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Pour ce 6eme épisode du Wac Morning, Diane Drubay et Fanny Lakoubay de Wac Lab nous embarquent pour un tour du monde de l'art numérique et des musées immersifs, avec une vision à la fois critique et optimiste de l'évolution du secteur.On commence avec DataLand, le futur musée de Refik Anadol à Los Angeles, véritable “encyclopédie vivante” alimentée par l'intelligence artificielle. L'approche est saluée pour sa préparation exemplaire : plus de dix ans de tests grandeur nature des œuvres, et une volonté d'inclure les visiteurs dès aujourd'hui via une plateforme interactive.On enchaîne avec le Digital Art Museum à Hambourg, adossé à UBS, qui accueillera une exposition permanente de TeamLab Borderless. Avec ses 6 500 m² et ses ambitions européennes, ce lieu entend repousser les limites de l'interactivité, en intégrant notamment des expériences blockchain.L'épisode souligne aussi la montée en puissance d'institutions comme le Toledo Museum of Art (Ohio) et le MOAL (Kansas), qui prennent des positions fortes dans l'art génératif et numérique. À noter l'exposition « Infinite Images: The Art of Algorithm » à venir en juillet à Toledo, mêlant œuvres historiques et créations contemporaines issues de l'IA.Du côté des foires, Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 est saluée pour ses initiatives numériques plus affirmées : posters NFTisés, chorégraphies génératives avec Operator, et présence renforcée de partenaires comme Iconic Moments ou TAEX.Enfin, l'épisode revient sur les conséquences de la crise économique et des politiques américaines sur le marché de l'art. Mais aussi sur la façon dont cette instabilité pourrait paradoxalement ouvrir une fenêtre d'opportunité pour l'art numérique, plus agile et accessible que les œuvres physiques.

Perceiving her role as a record keeper, artist Jen Blazina captures the essence of lost memories and forgotten voices. Through her work, she holds onto fragments of personal history, transforming common objects into poignant relics of the past. Her visual narratives express universal concepts of memory, inviting audiences to connect with the stories she preserves.  Blazina states: “Memory is embodied in everything around us: in our culture, beliefs, objects, and ourselves. Discarded objects and those passed down to me become personal keepsakes and icons of the past, rather than overlooked or regarded as useless. My collections represent a sense of holding onto a place in time. By re-creating these keepsakes, I re-cast their history into my own voice.” A sculptor and printmaker who uses glass as her primary medium, Blazina currently resides in Philadelphia where she is a working artist and professor at Drexel University in the College of Media Arts and Design. Blazina's work can be found in multiple collections such as the Neuberger Museum of Art, The Imagine Museum, The Cranbrook Museum of Art, and the Corning Museum of Glass, to name a few.  The artist has been awarded numerous residencies including: the Corning Artist in Residency at the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York; GAPP Residency at Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, OH; Bezalel Art and Design Academy in Jerusalem, Israel; and the Creative Glass Center of America in Millville, NJ.  She has also been awarded prestigious grants such as the Bessie and Louis Stein Fellowship; Independence Foundation Grant; and a National Endowment for the Arts Grant. Nominated for the 2022 Pew Fellowship Award, Blazina received her M.F.A. in printmaking from Cranbrook Academy of Art, her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in New York and her B.F.A., cum laude, from the State University of New York at Purchase College.  Blazina is represented by Habatat Detroit Fine Art in Royal Oak, MI; Blue Spiral 1 in Asheville, NC; Vetri Glass Gallery in Seattle, WA; Kittrell Riffkind Gallery in Dallas, TX; Bullseye Projects in Portland, OR; and Koelsch Gallery in Houston, TX.  In 2025, Blazina will have work on view at the Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, WI, in New Art on the Block: Selections from the Permanent Collections, October 31, 2024 – April 6, 2025; in Object Memory, Jen Blazina and Ash Smith at 20*20 Gallery, Lansdowne, PA, February 22 –  April 15; in Through a Window Darkly, The Works of Jen Blazina at the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, April 24 to October 5, 2025; in Collections at Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC, May 2 – June 25; and in Glass 53: International Glass Invitational at Habatat Fine Art Gallery, Royal Oak, MI, May 1 – September 6. She will teach Alternative Approaches to Printmaking and Glass at Corning Museum of Glass Studios, Corning, NY, June 16 – June 21; and In Pursuit of Light: Kiln Casting at Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey, August 25 – August 29. Says Blazina: “As an artist, I am intrigued with the idea that what is precious to one person will be discarded by another. My work is influenced by commonplace possessions, familial vignettes and photographs. These evoke an ephemeral sense of past memories. Whether found in a second-hand shop or passed down from my family, I am often attracted to and captivated by the lost beauty of subtle images and materials. By re-creating and casting momentos in glass and metal, I can capture and hold on to another time in the past. Photographs and chosen objects allude to narratives of fleeting moments.” ​UPCOMING EVENTS New Art On The Block: Selections From The Permanent Collections Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass Neenah, WI Dates: October 31 – April 6, 2025 Object Memory, Jen Blazina and Ash Smith 20*20 Gallery Lansdowne, PA Dates: February 22 – April 15 Through a Window Darkly, The Works of Jen Blazina Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass Neenah, WI Opening: April 24 Dates: April 24 to October 5 Collections Blue Spiral 1 Gallery Asheville, NC Opening Reception: May 2, 5 – 7 pm Dates: May 2 – June 25 Glass 53: International Glass Invitational Habatat Fine Art Gallery Royal Oak, MI Opening: May 3, 8 pm Dates: May 1- September 6 Alternative Approaches to Printmaking and Glass Corning Museum of Glass Studios Corning, NY Dates: June 16- June 21 In Pursuit of Light: Kiln Casting Glass Furnace Istanbul, Turkey Dates: August 25 – August 29    

