The Mint Museum is presenting several free events this week, focusing on women glass artists and executives. All of the events below require pre-registration, and space is limited. Make sure to follow the links for all the information you’ll need. And please note which Mint Museum location each event takes place at.
Thursday, February 23rd
Arttable’s New Vision, New Voices Leadership Series: VIP Reception & Panel Discussion
Mint Museum Uptown
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Admission: free
Come hear leaders of pivotal institutions speak about the future of contemporary glass and how an age old tradition shrouded in magic and mystery remains competitive in the 21st-century and beyond.
We welcome Kathleen V. Jameson, Ph.D. (President & CEO at The Mint Museum, Charlotte); Cybele Maylone (Executive Director at Urban Glass, Brooklyn); Susan Warner (Executive Director/Curator at Museum of Glass, Tacoma), Joanna Sikes (formerly Director of External Affairs at Museum of Glass, Tacoma and Past Director of the Chihuly Studio, Tacoma), and Charlotte Potter (Programming Director and Glass Studio Manager at Chrysler Museum, Norfolk) to the panel.
Deborah Randolph (Director of Education at Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem) will facilitate the panel.
Must Pre-register
Saturday, February 25th
Champagne Brunch and Artist Talk
Saturday, February 25th, 2017
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Mint Museum Randolph
Join us as we hear nationally recognized and renowned glass artist Nancy Callan speak about the future of contemporary glass from the artist’s perspective.
RSVP required; space is limited.
Presented by the Founders’ Circle, Ltd. in celebration of the exhibition Fired Up: Contemporary Glass by Women Artists from the Toledo Museum of Art, on view at Mint Museum Uptown through February 26, 2017.
Must Pre-register
Sunday, February 26th
Lecture: Anna Dickinson, glass artist
Sunday, February 26th, 2017
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Mint Museum Uptown
Anna Dickinson is an internationally known glass artist with work included in many museums and private collections throughout the world, including Fired Up: Contemporary Glass by Women Artists from the Toledo Museum of Art.
Her research has led her to combine various other materials, such as wood, plastics, and enameled silver within her pieces. Join her for an engaging lecture about her materials, process, and perspective within the studio glass movement.
Includes post-talk reception at 2 p.m.
Must Pre-register
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