIDAY, JUNE 15 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am Noon 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm Glass Pavilion - Cold Shop ASAKA Glass Pavilion - Small Hotshop STUDENT HOT DEMOS STUDENT HOT DEMOS SeaGate - Room 101 EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER & POSTER PRESENTATIONS SeaGate - Room 104 GOBLET GRAB PIECE DROP-OFF & PREVIEW GOBLET GRAB SeaGate - Rooms 202-208 DAY LABINO: PARKER FUTURE METHODS PANEL SeaGate - Rooms 302-306 CLAYMAN BENEFIELD SeaGate - Rooms 308-312 STUDENT EXHIBITION & SALES OPENING SeaGate - Hall C TECHNICAL DISPLAY (1 pm - 4 pm: free and open to the public) SeaGate - Hall C - Flameworking BURKE GUTGESELL SeaGate - Hall C - CMoG Roadshow RIPPLE EFFECT Toledo and surrounding areas GALLERY HOP (until 10:30 pm) SATURDAY, JUNE 16 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am Noon 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm Park Inn - 2nd Floor REGISTRATION opens 7:30 am MEMBERSHIP/INFORMATION TABLE / T-SHIRT SALES opens 8 am T-SHIRT SALES Park Inn - Ballroom AUCTION & SILENT AUCTION PREVIEW (First Silent Table closes at 5:15pm) LIVE AUCTION TMA - Peristyle Theater STRATTMAN: ADAMSON JERRAM WORLD INFLUENCES PANEL TMA - Little Theater LALONDE MCFARLANE DRURY ZIRPEL EFFECTIVE TEACHING PANEL Glass Pavilion - CMoG Mobile Unit FEATHER/HUFFORD MATTHEWS Glass Pavilion Hotshop YOUNG ADAMS Why not grab some lunch Glass Pavilion Flameshop GUTHRIE FERO and browse Tech Display? Glass Pavilion - Cold Shop KIM Glass Pavilion - Small Hotshop STUDENT HOT DEMOS STUDENT HOT DEMOS SeaGate - Room 101 EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER (9 am - 4 pm) INFORMAL POSTER PARTICIPANT PRESENTATIONS (10 - 11 am) – Q&A HOUR (Noon - 1 pm) SeaGate - Rooms 202-208 GAS BUSINESS MEETING & 2013 PREVIEW POST-STUDIO GLASS PANEL GREEN PANEL SeaGate - Rooms 302-306 GRAY HS MARTIN/LATHE SeaGate - Rooms 308-312 STUDENT EXHIBITION & SALES STUDENT EXHIBITION PICK-UP SeaGate - Hall C TECHNICAL DISPLAY (1 pm - 4 pm: free and open to the public) SeaGate - Hall C - Flameworking HAN BUBACCO International Student Exhibition SeaGate - Hall C - CMoG Roadshow DREISBACH TBA Awards announced at 9:30 pm Huntington Center CLOSING NIGHT PARTY (‘til 12 am) SUNDAY, JUNE 17 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am Noon 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm Detroit and surrounding area MOTOR CITY DAY OF GLASS (see page 18, times vary)

COLOR KEY General/Ongoing Events Technical Display Demonstrations Lectures Lec-Mos Panels As some text is long, refer to color bars for times.

