Glass Art Association of Canada

Ruberto Ostberg Gallery

2108 18th Street NW Calgary Alberta T2M 3T3 (403) 289-3388

Glass Exhibition
featuring artists
Leah Nowak-Petrucci
James Lavoie
Darren Petersen 
Todd Safronovich

It's easy for artists to hole up in their studios and lose touch with other creative influences. 'Connect four' is an opportunity for a group of glass artisans with varied sensibilities from different Alberta cities to essentially, connect. A collaboration evolved in which techniques, studios and components were shared amongst the four participants and, in some cases, the results are unlike anything these artists have ever created on their own.

ASSEMBLY OF LIGHT, Endeavour Gallery

ASSEMBLY OF LIGHT is an exhibition of works in light and glass. It explores the ability of glass to transmit and reflect light as it creates a complex interplay of projection and refraction. Traditional practices and techniques are put to new use to build sculptures, partnering with expression and innovation to form new works. Providing a diverse display of ideas for the viewers to consider, these artists use glass and light to explore sociological ideas, the Canadian landscape or phenomenological experience. This work provides a powerful example of the potential for the material of glass and opens up new avenues for expression and experimentation.

Canadian Artists include

Alberta :                                                                              

Brooke Brampton                            

Robert Greyer                                  

Robert Lewis        

Julia Reimer          

Tyler Rock

Natali Rodrigues

Ontario :

Brad Copping

Susan Edgerly    

Susan Rankin 

 Katherine Gray      

British Columbia :

Jay  Macdonell

Angela Bedard

Curated by Jill Allan, Assembly of Light will be showing at Calgary’s Endeavor Arts: located at #200, 1209 – 1^st Street SW. The exhibition runs May 7^th – June 1^st, 2013. Join us for the opening reception on Friday May 24^th, 6–9 pm.

Metal Identities: ten modes of making

Meet the artists: Thursday, May 16, 4:30 - 10:00 p.m.

This exhibition is part of the Toronto International Jewellery Festival in conjunction with Meta-Mosaic, the 2013 SNAG Conference, May 15 - 18.

Calgary's only glass gallery, PASSION FOR GLASS is pleased to present:

Juried work of North America's noteworthy Glass Artists : “Smashing Glass”!

May 16 – June 15, 2013

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 16th 6pm - 9pm

Come view the best selection of contemporary glass.

Artists selected to participate in the show:

Annette Albert, Claire Anerson, Dominique Beaupre, Allana Biffert ,Ania Bilek, Joseph Cavalieri, Denise Clarke, Eiko Emori, Martha Gorski, Jamie Gray, Wendy Hacking, Leslie Rowe Israelson, Helen Kovacs, Heather Mills, Mun Muntadas, Jean-Simon Trottier, Barbara Rumberger, Nathan Sandberg,  Paul van den Bijgaart , Wendy Seversen, Cheryl Wilson Smith, Gabby Wilson, Jie Yang  

“Passion for Glass “address: 17 Ave SW Calgary Alberta T2T 0C8 our phone 587 353 2153

www.passionforglass.ca

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Alberta College of Art + Design president Daniel Doz says there will be no layoffs at the institution despite provincial budget cuts that will take about $1 million out of ACAD's operating revenues. Students and staff gathered yesterday in response to a call to action to develop a plan to address the cuts, but Doz says an ongoing 2-year transformation of ACAD has produced an operational structure that is more nimble and efficient. He is optimistic the structural changes, along with the exploration of new avenues for revenue generation and a reserve fund, should help ACAD ride out the financial storm. Although the institution does not own its building or receive parking revenue, Doz says ACAD could generate more funds by making its facilities more available to local artists during the summer. There is also the opportunity to raise funds by selling sponsorships of ACAD's art exhibit spaces as well as through sales of student works that in the past have generated more than $100,000 annually, Doz says. Calgary Herald

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 11, 2:00 - 5:00pm
*extended evening hours on May 16 for the SNAG 2013 Conference META Mosaic
Exhibition Crawl

The Guild Shop
118 Cumberland Street
Toronto, ON
www.theguildshop.ca

Jewellery has long been synonymous with wealth and luxury. From the inherent value of the materials to the physical display itself, jewellery communicates these qualities in various ways. Value also comes in the form of sentiment and an emotional connection between the piece and its wearer, sometimes independent of monetary value. As trends in jewellery continue to evolve, as both makers and consumers become more educated in issues such as sustainability and ethics, and as we continue to adjust to a new economic climate, how does jewellery fit in? Is bigger still better, or discretion and ‘stealth’ more appropriate? What motivates the consumer’s choice of what they wear, and why they wear it? Are the properties by which the value of metal and stones are defined still of importance today? For What It’s Worth will examine what defines jewellery in the 21st century.

Featuring the work of Pilar Agueci, Gillian Batcher, Angela Bubash, Jill Gower, Holland Houdek, Jacquie & Uosis, Jungwha Kim, Tanya Lyons & Mathieu Grodet, Anna Lindsay MacDonald, Kathryn Osgood, Gregory Phillips, Denisa Piatti, Jesse Tempest, Lawrence Woodford and Carolyn Young.

This exhibition will run concurrent with the 2013 SNAG Conference “Meta Mosaic” in Toronto.

Image: Pilar Agueci, Untitled, 2012

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Motion Gallery
127, 200 Barclay Parade SW
Calgary, AB, Canada
T2P 4R9
Phone: 403-457-0019

Gallery hours: 5-8pm Wed to Fri, 12-8 Sat & Sun

May 5 - August 8, 2013
Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre
13931 Woodpath Road SW, Calgary AB

To be opened by Jamie Gray of
the Glass Art Association of Canada on
Sunday May 5, 2013 at 2-4 pm

RSVP to: k.russell.glass@gmail.com
For gallery hours call: 403-297-7827

Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts

See attached PDF for Map to Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre