Using an art exhibition as a bridge between two countries, the Sister City program will be bringing together Sunderland, England and Washington, DC in a show that celebrates the medias of glass and clay, as well as celebrating the relationships between the two cities.
Artists and artwork will soon be arriving from the UK's Creative Cohesion and University of Sunderland, and DC - based artists represented by the Washington Glass Schooland Flux Studios will be acting as “cultural ambassadors” facilitating the exchange of ideas and images.
In addition to a spectacular exhibit, a number of demos and workshops are planned during the month at the gallery and the DC area studios.
This will be the third collaboration with DC's Sister City of Sunderland - in 2008 "Glass 3" was held in Georgetown; in 2009, 38 artists from Sunderland participated in the 10th Artomatic, held near the Navy Yard.
Washington Glass School's Fulbright Scholars Michael Janis and Tim Tate taught at both the University of Sunderland and at Creative Cohesion studios during their Fulbright assignment in 2012, and look forward to renewing the close relationship created by these collaborations.
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| USA / Syl Mathis / Glass |
Opening March 1, 2013, at Washington, DC's Edison Place Gallery will be an exhibit of expressive glass and ceramic artwork, as well as narrative sculptures that blend craft materials with digital technologies and, in turn remove the boundaries between the traditional categories of craft, art, and design.
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| USA / Novie Trump / Ceramic |
Artists and artwork will soon be arriving from the UK's Creative Cohesion and University of Sunderland, and DC - based artists represented by the Washington Glass Schooland Flux Studios will be acting as “cultural ambassadors” facilitating the exchange of ideas and images.
In addition to a spectacular exhibit, a number of demos and workshops are planned during the month at the gallery and the DC area studios.
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| UK / Roger Tye / Glass |
Washington Glass School's Fulbright Scholars Michael Janis and Tim Tate taught at both the University of Sunderland and at Creative Cohesion studios during their Fulbright assignment in 2012, and look forward to renewing the close relationship created by these collaborations.
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| US Fulbrighters Janis & Tate 2012 workshop at Creative Cohesion studios in Sunderland, England |
The International Glass + Clay show opens March 1st and will run through Friday, March 23, The exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Gallery Place Metro station is within walking distance of the Gallery.
The Downtown Business Improvement District (Downtown BID), in partnership with Artomatic, Inc., the Office of the Secretary for the District of Columbia, and Sunderland City Council, have together organized the international exhibit, hosted at Pepco's Edison Gallery.
International Glass and Clay 2013 Edison Place Gallery702 Eight Street, NW, Washington, DC 20068 March 1 - 23, 2013
The Downtown Business Improvement District (Downtown BID), in partnership with Artomatic, Inc., the Office of the Secretary for the District of Columbia, and Sunderland City Council, have together organized the international exhibit, hosted at Pepco's Edison Gallery.
International Glass and Clay 2013 Edison Place Gallery702 Eight Street, NW, Washington, DC 20068 March 1 - 23, 2013