11 Conference Venues The Glass Pavilion at TMA Park Inn by Radisson 101 North Summit St • 800.670.7275 or 419.241.3000 www.parkinn.com/hotel-toledooh Registration, Lectures, Auction, Portfolio Review The Park Inn, our conference hotel, is attached to the SeaGate Convention Centre. It has ample, comfortable lobby areas to meet up with fellow GAS members and, unlike so many venues, windows in some of the conference rooms. Located in the heart of the downtown area, the Park Inn is within walking distance of many Toledo hotspots and only 1.4 miles from the Toledo Museum of Art. There is a park across the street and riverfront walks just a block away. See page 13 to learn about accommodations and the fantastic room rate for GAS SeaGate Convention Centre & CMoG Mobile Unit conference attendees. 401 Jefferson Ave • 419.255.3300 • www.toledo-seagate.com Technical Display, Demos, Lectures, Lec-Mos, Goblet Grab, Toledo Museum of Art, the Glass Pavilion & International Student Exhibition & Sales, Education Resource CMoG Mobile Unit The Park Inn’s lobby Center, Poster Presentations, GAS Café 2445 Monroe St • 419.255.8000 • www.toledomuseum.org SeaGate Convention Centre is conveniently attached to the Park Inn. Opening Ceremonies, Receptions, Demonstrations, Lec-Mos Vendors, manufacturers, and glass organizations will set up shop here Since it was founded in 1901, the Toledo Museum of Art has earned for the Technical Display. Demonstrations will also take place here, a global reputation for the quality of its 30,000-piece collection, its in the flameworking demo area and on Corning Museum of Glass’ innovative and extensive education programs, and its architecturally Hot Glass Roadshow (a mobile, 28-foot-long, 35,000-lb., fully significant campus. equipped, one-of-a-kind glassmaking studio and stage). Explore new The main building contains four-and-a-half acres of floor space territory with the lec-mos and lectures scheduled here. Attend the on two levels. It has 45 galleries, 15 classroom studios, a peristyle schools Q&A hour and browse posters on recent glass research. concert hall, a Little Theater lecture hall, a resource center for educators, Find refreshment at the GAS Café. a family center, a visual resources collection, plus a café and store. Directly across the street is the Museum’s Glass Pavilion. Opened in 2006, this 74,000-square-foot postmodern building has five galleries, a glass study room, classrooms, two hotshops, a multipurpose GlasSalon, public and private courtyard space, and a coffee bar. With all exterior and nearly all interior walls consisting of large panels of curved glass, it is itself a work of art. It received Travel + Leisure’s 2007 Design Award for Best Museum; other accolades include the prestigious 2010 Pritzger Prize for Architecture. The Glass Pavilion houses TMA’s world- renowned glass collection, made up of more than 5,000 works from ancient to contemporary times. A second Corning Museum of Glass mobile unit provides additional demo space at the TMA campus for the conference. 12 2012 CMoG’s Hot Glass Roadshow at GAS 2011 Accommodations Getting to Toledo & the Conference Hotel Travel Discounts & Transportation Two airlines and two rental car companies are offering savings to persons attending the GAS 2012 Toledo conference. Accommodations American Airlines: Receive a 5% discount on flights to Toledo or Park Inn by Radisson Detroit. Electronic ticketing is required; calling an agent will incur a paper ticketing charge. Go to www.AA.com and enter the promotion 101 North Summit St • 800.670.7275 or 419.241.3000 code 7162BQ. www.parkinn.com/hotel-toledooh Delta Airlines: To make reservations, call 800.328.1111 and refer to What better way to connect with the GAS community than to stay at Glass Art Society Conference #NY2D6. Discount (2% - 5%) applies the conference hotel, where all the action is? This 3-star hotel has only to fares originating in the US or Canada. Toledo’s skyline won best-overall awards from the Carlson Group. They offer compli- mentary shuttle service within a two-mile radius for the convenience Car Rental: Hertz: Discounts on daily rates. Call 800.654.2240 of guests. Enjoy the fitness center and sauna, business center, an and mention CV #04RE0001. Alamo: Call 800.354.2322 and give onsite restaurant, and free, high-speed, wireless internet. Located Association ID #706768. If you are picking up your rental car at in the heart of downtown Toledo, the hotel is within walking distance the airport, please confirm the rental car counter hours, as some Getting Around Toledo of many Toledo attractions, shops, and restaurants. are limited. Conference Venues: GAS provides free shuttles between SeaGate GAS has reserved a block of rooms and negotiated a special Ride Share: Looking to share a car? Post a note on the GAS Forum Convention Centre and the presentation venues from 7:30 am to 5 pm, rate for GAS conference attendees: $95 + tax (single, double, triple, to connect with other GAS members. June 14 - 16, Thursday - Saturday. or quad). Regular price for these rooms is $129 + tax. Traveling by Air? Pre-Conference Reception: A shuttle from the Park Inn to the Please note that GAS members receive very favorable hotel reception and back will be provided for those registered for this event. rates because GAS guarantees a large number of room nights. GAS Many visitors to Toledo choose to fly into Detroit, as it can be cheaper Tours: Please see page 14. pays a fee for rooms not taken. You can help GAS — and your fellow and there are often more options for flights. members — by staying at the Park Inn. Getting From Toledo Express Airport to the Park Inn: Public Transportation: Bus # 2M runs from the Park Inn and Ensure your room — and the GAS discount! Reserve by May 25, The conference hotel is a 30-minute drive from Toledo Express Airport. SeaGate Convention Centre to the Toledo Museum of Art campus. Get a complete time schedule at www.tarta.com – type in route 2012. To make your reservation, call the Park Inn and ask for the Taxi: $50 (estimate); cabs are available by calling Glass City Cab Co. number 2M. Buses run 5:30 am - 10:30 pm; adult fares are $1. Glass Art Society rate (block code GAS12). at 419.269.1825 one-half hour in advance. (Reservations possible.) A1 Accurate Limousine and Airport Service: $58; service is available Parking: at the kiosk in the main lobby on the way to baggage claim or by Park Inn: Guests are invited to park at SeaGate Convention Centre. calling 888.381.8294 or 419.861.7433. (www.a1accuratelimo.com) SeaGate Convention Centre: Covered parking costs $7 for 6 - 12 hours, $11 for 12 - 24 hours with in-and-out privileges. SeaGate Getting From Detroit Metro Airport to the Park Inn: surface lot rates are $3 - $5. (Subject to change.) The conference hotel is 50 miles from Detroit Metro Airport. Toledo Museum of Art: Parking is $5 for nonmembers. Please visit www.glassart.org for updates on transportation options Other: Toledo also has street parking. Parking lot maps are available from and to Detroit (minimum TBA). at: www.parksmart.org/parking_locator.htm Taxi: $100 (estimate); cabs are available at curbside or by calling Biking: Toledo’s flat roads make for easy biking. Note that dedicated Metro Cab at 734.997.6500. bike lanes are not prevalent, however. Wersell’s Bike & Ski Shop, Metro Cars: $119; visit their ground transportation booth, call about a 10-minute drive from downtown Toledo, rents out bikes 800.456.1701, or visit www.metrocars.com. for $15 - $50 per day (419.474.7412). 13 THE FOLLOWING TOURS begin and end at the SeaGate Convention Centre (Jefferson St. entrance). Tours Transportation is included. Lunch is not included unless otherwise noted. For factory tours, closed-toe shoes are required, high heels and long dresses are prohibited, and pants are The Glass Art Society Collectors Tour recommended. Tuesday - Saturday, June 12 - 16 Price per person: $1,300 (GAS member), $1,420 (non-member); Libbey Glass Factory Tour Libbey Glass Factory Tour includes admission fees & ground transportation to all events listed Wednesday, June 13, ongoing below, most lunches and most dinners, VIP seating for special events, Price per person: $25. GAS conference and a conference pass. Minimum 15 people; maximum 25. attendees only. Toledo is home to one of the most impressive museum collections Minimum 10 people; maximum 15. of glass, as well as to numerous avid and long-standing collectors. Tour the largest and oldest glass factory Get exclusive access to private collections, curator-led tours, and special in the United States. Robert Zollweg, demonstrations through the Collectors Tour. Below is a preliminary Design & Creative Director for Libbey itinerary. Please contact the Glass Art Society at 206.382.1305 or visit Glass, will personally introduce you to www.glassart.org for more information. the historic Libbey Glass Company, which was established as the New • Attend a Collectors Tour welcome dinner with the GAS Board of England Glass Company in Cambridge, Directors, hosted by local glass collectors at their home along the Massachusetts, in 1818 and moved its Maumee River. operations to Toledo, Ohio, in 1888. It is still located on its original factory location and some parts • Attend the Pre-Conference Reception fundraiser in Toledo Museum have not changed in over 123 years. See automated glassblowing machines produce over 80 pieces of Art’s stunning Glass Pavilion. GAS 2011 Collectors Tour participants of glass a minute. See fire and water transform molten glass into clear glass tumblers and stemware. • Lunch at Erica Rapp’s new restaurant, Registry Bistro. enjoying the Pre-Conference Reception at the Chihuly Boathouse Take this rare opportunity to tour a fully-automated glass factory that is normally closed to the • Tour private collections in the Toledo area. public. Libbey Glass factory tours will only be available for GAS conference attendees. • Motor on up to the Motor City of Detroit to… - Tour private collections. Tour of Pilkington Float Glass - Visit the oldest and largest gallery in the US devoted exclusively to artists working with glass — Habatat Galleries Operations - Enjoy a curator’s tour of the Detroit Institute of Arts’ glass collection. Wednesday, June 13, ongoing • Enjoy a curator-led tour of COLOR IGNITED. Glass 1962-2012, the special exhibition in TMA’s new gallery. Price per person: $25 (GAS member), • See Tiffany’s work in its original setting: $35 (guest). - A site with 16 large Tiffany windows. Minimum 10 people; maximum 10. - A home with light fixtures and door hardware commissioned by Tiffany. Turn up the heat with a rare opportunity • View the famous vitrolite murals at Toledo Lucas County Public Library. to peek into mammoth furnaces and • Enjoy a private tour of Owens Corning offices, which contain architectural glass detail by Tom Patti. walk the production line as miles of Pilkington Float Glass • Watch a special glassmaking demonstration by a world-renowned glassblower. glass are produced in Pilkington North Operations Tour • Attend a personal, interactive collectors panel, in which a collector, curator, gallery owner, and artist discuss America’s float glass operation in the building a collection. Toledo suburb of Rossford, Ohio. • Attend GAS conference events: Opening Ceremonies, Gallery Hop, Auction and Goblet Grab, Closing Night Party Pilkington North America manufactures and markets glass and glazing products for the building and Cancellation Policy: Space is very limited. Cancellations received in writing before April 16, 2012, automotive markets and is part of NSG Group, with principal operations in 29 countries on four will be given a full refund. There will be no refunds after April 16, 2012. Itinerary is subject to change. continents and sales in some 130 countries. Guided tours enable participants to gain an unusual 14 perspective on technological advancements in the glass industry within a rich historical context. Mark Matthews Studio, Sauder Village Tour & Luncheon Wednesday, June 13, 9 am - 3 pm Technical Display Price per person: $67 (GAS member), $77 (guest) The Marketplace for Glass Artists Minimum 10 people; maximum 30. SeaGate Convention Centre, Hall C Visit independent artist Mark Matthews at the historic Sauder Village. Matthews, a passionate and Thursday, June 14, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm entertaining artist, will give a brief presentation before and during an elegant lunch prepared by Friday, June 15, 10 am - 4 pm the Sauder Heritage Inn. Lunch, tour of the glass shop, and entry to all parts of Sauder Village are Saturday, June 4, 10 am - 4 pm included. (www.saudervillage.org) Free and Open to the Public: Friday - Saturday, 1 pm - 4 pm Johns Manville in Waterville To see and purchase the newest and best Wednesday, June 13, ongoing equipment, supplies, services, and publications, Price per person: $25 (GAS member), $35 (guest) 2011 Technical Display visit GAS’s annual Technical Display, this year Minimum 10 people; maximum 15. located in the SeaGate Convention Centre, It was while he worked at Johns Manville that Dominick Labino invented the no. 475 marbles used at conveniently attached to the Park Inn. Also at SeaGate will be hot-glass demonstrations on the CMoG Hot Glass the first TMA studio glass workshop in 1962. Tour covers the melting of batch components to make Roadshow, flameworking demos, lec-mos, lectures, the International Student Exhibition and Sales, the Education glass, the fiberizing of glass, and a brief overview of end uses. Closed-toe, flat-soled, leather shoes Resource Center, poster presentations, and the GAS Café. required. No skirts or dresses. Interested in Exhibiting? Architectural Tour Technical Display packages are available at $925 and $1,150 (premium location) and include one 8 x 10 ft. Wednesday, June 13, 10 am - 11:30 am booth, one ad on the GAS website, and two full conference passes. You must be a current GAS member in order Price per person: $25 (GAS member), $35 (guest) to participate in the Technical Display. Minimum 10 people; maximum 25. For information on how to reserve your space or to learn about our display allocation system, please contact View the highlights of the Toledo historic and contemporary buildings that incorporate glass as the GAS office or visit www.glassart.org. building material and art form. The tour will include the Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s vitrolite Deadlines: February 15, 2012: Display-space reservation and 50% booth deposit due murals and other commercial buildings. April 2, 2012: Final Technical Display payment due and ad artwork due

