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BECon 2009
KILNCASTING: Filling the Void
June 18-20, 2009
Portland, Oregon, USA
BECon 2009 is the industry's foremost conference on kilnformed glass. This year's gathering is focused on kilncasting. Leading artists and technical experts will share their knowledge and vision—in everything from art, design and technical issues to international trends in kilncast glass.
WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN
June 18-20, 2009.
WHERE IT WILL HAPPEN
For 2009 we’ve moved the conference out of the traditional hotel setting and onto the metropolitan campus of Portland State University. Co-sponsorship by the university art department allows us to offer exceptionally affordable housing and meals while keeping all activities central to Portland's vibrant arts-rich core.
WHO WILL SPEAK
Click here to see our list of confirmed presenters to date...
WHO WILL ATTEND
Up to 250 artists, designers, fabricators, studio operators, instructors, and students from around the globe who have demonstrated a commitment to learning about and/or developing the practice of kilncast glass.
CONFERENCE FEE
(Includes Opening Reception and Lehr-B-Q)
• Early registration (through April 30): $450
• Standard registration (May 1 – June 15) $525
• Registration at the door: $600
REGISTRATION
The goal of BECon 2009 is to support professionals who use Bullseye glasses for casting. Also invited to register are those who have shown a commitment to developing a practice using Bullseye—including those with kilncasting or intermediate to advanced kilnforming skills.
As part of the registration process, we'll ask you to provide the following:
• Description of your past experience in kilncast glass.
• Types of glass you use for kilncasting.
• Website or web album to see your work. (Artist website? Gallery representation? Flickr album?)
Follow this link to register: http://www.regonline.com/becon_2009
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Bullseye is offering 25 scholarships for students. Recipients can attend the conference for $250, less than half the standard price. To qualify, you must currently be enrolled full time in an accredited university or have graduated from an accredited university no earlier than Spring 2008.
To apply for a scholarship, please email the following information to marketing@bullseyeglass.com by February 28, 2009:
1) your contact information, including name, website (if applicable), mailing address, and email address
2) your CV or résumé
3) a short paragraph describing how you will use what you learn at BECon 2009
4) four to six .jpg files showing your work (no file larger than 100 kb.)
5) a list identifying each work shown in the .jpg files by title of image, title of work, year, technique/media, dimensions, and photographer.
Scholarship recipients will be notified by email no later than March 6, 2009. Once notified, recipients will be able to register for the conference at the reduced rate of $250.
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
BECon 2009 is sponsored by Bullseye Glass Co. and the Portland State University Department of Art.
CONTACT & INFO
Contact conference@bullseyeglass.com for more information.
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PRAISE FOR BECON 2007
Below are excerpts from “Becon 2007: Done Right,” a review published in GAS News, September 2007, by Scott Benefield—international studio artist/teacher and past President of the Glass Art Society.
“BECon is a biennial conference that brings together artists and practitioners that have demonstrated an interest in Bullseye, and it works brilliantly. It exemplifies the company’s own thoroughness and intelligence in its conception, planning and execution.
…Registration for the event is capped at 250 and applicants are juried in order to assemble a professional gathering, as opposed to a mass-marketing event for students, hobbyists and amateurs. This self-imposed limit makes everything else possible: a single track for lectures and panel discussions, manageable logistics for transportation by bus, an air of greater intimacy amongst attendees, and in general a greater concentration on quality rather than quantity. It becomes possible to gather everybody together in a space that does not require an airplane hanger, and at the end of three days you have at least a nodding acquaintance with your fellow conference-goers.
….Although the bulk of the program was based in the downtown Hilton hotel, many other congenial aspects of Portland—including excellent restaurants, parks and a newly-renovated contemporary craft museum—were immediately available in a walkable radius.”
Read the full review…
Following are written comments from a few BECon 2007 attendees:
“I thought the pace was perfect, the variety exceptional. The conference was much more than I expected…very exciting and inspiring!!”
“BECon has been spectacular! Very well and completely planned—to the nth detail. The panels were “meaty” and greatly informative.”
“I just wanted to let you know how impressed I was with BECon 2007, the event was coordinated impeccably and was a great source of technical and practical information in an area that is often unpredictable and not easy to navigate through.”
“The BE staff is very welcoming, warm, and available. You are lovely people and I am glad to have been involved. It has been a great opportunity to meet fellow artists.”
“Best conference, most relevant topics ever. Will be back for sure.”