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7th International Glass Symposium "Glass in Context : Art - Image - Industry" 
6th to 9th April, 2006
The newly rebuilt Frauenau Glass Museum offers an impressive venue for the legendary Frauenau Glass Symposium: We invite the international glass art scene, glass producers, schools and art academies, designers, glass specialists and everybody interested in glass to join us.
From a starting point of glass art the aim of the symposium is to build a bridge between the poles of art and industry and offers the possibility, in an international context, to exchange historical and present day perspectives into glass art, design, craft and industry, education and the market place. Lectures, discussions and presentation platforms as well as exhibitions, contact and meetings will take place in the new Frauenau Glass Museum, Frauenau glass factories and exhibtion spaces. The symposium wants to initiate the creation of a contact platform to gather and exchange information and ideas for existing and future co-operation partners in the field of glass art, industry, craft and education.
More informations and registration form at :
http://www.glas-im-kontext.de/glass-in-context/index.htm

Arcverre, object / design
Seven new objects have been added to the design database :
Gillies Jones Glass Design : Aesculus
Monica L Edmondson : Kristallklart
Monica L Edmondson : Thoughts of Winter
Yann Oulevay : A seed
Yann Oulevay : Lèvres
Yann Oulevay : Eclosions
Miho Higashide : Slit space

Selected website : Melissa Misoda
The american artist Melissa Misoda assembles small glass pieces to create surprising sculptures.
http://www.melissamisoda.com

network

VITRA- the virtual glass training workshop
The VITRA project is a European project of the Socrates-Leonardo da Vinci group, co-directed by CERFAV and Videoscope (University at Nancy II), whose aim is to create a European Center for Virtual Training in Glass Arts and Techniques. The "Leonardo" network was born from the conviction that international exchange between artisans, artists and students is more necessary than ever for the consolidation and development of glassmaking activities. Throughout the history of glassmaking too much knowledge has already been lost for not having been shared in time.
VITRA is an association between CERFAV and the schools of Abate Zavetti (Italy), Novy Bor (Czech Republic), and the Pukeberg School of Design at the University of Kalmar (Sweden).
12 techniques will be addressed (3 by each partner country).
A first technical training was already developed in January at Vannes-le-Chatel.
For more information : http://www.idverre.net/vitra

Pete Hunner, from Baltic Glass, Gudhjem (Bornholm) is looking for an experienced glass maker to come and work full time in the studio to produce the tabletop collections.
Pete Hunner
Melstedvej 47
DK-3760 Gudhjem
Tel : +45 5648 5641   
Fax : +45 5648   5642
E-mail : bsg@balticseaglass.com
http://www.balticseaglass.com and http://www.jonssonhunner.com

Training : Ruth Allen, glassblowing at The Glass Furnace (Turkey)
July 16 - 22
Ruth will share through demonstrations and process discussions her unique technique of hot formed construction. Unlike any other approach to the material Ruth creates sculptural forms by adding a multiple of bits. Her large scaled installations involving movement, light, sound and glass forms communicate strong theoretical interest and experience with aesthetics.
Apply : http://www.camocagi.org/yeni/basvuru_en.php

competition

The Glass Sellers Prize 2006
It is open to graduate and professional studio glass artists resident in the UK. 
The Glass Sellers Prize has increased in value and is now worth £4,000 and the Glass Sellers Student Award is now worth £1,000 to the winner. Runners up prizes may also be awarded at the discretion of the judging panel. Shortlisted artists will be invited to present their work to the judges at The Glass Art Gallery, London.
the awards are presented for the artistic and technical excellence of submissions predominantly in glass but specifically excluding stained glass windows. Pieces submitted must have been made during 2005/6, and should not exceed 1.5 metres in the largest dimension.
The entry form must be received by 31st May 2006.
Contact :
The Glass Art Gallery
7 The Leathermarket, Weston Street, London, SE1 3ER
Tel: 0207 403 2800
Fax : 0207 403 7778
E-mail : info@londonglassblowing.co.uk
www.glass-sellers.co.uk

events

Phantastique : Karina Guévin (graduate from Espace Verre - Montréal, Québec)
January 15th to April 2nd, 2006
Keith & Winifred Shantz Gallery
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
25 Caroline St. N.  Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 2Y5
http://www.canadianclayandglass.ca/Phantastique.html

Trimpin : Fire Organ
December 14, 2005 to April 16, 2006
The Museum of Glass welcomes Trimpin, a composer, musician, engineer and inventor, to the Hot Shop as February's Visiting Artist. During his visit, Trimpin will collaborate with artist Josef Zuvac and the Museum’s Hot Shop team to create a series of glass spheres using a wooden mold. The spheres will be incorporated with a circular track to create Shhh, a new sound-producing sculpture which will be displayed at Suyama Space in Seattle beginning in April.
Museum of Glass
1801 East Dock Street
Tacoma, WA 98402-3217, USA
Tel : 253.284.4719
http://www.museumofglass.org/s01_exhibition25.jsp

Exhibitions and events in France :
http://www.idverre.net/voir/actuculture.php

Other events, from the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass website :
http://www.contempglass.org/events/calendar.html

press review

Immaterial / Material..., Works by Karen LaMonte
Neues Glass/New Glas, spring 2006, 1/06, p.10-17
Doy Gen
Karen LaMonte's recent work has taken the form of large (usually life-size) glass sculptural forms, glass reliefs, etched mirrors and large monotype prints of items of closing.

XXI. Century stained glass in France
Neues Glass/New Glas, spring 2006, 1/06, p. 26-35
The position of stained glass within the arts in France is currently being redefined with the help of the government, as impressive publications accompanying exhibitions at the Centre International du Vitral in Chartres document.

Yoshi Yamauchi
Glashaus/Glasshouse, 1/2006, p. 4-5
Kalthoff Norbert
Yoshi Yamauchi has developed the art of fusing metal foil and glass pieces. In this way she produced a typical means of expression for her work ; spheres of archaically strange matt gleaming metal in contrast to matt white or with asphalt lacquer painted spheres. Her glass panels are worked on both sides.