Public Art Tour Increasing Your Company’s Visibility at the Conference Wednesday, June 13, 1:30 pm - 3 pm Price per person: $25 (GAS member), Advertise in the Program Book: GAS will accept a limited number of advertisements for $35 (guest). the conference Program Book. Ad applications open February 16. (Technical Display Minimum 10 people; maximum 25. participants may apply beginning Nov. 1.) Contact [email protected] for specs and rates. Enjoy a selection of masterpieces from Become a Sponsor: In addition to the satisfaction of supporting the glass community, one of the oldest public art collections sponsors receive recognition and/or other benefits. For the complete Sponsorship in the nation. This bus tour visits artworks Prospectus, write to [email protected] or call the GAS office. by Frank Gaylord, Athena Tacha, Cork Bag Insert: Distribute your promotional materials to all attendees via the conference Marcheschi, and Beverly Pepper. These tote bag. ($500; some restrictions apply.) works are curated and conserved by the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo. The Glass Art Society reserves the right to deny applications for Technical Display, advertising, membership, or the conference from anyone for any reason. 15 How to Participate: Awards: Previously, $5,000 - $6,000 in cash and supplies has been 1. Email to [email protected] by June 1, 2012, one awarded. The first-prize winner will receive a $1,000 cash award from JPG image of work being submitted (RGB jpg, 5” x 7” at 150 dpi, the Corning Museum of Glass. All award winners will be acknowledged minimum 1 MB) and a short artist statement (maximum 100 words). in the Glass Art Society 2012 Journal. These are for promotional use only; the exhibition is not juried. Sales: We encourage sales at this event, by Visa/MasterCard, cash, Your submission signifies your permission for GAS to use your image or check made directly to GAS. Artists will receive 80%. Buyers must for display during the exhibition and for inclusion in online photo make their own arrangements for shipping purchased work. Payments, galleries, printed and online marketing materials, and publications. purchases, and all unsold artwork must be picked up on Saturday, 2. Deliver your student art piece to SeaGate Convention Centre June 16, between 2 pm and 4 pm at the SeaGate Convention Centre, Room 308-312 on Wednesday, June 13, noon - 5 pm or Thursday, Room 308-312. Pieces left after 4 pm on June 16 will become the GAS 2011 Portfolio Review June 14, 9 am - noon. property of GAS. Students are encouraged to hand-carry their work to the conference. Insurance and shipment of the artwork are the responsibility of the Education Resource Center & Poster Presentations Students & Schools artist. Neither GAS nor SeaGate Convention Centre is responsible for SeaGate Convention Centre, Room 101 theft or damage to artwork. Please be sure that your work is delivered Browsing: Thursday, June 14, 9 am - 12:30 pm; Friday, June 15, Artist Portfolio Review in reusable packaging. 9 am - 4 pm; Saturday, June 16, 9 am - 4 pm Park Inn, Orleans Room Restrictions: No more than one item may be submitted by each Informal Poster Presentations: Saturday, June 16, 10 am - 11 am Friday, June 15, 1 pm - 4 pm student. Due to limitations in display possibilities, the piece must School Q& A Hour: Saturday, June 16, noon - 1 pm Gallery owners, curators, educators, and artists will be available to not exceed 30 lbs. (15 kg) or 20 in. (50 cm) in any dimension. Check out glass school promotional materials and some of the latest review portfolios of GAS conference attendees. (Biographies and It must be possible for one person to easily lift and move the piece. in glass research in the Education Resource Center. Got questions? availability of the reviewers will be posted online in March or as Installations or groupings may be submitted, but each element within Want to meet the school representatives or researchers in person? known.) Reviews will last 10 - 15 minutes each. Artists should bring the grouping must adhere to weight and size restrictions. Any group, Come back during the School Q&A Hour or during the Informal a portfolio of images of recent work either digitally on their own diptych, or triptych will be sold as one piece. Clear installation Poster Presentations. laptop or as color photographs, as well as printed copies of their instructions must accompany each work. No work will be hung on Schools: Educational facilities (universities, colleges, public-access artist statement, biography, and resume/CV. the walls or from the ceiling. studios, summer programs, studios, etc.) that offer instruction in Sign up for a review slot online at www.glassart.org/2012_ glassworking and wish to be represented in the Education Resource portfolio_review.html. You must be registered for the Toledo GAS 2011 Student Exhibition Center are invited to provide informational materials. Whether you conference in order to sign up for a portfolio review slot. Visit award winners wish to bring your handouts and drop them off early or if you plan www.glassart.org or contact [email protected] for details. to ship materials ahead of time, please contact the GAS office at [email protected]. GAS encourages all schools to send a represen- International Student Exhibition & Sales tative to be present by their materials in the Resource Center for SeaGate Convention Centre, Room 308-312 the Q&A Hour. This is a great opportunity to meet and speak with Friday, June 15, 4 pm - 6 pm; Saturday, June 16, 9 am - 2 pm potential students. GAS invites all student members who are currently enrolled full- Posters Presentations: Faculty and students are encouraged to time in an accredited degree-granting program to participate in apply to share scholarly research conducted during the last academic the International Student Exhibition & Sales. (2012 graduates year. Posters will be displayed in the Education Resource Center are included in this invitation.) All work must be current, original, and participants are encouraged to attend the allocated one-hour professionally crafted, and contain glass as the main element. Informal Poster Presentations session to answer questions about their research. Guidelines, application procedures, and set-up information 16 are posted at www.glassart.org. Reducing Your Registration Fee Student Scholarships Student scholarships provide financial support for attendance at the GAS conference and are open to full-time student members of GAS (current through June 2012) who meet the scholarship eligibility requirements noted below. GAS 2010 volunteers/work exchange General Student Scholarship: $5,000 USD, to be awarded at the discretion of the jurors. Work Exchange • Each participant will be able to choose his/her own work schedule from the available slots. (Minimum of 11 hours, but no more than Becky Winship Flameworking Scholarship: Established in 2002 Lower your conference registration fee and have some behind-the- 13 are needed.) by David Winship and Lisa Bieber of Winship Designs, with funding scenes fun — all while helping out GAS. More than 100 people are • Your chosen work schedule will be reviewed by GAS staff and currently continued by Glasscraft Inc. One award of $1,000 USD will needed during the conference. Participating in this way can enrich confirmed/amended with you within 2 weeks of registering. be given to a student whose work uses flameworking techniques. your conference experience and save you money! If accepted, you will pay the reduced work-exchange conference registration fee and work • If at any time you find that you cannot complete your work Eligibility & Application Procedures: 11-13 hours during the conference. Must be a current GAS member exchange schedule, you must notify GAS staff immediately at • Only current, full-time student members of GAS are eligible to through June 2012. [email protected] or 206.382.1305. (During the conference, apply. (Join/Renew at www.glassart.org. Proof of current full-time Complete details and job descriptions available at contact the Work Exchange Coordinator, using the cell phone student status is required.) www.glassart.org/2012_Work_Exchange_Volunteer.html number included in your orientation materials.) • GAS scholarship recipients from the last 3 years are NOT eligible • If you do not complete all the hours you are scheduled for, you to apply. Work Exchange Conference Registration Fees will be invoiced for the difference between the work exchange • One application allows you to be considered for both scholarships, Individual Member: $150 USD - plus approximately conference registration rate and the general on-site conference if eligible. 12 hours of work registration rate. • Applications include a Student Scholarship Application Form, Full-Time Student Member: $50 USD - plus approximately • There will be no credit given for partially worked schedules. letter of intent, brief artist statement, 5 artwork images, and 12 hours of work • A time sheet must be kept on-site and upon completion be captions. Please see additional details posted on www.glassart.org Membership fees are not included in the Work Exchange conference returned proving all hours were worked. under Resources. registration fee. Please review the Cancellation Policy on page 27. • Submit your application online (through the Call for Proposals area Procedures & Eligibility of the GAS website: www.glassart.org/submitters/index.html) or by mail (send a CD to: Student Scholarship, Glass Art Society, Apply online from January 15 to May 1, 2012, or until available slots 6512 23rd Avenue NW, Suite 329, Seattle, WA 98117, USA). are filled. Volunteer for GAS! • All applicants must be able to clearly communicate in English. Volunteers are an integral part of the conference; they keep things Deadline for Applications: February 15, 2012 (Mailed discs • All Work Exchange participants must be current members of GAS running smoothly. If you would like to help without the commitment must arrive at the GAS office by February 15, 2012.) through June 2012. of work exchange, consider volunteering for a few hours. Volunteers Notification: by March 25, 2012 • Work exchange assignments will begin on Monday, June 11, 2012, receive no compensation other than great appreciation for their and run through Sunday, June 17, 2012. time. Email [email protected] for more information or to sign up • Participants must register with the special Online Work Exchange for a shift. Conference Registration Form and pay by Visa/MasterCard. 17 Works from DIA, Schmidt Messenger, Days of Glass and Motor City Toledo and its neighbors are ready to celebrate glass art and Goblet Blowers glass artists! Join in the fun at the special events listed below. For ongoing exhibitions, please see page 19. Toledo Day of Glass Wednesday, June 13 Owens Community College’s Walter E. Terhune Gallery: Demonstrations & Exhibitions Fire Nation Glass Studio and Gallery: Demonstrations & Exhibition University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Alfred Berkowitz Gallery: Reception 30335 Oregon Rd, Perrysburg • www.owens.edu 7166 Front St, Holland • 419.866.6288 • www.firenation.com 4901 Evergreen Rd (3070 ML), Dearborn, MI From 10 am to 6 pm, Robin and Julia Rogers give a hot-glass Here’s to the Next 50 Years: All-day demonstrations by Matt Paskiet, 313.593.5087 • http://gallery.umd.umich.edu/ demonstration called Nomadic Glass. Also on view are three John Miller, and other guests, plus an ongoing exhibition. Open-house reception for GAS attendees. Noon - 5 pm. ongoing glass exhibitions: Images, Cycles, and Photography and Glass. Bowling Green State University: Demo, Exhibition & Reception Detroit Institute of Arts: Exhibition Fine Arts Center, Glass Studio • 419.372.2786 • www.art.bgsu.edu 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI • 313.833.7900 • www.dia.org Schmidt Messenger Studio and Gallery: Demonstrations & Exhibitions In conjunction with BGSU’s exhibition Glass Masters of Japan and To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement, the 340 Morris St the U.S. Studio Glass Movement: A Conversation, there will be a DIA will show highlights from their glass collection, including early collaborative demonstration open to the public from 10 am to 4 pm. experiments by Dominick Labino, Harvey Littleton, and others; Murano Shawn Messenger; Jack, Ian, and Zachary Schmidt; and friends The gallery reception from noon to 2 pm is also open to the public. glass; and contemporary works. Open 10 am - 5 pm; $8; $4 for GAS will demonstrate primarily murrini techniques, from start to finish. conference attendees with badge and ID. The studio also has a gallery, which will show their work as well Motor City Day of Glass as that of current and former assistants and friends. Hours: College for Creative Studies: Demonstrations Sunday, June 17 10 am - 5 pm; demo: 1 pm - 5 pm. 201 E. Kirby, Detroit, MI Visit www.glassart.org for information on transportation from Toledo to 313.664.7447 • www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu Tom McGlauchlin Memorial Golf Outing: A Fundraiser the Detroit airport via the events listed here. (Minimum TBA) Open house from 11 am to 5 pm, with glassblowing and hot roundel Cost: $90/$100, includes golf, cart, range balls, and lunch Habatat Galleries: Reception & Exhibitions casting demonstrations in CCS’s new studio, which features the latest (no rental clubs). Register by April 12. 4400 Fernlee Ave, Royal Oak, MI • 248.554.0590 • www.habatat.com energy-efficient furnaces by Wet Dog Glass. Minimum: 20 people; maximum: 44. Reception with some of the artists exhibiting in Habatat’s two shows. To all those “duffers” who cannot resist a chance to play 18 at Axiom Glass: Inside the Bubble - Demonstrations & Exhibitions 1 pm - 5 pm. Note: For GAS conference attendees only. the Stone Oak Country Club: Come, join Henry Halem and friends Russell Industrial Center, 1604 Clay Ave, 5th Floor, Detroit, MI for a scramble at this championship course. Shotgun start at The Glass Academy: Exhibition, Demonstrations & Studio Party 248.933.2639• www.axiomglass.com 8 am, unique trophies, and a luncheon with Halem as MC. 25331 Trowbridge, Dearborn, MI Andrew Madvin invites you into his “bubble” at this open house with The honors go to Tom McGlauchlin; the proceeds go to an 313.561.4527 • www.GlassAcademy.com glassblowing and gallery exhibits. Noon to 6 pm. emerging-artist travel grant for the 2013 GAS conference. Open Catch the Motor City Goblet Blowers in action during their demon- Michigan Hot Glass Studio: Demonstrations & Exhibitions to GAS members and their guests; please register on page 26. stration, 11 am - 5 pm. Then, 6 pm - 10 pm, enjoy a studio party and performance (suggested $10 donation to benefit the Haystack 1604 Clay Ave, 2nd Floor, Detroit MI • www.michiganhotglass.com School of Mountain Crafts). At the gallery: works by Chris Nordin, Open house from noon to 6 pm at Albert Young’s studio, with Marc Vandenberg, Louis Sanchez, Adam Thomas, and more. glassblowing demonstration and gallery exhibition. 18 On view Concurrent at Habatat Glass Exhibitions Galleries