Since 2020, Adam Levine has served as the president, director, and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA). His leadership efforts are focused on TMA's world-class collection, visitor experience, organizational culture, and community outreach. He is a respected scholar of ancient art and a highly sought-after presenter by art museums, universities, auction houses, and think tanks. Raised in NYC, Adam credits family trips to major art museums initiated by his parents and robust art history courses in high school for sparking his lifelong passion for art. Host/Executive Producer; Brad Rieger, Audio Engineer/Production Coordinator; Kerry Schwable, Social Coordinator; Tim McCarthy, Graphic Designers: Stephen Shankster/Jeremy Thomas. Content made possible by Cooper-Smith Advertising LLC 2023

Pour ce 4ème épisode du WAC Morning, Diane Drubay revient sur les grandes actualités Web3 qui touchent les musées et institutions culturelles. Le programme WAC (Web3 for the Art and Culture) poursuit son ambition d'accompagner les musées dans l'adoption des technologies blockchain, immersives et d'intelligence artificielle. Pour cette nouvelle saison, deux grandes institutions américaines rejoignent l'initiative : le Museum of Art and Light et le Toledo Museum of Art, qui explorent notamment l'usage des NFT pour engager leur public.L'épisode aborde aussi la place croissante de l'intelligence artificielle dans l'art, avec en toile de fond la controverse autour de la vente IA organisée par Christie's. Certains artistes dénoncent l'utilisation de modèles entraînés sans respect des droits d'auteur, tandis que d'autres défendent l'approche d'une IA maîtrisée et nourrie par des jeux de données propriétaires. Cette question s'inscrit dans un débat plus large, alors que l'IA Summit de Paris mettait justement en avant des œuvres d'artistes numériques sur les écrans géants du Grand Palais.Un autre projet marquant est le lancement par le Metropolitan Museum of Art de Art Links, un jeu mobile éducatif dont l'objectif est d'explorer la collection du musée à travers des associations d'œuvres et de concepts, tout en récompensant les joueurs avec des NFT. Cette initiative illustre la manière dont les musées cherchent à capter un public plus jeune et connecté, tout en valorisant leurs collections permanentes souvent méconnues.Le Web3 continue aussi de s'imposer à travers les acquisitions de musées. Le Francisco Carolina Museum de Linz, pionnier dans la collection d'œuvres numériques sur blockchain, a récemment ajouté plusieurs NFT à ses collections, dont des créations d'Auriea Harvey, Too Much Lag et Andrea Chiampo. De son côté, le Museum of Moving Images à New York a officialisé l'entrée d'un ensemble d'œuvres de Auriea Harvey dans sa collection permanente.Enfin, deux expositions à venir illustrent l'intérêt grandissant des institutions pour l'art numérique. À Lyon, le MAC présentera en mars Echoes of the Past, Premises of the Future, une exploration de la nature sublimée par le numérique.À Paris, le Jeu de Paume accueillera en avril Le Monde selon l'IA, une exposition majeure sur la photographie générative et analytique, avec des artistes comme Trevor Paglen, Kate Crawford et Refik Anadol.Phrase Clé de l'Épisode :"Ce n'est pas parce qu'une œuvre n'est pas vendue immédiatement qu'elle ne finira pas dans une collection de musée prestigieuse." – Diane DrubayPour approfondir :* Programme WAC Lacs * Le jeu Art Links du Metropolitan Museum* Exposition au MAC Lyon : mac-lyon.com* Exposition au Jeu de Paume : jeudepaume.org* Compte Twitter de RuneArt* Replay video de l'épisode ici This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nftmorning.com

