Louisville Visual Art Association

http://www.louisvillevisualart.org
Ne10 Louisville: Ten Luminous Artworks
June 4, 2010 to August 8, 2010
Ne 10 Louisville is an exhibition of contemporary luminescent glass art, featuring eleven works by national artists Eoin Breadon, Jason Chakravarty, Neal Conner, Kathie Foley-Meyer, Bryan Holden, Jeffrey D. Johnson, Ed Kirshner, Stephan Krasner, and Linda Sue Price. Curated by Wayne Strattman, Ph.D. (neon glass artist and GAS Board member)

Speed Art Museum

http://www.speedmuseum.org
Fifty Years of Contemporary Glass: Art, Craft, or Otherwise?
April 25, 2010 to August 1, 2010
Created around 1960, the international studio glass movement will, in 2010, move past the half-century mark. Fifty Years of Contemporary Glass: Art, Craft, or Otherwise? Will look at the movement's development from both an historical and a critical perspective. Drawing heavily from the Leonard and Adele Leight collection.

Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft

http://www.kentuckyarts.org
Mark Peiser, A Life with Glass
April 24, 2010 to July 17, 2010
A mini-retrospective exhibit featuring works from all stages of the artist's career drawn from his personal collection, select pieces from private collections and pieces from his most recent body of work. Since 1967, when Mark Peiser became involved with the Studio Glass Movement, he has been recognized for his uniquely individualized approaches and accomplishments. Peiser's continual investigation of the expressive implications of glass properties and processes have led to distinctive bodies of work.

Glass Jewelry: An International Passion
April 24, 2010 to July 17, 2010
An international invitational exhibition featuring artists who utilizing glass as the primary component of their jewelry. This includes blown glass, flame-worked, cast, fabricated and appropriated glass. Among the participating artists are: Sydney Cash, Dan Clayman, Joyce Roessler, Michaela Maria, Linda McNeil, James Minson, Richard Meitner, Amy Rueffert, Kathleen Elliot, Rob Snyder, Karen Wilenbrink-Johnson, Sari Liimatta, Don Friedlich, Simsa Cho, Giselle Courtney and Laura Donefer.

Tom Philabaum Glass Pioneer
April 22, 2010 to July 17, 2010
Tom Philabaum is an icon in the contemporary glass art world as the creator of the ever popular "Reptilian Series" He spearheads his Tucson studio of blown glass (opened in 1982) with sculptural and site specific art, using a broad array of techniques, including kiln casting, fusing, and slumping. He is the Life Time Membership Award Recipient from GAS for 2010.

Frazier International History Museum

http://www.fraziermuseum.org
American Bottles: Then and Now
May 28, 2010 to July 17, 2010
For hundreds of years, glass has been the choice material to bottle spirits. From the Speed Art Museum, historical bottles have been selected from the Robinson Brown collection. Ranging from 1815 to post civil war, these bottles incorporate political and fraternal themes as well as suggest optimistic hopes for America's prosperity. In contrast, contemporary bottle artworks of Robbie Miller, Nadege Desgenetez, Casey Hyland and others, use the bottle strictly as a "messenger". So, as the historical bottles served a prodigious thirst for distilled spirits, these art bottles serve a thirst for the eyes and imagination.

21c Museum Hotel

http://www.21cmuseum.org
Wheel of Fortune
June to Fall 2010
Anne Peabody's "Wheel of Fortune", a site-specific installation commissioned by the 21c Museum will be on display in the Atrium Gallery in conjunction with the 2010 GAS conference. The work consists of a monumental funnel cloud constructed of silvered glass and hand-carved gilt wooden figurines. Since 2006, the artist has been exploring the idea of the hierarchy of objects, and their use in recording a specific place and time. This work is a physical record of the tornado that leveled much of Louisville on April 3, 1974. Mink coats and candelabras mingle in the sky as equals with cigarette butts and broken bits of glass. Previous exhibitions of her work include Glass Stress at the 53rd Venice Biennale, and "Fallen Nest" commissioned by the city of New York.

Check out this installation on Art Daily.

