Visiting Artists
Visiting Artist Program
The Museum’s Visiting Artist Program hosts internationally-known and emerging artists in our world-class Hot Shop to create new works in glass with our professional team of artists. We invite artists whose work is exhibited (or will be exhibited) in our galleries or whose work is thematically or technically linked to our exhibition program. One piece created during the residency is selected by the artist and Museum staff to be added to our Visiting Artist Collection. These objects are displayed on a rotating basis as part of the ongoing Made at the Museum exhibition.
Visiting Artist residencies are typically scheduled for five days (Wednesday – Sunday) once a month during the winter, spring and fall. Each summer we present the Visiting Artist Summer Series, a partnership with Pilchuck Glass School, which brings an artist each week through July and August. Each Visiting Artist presents a Conversation with the Artist lecture and slide presentation on the final day of the residency. Check our online calendar for specific dates and times.
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Featured Artists
We also offer local and regional artists an opportunity to push the limits of their work as Featured Artists. Offering a diverse mixture of culture, style, focus and expertise, these artists create a sense of excitement and wonder as they experiment and explore new directions in their art that may not be possible in their own studios.
Featured artists appear frequently in the Hot Shop, usually for a day or two at a time. Every Friday you can come see a Featured Artist as part of our Hot Lunch Program.
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Learn more, see photos and video, hear directly from artists and participate in discussions all on the Visiting Artists Blog.
Photos & Video
View the Slideshows of the Visiting Artists in Residency
View the Biographies of the 2008 Visiting and Featured Artists »
Visiting and Featured Artist Schedule
VA Martin Blank, Seattle, WA
March 26, 27 and 29, 2008
April 2, 3, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26 and 30, 2008
May 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 28, 29 and 30, 2008
June 4, 5 16, 17, 23 and 24, 2008
Learn more about Martin »
VA Martin Blank's Team, Seattle, WA
March 28, 2008
April 9, 10, 11 and 25, 2008
FA Dan Friday, Seattle, WA
May 3, 2008
FA Becca Chernow, Seattle, WA
May 10, 2008
Learn more about Becca »
FA Josie Gluck, Seattle, WA
May 17, 2008
Learn more about Josie »
FAs Norman Courtney & Julie Bergen, Seattle, WA
May 18, 2008
VA Preston Singletary, Seattle, WA
May 21 – 22, 2008
Learn more about Preston »
FA Patricia Davidson, Seattle, WA
May 24, 2008
FA Erich Woll, Seattle, WA
May 26 – 27, 2008
June 2 – 3, 20008
FA Sam Decker, Seattle, WA
May 31, 2008
FA Charlie Parriott, Seattle, WA
June 6, 2008
Learn more about Charlie »
FA Darin Denison, Seattle, WA
June 7, 2008
FA John Kiley, Seattle, WA
June 9 – 10, 2008
VA Lino Tagliapietra, Murano, Italy
June 11 – 15, 2008
Learn more about Lino »
VA Fritz Dreisbach, Tucson, AZ
June 25 – 29, 2008
VA Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Baja, Mexico & National City, CA
July 2 – 6, 2008
VA Jirí Harcuba, Prague, Czech Republic
July 9 – 13, 2008
VA Chad Holiday, Czech Republic
July 16 – 20, 2008
VA Susanne Jøker Johnsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
July 23 – 27, 2008
VA Susan Plum, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
July 30 – August 3, 2008
VA Michiko Miyake, Kanagawa, Japan
August 6 – 10, 2008
VA Dorothy Gill Barnes, Worthington, Ohio
August 13 – 17, 2008
VA Cork Marcheschi, San Francisco, CA
August 20 – 24, 2008
VA David Levi, Corning, New York
August 27 – 31, 2008
VA Michael Fox, Seattle, WA
September 3 – 7, 2008
2008 Visiting Artist Summer Series
June 13 - September 2, 2007
The Museum of Glass and Pilchuck Glass School will again collaborate to present the 2007 Summer Hot Shop Artist Series. This year’s 12-week Summer Series begins June 13 and continue through Labor Day weekend.
Local and international artists come together in the Northwest every summer to serve as instructors and mentors at Pilchuck Glass School. With the Summer Series, the Museum and Pilchuck have partnered to offer a unique and exciting opportunity for museum visitors to view the creative process of these glass masters who do not regularly work in venues open for public observation.
Patrick Martin, Emporia, KS
June 13 – 17, 2007
Conversation with the Artist, June 17, 2 pm
Blog posts about Patrick Martin (including photos and video)
Greg Dietrich, Cozumel, Mexico
June 20 – 24, 2007
Conversation with the Artist, June 24, 2 pm
Blog posts about Greg Dietrich (including photos and video)
Michael Rogers, Honeyoye,NY
June 27 – July 1, 2007
Conversation with the Artist, July 1, 2 pm
Blog posts about Michael Rogers (including photos and video)
Martin Blank, Seattle, WA
July 5 – 8, 2007
Marvin Lipofsky, Berkeley, CA
July 11 – 15, 2007
Conversation with the Artist, July 15, 2 pm
Beverly Semmes, New York, NY
July 18 – 22, 2007
Conversation with the Artist, July 22, 2 pm
Fred Tschida, Alfred, NY
July 25 – 29, 2007
Conversation with the Artist, July 29, 2 pm
Blog posts about Fred Tschida
Marc Swanson, New York, NY
August 1 – 5, 2007
Conversation with the Artist, August 5, 2 pm
Blog posts about Marc Swanson
Fred Wilson, New York, NY
August 8 – August 12, 2007
Concurrent with Mining Glass
Conversation with the Artist, August 12, 2 pm
Blog posts about Fred Wilson
Jay Macdonell, Victoria, BC
August 15 – 19, 2007
Conversation with the Artist, August 19, 2 pm
Blog posts about Jay Macdonell
Dave Walters, Seattle, WA
August 22 – 26, 2007
Conversation with the Artist, August 26, 2 pm
Blog posts about Dave Walters
Jeremy Lepisto and Mel George, Portland, OR
August 29 – September 2, 2007
Conversation with the Artist, September 2, 2 pm
Blog posts about Jeremy Lepisto and Mel George