Over the years, we've been honored to host iconic figures like Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably, who revealed how color can be a life-changing force, and Tula Pink, who welcomed us into her imaginative, boundary-pushing world. We heard from Alex Anderson, who reminded us of the importance of claiming space for our creativity, and Amanda Murphy, who inspired us to stretch the boundaries of traditional quilting. This journey has introduced us to countless other inspiring voices: astronaut Dr. Karen Nyberg, who shared her love for quilting in space; Michael Thorpe, whose bold textile art challenges conventions; and the incomparable Gee's Bend Quilters, represented by Mary Margaret Pettway, whose work connects us to a rich heritage of storytelling through fabric. We've also learned from quilting luminary Ricky Tims, who shared his unique blend of music and quilting, costume designer Justine Seymore and Julian Collins, who creates fashion with purpose. Mimi G brought her vibrant energy and DIY spirit, while Deanna Springer reminded us of the enduring legacy of Nancy Zieman and the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. We've brought you behind the scenes at Quilt Week in Paducah, BERNINA university, C2E2, QuiltCon, The Sewing and Stitching Expo, Houston Festival, The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show and The National Quilt Museum.  And our guest list goes on: Gail Yellen with her expert sewing techniques, sustainable designer Tristan Detweiler, creative advocate Kristina Wong, and reality star Craig Conover from Southern Charm who we accompanied to North Charleston High School as he donated BERNINA sewing machines to their maker space. We've heard from visionaries like Jean Wright from Sew Sisters, Amanda Richie from Unshattered and fabric artist Cookie Washington, each of whom has left an unforgettable mark on our community. As we reflect on these first 100 episodes, we are profoundly grateful to each guest who has shared their time, talent, and insights, and to each of you who have been with us on this journey.  So now, let's celebrate by taking you back to February 18, 2021, to where it all began with a replay of our very first episode featuring the incredible Bisa Butler. Here is Sew & So episode #1… This podcast explores Bisa Butler's fascinating journey, which began with her getting a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting at Howard University. Realizing painting was not her passion, she went on to Montclair University to pursue a Master in Teaching. It was there, while making a quilt in her first-ever fibers class, that she had an artistic epiphany; she realized she could do what she loved, express her creativity in a way that moved her deeply, and tell the countless untold stories of African Americans.  Each pivotal step in her journey is described in fascinating detail. She talks about learning to sew from her grandmother; a black woman, and wife of an Emissary, who found herself transported to Morocco. She and her husband had to attend many formal events, and since they couldn't afford to buy the refined clothing, one was required to wear, her grandmother would pore through fashion magazines and create replicas of designer outfits. The scraps of fibers and fabrics from those outfits can be seen in Bisa's portraits of her grandmother and grandfather. She explains how using little bits of their lives helped inform her work. Butler describes her work as “excavating the soul, where her own spirit has a conversation with someone who has long passed. The process begins with a portrait. By gazing into the eyes of her subject and really looking at the lines, creases, scars and the expression in their eyes, she can ‘hear' their unspoken story. She spoke of the improvisational nature of private quilts and their ability to tell the personal experiences of her people (21:20 – 24:21). As she details her journey through galleries and museums, Butler recounts the bias that was shown towards artists who use cloth in their art. But through all the rejections and dismissals, she kept at it, slow and steady, until her work exhibited at a New York gallery. After that, her work began getting accepted at more galleries and museums. Her fiber and fabric creation, The Storm, the Whirlwind, and the Earthquake features a life‐sized representation of abolitionist and social reformer Fredrick Douglass whose magnetic gaze pulled her in. This piece is a powerful example of how Butler's painterly textiles convey a sense of shared humanity were on exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art. Her textile creations were exhibited in the European Painting Gallery Space at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2021. This is the first time a living artist has been showcased in this space. Her work iwasalso featured in Dress Up, Speak Up: Regalia and Resistance at the 21C Museum Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a joy to learn about the strides fiber, fabric and quilting artists have made, and we owe much of it to Bisa Butler. Her personal story of using textiles and the medium of quilting to celebrate her heritage and her community and her powerful art is a great inspiration to us all. This is one story you don't want to miss, so make sure you catch the podcast. You can learn more about Bisa Butler and view some of her amazing works of art at Bisabutler.com If you know someone you think has an outstanding story – a story that should be shared on this podcast, please drop me a note to meg@sew&sewpodcast.com  or complete the form on this website. Be sure to subscribe to, review and rate this podcast on your favorite platform. Be sure to subscribe to, review and rate this podcast on your favorite platform…and visit our website sewandsopodcast.com for more information about today's and all of our Guests.

For fiber artist Aaron McIntosh, quilting is an act of defiant documentation. Growing up in an Appalachian family with a generations-deep tradition of quilting, he learned the craft as a boy and went on to develop his own ethos and mission, studying first at the Appalachian Center for Craft in Tennessee and then earning his MFA at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.In recent years, Aaron has placed his own personal history and metaphorical body into fabric sculptures that blend his familial and cultural background with his identity as a queer Appalachian artist. His work has been exhibited in a variety of institutions, from the Houston Museum of Fine Arts and the Toledo Museum of Art to Hangaram Art Museum in Seoul. In 2015, he started the “Invasive Queer Kudzu” project, a community storytelling, archiving and art-making project focusing on queer communities, past and present, in America's Southeast. In this interview, Aaron, who is currently an associate professor at Concordia University in Montreal, describes why and how he claimed the South's most notorious weed as his artistic inspiration and clears up any misconceptions about the fiber arts ever having taken a back seat to other fine arts throughout human history.https://aaronmcintosh.com/home.html

Episode 449 / Fred Tomaselli (born 1956, Santa Monica, CA) Fred has been the subject of solo exhibitions at institutions including the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE (2019); Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA (2018); Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (2016);  Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (2014) and the University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014); a survey exhibition at Aspen Art Museum (2009) that toured to Tang Museum in Saratoga, NY and the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn NY (2010); The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh (2004) toured to four venues in Europe and the US; Albright-Knox Gallery of Art (2003); Site Santa Fe (2001); Palm Beach ICA (2001), and Whitney Museum of American Art (1999). His works have been included in international biennial exhibitions including Sydney (2010); Prospect 1 (2008); Site Santa Fe (2004); Whitney (2004) and others. Tomaselli's work can be found in the public collections of institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art; Whitney Museum of American Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum; Albright Knox Art Gallery; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Orange County Museum of Art, Santa Ana, CA; and many others.

