Washington Glass School and Museum of Glass Join Forces to Empower Veterans
Washington Glass School and Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington join forces to empower veterans through a “Hot Shop Heroes” workshop series.
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Posts by Michael Janis
Michael Janis developed a focus on glass after working for twenty years as an architect in the United States and Australia. Now as Co-Director of the Washington Glass School, Janis has taught at the UK’s National Glass Centre at the University of Sunderland, Penland School of Crafts, California’s Bay Area Glass Institute, Cleveland Institute of Art, and The Glass Furnace (Istanbul, Turkey). Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2012, he became an Artist-in-Residence at the Institute for International Research in Glass (IIRG) at the University of Sunderland. Janis’ artwork is in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, Florida's Imagine Museum, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and the Museum of Glass (Washington). In 2011, Janis had a solo exhibition of his artwork at the Fuller Craft Museum (Massachusetts) and was named a “Rising Star” by the Creative Glass Center of America. The James Renwick Alliance named him "Distinguished Artist 2013/2014 and had him present his work at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Janis was awarded the prestigious Mayor's Arts Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2016. Janis is also editor the Washington Glass School blog.Mount Rainier “Artists By the Tracks” Studio Complex Sold to New Owner
The four-building, art-focused warehouse cluster of studios often referred to as "Artists By the Tracks," just over the DC line in Mount Rainier, MD, recently sold. Located in the Gateway Arts District, it is home to many regional creative tenants, such as Washington Glass School, White Point Studio, and Otis Street Arts Project. The...
Read MoreCoppin State University Presents Fired Up! Baltimore’s First Glass Exhibit Since 1996
May 18, 2022 — June 18, 2022
Opening Reception: May 25 from 7-9pm
Read MoreFab Lab Lecture on Public Art and Community at MLK Library with WGS co-Director Michael Janis
Talk: Saturday, May 21 at 1pm
Read MoreWashington Glass Co-Director Erwin Timmers Exhibits Work at Allegany Arts Gallery in Cumberland, MD
Allegany Arts Council's Saville Gallery presents Washington Glass School Co- Director Erwin Timmers in a solo exhibition titled Reflections in Glass from February 5 through February 26, 2022. Timmers' work addresses issues related to recycling, waste production, the environment, and their relationship to society. Timmers explains: “My work revolves around...
Read MoreDC GlassWorks Announces its Closure
DC GlassWorks - one of the glass studios integral to Washington DC's contemporary art scene - has announced its closing soon. David D'Orio, the artist-entrepreneur who founded the hotshop with four other artists (Graham Caldwell, Jesse Caldwell, Alger Dole, Wyndell Williams, David D'Orio) in 2001 said that the changes in...
Read MoreArtist Tim Tate to Represent USA in Venice Exhibition
Returning for the 58th Biennale di Venezia, the sixth edition of the art exhibit GLASSTRESS brings together a new line-up of leading contemporary artists from Europe, the United States, Latin America, India, and China in an ambitious exhibition exploring the endless creative possibilities of glass. The show "GLASSTRESS" is a...
Read MoreMontgomery County Executive’s Awards Honors Washington Glass School’s Erwin Timmers
The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) has announced the recipients of the 2018 County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities. Established in 2002, these awards honor community leaders whose work in the cultural sector has made an impact in Montgomery County, MD. Among this...
Read MoreThe Pizza Artistically Considered: Art Works Now ‘Master-Pizzas’ Project
As the organization Art Works Now prepared for their new landmark home in Hyattsville, they teamed up with the building’s restaurant, Pizzeria Paradiso and Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council to embellish the new restaurant space with “Master Pizzas” created by invited artists and arts organizations from the surrounding community. Each...
Read MoreJob Opening at Washington Glass School
Deadline: Wed, 31 May 2017
The Washington Glass School is seeking a warm glass studio coordinator.
Read MoreEMBRACING NARRATIVE: Featuring Artwork of the Washington Glass School and the Virginia Glass Guild Opens at Portsmouth Art & Culture Center
March 3, 2017 — June 4, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, March 3 from 5-8pm at Portsmouth, VA Art & Cultural Center
Read MoreWashington Glass School Inaugurates Glass and Steel Sculpture at New Laurel Library
New Washington Glass School public art sculpture unveiled at the Laurel Library on November 28.
Read MorePrince George’s County Artist Represents the USA at International Glass Heap Challenge
Washington Glass School’s Debra Ruzinsky is one of nine international artists who have been invited to participate in the competition.
Read MoreNovie Trump at Hillyer Art Space–Longing For Distant Skies
Michael Janis previews the work of Novie Trump at Hillyer Art Space.
Read MoreA Warm Welcome to Otis Street Arts Project!
Otis Street Art Projects takes over the former Red Dirt Studios warehouse space
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