March 12-30, 2003 Tallinn City Gallery
Fred Jüssi, Kalli Sein, Tiina Sarapu, Maret Sarapu.

The latest product design contest for the Skankristall factory`s Lorup trade mark was won by promising young artists Merle Lobjakas (Snow Light – a set of candleholders) and Kai Saarepuu (Bridge – a luminous object).
The third prize was shared by Kai Kiudsoo-Värv (candleholders Home and Corner) and Eili Soon (candleholder Twin).
The contest was held in cooperation with the Estonian Art Academy´s glass department; an exhibition including the winning works took place in Tallinn´s Masters´ Courtyard Gallery.

Information:
prof. emeritus Maie-Ann Raun
GSM +372 55 18 378

By now you should have received the conference brochure for the Glass
Art Society’s 33rd Annual Conference, “Community Catalyst” that will
take place in Seattle, WA USA June 12 – 15, 2003.
The 2003 Seattle Conference Brochure is now also available from the
internet at:
http://www.glassart.org/conferences/seattle/

REGISTRATION:
Registration is open!
We encourage you to register today!

Register on-line with Visa or Master Card:
https://www.glassart.org/ssl/seattle2003registration.html
A registration form can also be sent via mail and by fax, however we
will not be able to take registration over the phone.

If you register by April 1, 2003 you also have a chance to receive a
free Alaska Cruise so don’t delay.

TRAVEL & LODGING:
Travel and lodging information can be found on the web site:
http://www.glassart.org/conferences/seattle/accomodations.shtml
It is your responsibility to make your own travel and accommodation
arrangements.

Hotel rooms are going quickly!

Seattle Housing Bureau
Tel: 888-877-0255 / 206-461-5881(International)
Fax: 206-461-5853
Email: Hotelres [at] seeseattle [dot] org

If you would like additional information, have questions or can
suggest others that you think would be interested in our conference,
please contact:
Rebekah Young, Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Jackson, Membership Services Director
Glass Art Society

Happy New Year from the G.A.S. Staff!

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Glass Art Society
Tel: 206-382-1305
Fax: 206-382-2630
Email: Info [at] glassart [dot] org
Internet: www.glassart.org
1305 4th Ave.,Suite 711
Seattle, WA 98101-2401
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The Glass Art Society is a professional organization whose purpose is to
encourage excellence, to advance education, to promote the appreciation and
development of the glass arts, and to support the worldwide community of
artists who work with glass.

To Whom It May Concern:

The Glass Furnace of Istanbul commenced education on May 26, 2002 and successfully concluded the 2002 courses with glass artists
from different countries. The school and its facilities have already been announced via articles in various glass art magazines and
newsletters that are sent periodically to our data base.

At a point we announce 2003 course program, we wish to improve our communication network with contact names in all institutions
related to glass and fine arts, so we will have a chance to communicate through these contact names in the institutions-organizations
they work for. For this reason we put together all the related names with the help of the artists we already have some contacts and we
are working through this list to build the above mentioned network. So we will have a chance to forward all the written information to
those contact names in order to reach everybody in that institution who may be interested in taking a course at the Glass Furnace of
Istanbul.

We are sending you this e-mail as an invitation to be a part of this network. The Glass Furnace of Istanbul is a growing organization
with a lot of energy and we are open to any comments or suggestions regarding our school, course program, marketing approach and
any issue you can think of. We believe that your experience will be quite helpful in our early steps. We wish to have a longlasting
relation and co-operate with you.

The Glass Furnace provides a rare opportunity for glass art aficionados through its high educational standards and the rich historical
and cultural heritage of Istanbul. The artists who have taught here agree that the quality of the education and the facilities at the Glass
Furnace is on a par with the most important glass schools of the world. The Glass Furnace campus and the magical city of Istanbul
offer a wonderful glass art vacation to all the glass art lovers. Two weeks of art, nature, and Istanbul!

The courses scheduled for 2002 for the Glass Furnace of Istanbul was taught by Michael Estes Taylor, Paul de Somma, Therman
Statom, Lucarta Kohler, and John Drury from the USA, Michaela Köppl, Korbinian Stöckle, and Helga Seimel from Germany, Sallie
Portnoy and B. Jane Cowie from Australia, Jean-Pierre Umbdenstock from France, and Hitoshi Hongo from Japan.

For detailed information on the Glass Furnace of Istanbul and 2003 workshops, please check www.glassfurnace.org

We are looking forward to your urgent reply,

Yours faithfully,

Nilay Altun, Education Marketing Supervisor

In the end of May 2003, an exhibition ‘Kättevõtmise asi’ (approximately: the Thing at Hand) opens in the Tallinn Art Hall. It’s been some years since the last big survey of all the applied arts in this establishment. The exhibition is organized by the Estonian artists’ Union and its subdivisions for applied arts.

The Thing at Hand is something concrete, something like a smooth pebble in your palm. You just throw it and see it bounce off the waves. But soon, one realizes: the Thing at Hand becomes tricky; it gets too hard to handle, it slips through your fingers, it deliberately changes shape and nature.

The Thing at Hand requires spiritual strength. Only by applying that strength, its integrity can be revealed. The strength of the spirit enables us to move mountains and juggle with the stars.

Every work of art is a Thing at Hand – more so if it’s material. It comprises the contradictions of spirit and matter, the bearing and birthgiving.

A work of art can materialize a message, be it a clay jug or a golden amulet. Whoever quenches one’s thirst, shakes the jug’s handle and thus salutes its maker. A lump of gold ain’t just shining metal. It also bears the eternal handshake of the jeweller.

Both qualify as artwork for the current exhibition – provided they contain, besides clay or gold, some strength of spirit.

Visiting Artist Fellowships
UrbanGlass offers three Visiting Artist Fellowships to international artists wishing to work in glass. Two fellowships are offered to Emerging Artists and one fellowship to an Established Artist. Fellowships are for an eight week period and include access to all areas of the Studio on a scheduled basis, technical support and materials as stipulated in the Fellowship Agreement. The Fellowship does not include room and board. In addition, each Visiting Artist will receive an honorarium up to a maximum of $2,500 for his/her discretionary use. Continue reading →