Pour ce 757ème épisode du NFT Morning, nous avons inauguré une nouvelle série intitulée WAC Morning, en collaboration avec Diane Drubay et Fanny Lakoubay d"e WAC Lab (Web3 for the Arts and Culture). Dans ce premier épisode nous avons exploré les événements marquants de l'été 2024 dans le domaine du Web3, en particulier liés aux musées et aux institutions culturelles.Diane et Fanny ont notamment évoqué des expositions d'art digital comme celles de sabatobox, rodellwarner, annaxmalina à la Moving Image NYC, et d'artistes comme yatreda au Toledo Museum. Elles sont également revenues sur les acquisitions notables réalisées par des musées prestigieux, comme les œuvres de CaballeroAnaMa et AlexEstorick pour le Ashmolean Museum, ou encore celles d'Albertine Meunier pour le Centre Pompidou.Ce podcast met également en lumière les prochains événements à venir dans l'écosystème Web3 et l'art digital, comme des expositions avec Hermine Bourdin à l'Opéra de Paris et Sasha Stiles au Museum of Art and Light, ainsi que la section d'art digital organisée par Nina Roehrs à la Paris Photo Fair.Le WAC Lab, fondé en 2021, est une initiative pionnière pour aider les institutions culturelles à adopter les technologies Web3. Il propose des programmes comme le WAC Factory, une série d'incubateurs pour guider les musées dans la création de projets innovants, en collaboration avec des intégrateurs Web3​(=.Retrouvez le replay vidéo de l'épisode ici:Liens utiles :* WAC Lab : wac-lab.xyz* We Are Museums : wearemuseums.com* Compte Twitter de Fanny Lakoubay* Compte Twitter de Diane Drubay* L'exposition d'Ix Shells à Copenhague This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nftmorning.com

This is the introduction to season three and this episode focuses on shifting the meeting culture at the Toledo Museum of Art. This podcast was created by Jennifer McCary, Chief Culture and Brand Experience Officer ad the Toledo Museum of Art, to give listeners a glimpse into the museum and discussions on organizational culture.

Those who watched to completion the hit Netflix competition series Blown Away 4, will no doubt remember Ryan Thompson's final gallery installation, Where You Are is Where You Need to Be. In all black glass, he created large vessel forms that served as sentinels to the recording of time. A blown glass pendulum in the center of the room recorded each moment in a footed reliquary of white sand below it. Its existential message spoke to the viewer silently. Permanently.  Thompson states: “This installation was created to satisfy a need to slow down, contemplate, and analyze my artistic path and my creative process. The unnatural pace at which Blown Away required its competitors to conceptualize and create caused a mental fatigue unlike anything I had ever felt. As difficult as this experience was, my journey as an artist has never been a straight line, and whether an experience has been positive or negative in the moment, in the end, it was exactly what it was supposed to be. Where You Are is Where You Need to Be is a space created to meditate and reflect on my trajectory both as a person and as an artist.” Hailing from Sandusky, Ohio, near the shores of Lake Erie, Thompson and his sister Leah grew up with a love of the outdoors, sports, and all things creative. These interests were endlessly nurtured by their parents Jim and Kathy Thompson. Ryan's passion for music began in the 5th grade when a group of friends with a band needed a drummer. His love for music and percussion remains today.  After completing high school, Thompson attended Bowling Green State University (BGSU), Bowling Green, Ohio, to study Visual Communication Technology, a degree program he found to be lacking in creative freedom and excitement. In his third year, he enrolled in an Intro to Glass Blowing course on the recommendation of a friend, and the trajectory of his life was altered forever.  For the next 3 years, Thompson poured every ounce of his energy into learning to control his molten material. The example of excellence in this craft demonstrated by his peers and instructors such as Scott Darlington set the bar of achievement high. He focused on fundamental skills in the form of vessel and goblet making, utilizing the Venetian processes and techniques he found most exciting and inspirational. After graduation, Thompson began working at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion as a studio artist and workshop instructor, as well as a production glassblower at many local glass shops in the birthplace of the Studio Glass Art movement. During his time in Toledo, the artist was fortunate to work with many world-renowned glass artists, honing his skills and expanding his network of colleagues in this community-orientated profession. In 2018, Thompson accepted a production glassblowing position at Greenfield Village (The Henry Ford Museum) in Dearborn, Michigan. The job allowed Ryan to continue to broaden his skill set and expand on his experience as a production glassmaker. In 2021, he was promoted to shop lead and began coordinating the team's production efforts, designing new product and maintaining the equipment that makes glass blowing possible.  After participating in Blown Away 4, on May 1, Thompson relocated back to Toledo, Ohio, and became the new owner and operator of Gathered Glass, a public glass studio that offers hand-made glass, glassblowing workshops, and public events in the heart of The Glass City. This opportunity is something he has dreamt about for the last decade and is hard at work making the business his own. Thompson's partner, Kayla Kirk of Charmed Ceramics, is in the process of building a pottery studio on the second floor that will offer similar programming as well as hand crafted pottery for the home. The studio will be renamed Huron Street Studio and will celebrate its Grand Opening at 23 N. Huron St. in downtown Toledo, September 14, 2024.  Thompson will also participate in an Artist Residency at the Museum of Glass Tacoma from October 9 – 13, 2024.  