Louisville Science Center

http://www.louisvillescience.org
Fractured Physics
June 10, 2010 to June 12, 2010
Created by Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, this high impact science show demonstrates the amazing properties of glass including how glass is made, what makes it strong, and how it is adapted for car windshields, airplane glass, fiber-optic communications, and more. Brace yourself for an action-packed show that includes standing on light bulbs, meeting real scientists involved in cutting-edge glass research, and more! Accompanying the show is a series of hands-on activities exploring force, motion and the physical properties of glass and plastics. Sponsored locally by PPG Industries Foundation and PPG Porter Paints.

Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

http://www.sluggermuseum.org
Beyond Broken Windows:
Baseball in Glass
June 1, 2010 to September 16, 2010
Scott Darlington and John Miller blow away the notion that baseball and glass don't play well together. Miller's outrageously large versions of ballpark food include hot dogs big enough to make Babe Ruth blush, and french fries you could swat a home run with.

Darlington's playful takes on the iconic elements of America's pastime offer a fresh, fun perspective on the sport. Don't miss this double play by two old glass-blowing buddies who want to take you out to the ballgame.

University of Louisville's Cressman Center

http://louisville.edu
Intersection: Work from the Sutherland Artists-in-Residence Series
June 4, 2010 to July 10, 2010
The Sutherland Endowed Chair in Glass lecture series seeks to further the field of glass art by creating a link between the artist's studio practice, U of L students, and the public. The Sutherland Series fosters innovation by providing professional artists with a working environment that is conducive to creativity and free of distractions. Students are provided the opportunity to work hands-on with professional artists in the creation of their work, while the community is invited to enjoy insight into the spectacle of the creative process. This exhibition will showcase the work of a number of former Sutherland Artists-in-Residence. Former artists include: Kana Tanaka, Einar de la Torre, Jamex de la Torre, Daisuke Shintani, Atsuko Tajima, Densaburo Oku, Jon Clark, Therman Statom, Shane Fero, Nancy Callan, Jessica Julius, Erica Rosenfeld, Richard Jolley, John Miller, and Ed Hamilton.

Glassworks

http://www.louisvilleglassworks.com/vonfire.html

VONFIRE Gallery

Melting the Cultural Fringe: an Exploration in Glass of Contemporary (Sub)Culture
June 4, 2010 to July 31, 2010
Glassworks is excited to present a glass exhibition that is truly on the edge. From graffiti to hot rods, fashion to music, all things of urban subculture will be examined through glass objects and installations. Artists include: John Miller, Nanda Soderberg, Leo Tecosky, Jamie Randall, Amy Pender & Devyn Baron, Jon Capps, Joe Stanaway, Einar and Jamex De La Torre, Carrie Battista, Slinger, Matt Eskuche, and Slate Grove (curator).

Glassworks Gallery

One of a Kind: Unique Objects Created by Glassworks Gallery Glass Artists
June 9, 2010 to June 12, 2010
Casey Hyland, Jonathon Swanz, Mark Payton, Chad Balster, Pablo Soto, Mark Matthews, Geoffrey Beetem, Anthony Schafermeyer, Josh Simpson, Sydney Cash, Matthew Cummings and many more.

Glassworks Hotshop

Sneakers and I-beams: Illuminations
May 1, 2010 to July 3, 2010
Lighting installation featuring current works of Deborah Czeresko. All works will be made at Glassworks.

Flame Run Glass Studio and Gallery

http://www.flamerun.com/index.php
Centre College & Friends
June 4, 2010 to July 23, 2010
A wide selection of glass art from Centre College alumni and friends who are currently working in glass. Stephen Rolfe Powell, Brook Forrest White, Jr., Patrick Martin, Jonathan Capps, Adam Kenney, Anne Rushing, Chris Bohach, Marcus Waldner, Nathan Watson, Ronnie Phillips, Sungsoo Kim, Ted Jeckering, Thomas Spake, John Stokes, Che Rhodes, Paul Nelson, Paul Hugues, Matthew Cummings, Naomi Stuecker, D.H. McNabb, Jonathan Swanz, and Brent Sommerhauser.

Benjamin Edols & Kathy Elliot
June 4, 2010 to July 23, 2010
Works by these Australian artists in the main gallery. Signature blown and cold worked vessels and sculptures.