For updated information, please visit www.glassart.org, select 2012 Conference, and then select Special Events. Visit www.contempglass.org for Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass’s list of venues nationwide celebrating the 50th anniversary of US studio glass.

CONFERENCE SHOWS

Park Inn: Live and Silent Auction Preview Toledo Museum of Art: COLOR IGNITED. Glass 1962-2012. 20 North: Exhibition by the Friends of Tom McGlauchlin Please see page 20 for additional details and times. 2445 Monroe St • 419.255.8000 • www.toledomuseum.org 18 N Saint Clair St • 419.241.2400 • www.20northgallery.net SeaGate: International Student Exhibition & Sales Bowling Green State University: Glass Masters of Japan Studio Eleven-Eleven: Leonard Marty Solo Show Please see page 16 for additional information. and the U.S. Studio Glass Movement: A Conversation 1111 Adams Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery • 419.372.2786 • www.art.bgsu.edu Wagar Glass TOLEDO AREA Jin Hongo, Kazumi Ikemoto, Etsuko Nishi, Yuichi Noda, Ryoji Shibuya, 7729 Riga Hwy, Riga, MI • 419.297.3987 and others. Opening reception: Wednesday, June 13, noon - 2 pm. Parkwood Gallery: Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Exhibition Mark Wagar welcomes visitors by appointment. 1838 Parkwood Ave • 419.254.2787 • www.acgt.org Schmidt Messenger Studio and Gallery Hot House Glass 340 Morris St Hot Glass Gallery: Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Exhibition www.hothouseglass.com Shawn Messenger; Jack, Ian, and Zachary Schmidt; current and Edison Building, 100 Madison Ave • www.acgt.org Brett Young and Larry Zengel welcome visitors by appointment. International artists who have participated in ACGT’s auction. former assistants; and friends. 10 am - 5 pm, Monday - Saturday. American Gallery Fire Nation Glass Studio and Gallery: Here’s to the Next 50 Years University of Toledo’s Center for the Visual Arts Gallery: 600 Sylvania Ave # 15, Sylvania, OH • 419.882.8949 From Fires to Forms 7166 Front St, Holland • 419.866.6288 • www.firenation.com 620 Grove Place • www.utoledo.edu/as/art John Miller, Herb Babcock, Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen, and others. Hudson Gallery 5645 North Main St, Sylvania, OH • 419.885.8381 1960s ceramic and glass art paired with contemporary examples. Dominick Labino’s Studio www.hudsongallery.net Owens Community College’s Walter E. Terhune Gallery: 3 Shows 419.832.2105 30335 Oregon Rd, Perrysburg • www.owens.edu Baker O’Brien welcomes visitors by appointment only to see the Paula Baldoni River House Arts Images: Therman Statom, Tim Tate, Marc Petrovic, Susan Taylor studio of Dominick Labino, where she produces her work using glass 115 W. Front St, Perrysburg, OH • 419.874.8900 Glasgow. In collaboration with Habatat Gallery. formulated by Labino in his original studio that she now owns. www.river-house-arts.com Curated by Jane Bruce. 11 am - 6 pm. Cycles: Therman Statom and Toledo School for the Arts students. Tom McGlaughlin’s Studio Photography and Glass: 10 am - 4 pm; opens June 13. The Glass Studio, 1940 W. Central Ave • 419.531.8667, Exhibitions are continued on page 21. Paula Brown Gallery 419.461.4097 912 Monroe St • 419.241.8100 • www.paulabrownshop.com See a collection of Tom McGlaughlin’s work in his private (studio) gallery, by appointment only. All work is for sale. 19