For this week's Community Focus, I took a trip to check out the latest exhibition at The Toledo Museum of Art — which exclusively features the work of artists over the age of 55. Community Outreach Manager Jessica Mack joins me to explain.

More than 50 years after Henry Halem designed a series of cast glass sculptures inspired by the Kent State shootings, he decided to bring the imagery back to life. At a time when the Vietnam War empowered social activism and fueled political debates, the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings seemed to take center stage, influencing several genres of music and art. Among these works was Halem's glass sculptures. “The imagery was based on the shootings at Kent State and the blindness that the political system had in relationship to what young people were about in protesting the war. They were blind to the generation that was protesting. And, so, I made these blinded images that had their eyes covered,” Halem said. Today, Halem is at it again, creating another series of blinded sculptures, but this time for a different reason. He has created seven blinded sculptures in the series so far, three of which are on view at Habatat Galleries Detroit. “I revived the imagery,” Halem said, “the blind imagery, to reflect the narrative of our blindness to the destruction of the earth, and who we are, what we are.” As a teenager growing up in the Bronx, Halem learned to throw pots at the Greenwich House Pottery in New York's Greenwich Village. Now, at 86 years old, he's still making art. Holding a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from George Washington University, Halem did post graduate work at the University of Wisconsin as an assistant to Harvey Littleton in 1968. In 1969, Halem founded the glass program at Kent State University (KSU) and taught there for 29 years, subsequently teaching at Pilchuck Glass School and Penland School of Craft. He was one of the founders of the Glass Art Society and served as its first president.  Halem's body of work ranges from his early blown vessels to Vitrolite glass collages, glass castings to enameled and painted glass wall panels. His narrative boxes have been described as “… ordinary glass boxes filled with enigmatic objects and reverse glass drawings and paintings.” He is known for powerful responses to political events – the 1970 Kent State shootings, 9/11, and a memorial for American soldiers who died in Iraq.  Exhibiting extensively throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan, Halem's work is in the permanent collections of The Corning Museum of Glass, Cleveland Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Toledo Museum, Detroit Institute of Art, High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Hokkaido & Niijima Museums in Japan, and the Decorative Arts Museum, Prague. He has been honored by the Glass Art Society and the American Crafts Council; he received the Governor's Award from the State of Ohio as well as the President's Medal for Outstanding Achievement from KSU. He penned Glass Notes: A Reference for the Glass Artist and is still an authority on all things glass. Throughout the years, Halem has amassed a diverse set of techniques that are put into action with a little bit of know-how. No matter what he does regarding art, it gets “distilled” through what he has learned from one of his favorite books, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. “The moral of that book was, in order to fix something, you have to know how it works,” Halem said. “So, my search is into finding out how things work. That, and my belief that the artist's job is to question authority in itself, is what drives me.”  

At a very young age, Susan knew that she wanted to be an educator. After beginning her career as a high school teacher, she transitioned to the Toledo Museum of Art where she has served in the roles of docent, president of the docent program, director of development, and board trustee. For decades she has been actively involved in community service organizations and charitable initiatives. Education and the arts have been the focus of Susan and her husband Tom's philanthropic work. The University of Toledo, Ohio Wesleyan University and Toledo Museum of Art are a few of the beneficiaries of the Palmers' generous spirit.  Host/Executive Producer; Brad Rieger, Audio Engineer/Production Coordinator; Kerry Schwable, Social Coordinator; Tim McCarthy, Graphic Designers: Stephen Shankster/Jeremy Thomas. Content made possible by Cooper-Smith Advertising LLC 2023

