Glass Art Society Pre-Conference Reception

Established in 1927, the Speed Art Museum is Kentucky's oldest and largest art museum with over 13,000 pieces in its permanent collection. During hte GAS Conference and beyond a special exhibition of studio glass will be featured. Additionally, its extensive collection spans 6,000 years, ranging from ancient Egyptian to contemporary art. A beautiful dinner with a Kentucky Flair and hosted bar will let guests enjoy the best of the museum. The Pre-Conference Reception is a fundraiser that supports low conference registration fees for student members of GAS. You must be registered in adnvace in order to attend, $150 per ticket.

Day of Glass: 4600 Points of Light

Inaugural lighting of a glass and light sculptural piece by artist Casey Hyland commemorating the lighting of the halls of the 1883 Southern Exposition by Thomas Edison. Edison’s company was commissioned to light the halls of the Expo with incandescent lighting. It was the largest commission of its time. At a cost of $100,000, approximately 4600 incandescent bulbs were installed. In keeping with Edison’s lineage, the sculpture will have 4600 points of light from GE’s VIO hi-power white LED’s. As a tube of light, the sculpture will symbolize a baton passed from one generation to the next. Free.

The Glass Menagerie

ShoeString Productions, in partnership with the Louisville Visual Art Association, presents The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, opening June 10 in conjunction with LVAA’s Ne10 Louisville exhibit, part of the 2010 Glass Art Society annual conference in Louisville this year. Performance time is 8:30p.m. on opening night and on June 16, 17, 20, 29, July 2 and 5, with ticket prices at $15.00/$12.00. Directed by Kathi E.B. Ellis, the production showcases Shoestring actors Lee Look and Doug Sumey, together with Megan Burnett and Laura Ellis as the dysfunctional Wingfield family of St. Louis.

Opening Reception: Ne10 Louisville - Ten Luminous Artworks

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)

Glass Armonica Ballet Performance

Louisville Ballet Youth Ensemble will perform a dance choreographed by Kim Nygen Cox to the music of the glass armonica at the New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater

Glassworks Black Out Bash

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Glass Artist Society conference where Glassworks will be turning the lights out and letting the libations flow heavily thru this multi-level Black Out Bash. This event will feature live jazz music in the basement nightclub, Jazzy Blu; deejays, disco balls, and hot glass performances in the Hyland Glass/Glassworks Hot Shop; Kentucky Beer & Bourbon tastings on the first floor; with the premier screening of the “Glass Performance Film Festival” (curated by Rik Allen, Kim Harty, & Andrew Page) on the second floor; and live music rockin’ on the rooftop of Glassworks.

This event costs $10 at the door and includes a complimentary Kentucky bourbon and beer tasting as well as access to all levels of entertainment. Come ready to BLACK OUT in your most fashionable black attire for a discounted entry of $7.

Each year the International Contemporary Art Foundation hosts its only annual fundraiser, the always outrageous Pajama Party. As one of Louisville's most exciting charitable events, the Pajama Party is a night of spectacular entertainment, outstanding cuisine, and great fun. In the spirit of collaboration, this year ICAF is again embracing our local arts community and sharing the spotlight with six local organizations, specially chosen for their unique enrichment to our community. Rather than pay a set ticket price, party-goers are encouraged to donate early and often, in hopes that the PJ party will not only bring awareness, but also help fund the smaller organizations that we're so fortunate to have in our local community.

Donors of $500 or more per person will be designated Emperor Penguins and will receive the royal treatment.

Workshop with Scott Darlington: Illustrate Your Life in Glass

$1,000
Demo in morning, lunch, afternoon 9-5
Requirement: 1 year or more of hot glass experience.
In this intermediate to advanced class students will be encouraged to illustrate their lives in glass. We will draw from other interests and parts of our lives besides art and glass to influence our ideas and concepts. Technically, this class will explore the logic and physics of glassmaking. We will not be making vessels but we will use the bubble sculpturally. This class will also cover solid and core sculpting, bit work, common and special situation punties, and garage work. We will learn how to draw and disect objects in order to be able to make parts and assemble pieces into the final object. Glass can be anything and that is just what we will make. Register now!

Opening Reception: Andrew Jackson Pollack & Jennifer Umphress

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.