2011 GAS Auction Can’t make the conference? You can still participate. Phone bids 2011 Goblet Grab are accepted, and donating work is a great way to support GAS if you aren’t able to attend. The GAS Silent Auction and Goblet Grab are open to all glass artists and suppliers; you do not need to be a member of GAS. Please contact the GAS office for additional information. Donate to the GAS Auction! We hope you’ll consider donating a piece of your artwork — or goods or services. Expected to be a large, exciting GAS auction with many donors and buyers, this event will be a great opportunity for exposure of your work. Your donated item will be on exhibit during the conference and it will be acknowledged in the 2012 Glass Art Society Journal. As mentioned above, your donation also helps keep conference registration fees affordable and supports low student fees and ongoing operations of GAS. Since GAS is a non-profit organization, your donation is tax-deductible under US law. You can make a full donation or choose to receive 10%, OPEN TO 25%, or 40% of the sale price. We are counting on your support OPEN TO The GAS Auction THE PUBLIC and generosity. Thank you! 18th Annual Goblet Grab THE PUBLIC Live and Silent Auction Previews: How to Donate to the Auction SeaGate Convention Centre, Room 104 Park Inn Ballroom Friday, June 15, noon - 1:30 pm (begins promptly at noon) Hand-delivering your donation at the conference? Friday, June 15, 5 pm - 7 pm; Saturday, June 16, 9 am - 6 pm 1. Pack your piece for carryout, including appropriate packing Fast-paced, spontaneous, and fun, the Goblet Grab is a fundraiser for Silent Auction: materials (e.g., such as double boxes and bubble wrap). the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), which offers aid to GAS artist Park Inn Ballroom If you wish, include instructions for installation or display. members in times of need. First table closes on Saturday, June 16, at 5:15 pm 2. Complete the donation form at the drop-off area. Contribute to the Goblet Grab by donating a drinking glass Live Auction: 3. Drop off the auction piece at the Park Inn Waynesfield Room and be eligible to win one full-conference pass for the GAS 2013 Park Inn Ballroom on Wednesday, June 13, noon - 5 pm; Thursday, June 14, conference. Saturday, June 16, 6 pm - 7 pm 9 am - noon; and Friday, June 15, 9 am - noon. How to Donate to the Goblet Grab The GAS Auction has become one of the highlights of the annual Shipping your piece to the conference? 1. Create a goblet, mug, tumbler, or some kind of drinking glass. conference. This is an opportunity to see the amazing work of 1. Please fill out the 2012 Silent Auction Shipping & Donation 2. Price it at $50, $100, $150, or $200. our presenters and members and to take home a piece of the Form (available online or by calling 206.382.1305) prior to 3. Bring your drinking vessel with you and drop it off at the conference. Donations — and purchases — help keep conference the conference and return it to the GAS office. Goblet Grab receiving and preview area at SeaGate Room 104, registration fees affordable and support low student fees and 2. See shipping instructions on page 21. Wednesday, June 13, noon - 5 pm; Thursday, June 14, ongoing operations of GAS. Presenter or GAS Board member? 9 am - noon; Friday, June 15, 8:30 am - 10:30 am. If you want to In addition to bidding on the art displayed during the exciting ship your piece, please see shipping information on page 21. Silent Auction, GAS members and the public will be able to bid 1. Please fill out the 2012 Auction Donation Form for Presenters Please read the Fine Print on page 21. at the Live Auction on approximately 25 pieces created by GAS & Board Members. This form will be available online. Please 2012 Toledo presenters and GAS Board members — plus several send the completed form to the GAS office by April 1, 2012. surprise pieces donated by other members of GAS. 2. See shipping instructions on page 21. Please read the Fine Print on page 21. 20 Shipping & Delivery for the Auction, Goblet Grab, and International Student Exhibition & Sales Concurrent Packing Glass Exhibitions Please deliver your work to the conference packed well enough for carryout. Continued from pg. 19 Hand-Delivering Artwork - Highly Recommended! Artists are encouraged to hand-deliver their work to the conference — packed well enough for DETROIT AREA the successful bidder to carry it out safely. See drop-off dates, times, and locations above. Habatat Galleries: 2 Shows Shipping Artwork to the Conference 4400 Fernlee Ave, Royal Oak, MI • 248.554.0590 If you cannot hand-deliver your item, you may ship donations (at your own expense). www.habatat.com Please insure your package and indicate that it must be signed for. Remember that GAS members receive a shipping discount through FedEx Partnership. Enroll at 40th Annual International Glass Invitational: http:microsite.partnership.com/default.aspx?assoc=51gas. Ferdinand Hampson’s Habatat Galleries feature the On view at Habatat Galleries Mark clearly on the box the event for which your artwork is intended (Auction, Goblet work of 100 artists at this invitational, the oldest and Grab, or Student Exhibition). Shipped work must be received in Toledo by June 1, 2012. largest annual presentation of contemporary glass in the country. Also on display is the Habatat for-sale inventory of studio glass. Shipping Address Evolution Revolution: Traces the history of studio glass in the US with the help of works by 35 artists, plaques, and videos. Schmidt/Messenger Studio 340 Morris Street The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village’s Liberty Craftworks Glass Studio Toledo, OH 43604 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn MI • 313.982.6100 • www.thehenryford.org/village ATTN: Glass Art Society — (Auction, Goblet Grab, or Student Exhibition) Michigan’s premier period-recreation, hot-glass studio. Check out the Motor Muster, too. (See details and pricing on page 23.) Shipping Artwork from the Conference A commercial packing and shipping service will be on site after the auction on Saturday University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Alfred Berkowitz Gallery: Works From the Permanent Collection evening. GAS assumes no responsibility for the shipping of purchases or for those items 4901 Evergreen Rd (3070 ML), Dearborn, MI • 313.593.5087 • www.gallery.umd.umich.edu not picked up immediately after the Auction, Goblet Grab, or Student Exhibition. Once you Littelton, Labino, Babcock, Birkhill, Brock, Carlson, Chihuly, Fujita, Glancy, Myers, Fero, Ritter, Huchthausen, and have made arrangements with a shipping vendor, GAS cannot, by shipping regulations, Stankard; Daum pâte-de-verre by Salvador Dali; flameworked glass by Birkhill, Fero, and Wallstab; UM-Dearborn’s intervene on your behalf with the shipper. You must resolve any concerns regarding artwork Glass Paperweight Collection. Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. damaged or lost during shipping by contacting the shipping vendor directly. Michigan Glass Month The Fine Print www.MichiganGlass.org GAS promises to handle all Auction, Goblet Grab, and Student Exhibition items with the Michigan Glass has moved its 32nd annual celebration of local, national and international glass artists to June to utmost respect and care, and to update you on the status of your donation, but GAS, coincide with the GAS conference. Exhibits, open houses, and demonstrations. SeaGate Convention Centre, and the Park Inn are not responsible for breakage, theft, or loss. Unsold works of art that are not reclaimed by their donor at the end of the Auction, The Glass Academy Goblet Grab, or Student Exhibition events become the unrestricted property of GAS. GAS 25331 Trowbridge, Dearborn, MI • 313.561.4527 • www.GlassAcademy.com shall be entitled in our absolute discretion to exercise disposal of the work as we deem Works by the Motor City Goblet Blowers (Chris Nordin, Marc Vandenberg, Louis Sanchez, Adam Thomas, and more). appropriate after this time. 11 am - 7 pm, Tuesday - Saturday and until 5 pm on Sundays. All purchases are final and must be paid for and removed from the premises during Janet Kelman Studio: Studio and Garden the evening of the event. Purchased items that are not removed at the end of the Auction, 1410 Barnard Road, Ann Arbor, MI • 248.547.8332 Goblet Grab, and Student Exhibition events will be shipped at the purchaser’s expense. Janet Kelman, Annette Baron, Jane Coates, and Claudia Hershman. Live music. June 9 only, noon - 4 pm. No exchanges or refunds allowed. 21 Things to Do in the Toledo Area

From the establishment of a national-class art museum in 1901 to the beginning of the art glass movement during the 1960s, Toledo’s creative community has been a driving force for Toledo society and the economy. We welcome you! Additional information is available at www.dotoledo.org/ Explore-Toledo/Attractions Col. James Schoonmaker Who’s Up? Imagination Station Valentine Theatre Mural