In this episode of ‘Gen C', Avery and Sam explore the rise of meme culture and are joined by guest Adam Levine, Director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art to discuss the financialization of art and his approach to collecting and exhibiting digital art.In this episode, hosts Sam and Avery discuss the over-financialization of culture and the impact on the art world, particularly in the realm of digital and crypto art. They are joined by this week's guest Adam Levine, the director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art, who discusses the museum's criteria for evaluating quality in art, the importance of diversity and representation and the role of financialization in the art ecosystem. The conversation provides a thought-provoking perspective on the evolving landscape of the art industry.Links mentioned from the podcast: Biden and Trump-Themed Meme Coins Take Center Stage on SolanaGameScent Wants You to Smell the Gunfire While You Play Video GamesToledo Museum of Art WebsiteWatch this episode on video:YouTubeCoinDeskFollow us on Twitter: Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk, Vayner3-Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry's most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Take 15% off registration with the code GENC15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.-"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of ‘Gen C', Avery and Sam explore the rise of meme culture and are joined by guest Adam Levine, Director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art to discuss the financialization of art and his approach to collecting and exhibiting digital art. In this episode, hosts Sam and Avery discuss the over-financialization of culture and the impact on the art world, particularly in the realm of digital and crypto art. They are joined by this week's guest Adam Levine, the director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art, who discusses the museum's criteria for evaluating quality in art, the importance of diversity and representation and the role of financialization in the art ecosystem. The conversation provides a thought-provoking perspective on the evolving landscape of the art industry.Links mentioned from the podcast: Biden and Trump-Themed Meme Coins Take Center Stage on SolanaGameScent Wants You to Smell the Gunfire While You Play Video GamesToledo Museum of Art WebsiteWatch this episode on video:YouTubeCoinDeskFollow us on Twitter: Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk, Vayner3-Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry's most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Take 15% off registration with the code GENC15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.-"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With Meg Jannott, Head of Design at Scorpion Rose Studio; Paolo Catalla, Founder and Principal Creative of Semi:Formal; Gary Gonya, Director of Brand Strategy at Toledo Museum of Art; and Alyson Krajewski, Designer at Toledo Museum of Art. The original post for the project can be found at https://bit.ly/bnpodcast079

Ranked among the nation's top art museums, the Toledo Museum of Art, founded in 1901 by glassmaker Edward Drummond Libbey and his wife Florence Scott Libbey, has earned global recognition for the quality of its collection, architecturally significant buildings, and art education programs. This podcast was created to give you a glimpse into what people think about organizational culture while also giving you more insight into just who our people are. The theme of each episode will always come back to culture. Episodes release every Monday at 8:00am.

This podcast was created by Jennifer McCary, Chief People & Culture Officer at the Toledo Museum of Art, to give you a glimpse into what people think about organizational culture while also giving listeners more insights into just who our people are.

Episode Sponsored by FMS Sign Prodcuts , use promo code "LIGHTNING" for 10% off your first order. Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Patreon.com/taminglightning   In today's podcast, recorded August 13th, 2023, I'll be joined by Suzanne Hargrove former Head of Conservation at the Toledo Museum of Art in a Conversation on Conservation.   We met in February 2022 during my GAPP (Glass Artist Pavilion Project) Residency, and she had graciously set up the Paul Seide Radio Light from the Museum's collection. I have a wide interest in glass and gas-illuminated artwork, so I wanted to discuss Paule Seide's Radio Lights  in this podcast as well. But I believe it's equally as important to address a variety of questions to give us an overview of art conservation and its relation to the artwork and the artist. Music Credits:  Preview - Retro by ONE  The opening theme -Taming Lightning by Trav B. Ryan    Sponsor - Good2Go by ONE  Credits - Walking by Ras-Hop

This episode will explore the crossover between organizational culture and the Toledo Museum of Art's mission to integrate art into the lives of people. We also discuss how a positive and inclusive culture helps to make the Museum more enjoyable for everyone.

Nigel Burgoine and David Jex discuss their new ballet (scenario by Nigel, music by David) which receives its world premiere from Ballet Theatre of Toledo on November 10th and 11th at the Valentine Theatre. Inspired by artworks in the Toledo Museum of Art, the ballet follows the adventures of a young girl as follows: It's the holiday season and Florence and her mother are visiting the museum. Florence discovers a gift bag on a bench with a statue of Degas' "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen.” She tries to find the owner when suddenly something magical happens; the statue comes to life and dances for her! The Degas Dancer takes Florence on a fantasy journey throughout the museum as she is entertained by masterpieces from around the world. One by one the sculptures and paintings fade away and Florence finds herself alone, holding the Degas statue. A little girl appears and is searching for the treasured gift she lost. Florence kindly returns the statue, and she begins dreaming of her next adventure in the museum!

Episode Sponsored by Alta-Robbins   Blog: www.taminglightning.net Instagram @taminglightning Support on Ko-fi.com/taminglightning and Patreon.com/taminglightning   This is episode number 54. And in today's podcast, recorded May 18th, 2023, I'll be joined by Kate Herron on the second to last day teaching a workshop at the Toledo Museum of Art's Glass Pavilion! We'll talk with Kate and her experience making art through covid, what brought her to glass, Alfred University program and her introduction to Neon, teaching plasma at Toledo, and what's next after getting her Masters in Fine Arts! Music Credits:  Preview - Retro by ONE  The opening theme -Taming Lightning by Trav B. Ryan    Sponsor - Good2Go by ONE  Patreon Promo  - Next Time by Hayku Credits - Walking by Ras-Hop

This podcast was created by Jennifer McCary, Chief People & Culture Officer at the Toledo Museum of Art, to give you a glimpse into what people think about organizational culture while also giving listeners more insight into just who our people are.

