Gabe Feenan has been a gaffer and designer with the Museum of Glass Hot Shop Team since 2002.  He received his education and training in glass making in the Bay Area of California, where he first exhibited his work at local galleries.   He credits the many outstanding artists who have worked in the MOG Hot Shop with helping to refine his techniques and develop his design aesthetic.

                                Alison Berger is best known for her line of clear, hand-blown glass products including light fixtures, tableware and vessels.  She studied both art and architecture, so although her work may be functional, she regards it as decorative sculpture.  "All of my work is based around the old-fashioned idea that glass is a rarefied and special medium that deserves exceptional attention."

                                Sibylle Peretti creates glass works-wall panels, vessels and cast busts-that depict children removed from human society and placed into a dreamy natural environment.  She challenges the viewer to regard childhood and nature as precious and fragile, yet ultimately very powerful, beautiful and the source of human survival.  

Museum of Glass Calendar Highlights for May, 2010 All events are included with admission to the Museum unless otherwise noted. Calendar listings are subject to change. For updated information, please visit our website at www.museumofglass.org or call the information line at 253.284.4750 or 1.866.4MUSEUM. FALL-WINTER-SPRING HOURS (through May 30): Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Third Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Museum Store also open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. SUMMER HOURS (Memorial Day through Labor Day): Begin Monday, May 31 Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Third Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Open Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day Closed September 11, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day Public Programs Family Day: Mama Mia Saturday, May 8 1 - 4 p.m. Sponsored by City of Tacoma Arts Commission Celebrate Mother's Day by making a personalized card for mom with artist Jennifer Adams. Synergy Dance Company will perform jazz, hip-hop, lyrical and tap ensembles at 1 and 3 p.m. Third Thursday ArtWalk Thursday, May 20 Free admission 5 - 8 p.m. sponsored by City of Tacoma Arts Commission and Columbia Bank Hot Shop Feel the heat as you watch art come alive! Every day, artists demonstrate the intriguing process of creating works of art from molten glass on the amphitheater stage, giving visitors a birds-eye view of their activities. Expert commentary and a state-of-the-art audiovisual system enhance the experience by providing insight into the glassblowing process as well as the science, culture and historical aspects of glass. Hot Shop Visiting Artist Program Sponsored by Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, City of Tacoma Arts Commission, Windgate Charitable Foundation, Courtyard by Marriott / Tacoma Downtown and City Arts Magazine The Museum's Visiting Artist Program hosts internationally known and emerging artists in our world-class Hot Shop to create new works in glass with our professional team of artists <http://www.museumofglass.org/live-glassmaking/about-the-team/> . We invite artists whose work is exhibited (or will be exhibited) in the Museum galleries or whose work is thematically or technically linked to the exhibition program. One piece created during the residency is selected by the artist and Museum staff to be added to the Museum's Permanent Collection. May 5 - 9 Gabe Feenan, Seattle, WA Gabe Feenan has been a gaffer and designer with the Museum of Glass Hot Shop Team since 2002. He received his education and training in glass making in the Bay Area of California, where he first exhibited his work at local galleries. He credits the many outstanding artists who have worked in the MOG Hot Shop with helping to refine his techniques and develop his design aesthetic. May 12 - 16 Alison Berger, Los Angeles, CA Alison Berger is best known for her line of clear, hand-blown glass products including light fixtures, tableware and vessels. She studied both art and architecture, so although her work may be functional, she regards it as decorative sculpture. "All of my work is based around the old-fashioned idea that glass is a rarefied and special medium that deserves exceptional attention." May 19 - 23 Sibylle Peretti, New Orleans, LA Sibylle Peretti creates glass works-wall panels, vessels and cast busts-that depict children removed from human society and placed into a dreamy natural environment. She challenges the viewer to regard childhood and nature as precious and fragile, yet ultimately very powerful, beautiful and the source of human survival. Hot Lunch Fridays, 12 - 1 p.m. Celebrate Friday at the Museum of Glass! Enjoy a box lunch from Gallucci's Glass Café while watching a featured or visiting artist at work in the Hot Shop. Cost: $12 per person plus Museum admission. Please call 253.572.9593 or email shari@galluccis.com to order your lunch by 3 p.m. Thursday. For more information, visit www.museumofglass.org <http://www.museumofglass.org/> . Museum Store Mother's Day Jewelry Sale May 1 - 9, 2010 Receive 25% off all fine jewelry purchases Studio Weekdays 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Saturdays 12 - 4 p.m.; Sundays 1 - 4 p.m. The Studio is an interactive, experiential learning space that provides visitors with creative opportunities for hands-on engagement with the ideas behind the glass. Activities are designed to engage all visitors, from toddlers to senior citizens. Each month a new hands-on art activity is presented that relates to a particular exhibition or Hot Shop application. Kids Design Glass Sponsored by KeyBank /Key Foundation and the Muckleshoot Charity Fund Ongoing Our Kids Design Glass program invites children 12 and under who visit the Museum or are patients at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital to design a glass sculpture. Each month, one entry is selected by the MOG Hot Shop team. Two sculptures are created-one for the child designer and one for the Museum's Permanent Collection. The first 52 Kids Design Glass creatures are currently featured in an exhibition. The selected design for March will be created in the Hot Shop Sunday, May 30. Lectures Conversations with the Artists Sponsored by PONCHO Sundays at 2 p.m. in the Hot Shop May 9 Gabe Feenan May 16 Alison Berger May 23 Sibylle Peretti History of Glass Lecture Series Saturdays at 1 p.m. in the Hot Shop Led by renowned artist, teacher and