Attractions in Downtown Toledo Huntington Center Valentine Theatre 500 Jefferson Ave • 419.321.5007 • www.huntingtoncentertoledo.com 410 Adams St • 419.242. 2787 • www.valentinetheatre.com Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship Toledo’s new $105,000,000, state-of-the-art, 8,000-seat arena is This 116-year-old theater underwent a $28,000,000 renovation about (formerly Willis B. Boyer) located in downtown. It’s one of the nation’s first LEED-certified 13 years ago and has played an active role in Toledo’s art scene 26 Main St • 419.936.3070 • www.willisbboyer.org professional sports arenas. In addition to hosting concerts, it is home since then. Of special interest is the lobby’s wonderful mural by local Upon her launching in 1911, the Schoonmaker was proclaimed to to the Toledo Walleye hockey team and several public art sculptures. artist Paul Geiger on the history of theater in Toledo. The theater be the “World’s Largest Bulk Freighter.” Since 1987, the freighter Check their website for the 2012 schedule of events. is screening the film The Magnificent Seven on Friday, June 15, has served as a floating museum and testament to the area’s rich at 7:30 pm ($5 admission, $2 popcorn, $3 draft beer, full bar). maritime heritage. Imagination Station Corner of Summit and Adams • 419.244.2674 Attractions Within 20 Minutes Downtown Sculpture www.imaginationstationtoledo.org of Downtown Toledo www.acgt.org This science center will immerse visitors of every age in a multi- Toledo was the first city in Ohio to adopt a One-Percent-for-Art sensory experience that’s as fun as it is educational. Fort Meigs program, and the 1977 ordinance served as a model for the state’s Perrysburg, OH • 419.874.4121/800.283.8916 • www.fortmeigs.org Toledo-Lucas County Public Library program. For information on Toledo’s public art, visit the Arts Fort Meigs, a War of 1812 battlefield, brings history with its 325 Michigan St • 419.259.5200 • www.toledolibrary.org Commission of Greater Toledo’s website at www.acgt.org. reconstructed fort and museum. Check the website for a detailed The beautiful Art Deco building houses several 1939 Vitrolite history, maps, and links. Erie Street Market glass murals in the lobby and in the second-floor children’s areas. South Erie St • www.toledofarmersmarket.com There’s also a Dale Chihuly installation from 2001. Toledo Botanical Garden Located in downtown Toledo’s historic Warehouse District, the 5403 Elmer Dr • 419-536-5566 • www.toledogarden.org Erie Street Market contains an antique mall and the famous Libby Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field www. lithophanemuseum.org 406 Washington St • 419.725.4367 • www.minorleaguebaseball.com Glass Outlet. Saturday mornings bring area vendors to the extensive This 60-acre center is home to both art and horticulture. Resident outdoor farmers market. The Mud Hens are one of minor league baseball’s oldest teams. organizations include a hotshop and the Blair Museum of Lithophanes Catch a game in their state-of-the-art facility in the heart of downtown (backlit porcelain castings), whose 2,300-piece lithophane collection or simply walk the perimeter to view the knothole gang bronze called is one of the most extensive in the world. The TBG’s grounds also Who’s Up, the classic reach called I Got It, and the Home Plate front feature part of the City of Toledo’s Sculpture Collection. gates. The Mud Hens will be in town during the conference. 22 Toledo Metroparks Henry Ford Museum: JFK’s Car http://metroparkstoledo.com The Toledo area contains an award-winning system of unique parks. Each park is unique, so choose a great one from the Metroparks website, which lists many of them. There’s something for everyone! The Toledo Zoo Anthony Wayne Trail and Hippo Way 419.385.4040 • www.toledozoo.org The Toledo Zoo, located in the historic South End neighborhood, is one of the 10 best in the country. With 9,000 animals representing over 800 species, this zoo attracts over a million visitors a year Toledo Zoo Butterfly House Cedar Point: Magnum to experience the wonders of nature, stroll the beautiful grounds, and explore the historic WPA-era buildings. Highlights include the Detroit Institute of Arts Metzger Marsh Hippoquarium, the Primate Forest, the African Savanna, the Artic 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit 419.424.5000 • www.dnr.state.oh.us Encounter, and a Children’s Zoo. 313.833.7900 • www.dia.org This 558-acre Lake Erie Marsh is a prime bird watching locality. It is The Detroit Institute of Art, one of the premier art museums in located 13 miles east of Toledo: Bono Road provides access to the Attractions Within a Two-Hour Drive the United States, is home to more than 60,000 works that area from State Route 2, less than 1/2 mile east of Bono. (On the of Toledo comprise a multicultural survey of human creativity from ancient website listed above, click on Wildlife, then below: Wildlife Area Maps) times through the 21st century. From the first van Gogh painting Butterfly House to enter a US museum (Self-Portrait, 1887), to Diego Rivera’s Michigan Glass Month 11455 Obee Rd, Whitehouse • 419.877.2733 world-renowned Detroit Industry Murals (1932 - 33), the DIA’s www.michiganglass.org www.butterfly-house.com collection has been known for its quality, range, and depth. Current glass exhibitions are listed on this site. Observe the life cycle of more than 1,000 butterflies species that The mission of the DIA is to create opportunities for all visitors occur naturally in the wild. to find personal meaning in art. $8; $4 for GAS conference Put-in-Bay attendees with badge and ID. www.putinbay.com, www.perryscave.com, www.ohiowine.com Cedar Point Put-in-Bay Ohio on South Bass Island is the crown jewel of the Lake One Cedar Point Dr, Sandusky • www.cedarpoint.com The Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village Erie islands, visited by more than 2 million people every year. Shopping, Seventeen rollercoasters in one park, and that’s just a few of the 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn boating, perch and walleye fishing, and the nation’s third tallest rides at Cedar Point. Although it’s the second oldest amusement 800.835.5237 • 313.982.6001 • www.hfmgv.org monument, which honors Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory in the Battle park in North America, Cedar Point has not stood still. Take, for Five venues make up The Henry Ford, including the Henry Ford of 1812. Transportation to Put-In-Bay is by ferry from Port Clinton. example, the 1989 opening of its Magnum XL-200, the world’s Museum and Greenfield Village. See the historic and contemporary first coaster to top the elusive 200-foot-tall threshold. Or the 1996 machines, environments, and design that chronicle the 300-year Sauder Village opening of the tallest and fastest stand-up roller coaster in the evolution our country’s industry. Visit the Glass Shop in Liberty 22611 State Route 2, Archbold, OH universe, the Mantis. Or the 2000 debut of the tallest (310 feet) CraftWorks, where skilled artisans practice authentic period 800.590.9755 • www.saudervillage.org and fastest (93 mph) “giga-coaster” on the planet, the Millennium techniques. Your I.D. and GAS conference badge gets you buy-one- This village contains 80 acres of living history with authentically Force. What’s new now? In 2011 they unveil their WindSeeker, get-one-free admission to Greenfield Village; with Village admission, restored buildings and craftsmen dressed just like the settlers that a 30-story-tall swing ride. the musem is half-off. (Coupon Source Code: GC012. Offer valid first came to the Great Black Swamp 160 years ago. Glass artist June 11 - 19, 2012.) Mark Matthews’ studio is located in the village. TOLEDO! 23 Amy Rueffert: Image to Form Pre- and Post-Conference College for Creative Studies, 201 East Kirby Street, Detroit 313.664.1530 • www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu Workshops 4+ Days: June 18 - 21 & 22; $755 2 years’ or more experience requested; 8 students For updated details and to register, please contact the studios directly. Working with the master of transfer, explore the process of generating Please note that dates, activities, and artists are subject to change. your own color decal images for hot and fused work using in studio decal printer. Register online. (Rueffert’s work shown at left.)