With glass as her medium and lost wax casting as her primary technique, Anja Isphording creates idiosyncratic sculptures familiar enough for us to recognize that they are inspired by nature, yet rarely resembling anything that we have actually encountered. Her intimate-scale objects, tactile and rich with deeply saturated colors, are reminiscent of basic molecular structures, honeycombs or coral reefs, but their biological reference remains ambiguous.   In Germany, Isphording's early glass engraving studies in the 1980s with FS Zwiesel and Franz X Hoeller were followed by a stint as an engraving instructor at the summer school Bild-Werk, Frauenau. She founded her first studio in Helminghausen, Germany, in 1989, but relocated to Vancouver, BC, Canada, in 2000 and switched her focus to casting. Isphording's work has been exhibited in Europe and the United States, and collected by museums worldwide, including the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA; Museum of American Glass, Wheaton, NJ; Glass Museum Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic; Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt; and Kuntsgewerbemuseum, Berlin Germany, among others. She has been juried into New Glass Review – the Corning Museum of Glass' prestigious annual survey of cutting-edge glass – an unprecedented 10 times. Many consider Isphording's intimate sculptures among the most intriguing objects ever made from glass. They embody reverence for nature's mysteries and explore the patterns and structures of nature without ever literally reproducing them. Often they evoke a mood as much as an image. Plants and marine creatures may echo in the forms, but ultimately, they are guided by the artist's exquisite imagination.   Isphording's awards include 1998-2001 scholarships at Pilchuck Glass School, WA; 1995 scholarship at the Creative Glass Center of America, Wheaton Village, NJ; 1993-1994 scholarship at the Academy of Applied Arts, class Vladimir Kopecky, Prague, Czech Republic; 2011-2012 prizes in TGK Competition, Germany; 2004 Artist of the Month, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass; 2001 prize, WG at BE Exhibition, Portland, OR; 1993 Bayrischer Staatspreis; and 1986 prize, Leistungswettbewerb der Handwerksjugend, Germany. First modeled full-size in wax and then cast in glass, Isphording's intricate compositions often require multiple firings. When finished, the sculptures have a tactile quality and emotional range that sets them apart from contemporary trends and renders them timeless. Each piece takes months to create – follow this link to learn more about her process. Demanding technical challenges coupled with the complexity of her forms conspire to limit her output. This Friday, August 18 – September 1, 2023, Heller Gallery in NYC will present Isphording's latest sculptures as part of their summer pop-up series titled Rotations.  

British born artist, Joanna Manousis creates sculptural objects and installations in glass and mixed media, manipulating materials through a multi-disciplinary process that includes bronze casting, enamels, and even taxidermy. With a hands-on studio practice spanning 17 years, she strives to transform cast glass surfaces into reflective, three-dimensional mirrors, shifting the viewers' perspective and bringing new experiential possibilities. Wrote Eve Kahn in a 2018 Todd Merrill exhibition catalog: “Joanna Manousis mines her life experiences while exploring broader themes—materialism, memory, domesticity, vanity, iridescence—in acclaimed sculptures that mingle glass with wheat husks and taxidermied birds. Viewers may find themselves reflecting on the transience of existence while seeing themselves literally and metaphorically mirrored in her works.” An only child raised by her mother, growing up Manousis loved drawing and painting. During early meditations with mirrors, she had the initial experience of being somehow detached from her body – a phenomenon whereby her spirit seemed disconnected from her visual appearance. In college, Manousis set out to become a painter, but the canvas plane gave her artist's block. She enrolled at Wolverhampton University for a bachelor of fine art-glass degree, and during a year abroad studied neon and glass casting and blowing at Alfred University in western New York. In 2008, she earned her MFA at Alfred, and by then had met her future husband, the Maine-born glass artist Zac Weinberg.  Now a working mom of two, Manousis travels the world to teach, exhibit, and make artworks, while winning awards and grants. Her work has been recognized with nominations for the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award and a Bombay Sapphire Award Nomination for ‘Excellence in Glass' as well as the Margaret M. Mead Award and the Hans Godo Frabel Award. She has received support from internationally recognized residency programs including the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio; the Museum of Arts and Design, New York; the Corning Museum of Glass, New York; and Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France. Her work has been exhibited at Design Miami and Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland; FOG Art + Design, San Francisco; the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft, Denmark; and the British Glass Biennale, Stourbridge, England. The artist has worked, studied and taught in Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. Manousis states: “My work is born out of a sustained exploration of human nature and the conflicts that exist between our inner reality and the world we occupy. I often emphasize decadence and grandiosity to illuminate the superfluous nature of accumulated luxury when faced with our own impermanence. I am also interested in engaging the viewer's gaze, drawing the participant into a state of reflection, literally and philosophically, about the essence of human existence and ideas related to growth, emotionality, aspiration and mortality.” She continues: “Glass is my chosen medium, and I am drawn to its contrasting qualities–transparent yet solid, it simultaneously reveals yet barricades. In recent works I use cast glass as a lens to magnify residual formations of objects within. On occasion these negative spaces are mirrored, enlivening static surfaces in my pursuit to reflect the viewer and the environment that the work inhabits. Incorporating the audience's gaze, whether it is distorted or clear, centralizes the viewer within the work itself, facilitating a stronger connection between observer and object.” ToYG podcast caught up with Manousis just prior to two US workshops: Penland School of Craft, Bakersville, North Carolina, July 2 – 14 and The Corning Museum of Glass, July 31 – August 6. In addition to her core-cast pieces with internal spaces, she continues her PhD testing, along with a new venture in customizable wall installations made with graphite molding techniques that she and husband Weinberg create together in their company Manberg Projects. Manousis' PhD research focuses on three-dimensional mirrors within cast glass resulting in work that deals with reflection, both physically and metaphorically. The artist has also recently started making jewelry – small scale pieces that are more accessible and used to adorn. Check out this new work on Instagram @jomanousis. Her sculptural practice can be found @joanna.manousis.  

