Photo by Ken Emly; Courtesy of Museum of Glass
ABOUT – Supporters
IGAN
SUPPORTERS
Thank you to the following leaders in the arts community and artists who took the time at the very earliest stage of the project to read about and encourage the development of IGAN from an idea to a new and early stage organization.
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• Associate Professor and Head of Glass Workshop, School of Art, Australian National University, and
• Research Consultant for Refire Glass (commercial waste stream recycling project), Sydney, Australia.
• Research Consultant for Refire Glass (commercial waste stream recycling project), Sydney, Australia.
He is a renowned glass artist. His work is in collections and museums from China to Washington State.
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Will is one of the key managers (former attorney) involved in all arts events in Northern Arnhem Land. He has organized major shows for local indigenous artists over many years.
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The Museum hosted the first exhibition, LINKS, a comprehensive collection of work by Australian Artists. The museum has invited numerous indigenous glass artists to work in the Hot Shop.
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The School is recognized as having one of the most outstanding teaching programs. Pilchuck has already connected with indigenous artists through their residency program.
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This organization has expressed interest in this project and has expressed preliminary support for the concept of Aboriginal/Indigenous artists participating in courses there. More research needs to be done to identify where courses could be offered on a, “explore glass art as a new direction” for indigenous artists.
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Vicki is an independent curator, with a distinguished career, and has worked with the Museum of Glass for over 4-years to bring the Links exhibit to Seattle
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This gallery which has a distinguished history in the Studio Glass art field, has been very helpful as we explore what is possible at the beginning of this project. Traver Gallery has maintained and earned the trust of the founders of the Glass Art movement in Seattle.
The following artists have contributed their ideas and feedback. For further details see their profile on the Artists Page.
Australian Artists
- Gabriella Bisetto
- Claudia Borella
- Nadege Desgenetez
- Mel George
- Jess Loughlin
- Klaus Moje
- Nick Mount
- Kirstie Rea
- Luna Ryan
- Yhonnie Scarce
US Artists
- Ben Cobb – Tacoma, Washington
- Dan Friday – Seattle, Washington
- Raya Friday – Seattle, Washington
- Tegan Hamiliton – Seattle, Washington
- Weston Lambert – Louisiana
- Paul Marioni – Seattle, Washington
Other International Artist
- Tara Woudenberg – originally from the Netherlands, currently in Portugal
UPCOMING EVENTS
Ausglass Conference
12-15 February 2015
Adelaide, Australia
“States of Illumination”
www.ausglass.org.au