PRE-CONFERENCE Albert Young and Marc Vandenberg: Putting It All Together Pre-Conference Classes in the Hot-Glass, Flameworking, Michigan Hot Glass Studio, Russell Industrial Center, 1604 Clay Ave, and Warm-Glass Studios 2nd Floor, Detroit MI • 313 871 1798 • www.michiganhotglass.com Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion, 2445 Monroe St 4 Days: June 18 - 21; $775; 1 year’s experience in both glassblowing 419.254.5080 • www.toledomuseum.org/learn/classes and lampworking required; 8 students June 6 - 12; prices vary Glass combo class integrating torch work, sand casting, and glass blowing. Explore torchworked imagery in glass castings and the surface Conversation: USA and Japan Brian Usher: Casting Illusive Forms of blown forms. Bowling Green State University, Fine Arts Center, Glass Studio College for Creative Studies, 201 East Kirby St, Detroit Barbara Thomas-Yerace: Creating In Color 419.372.2786 • www.art.bgsu.edu 313.664.1530 • www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu Yerace Glass Studio 2 Days: June 11 - 12; $250; 10 students 4+ Days: June 9 - 12 & June 18; $640, Intermediate & up; 8 students BGSU’s School of Art glass program will host several prominent glass 9217 Yorkshire Dr, Saline • 734.944.0925 • www.yeraceglass.com Explore casting and mold-making for interior and exterior forms 3 days: June 9 - 11; $700; Intermediate; 4 students artists in a collaborative demonstration workshop in which they will that push, pull, and transcend the nature of glass. Register online. Explore a variety of color techniques and applications. Use color rod, experiment with concepts and techniques linking US and Japanese (Usher’s work shown above, left.) glass arts. It coincides with BGSU’s exhibition Glass Masters of Japan frit, murrini and optic molds to create vibrant and colorful pieces. and the U.S. Studio Glass Movement: A Conversation. BGSU’s glass Chris Nordin and Motor City Goblet Blowers: “It is not the form that dictates the color, but the color that brings out program, developed in collaboration with Dominick Labino, is one of Motor City Goblet Blowers Workshop the form,” said Hans Hofmann. the nation’s early university glass programs and boasts a state-of-the- The Glass Academy, 25331 Trowbridge St, Dearborn art hot-glass studio. 313.561.4527 • www.GlassAcademy.com WORKSHOPS NEARBY 4 Days: June 9 - 12; $600, lunch included Pittsburgh Glass Center (a three-hour drive from Toledo) is offering Susan Taylor Glasgow: Imagery and Text on Glass 2 years’ experience requested; enthusiasm required; 9 students workshops in conjunction with GAS 2012 Toledo. Check out their Owens Community College, 30335 Oregon Rd, Perrysburg Advanced positions: 3 students; $750; image juried www.owens.edu Nick Mount solo retrospective show while you’re there. Visit Watch, learn, and get motivated by the Motor City goblet blowers. 2 Days: June 11 - 12; $295; 10 students www.pittsburghglasscenter.org for more information. Students learn hands on top-secret glass skills, color tricks, fancy The course delves deeply into different methods of processing your moves, and drawing. Details on website. Nick Mount - Glassblowing with Nick Mount (May 28 - June 1; $650) images, with a strong emphasis on Photoshop. Learn how to apply text Susan Taylor Glasgow - Imagery: 5 in 5 (June - 8; $650) and imagery to glass, how to create realistic half-tone photographs POST-CONFERENCE Jenny Pohlman & Sabrina Knowles - Simplicity of Form: on glass, and how to make high-contrast images from photographs When Less is More (June 4 - 8; $650) for silkscreens. Classes in the Hot-Glass, Flameworking, and Warm-Glass Studios Helen Stokes - Casting Intricate & Hollow Forms with Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion, 2445 Monroe St, Toledo the Honeycomb Mold (June 18 - 22; $650) 419.254.5080 • www.toledomuseum.org/learn/classes June 18 - 22; prices vary Fritz Dreisbach - From Hot to Cold and A to Z (June 18 - 22; $650) 24 REGISTRATION & 2 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION MEMBERSHIP FORM 2012 Register by March 1 for the lowest rate! Register by March 1, 2012, for the lowest conference fee! You must be a member of GAS to register for and attend the conference We encourage you to register online for faster confirmation at www.glassart.org. (see section 6, page 26). Corporate, Patron, or Benefactor Members: If you want to register online, All costs in $USD. please e-mail [email protected] for a special link to your discounted fee. Students: You must include legible proof of current, full-time student status Collectors Tour Participants: Please register online or call 206.382.1305. to be eligible for student rates.

FULL CONFERENCE PASS: 1 PERSONAL DATA Includes all lectures, panels, lec-mos, demonstrations, opening ceremony/reception, Gallery Hop, Closing Night Party, and other events taking place during the conference, First Name(s) Last (Family) Name(s) except special events and tours with additional fees. Tom McGlauchlin’s Clouds of Joy, on view Early Bird: December 1, 2011 - March 1, 2012 Company at 4 SeaGate on Summit Street, Toledo #______$275 per member Address #______$145 per full-time student member Corporate member: 25% off 1 pass ($206) Patron: 50% off 1 pass ($137) Benefactor: 1 free pass ($0) City State March 2 - May 15, 2012 #______$315 per member ZIP/Postal Code Country #______$175 per full-time student member Corporate member: 25% off 1 pass ($236) Patron: 50% off 1 pass ($157) Benefactor: 1 free pass ($0) Telephone Fax DAILY CONFERENCE PASS: E-Mail Website For those wishing to attend only 1 or 2 days. Includes lectures, panels, lec-mos, demonstrations, and other events taking place only on the day or days for which you register. Does not include special events and tours with additional fees.

Please check all that apply: #______$140 per member, per day - Check day or days: Thursday Friday Saturday Artist: Category for artists: #______$85 per full-time student member, per day - Check day or days: Thursday Friday Saturday glassblowing flame/lampworking leaded/stained kilnforming casting beadmaking PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to process registration forms received in the GAS office after May 15, 2012. After that date, neon fusing/slumping painting register on-site for full conference pass at $340 per person / $200 per full-time student. (Daily fees do not change.) accepts commissions architectural/public coldworking/engraving $______CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES SUBTOTAL Collector Educator (Undergraduate/Graduate) Manufacturer/Supplier Educator (Workshops/Studio Classes) Gallery School (Studio) Hot Shop Owner Museum School (Graduate) Press/Critic For Office Date ______Amount (T) ______(M/SF) ______Library/Organization School (Undergraduate) Other ______Use Only: (R) ______Ck /Appr ______25 3 PRE-CONFERENCE RECEPTION REGISTRATION 6 MEMBERSHIP & CONTRIBUTIONS Not included in conference registration fee. You may register for the Pre-Conference Reception without You must be a current GAS member to register for — and attend — the conference. See page 27 for GAS registering for the conference. membership fees and benefits. You may join or renew your membership here or online at www.glassart.org. # ______$175 Pre-Conference Reception, Wednesday, June 13, 6 pm - 9:30 pm Members: To review your membership status, log onto www.glassart.org and visit your member homepage. $ ______PRE-CONFERENCE RECEPTION SUBTOTAL Please add the membership fee noted below to my payment. My GAS membership is current. 4 TOM McGLAUCHLIN MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING & LUNCHEON $______Membership fee for 1 year $______Membership fee for 2 years (2 x annual fee; lock in this year’s price) Not included in conference registration fee. You may register for this golf outing without registering for $______Membership fee for 3 years (3 x annual fee; lock in this year’s price) the conference, but you must be a GAS member or a guest of a GAS member. Register by April 12. $______Contributions to GAS Funds (see page 27 for information on established funds) # ______$90 per GAS member # ______$100 per non-member guest I wish to make a contribution to ______Fund. your name Golf with: ______$______MEMBERSHIP & CONTRIBUTIONS SUBTOTAL ______

$ ______GOLF OUTING SUBTOTAL Please place me with a foursome. 7 PAYMENT

$______TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED (sum of sections 2-7 above) – All costs in $USD. 5 TOURS For the Collectors Tour, please register online or contact the GAS office. All tours below take place on Credit Card (VISA & MasterCard only) Wednesday, June 13, starting and finishing at SeaGate Convention Centre. Prices below are listed as GAS member/guest. Card # - - - Expiration Date ___ / ___ # ______$ 25 USD Libbey Glass Factory – open to GAS conference attendees only circle tour time 8:30 am - 10:15 am 10:30 am - 12:15 pm 1 pm - 2:45 pm 3 pm - 4:45 pm Signature ______

# ______$ 25/35 USD Pilkington Float Glass Operation Check Enclosed (Must be drawn on a U.S. bank and be payable in U.S. dollars. We cannot accept checks drawn on banks circle tour time 8 am - 9:45 am 10 am - 11:45 pm 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm 2:45 pm - 4:30 pm outside the U.S., due to the high cost of processing.)

# ______$ 67/77 USD Mark Matthews Studio, Sauder Village, 9 am - 3 pm (lunch included) Wire Transfer (For instructions, contact the GAS office. Additional fees apply.)