Bishop's Hall, Christ Church Cathedral

http://www.christchurchlouky.org
Stained Glass Designs from the Archives of Blum Ornamental Glass Company
June 4, 2010 to July 10, 2010
Founded in 1856, Blum Ornamental Glass Company has been a leading designer and purveyor of stained glass in Kentucky and surrounding states. The Company's archives include designs for churches throughout Kentucky as well as designs from allied firms in Germany. The exhibition includes precisely drawn designs from throughout the history of the firm. Included are religious themes, as well as decorative designs in Beaux-Arts, Art Nouveau, and Modern formats.

Felice Vineyards

http://eoinbreadonglass.com
http://jasonchakravarty.com
An Irishman and an Indian Walk into a Bar
June 9, 2010 to June 12, 2010
Artists Eoin Breadon and Jason Chakravarty create a site-specific installation based on a NEA grant given to Tom Marioni in the 70s. Marioni proposed a project that asked: where does art take place? Where is art realized? Where is point of creation? In 1970 he made exhibit at Oakland Museum called "The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends is Highest Form of Art." Sat down, talked and discussed theories - led to projects. His installation at San Francisco Modern Art.

In honor of Tom's particular project, Eoin Breadon, an Irishman, and Jason Chakravarty, an Indian, collaborate to build a bar/restaurant scene out of glass filled with cultural aspects from the area (bourbon, horse racing, etc.) using a unique neon process. Do we talk about art (i.e., "socialize"), creating ideas for art - or is it the creation of that idea where we take the discussion and turn it into the actualization of the object itself?

The Green Building Gallery

http://www.thegreenbuilding.net
complacent [kuhm-pley-suhnt]
June 4, 2010 to July 30, 2010
com•pla•cent [kuhm-pley-suhnt]
1.pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied:
This two person show is the result of years of discussion between two friends who share similar opinions towards art, glass, and the world at large. Matthew Eskuche and McKinley Moore will use glass and other mixed media to serve as a commentary on the overwhelming consumerist complacency of the American people and the general sense of apathy towards what is going on in the world around them.

Gallery Janjobe

http://www.galleryjanjobe.com
Flameworking: Some Like It Hot!
May 28, 2010 to July 12, 2010
The focus for this exhibit will be on flameworked sculptural pieces, both soft and hard glass. Among the featured artists will be Kim Fields.

Kaviar Forge & Gallery

http://www.craigkaviar.com
Dual Lampworking
Jun 2, 2010 to August 28, 2010
Andrew Jackson Pollack and Jennifer Umphress both specialize in lampworking and share a love of aquatic themes. Pollack's work has been described as "Venetian with a little New Orleans funk" and Umphress focuses on capturing oceanic movement.

Gallery M at Mellwood

http://www.studiogordon.com
Divergence: Glass artists working at Mellwood
June 10, 2010 to June 12, 2010
Features the work of Mike Clark, Clair Raabe, and Johnny Gordon. The show offers works of lamp, blown and stained glass.

Slate Grove: Portrait of the Artist
June 10, 2010 to June 12, 2010
This series includes 3 life size, blown glass torso's and 2 large, framed, flat glass pieces.

Weber Gallery

http://www.councilondd.org
Shine! - Possibilities in Glass
June 9, 2010 to July 30, 2010
A unique collaborative project bringing together the talent of professional artists and the insightful creativity of artists affiliated with the Council on Developmental Disabilities in creating a series of meaningful and inspiring artworks in glass. Participating artists include Jonathon Swanz, Chad Balster, Casey Hyland, Lori Beck, Rebekah Davis, and Jacqueline Back as well as Al Gorman and the artists of StudioWorks.

http://www.scoutonmarket.com
New Works by Brook Forrest White, Jr.
June 9, 2010 to July 10, 2010
Who says fine art has to match your sofa? Sculptural and blown glass vessels worked into your everyday living environment.

Galerie Hertz

Watershed
6/6/10 – 7/11/10
Collaborative work by Jonathan Swanz and Rebecca Norton.

PYRO Gallery

http://www.pyrogallery.com
Concerns about Cognition
June 9, 2010 to July 26, 2010
An exhibition of figurative abstractions that externalize and visualize internal affairs. Matthew Cummings and Pike Powers. Chapman/ Friedman Gallery curators.

Element 14
June 10, 2010 to July 26, 2010
Three local glass artists Laura Mentor, Fred diFrenzi and Mary Dennis Kannapell explore dimensions of glass in images, surface techniques and sculptural forms.

