Glass and wood and stone and clay and. . .oh my. GANM member Rago Auctions will hold one of its thrice-yearly Lambertville Arts and Crafts + Modern Design auctions on January 19 (early 20th century) and 20 (modern design).

Glass by Lino Tagliapietra, Dale Chihuly, Nancy Callan, Toots Zynsky, Marvin Lipofsky, Nancy Callan, GANM member Flo Perkins, and many other accomplished artisans? Yes! Paperweights by the renowned Paul Stankard? Yes! 

As the night-time TV ads say, "But wait. There's more!" Remarkable works of furniture art, jewelry, serving dishes, stoneware, and earthenware by top artists from around the world.

The auction takes place both online from now through January 18, and then concludes with the live auctions at 8 a.m. (10 EST) on the 19th and 20th.

You can see the catalogs for both auctions here. The catalogs are a visual tour of works by the world's leading artisans in glass and other media. If you makeglass, you'll see what the best can be; if you collect glass, you'll see something you'll want.

With the turn of the calendar page, Glass Alliance-New Mexico welcomed Rumpama Kroma, Erin Lutz, Darlene Moore, and David Shanfeld to its governing board. Five of the nine board members are now artists.

Rotating to the Advisory Board are Willi Haye, Lucy Lyon, Sarah Nelson, and Ellen Premack. They join continuing Advisory Board members Susan Hancock, and Leslie Walker-Hirsch.

With the close of the year, GANM ends its three-month exhibit run at the Albuquerque Sunport.

From the start of Balloon Fiesta through the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, tens of thousands of people saw our exhibit of more than 40 works of glass art by GANM member artists and galleries.  

If you missed seeing it live, go to the Events tab on the directory and you will can access photos of each item in the exhibit, and access to the "Ways of Shaping Glass" video.

And stay tuned for another possible exhibit opportunity in early 2023.

Happy New Year to all GANM members and everyone interested in glass art.

The Albuquerque International Sunport is hosting a three-month display of glass art by artist and gallery members of GANM.

Featuring almost all New Mexico artists, this is believed to be the largest exhibit of glass art ever featured in the state. The works run the gamut in terms of styles and techniques.

The exhibit also features a seven-minute film on "Ways of Shaping Glass," an ultraviolet box with "Glass that Glows," and examples of "Glass Made by Nature" including fulgurites (glass made by lightning strike), tektites (glass made by a meteor impact), obsidian (volcanic glass), and two prehistoric knives shaped from obsidian.

Visitors to the exhibit are encouraged to take with them a copy of the exhibit brochure, which offers information about glass art, a list of GANM member galleries where glass art is on display, and locations where anyone can be a "momentary artist" by taking a class and making glass art objects.

For more information, see the exhibit page.

The Corning Museum of Glass is a home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of glass, the world’s foremost library on glass, and one of the top glassworking schools in the world.

The museum invites applications for its Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) residency program. Artists spend a month at The Studio exploring new directions in glassmaking or expanding on their current bodies of work while using the immense resources of the world’s leading glass museum. Transportation, as well as room and board, is provided for those selected to participate. Each resident is offered a generous supply budget and a shared studio space. Residents can access the Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass collection, and expert Museum staff. A residency manager will serve as liaison to additional services in Corning and the Museum.

During the residency, artists are expected to do their work. Each artist presents their work during a free public event in The Studio Lecture Room. Residencies occur in March, April, May, October, and November. One or two individuals are selected for each month.

Applicants who identify as BIPOC artists are welcome to apply.

Complete program guidelines and application instructions are here.

Glass Patterns Quarterly offers a large number of educational videos that begin as recorded webinars. The topics range from basic to advance, including "Alcohol Ink on Stained Glass" to "Glass Compatibility and COE" and "The Art of Iced Glass Tiles."

With glass, there's always something new to learn, so take a look at the webinar list and see what appeals.

Bullseye is having a sale on . . .just about everything glass. Through the month of August, you can find

During August, save 30-60% on our teeming selection of colors in sheet, frit, stringer—you name it! 

• 60% off Curious Full Sheets and Thin Half Sheets
• 30% off 10x10s
• 40% off half sheets
• 50% off full sheets
• 50% off 24x24 & 24x48 Tekta
• 30% off Bullseye Slumping Molds
• 50% off 1lb and 5lb jars of Frit
• 50% off tubes of Dichroic Sizzle Stix
• 50% off Bullseye Primer, Bricks and Dams
• 50% off full rolls and 100-packs of ThinFire
• 50% off Stringer, Confetti, Ribbons, Billets & Rods
• 50% off Glass Packs

Santa Fe is fortunate enough to be one of just five places in the country to have a Bullseye Resource Center. The summer sale is in-store only, so go get glass.

On Tuesday, May 17, at noon AACG will host an online program featuring artist Michael Meilhan.Meilahn’s work has been exhibited and collected in museums across the United States and internationally.

Meilhan's work is currently the subject of an amazing solo exhibition at the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah, Wisconsin. Titled Primordial Shift and the Art of Michael Meilahn, a Retrospective, this exhibition tracks Meilhan's artist trajectory from the 1970s to present day, spanning three galleries within the museum. The core of the exhibition is an immersive multimedia installation, Primordial Shift, that intertwines the artist’s investigation into crop production, genetic food modification, and the ancient history of corn.

Meilhan discovered glassblowing at the University of Wisconsin River Falls and then studied with German glass legend Erwin Eisch. After a year in the Peace Corps in Bolivia working alongside indigenous cultures and learning their agricultural traditions, he earned a Masters in Art at Illinois State University and then returned to the family farm to work the land, build a studio, and create with glass.

The program is free and open to all, with pre-registration here.

The Studio Glass Movement is a uniquely American phenomenon with a history that involves creativity, innovation, friendships, alliances, technology, and techniques.

If you're curious about the Studio Glass Movement, satisfy your curiosity by seeing an online webinar by Henry Halem. He was there at the beginning. The LIVE presentation of his tour of the early days is today, April 28, but if you purchase access ($45) you'll get a link to a recorded version that you can view at any time in the future.

Get more info and register here. Currently under "Live webinars" but it moves to "recorded webinars" after tonight.

The deadline for artists wishing to participate in the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum's first GLASS Arts Festival has been extended to April 30.

This is an opportunity to put yourself in front of a lot of people who are very interested in glass art. The event will be held August 13, in Wisconsin.

There more information here. But the deadline is just days away, so act now.