Show at Museum of Fine Arts Shows Dale Chihuly’s Glass of Inspiration Never Half Empty

BOSTON, MA (REUTERS).- Glass artist Dale Chihuly says his well of inspiration never runs dry, even after some 40 years pushing the boundaries of his medium. “Just working with the material brings forth a lot of ideas, in both the glass blowing and in working with the glass after it’s been blown,” Chihuly, 69, said on the sidelines of his major new exhibit at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. “Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass,” 12 installations that live up to their [...]

New Salvador Dali Museum is the Centerpiece of Arts-Filled Tampa Bay Area

ST. PETERSBURG, FL (AP).- Dali, Chihuly and Degas? It’s possible to see all three in one weekend in the Tampa Bay area — and still have time to savor the beach. The opening of the new Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg this January is the latest in a string of splashy arts venues on Florida’s west coast. The $33 million Tampa Museum of Art — soon to host a Degas show — opened in February of 2010. And the [...]

Bellevue Arts Museum Showcases Major Northwest Artists in an Interactive Setting

BELLEVUE, WA.- There is an art in discovering art. Line, color, shape, luminosity are just some of the foundation bricks on which a work of art is built, some of the ways in which we engage with it. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Junior League of Seattle’s Northwest Art Collection has focused since its inception on teaching these concepts to King County school-age children. For many years, Bellevue Arts Museum has partnered with the Junior League on bringing [...]

Tiffany Studios, Contemporary Glass, and Diego Giacometti Work Highlights Bonhams’ 20th Century Sale

NEW YORK, NY- On June 15th Bonhams 20th Century Decorative Arts Department will present one of the largest groups of Contemporary Glass to come to auction in recent years. The auction will offer almost sixty glass works, representing a wide selection of artists from the pantheon of Contemporary Glass making, including Tom Patti, Dale Chihuly, John Lewis, Marvin Lipofsky, William Morris, Richard Marquis, Dan Dailey, Laura de Santillana, and Stanislav Libensky & Jaroslava Brychtova. Of note are two works by [...]

Carolyn Hill, Former Executive Director of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Dies

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.- It is with great sadness that we announce the passing Carolyn Hill, retired executive director of Oklahoma City Museum of Art, who died in Oklahoma City on May 12, 2010 following an extended illness. She was 72. Carolyn will forever be remembered for her lifelong love, passion, and achievements in the arts and for leaving behind her indelible mark on the fabric our community. A native Oklahoman, Carolyn received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University [...]

Breathtaking Chihuly Exhibition Among Meijer Gardens’ Largest

GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- Few American artists can capture the attention of millions the way Dale Chihuly can, and Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, one of the nation’s most significant sculpture and botanic experiences, will celebrate the masterwork of Chihuly with a breathtaking and exclusive outdoor sculpture exhibition, April 30 – September 30, 2010. “Chihuly at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: A New Eden” will include thousands of pieces of glass in 15 different settings across the 132-acre grounds. [...]

Columbia Museum of Art Announces Completion of Dale Chihuly Installation

COLUMBIA, SC.- The Contemporaries of the Columbia Museum of Art today announced the completed installation of the Dale Chihuly art acquisition chandelier in the museum’s David Wallace Robinson, Jr. Atrium. The installation marks the first of its kind in the state and measures 14’ tall, 5’ wide and 11’ deep. The design was chosen to enhance the asymmetrical design of the museum’s atrium space and a “Carolina Sunset” color-scheme will incorporate Columbia’s “Famously Hot” shades of golds, oranges and reds. [...]

Bellevue Arts Museum to Showcase Significant Glass Collection of John & Joyce Price

BELLEVUE, WA.- This spring, Bellevue Arts Museum offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience the private collection of Seattle-based art collectors John and Joyce Price. On view from March 18 through August 8, 2010, Eyes for Glass: The Price Collection focuses on one aspect of the Prices’ broad collecting activities: works whose common denominator is glass whether it be blown, cast, engraved, fused, slumped, carved, painted or in combination with non-glass materials. Enamored by the art created in the United [...]