Swanson Reed Contemporary

http://www.swansonreedgallery.com

Zephyr Gallery

http://www.zephyrgallery.org
Glass Uprising
May 21, 2010 to June 26, 2010 - Wednesday to Saturday 11-6pm and by appt.
Youth, beauty, talent, resistance, intelligence, skill, creativity, all exhibited in glass featuring a wide variety of contemporary glass art that pushes the boundaries and explores possibilities. The exhibit is shown at two galleries located in the same block of the East Market Street Arts District. Works by Oben Abright, Alex Bernstein, Christina Bothwell, Nancy Callan, Nicole Chesney, Deanna Clayton, Keith Clayton, Stephen Paul Day, Susan Taylor Glasgow, Jeremy Lepisto, Lucy Lyon, Sibylle Peretti, Pike Powers, Preston Singletary, Ethan Stern, C. Matthew Szosz, Timothy Tate , Anthony Newbold, and Michael Taylor. Exhibition advised and assisted by Leonard and Adele Leight.

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Love N' Kentucky
June 9, 2010 to June 12, 2010
"LOVE N' Kentucky" is a show composed of works created by female glass artists Amy Ritter and Doreen Garner from Philadelphia. These works speak about the sexual tension that exists between the glass artist and their relationship to the material. The combination of three dimensional and two dimensional glass will explore the undeniable sexual qualities that resides within the process of glass making.

University of Louisville's Rouge Noir Gallery

http://louisville.edu
Hot Talent: Recent Students and Alumni of the Hite Art Institute Glass Program
June 4, 2010 to June 30, 2010
Current students and recent alumni of Hite Art Institute's glass program.

Paul Paletti Gallery

http://www.paulpalettigallery.com
Wet Plate
June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010
Wet Plate Collodion Prints by Paul Taylor & Ambrotypes and Tintypes by Bill Schwab. (The ambrotype process (from Greek ambrotos, "immortal") or amphitype is a photographic process that creates a positive photographic image on a sheet of glass using the wet plate collodion process.)

The Gallery at Actor's Theatre

http://www.actorstheatre.org
Giggle
June 4, 2010 to June 21, 2010
Life is serious; glass doesn't have to be. A collection of artists making work with a sense of humor. Devyn Baron, Carrie Battista, Johnny Gordon, J.W. May, Amanda Patenaude, Amy Pender, Amy Ritter, Dorie Guthrie... and others.

Jonathan Capps Studio

New Works by Jonathan Capps
June 11, 2010 - 5-9pm
An informal open studio of glass artist Jonathan Capps where work and works in progress can be viewed.

Muhammad Ali Center

http://www.alicenter.org
Confidence, Conviction, Dedication, Giving, Respect & Spirituality
June 1, 2010 to September 16, 2010
A ringside inspired installation by Scott Darlington.

Carnegie Center for Art & History

http://www.carnegiecenter.org
Phase Change: Works in Glass by C. Matthew Szösz
May 21, 2010 to July 10, 2010
In celebration of New Albany's history as the site of the first plate glass to be manufactured in the United States, the Carnegie Center for Art & History is presenting Phase Change, an exhibition of works in glass by C. Matthew Szösz. Szösz states: "My work is created by employing ready-made material, most often common window glass, as a tool for the investigation of material behavior. It is heated to a point of flexibility, subjected to acute force, and quickly solidified. The resulting forms are created partly by my manipulation, and partly by the physical response of the glass to stresses placed on it. In this way, the works are partnerships between the glass and myself - a carefully planned and assembled experiment is prepared, and then submitted to physics for sudden, violent, often unpredicted results."

Indiana University Southeast

http://www.ius.edu/finearts
Southern Manic Drawl by Stephen Rolfe Powell
June 8, 2010 to July 11, 2010
IU Southeast, Barr Gallery

Progression: 1996-2010 by Brook Forrest White. Jr.
June 8, 2010 to July 11, 2010
IU Southeast, Ogle Center Gallery

The Light of Serendipity by John Guenther, Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts
June 8, 2010 to July 11, 2010
IU Southeast Library Gallery; Kiln-formed glass with patterned color and freeform designs

Works from the Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
June 8, 2010 to July 11, 2010
IU Southeast Gallery, Library Gallery Display Case; This exhibit will highlight the diverse works of Professor Curtiss Brock, who is head of the glass program at Tennessee Technological University, and his students.

