Museum of Glass announces plans to celebrate its tenth anniversary with two days of festivities including a community party featuring live bands breaking glass and the opening of a new exhibition by maestro Lino Tagliapietra. The events will take place on Friday, July 13 and Saturday, July 14. Admission for the weekend is $10 per person per day (children 12 and under are free).
On Friday, the Museum will be open extended hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Special activities will be held throughout the day, culminating in Shatter Sessions, a concert on the plaza where bands will attempt to shatter wine glasses using only sound. Choripan by Asado and Social Bar & Grill will serve up a selection of street food and assorted beverages, including a new signature Museum of Glass beer from Engine House No. 9 that has been crafted with input from the Hot Shop Team. Fair-style games, including a “shatter box” for breaking glass, will be available for visitors to play. Admission to attend Shatter Sessions is $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Advance tickets are available for purchase at http://www.museumofglass.org or at the Museum on July 13 prior to 5 p.m.
On Saturday, the Museum’s 10th Anniversary exhibition, Maestro: Recent Works by Lino Tagliapietra opens. The exhibition showcases 65 glass masterpieces created by Tagliapietra during the past decade (2002-2012). The works demonstrate the artist’s evolution to larger works and use of bolder colors and patterns over his nearly fifty year career. Five large-scale installations, featuring butterflies (Borboleta), vessels (Avventura), boats (Endeavor), seagulls (Gabbiani) and shields (Masai) are central to the exhibition. An artist and member reception celebrating Maestro will be held beginning at 7 p.m.
“We’ve had a fantastic first decade with memorable exhibitions, artist visits and events that have earned the Museum a reputation for being a place of high energy and creative inspiration,” comments executive director Susan Warner. “Our community has been so supportive as we have matured as an organization. I hope many of these supporters will come and celebrate with us.”
Museum of Glass opened its doors to the public to wide acclaim on July 6, 2002, welcoming more than 10,000 visitors during its first weekend and nearly 300,000 visitors during the first year, including guests from all 50 states and more than 60 countries. Since then, the Museum has welcomed nearly two million visitors, hosted more than 300 Visiting Artists in the Hot Shop, organized 33 original exhibitions, and built a Permanent Collection of 20th and 21st century glass art.
Museum of Glass 10th Anniversary Celebration Schedule of Events
July 13 – 14, 2012
All events are included with regular Museum admission unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Shatter Sessions
Friday, 7 – 10 p.m.
Sponsored by Weekly Volcano and Creature
Featuring Friends and Family, Nolan Garrett, Hot Bodies in Motion, Joy Wants Eternity, Miles Max and Rumble Pack, and Not From Brooklyn
Museum of Glass 10th Anniversary Party. See local bands attempt to shatter glass using only their music. Enjoy food and drinks (including the new signature MOG beer created by Engine House #9) from Choripan by Asado and Social Bar & Grill on the plaza, play fair-style games and participate in hands-on art activities.
Tickets: $10 in advance (included with Museum admission July 13) | $15 at the door (5 p.m. or later)
Maestro: Recent Works by Lino Tagliapietra Artist and Member Reception
Saturday, 7 – 10 p.m.
$12 general | FREE for Museum Members
Meet Maestro Lino Tagliapietra and be among the first to see the exhibition.
Museum Store Tent Sale
10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Friday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday
Come to the Museum Store’s annual sale on the plaza. Great savings on select glass pieces and special 10th Anniversary souvenirs from MOG and guest artists Beto Yarce (Cintli), Tisha Abrahamsen (Andre Glass) Paul LaBrie and Tacoma Glassblowing Studio. Artist Keiko will demonstrate the art of flame-working making small sculptures, beads and vessels. Shop early for the best selection!
Family Day: July Jubilee!
1 – 4 p.m.
Sail away with Lino and work with artist Jennifer Adams to paint a mini gondola with artist Jennifer Adams to sail away with Lino on the canals of Venice. Transform yourself into a glassblower with our photo panel and watch Fab-5 Break Dancers perform in the Grand Hall at 1 and 3 p.m.
Fab-5 Break Dancing
7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday
Performances by Tacoma’s Fab-5 Break Dancers
IN THE HOT SHOP
Visiting Artist Davide Salvadore
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday
12 – 5 p.m. Sunday
Davide Salvadore was born into a family of glassmakers in Murano, Italy and is a master of traditional Venetian glass working. He founded and manages his own studio, Campagnol e Salvadore, where he mixes his lampworking and glassmaking skills in inventive ways to create a distinctive and expressive body of work. He is a also founding member of Centro Studio Vetro, a non-profit association founded in 1997 to cultivate and promote the culture and art of glass.
Conversation with the Artist: Davide Salvadore
2 p.m. Sunday in the Hot Shop
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
10th Anniversary Party Hats
12 – 5 p.m. Friday
What’s a celebration without party hats? Get creative and decorate a cone head party hat using a variety of colorful and glitzy materials.
Glass Etching Workshop
12 – 8 p.m. Friday
Personalize a drinking glass with your own custom design.
$5 material cost
Bead Making Workshop
12 – 4 p.m. Friday
Create a unique glass bead with glass rods and a torch. Workshops start on the hour; last session begins at 3 p.m. Suitable for ages 12 to adult. Reservations: 253.284.4719.
$38 | $32 members
Glass Fusing Workshops
11 a.m. – 4 pm Saturday, 1 – 5 p.m. Sunday
Using colorful glass shards, stringers and frit, create a glass tile that can be used for a coaster OR two glass pendants/magnets. Workshops start on the hour; last session begins at 3 pm Saturday, 4 pm Sunday. Suitable for ages 6 to adult. Reservations: 253.284.4719.
Cost: $38 | $32 members
