Jayne Nordstrom, “Sunport Tray” at “Collective Glass” exhibition at SFCC. Courtesy/SFCC
SFCC News:
SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s Art on Campus will host an opening reception and panel for “Collective Glass”, 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 in the Dean’s Gallery in the Fine Arts Center, 6401 Richards Ave.
The exhibition marks the first time glass artists from Santa Fe Community College, the Institute of American Indian Arts and Prairie Dog Glass will come together to display their work. The exhibition runs Sept. 6 through Oct. 4.
Director of Art on Campus Linda Cassel said, “SFCC is delighted to showcase this stunning glass art created by SFCC and IAIA students, alongside pieces from Prairie Dog Glass. The opening and panel will give the public the opportunity to engage with the artists and learn more about this exquisite art form.”
Guided by teacher and mentor Patrick Morrissey, the artists will present their uniquely individual styles of work. “Glass initially comes in many forms and what different artists choose to do with it has infinite variations. Some artists choose to start with sheets of glass and create through kiln fusing, while others work in a hot shop to blow, sculpt, and manipulate liquid glass,” states Patrick Morrissey. “You will see works by emerging glassmakers to seasoned artists who sell their works in galleries and are successful at making a living.”
Refreshments and an artists’ panel will be part of the opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. Four artists will participate in the panel. “This will be a very educational artists panel,” student Barbara Bloomberg said. “Topics will be based on levels such as ‘How to Take a Piece of Glass Apart with Your Eyes and Understand How It Is Made,’ ‘Glass Processes and Techniques,’ ‘How to Begin: I Want to Be a Glass Artist,’ and ‘Inspirations from Japanese Glass.’”
The exhibition is on display in the Dean’s Gallery (the lobby of SFCC’s Fine Arts Center) during open hours at Santa Fe Community College from Sept. 6 through Oct. 4.
For more information contact Director of Art on Campus Linda Cassel via email at linda.cassel@sfcc.edu or call 505.428.1501.