historian Walter Lieberman, this informative and lively presentation series chronicles the history of glassmaking from Roman times to today's Studio Glass movement. May 1 Stained Glass May 29 Art Nouveau June 5 Art Deco June 19 Studio Glass Theater Documentaries Every day, visitors can view original documentary films to expand their understanding of the artwork in the galleries, gain insight into the artistic process of a particular artist, or review the techniques and history of glassmaking. Films repeat throughout the day. Ongoing Exhibitions Kids Design Glass Organized by Museum of Glass Sponsored by Russell Investments, Key Bank/Key Foundation, Muckleshoot Charity Fund, Dale Chihuly and Leslie Jackson Chihuly, Carl and Jan Fisher, Janet and Mike Halvorson, Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation, Randall and Joyce Lert, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Weyerhaeuser, Sr., The News Tribune and Click! Cable TV Through October, 2011 Kids Design Glass is an exhibition that celebrates the imagination of children with 52 glass sculptures designed by kids and crafted by professional artists in the Museum of Glass Hot Shop. The Kids Design Glass education program, from which these creations originated, illustrates the symbiotic relationship between designer and glassblower. A child draws a design-generally a fantastical creature-names it, and writes a brief explanation or story. The Museum's Hot Shop Team selects one design each month and transforms the two-dimensional drawing into a three-dimensional sculpture. As the designer, the child directs the artists as they make two sculptures-one for the child to take home and one for the Museum's Permanent Collection. The children's drawings and artist statements are displayed alongside each piece. Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows Organized by Museum of Glass Presented by Alaska Airlines Sponsored by Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation, Windgate Charitable Foundation, JoAnn McGrath, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, The Seattle Times, City Arts Magazine, KUOW Public Radio and Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund Through September 19, 2010 Echoes, Fire, and Shadows is a mid-career survey of Preston Singletary's work which combines two of the Northwest's most prominent artistic influences-traditional Native American designs and the medium of glass. For nearly two decades, Singletary has melded the symbols, patterns and legends of his Tlingit heritage with the dynamism of the Studio Glass movement, creating a distinctive and powerful body of work. The exhibition comprises 54 works including icons of Singletary's oeuvre and examples of his significant collaborative experiences. The signature piece of the exhibition is Clan House, a 16 x 10 foot cast-glass triptych commissioned for the Museum's Permanent Collection. Incoming! Selections from the Permanent Collection Organized by Museum of Glass Sponsored by Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation, the Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff Fund for Decorative and Design Arts, and ArtsFund Closes June 27, 2010 Incoming! is the first in a series of exhibitions devoted to documenting the continuing evolution of the Museum of Glass Permanent Collection. It showcases twelve signature works-superlative in form, execution and concept-by both emerging and established artists. The objects are organized into categories of landscape and portraiture and reference how humankind and nature endure as powerful, universal sources of inspiration. Made at the Museum: The Visiting Artist Collection Organized by Museum of Glass Ongoing The Visiting Artist Program brings artists from the region and around the world to the Museum of Glass to work with the Hot Shop team to explore, invent and create with glass. After each residency the Museum and the artist select one work of art to be included in the Permanent Collection. These objects are rotated on and off display throughout the year as new works are created. Martin Blank (American, born 1962) Fluent Steps, 2009 Hot-sculpted glass, steel Museum of Glass Permanent Collection Main Plaza Reflecting Pool Martin Blank's Fluent Steps captures the essence of water. Fluent Steps spans the entire length of the 210-foot-long Main Plaza reflecting pool and rises from water level to fifteen feet in height. It consists of 754 individually hand-sculpted pieces of glass, most created in the Museum's Hot Shop during Blank's 45-day Visiting Artist residency in 2008. These forms are arranged into several islands that capture the fluidity, light, motion and transparency of water in clear glass. "Water can be placid, sublime and in an instant a tremendous surge of raw power. This installation is a visual exploration capturing the chase between the macro and micro qualities of water using glass as a conduit to translate my thoughts." - Martin Blank The Museum of Glass provides a dynamic learning environment to appreciate the medium of glass through creative experiences, collections and exhibitions. In addition to the Hot Shop Amphitheater where visitors can watch artists work, the facilities include galleries, outdoor exhibition areas, a theater, hands-on art studio, grand hall, café and store. The Museum of Glass is sponsored in part by ArtsFund, the Boeing Company, the City of Tacoma Arts Commission, Dimmer Family Foundation, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the Sequoia Foundation, the Forest Foundation, the Ben B. Cheney Foundation and Puget Sound Energy Hours and Admission Open Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Third Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Store is also open Tuesdays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day): also open Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed September 11, 2010, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is free for members, $12 general, $10 seniors, military and students (13+ with ID), $10 groups of 10 or more, $5 children (6-12) years old. Children under 6 are admitted free. Admission is free every third Thursday of the month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Info Line 253-284-4750/ 1-866-4MUSEUM Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock Street Tacoma, WA 98402 www.museumofglass.org <http://www.museumofglass.org/> For more information about the Museum of Glass: Susan Newsom, Communications Manager, 253.284.4732, snewsom@museumofglass.org <mailto:jpisto@museumofglass.org> Julie Pisto, Director of Marketing & Communications, 253.284.2129, jpisto@museumofglass.org ###