# ______$ 25/35 USD Johns Manville in Waterville circle tour time 8:30 am - 10:15 am 10:30 am - 12:15 pm 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.GLASSART.ORG Confirmation will be sent via email. Please double-check your invoice and contact GAS if you have questions. # ______$ 25/35 USD Architectural Tour, 10 am - 11:30 am OR - Mail this form to: Glass Art Society, 6512 - 23rd Avenue NW, Suite 329, Seattle, Washington 98117 USA # ______$ 25/35 USD Public Art Tour, 1:30 pm - 3 pm OR - Fax to: 206.382.2630. We cannot accept registration via telephone. Guest name (s): ______Questions? 206.382.1305, Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm PST, [email protected] For confirmation and cancellation information, please see “The Fine Print” on page 27. 26 $ ______TOUR SUBTOTAL Tax-deductible contributions to GAS may be sent using the conference GAS Membership GAS Funds registration form, even if you are not attending the conference. The Fine Print

To join GAS, use the registration form on pages 25-26. You must be a current General Fund provides the GAS office with much-needed financial support for office and English is the official language of the conference. member of GAS through June 2012 in order to register for the conference. operational supplies. All payments made to the Seattle GAS office must be in US dollars. GAS Basic Membership Benefits (Individual and Student): Becky Winship Flameworking Scholarship Fund supports attendance for students whose • 1 member eligible to attend the GAS annual conference work includes flameworking techniques. Registration • 6 issues of the online newsletter GASnews, plus access to past issues online Dominick Labino Fund sponsors an outstanding technical lecture at each conference. You must be a current member of GAS (through June 2012) • Free classified listings • Annual GAS Journal • Eligible for GAS in CERF Fund in order to register for the conference. Conference fees GAS in CERF Fund (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) aids artist members of GAS faced with • Access to the online 2010 GAS Directory & Resource Guide include all general lectures, panels, lec-mos, demonstrations, career-threatening catastrophe. • Access to Members Only area of GAS website, including the Member Directory and events taking place during the conference and organized by GAS. GAS events with additional fees are not covered. • 1 profile on GAS website (bio, contact info, link) General Scholarship Fund provides support for student members who could not otherwise afford to attend the annual conference. Daily fees include all general lectures, panels, lec-mos, • 2 images associated with profile (students receive one image with profile) demonstrations, and other events taking place only on the • Access to GAS database and the ability to purchase mailing lists Hilbert Sosin Fund for Professionalism in the Glass Arts helps provide financial and day (or days) for which you’re registered. GAS events with • 20% discount on GLASS, the UrbanGlass Art Quarterly magazine business expertise to GAS and its members. additional fees are not covered. • Hertz and Alamo rental car discounts • SmartSavings discount plan Robert Willson Fund sponsors a lecture on sculpture at each annual conference. We are unable to process registration forms received in • Domestic health insurance access (US members only) the GAS office after May 15, 2012. After May 15, register • Domestic shipping/printing discounts with FedEx Office Sy Kamens Educational Fund helps keep students’ membership and conference on site with increased fees. registration fees low. Sponsor Benefits: Receive all benefits above, plus: Student rates apply to full-time students from accredited Wayne Strattman Critical Dialogue Lecture Fund sponsors a lecture with new and schools only. You must be a current full-time student • 1 additional member eligible to attend annual conference stimulating information on art glass at each annual GAS conference. member through the time of the conference. Include a • 1 additional profile on GAS website (bio, contact info, link) photocopy of your full-time student ID or other proof of • 2 images associated with each profile (total of 4 images) student status with conference registration and membership PHOTO CREDITS: Toledo Museum of Art is shown as TMA; Arts Commission of Greater Toledo is shown • Donation acknowledgement in Journal form to be eligible for student rates. Rate is determined by • Highlighted entry in Member Directory as ACGT. All GAS 2011 Seattle photos by Rozarii Lynch. Front Cover: (l-r) 2nd TMA glass workshop (TMA); Richard Marquis, Granulare Bird (R. Marquis); Daniel Clayman, View; Stephen Paul Day, date that registration, ID/proof, and payment is received in Corporate Benefits: Receive all benefits above, plus: Snow Twins; Katherine Gray, Stained Glass (red); Bertil Vallien, Janus; TMA Glass Pavilion Hot Shop 2 GAS office. Registration is NOT complete until copy of ID/ • 1 free custom mailing list (up to 500 names) (floto + warner); Shane Fero, Cardinal Bottle (Mary Vogel); Harvey Littleton (TMA); Joel Philip Myers, or other proof of student status is received. • 15% off 1 full-column ad in GASnews per year Enticement #6; Jeff Ballard, Untitled (Ripple Effect/detail) (David Simone); Glen Gardner (artist Confirmation • 25% off 1 full conference pass Bathsheba Grossman) Bioform; Dominick Labino (TMA); Brian Boldon, 3D Chair. 2-3: (all TMA except GAS will send confirmation of your registration to you (to Labino (Robert C. Florian, Collection of the Rakow Research Library of The Corning Museum of Glass), the e-mail or street address on your form) within two weeks Patron Benefits: Receive all benefits above, plus: Littleton (American Craft Council), and GAS V by Sylvia Vigiletti). 4: Penelope Jencks, Family (ACGT). of our receipt of your registration form. Please contact the • Total of 50% off 1 full conference pass 5: (Steve Klein); (Bruce Works); (TMA). 7: TMA (Craig Watson Photography); Fashion Show (Jon Reis). 8: Matt Eskuche, dude, mom’s gonna be pissed; Mark Zirpel, Projector; Fritz Dreisbach, Rosy Violet; GAS office if you have not received confirmation within a Benefactor Benefits: Receive all benefits above, plus: Hank Murta Adams, This and That. 9: Jeff Mack, Long Necks; Albert Young, Ladder (Leslie Patron); month of sending your registration. • Total of 1 free full conference pass André Gutgesell, Love; Klaus Moje, Borders 3; Lucio Bubacco; (Sylvia Vigiletti). 12: TMA (floto + warner). Cancellation Policy Membership Fees: 13: Skyline (Steve Klein). 14: (Libbey Glass Inc.); (Pilkington North America, Inc.). 15: Cork Marcheschi, • Cancellations received in writing on or before April 2, $40 Full-Time Student (copy of current student ID required) Art Tatum Memorial Tower (ACGT). 17: 2011 scholarship recipients Josh DeWall’s In Control and 2012, will receive a full refund. Katelin Leidner’s Whimsy; (Thomas Nance). 18: Herb Babcock, Fallen Warrior (Detroit Institute of Arts); • Any changes to registration received in writing April 3 - $70 Individual Shawn Messenger, Round Black Vase 2 (Tommy Olof Elder); Chris Nordin, Collectors Group. $120 Sponsor 19: Kreg Kallenberger, Interlock; David Bennett, Handstand with Bent Leg; Toots Zynsky, Avvincente; May 15, 2012, are subject to a $35 administrative fee. $275 Corporate Clifford Rainey, Propylaea (Doug Schaible). 21: Harvey Littleton, Untitled; Mark Peiser, Paperweight • No refunds after May 15, 2012. $500 Patron Vessel. 22-23: (S. Hudson); Emanuel Enriquez (Do Toledo); (TJ Irwin); (Do Toledo); (Linda Milks); Auctions/International Student Exhibition & Sales $1,000 Benefactor (Do Toledo); (Cedar Point); (Henry Ford Museum). 24: Brian Usher, Two 6; Amy Rueffert, Trophy (Clown, Please see page 21 for Auction & Exhibition fine print. Cherries & Chickens). 25: Thomas McGlauchlin, Clouds of Joy (ACGT). Back Cover: Paul Stankard, Low student fees are subsidized in part by the Sy Kamens Educational Fund. Golden Orb, Floral Clusters & Figures Triptych (Ron Farina); Sidney Hutter, Puzzled Solid Vase Form; Membership fees and donations are non-refundable. Unused benefits expire with membership and are not transferable to renewal Jin Won Han, Sphere-Root; Jack Schmidt, Stone 99 (Doug Schaible); Matthew Szösz, Untitled (inflatable) GAS reserves the right to deny membership or for the following year. No.47c; Bronwen Heilman, Samantha (B. Heilman); Nick Mount, Scent Bottles (Pippy Mount). conference registration to anyone for any reason. 27 6512 - 23rd Avenue NW Non-Profit Organization Suite 329 U.S. Postage Seattle, WA 98117 USA PAID Seattle, WA CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Permit #150

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GLASS ART SOCIETY'S 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE•IDEA, IMPACT, INNOVATION•TOLEDO, OHIO•JUNE 1 3-16, 2012