Rait Prääts, Kristiina Uslar, Virve Kiil; photo by M.Saare
2008 Estonians at European Glass Context
2008 Rait Prääts is the Appreciated Glass Artist of 2006/07
The honourable nomination for the title of “Appreciated Glass Artist 2006/07” was awarded to Rait Prääts.
Rait Prääts calls himself a craftsman of the twenty-first century, and that he is, in the highest meaning of the word. As an artist he has captured epic ideas by working with traditional methods. This reflects the modern paradox as it stands—to materialize idea into glass there is still no other process, but age-old technique. Continue reading
2008 OPEN – annual exhibition in Paide
Eve Koha: Pupil. 2008
2008 Kristiina Uslar got an award in GAS annual conference
Kristiina Uslar: Live. 2008.
The 38th Glass Art Society annual conference was this year held in Portland, USA, addressing the issue of “FORMING FRONTIERS”. The three Emerging Artist Lecture Awards 2008 were given to Jessica Jane Julius, Joseph Cavalieri (both USA) and Estonian glass artist Kristiina Uslar. All three made a presentation about their works in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall of Winningstad Theatre. In her presentation Uslar concentrated on her sculptures in the pâte de verre technique, which are mainly inspired by Roman diatretas.
2008 FRAGILES Mare Saare’s personal exhibition
Mare Saare’s (b. 1955) personal exhibition Fragiles is open in Hobusepea gallery from June 26 to July 7, 2008. Continue reading
2008 Merle Bukovec in Hop Gallery
LINES OF FLOW
May 29–June 03 2008, Hop Gallery, Tallinn
Exhibition of the Master’s project of the Glass Art Department of the Estonian Academy of Arts
2008 Anneli Paloveer in Hop Gallery
THE CHARM AND PAIN OF EXISTENCE
May 22–May 27 2008, Hop Gallery, Tallinn
Exhibition of the Master’s project of the Glass Art Department of the Estonian Academy of Arts
2008 Students’ exhibitions at Kullo gallery
Exhibition view
2007 sculpture exhibition “Sculpture in Context” in Dublin
It was the 23rd time for the annual sculpture exhibition “Sculpture in Context” to take place in Dublin, Ireland. From September 5 to October 20, 2007 123 authors from Ireland, USA, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Hungary, France, Canada, Norway and Estonia showed their works at the Dublin National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin. Continue reading
2007 Mare Saare in Finland
Invited by the art gallery ARTSI at Siilinjärvi, Central Finland, Mare Saare had an individual exhibition there in the summer of 2007. Continue reading