Contrast by Laurel Streible
June 8, 2010 to July 11, 2010
IU Southeast Gallery, Ogle Center Lobby; Kiln-formed objects inspired by opposing earth elements. Laurel is a graduate of the BFA program at IU Southeast.

Gallery on Pearl

http://www.thegalleryonpearl.com
Fire, Color, and Light
June 4, 2010 to July 9, 2010
This exhibit will feature one-of-a-kind glass artworks created through a variety of glass techniques. Kiln-formed glass (slumped, cast, and fused), Hot glass (blown), Lamp-worked glass, and Cameo glass techniques coupled with hot glass and pate de verre. The glass artists are from Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia: Marilee Burnside, Shane Caswell, John Guenther, Ann Klem, Phillip Nolley, Kerry Zimmerman.

New Albany, Indiana

http://www.nabpublicart.org
New Albany Bicentennial Public Art Project Installation by John King
May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011
In 1870, John B. Ford's New Albany Glass Works became the first company in the United States to manufacture plate glass. The first American-made plate glass window was installed in clothier and merchant tailor John Hieb's store at 316 - 318 Pearl Street in New Albany. To honor this local history, Louisville artist John King will create a series of sculptures made from recycled glass that will be installed on the side of the River City Winery building, located across the street from the site of the installation of the first plate glass made in the nation. King says, "my sculptures will incorporate images and designs representing New Albany's rich historic background as well as its present thriving businesses and cultural attractions." This installation is part of the New Albany Bicentennial Public Art Project, a multi-year public art exhibition that builds public awareness of, and interest in, New Albany's upcoming bicentennial by presenting stories of our history through the eyes of local and regional artists. Artist: John King

Owensboro Museum of Fine Art

http://www.omfa.museum/
Art of the Glassmaker
June 6, 2010 to August 22, 2010
A survey of regional glassmakers presented in celebration of Louisville's International Glass Conference in June 2010.

Yew Dell Gardens

http://yewdellgardens.org
Yew Dell's 3rd Annual Garden Sculpture Show
May 28, 2010 to August 1, 2010
Including the work of a strong contingent of talented glass artists recognizing the importance of glass as an artistic medium. More than 70 pieces in a wide range of materials and styles will be displayed throughout the gardens and grounds in venues chosen specifically by the artists. The event is designed to bring together gardeners, sculptors, art collectors and others with an interest in gardens and art.

The event is designed to bring together gardeners, sculptors, art collectors and others with an interest in gardens and art. Approximately 70 sculptures in a wide range of materials and styles will be displayed throughout the gardens and grounds in venues chosen specifically by the artists, with an emphasis on glass: Jonathan Swanz, Paul Nelson and Casey Hyland.

Events Other Than Glass Exhibitions, Installations and Permanent Displays

The Glass Performance Art Film Festival

Premiers Friday, June 11th at Glassworks Black Out Bash
In an hour-long video presentation delivered on edited DVD, The Glass Performance Art Film Festival (co-curated by Rik Allen, Kim Harty, and Andrew Page) will present 12 five-minute excerpts of the most significant work that brings together hot glass and performance art.

Glass Armonica Ballet Performance

New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater
June 9, 2010 at Central Park on the Day of Glass and June 11, 2010 at the Riverfront Ampitheater in New Albany
Louisville Ballet Civic Company will perform a dance choreographed by Kim Nygen Cox to the music of the glass armonica at the New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater

Downtown New Albany

Glass by the Block
June 11, 2010 to June 12, 2010
All of downtown New Albany and many artists are coming together to present glass exhibitions and temporary installations in alternative sites - all within easy walking distance. Take a 5-minute drive from downtown Louisville to view multiple glass installations, a ballet performance, and music, then enjoy dinner in a local restaurant and a drink at the local brewery or winery! You'll also have the chance to enjoy a special performance of the Louisville Ballet choreographed to the music of the glass armonica Friday evening and the Kentuckiana Celtic Fest Saturday in the setting of the New Albany outdoor ampitheater, which is located right on the Ohio River.