Vitreous Voices: A panel discussion featuring New England Glass ARtists

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Learn about the glass processes they use when creating their art.

PETERBOROUGH, NH --- Come meet a few of the artists who are currently exhibiting in the Colored Light exhibition at the Sharon Arts Downtown Galleries, and learn about how they make their glass works on Saturday, November 21, at 4 pm, in the Exhibition Gallery on 30 Grove Street, in downtown Peterborough, NH. The event is free and open to the public.

Many questions come to mind when exploring the current exhibition, Colored Light. With so many different examples of what can be done with glass one might wonder how so many different things can be produced with glass. Three of the artists featured in the exhibition will be present, giving a panel discussion about their work and process, and answering questions about how they are able to work with glass in their own individual ways.

Panelists include Richard Millard (painted and stained glass), Thomas Meyers (glass assemblage), and Susan Pratt-Smith (fused dichroic glass). Each artist works with glass in different, unique ways, and will come together to show the diverse ways of working with glass, and how they are able to use similar materials to create different works.

The Colored Light exhibit at Sharon Arts features work that celebrates the art of glass making, as well as the more than twenty New England glass artists that are on display; and includes a selection of glass works created using a wide variety of techniques and styles including hand-blown glass, fused glass, lampwork glass, glass mosaic, dichroic glass, stained glass, glass assemblage, as well as other techniques. The Colored Light exhibit will be on display through January 9th, 2010.

Special Educational Displays:

Glass Exploration Station: Come a few minutes early to explore and learn more about the artists and processes they use to create the beautiful works on display. This interactive station in the show will be available for exploring throughout the duration of the exhibition.

New England Glassworks: A display of glass from New England Glassworks, of Temple NH (1780-1782), will be on display alongside the Glass Exploration Station to show New Hampshire’s role in the history of glass in the United States. This display is on loan by the Historical Society of Temple.