ARTISTS AT ALL LEVELS, APPLY NOW!
• e-merge 2008
• GAS 2008 Workshops
e-merge TODAY!
Students and early-career artists, seize this moment. Enter e-merge 2008, our biennial juried exhibition for emerging kiln-glass artists. The competition opens today. We’re taking applications NOW.
When you enter e-merge 2008, you can compete to win:
* Recognized awards
* Over $5000 in Bullseye gift cards
* Publication in a beautiful full-color catalog
* The chance to show work at Bullseye Resource Center.
Further Enticements:
* Previous e-merge competitions have attracted artists from five continents and have provided career steppingstones for some.
* This year’s e-merge exhibition will be on view for hundreds of peers and collectors attending the Glass Art Society’s 38th annual conference (Portland, June 19-21).
Key dates for e-merge 2008
January 3: Submissions open.
February 22: Submissions close.
May 17: Festive awards ceremony at Bullseye Resource Center.
May 5-July 25: Exhibition on view at Bullseye Resource Center.
June 20: Evening reception for attendees of the Glass Art Society Conference.
Entries to e-merge 2008 will be judged on artistic excellence and must be made with Bullseye glasses.
Submissions will be accepted until February 22.
Learn all about e-merge 2008...
Bullseye Workshops Surrounding GAS 2008
We’re now taking applications for our four special courses to be held immediately before and after the Glass Art Society conference in Portland this summer. These workshops present an unusual opportunity to study key kilnforming topics in depth with internationally recognized artists. You need not attend the GAS conference to take the courses.
WHAT, WHY AND HOW
Cobi Cockburn& Charles Butcher, June 13–18
Develop an overall methodology for creating your work—from exploring ideas with drawings and models to creating a finished object. And choose from kilnforming, kilncasting, flameworking, and coldworking techniques to develop those ideas with two of Australia's most acknowledged young designers. More about this workshop…
THINKING IN GLASS
Silvia Levenson, June 14–18
Learn to create objects that give form to your thoughts and ideas using an open-faced kilncasting method, and be guided by an award-winning European artist who has taught on three continents and whose work is included in many prominent glass collections. More about this workshop…
KILNCAST GLASS
Richard Whiteley, June 23–30
Cultivate a foundation in mold making, kiln firing, coldworking, and carving procedures and gain new perspectives in cast glass and its potential with a respected studio artist who is Head of the renowned Glass Workshop at the Australian National University. More about this workshop…
TRANSLATION
Jessica Loughlin, June 23–30
Investigate the conceptual development and design process and master the kilnforming, cold finishing, and lathe working techniques you need to realize your individual ideas, accompanied by a noted Australian artist whose work is shown and collected around the globe. More about this workshop…
Applications will be accepted through January 31.
Applying is easy. Click here for details.
Classes will be held in our well-equipped Research & Education studios at the Bullseye factory, where a number of materials and methods fundamental to kiln-glass have been developed over the past 30 years, in collaboration with artists from around the world. When you study at Bullseye, you help to continue this tradition of teamwork and collaboration.
Bullseye Research & Education Studios
3610 SE 21st Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Tel: (503) 227-2797
Fax: (503) 238-9963
E-mail: classes@bullseyeglass.com
http://www.bullseyeglass.com/education/
Bullseye Glass Co. is a leader in promoting glass art worldwide through quality production of colored glass for art and architecture, research and education, and the presentation of innovative glass art in its Portland gallery.
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