Artist Matt Wedel joins WGTE's Brad Cresswell and Mary Claire Murphy for a discussion surrounding his exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art, entitled "Phenomenal Debris." We get to the heart of what makes Matt's artistry so unique, and learn about his process in creating the many sculptures and drawings that make up the exhibit. "Phenomenal Debris" closes on April 2nd, but Matt Wedel will be in Toledo on March 31st to give an artist tour of the exhibit and sign copies of the TMA's new catalog of his work. More details at the Toledo Museum of Art Website.

Artist Matt Wedel joins WGTE's Brad Cresswell and Mary Claire Murphy for a discussion surrounding his exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art, entitled "Phenomenal Debris." We get to the heart of what makes Matt's artistry so unique, and learn about his process in creating the many sculptures and drawings that make up the exhibit. "Phenomenal Debris" closes on April 2nd, but Matt Wedel will be in Toledo on March 31st to give an artist tour of the exhibit and sign copies of the TMA's new catalog of his work. More details at the Toledo Museum of Art Website.

In Platemark s3e20, host Ann Shafer talks with Kimberli Gant, curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum. While Kimberli's specialty isn't in prints per se, she is one of those unusual non-print curators who likes and appreciates prints and incorporates them into her projects.  Among many projects, her work on Jacob Lawrence and his time in Nigeria led to the exhibition, Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club, which traveled to the Chrysler Museum, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Toledo Museum of Art, and unlocks an area of Lawrence's oeuvre that has been overlooked. If you missed the exhibition, Kimberli's beautiful catalogue is worth acquiring. 

With her unique sculptural works, Ann Wolff holds a distinguished place as one of the world's leading artists working with glass. She applies her strongly personal approach to bronze, aluminum and concrete sculpture, as well as to drawing, pastel work and photography. From April through October 2022, Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde, one of Sweden's most popular art museums, presented a solo exhibition of Wolff's work in several techniques and media from the year 2000 until the present day. VOGUE Scandinavia nominated the show as one of the 10 best fall exhibitions in Scandinavia. It was also the largest showing of her work presented in Sweden. Wolff states: “I have seen my works in painting, stone, bronze, concrete, and glass as equal in status. Sometimes I feel that my strongest works might be in paper, charcoal and pastels.”  She continues: “I feel as a human being out of time. The notion of self and hence identity, grips me, disturbs me and motivates me. Everything comes from that. My interest in the self includes the others. It is clear that in the way that one carries out one's work, something like a self expresses itself. And this self is guided by constantly developing insights. The insights can be very unclear but can still be the inspiration behind a work. I am testing out old questions of identity; be it inside-outside, symmetry, layers and core, number two and the double, the goat and the monkey. Moments of recognition are what my work needs, they propel me forward. Collected moments of clarity become knowledge.” Born in Germany in 1937, Wolff studied at the Hochschule für Gestaltung (University of Design and Art) in Ulm, Germany, then worked as a designer in Sweden. For many years, she designed for the Kosta Boda glassworks, during which time she also pursued an independent career as a studio artist. Currently living and working on the Baltic island of Gotland, Sweden, she is the recipient of several internationally prestigious distinctions including the Lifetime Achievement Award from Glass Art Society and the PRO EUROPA Foundation's European Culture Prize. She has been honored with numerous international awards, among them the renowned Coburger Glaspreis (1977), the Bayerischen Staatspreis (1988), the Jurypreis of the Toledo Museum of Art (2005), and the Award of Excellence of the Smithsonian Renwick Collection, Washington, DC (2008). The Swedish Royal family has acquired several of her works. As one of the founders of the international Studio Glass movement, Wolff was at the center of attention as early as end of the 1960s. Her initiation into the American Studio Glass movement came at the invitation of Marvin Liposfsky and Dale Chihuly. Early days at Pilchuck sharing ideas and techniques revealed to her a new reality – one in which she was respected as an artist not a designer.  Wolff States: “The Studio Glass movement from the United States burst in on my work – my isolation – in the mid 1960s. I was astonished and thrilled by the freedom with which glass was handled there. An immense curiosity about the unused potential and the broad possibilities of the new material for art: glass. It has to fit into the framework of art in general, though. For me, art is the deciding factor. The path I took shows that I intensely wanted to express my life in pictures, clarify things for myself. Of course, I could have started in a quite different medium – painting, sculpture, film – but it became glass.” In her 50-year career, Wolff repeatedly created works that made people think. With glass, she allowed the world to glance at her esthetic sentimentality, and she also created homogenous objects. Ever recurring themes predominant in her work are womanhood and habitation expressed through objects that are mostly monochrome, often in warm earthy tones. Dance-theater was a strong inspiration, and she was allowed to attend rehearsals with Pina Bausch, made views from what she saw there and then formed glass objects. Wolff brings out the special characteristics of glass: contours, surfaces, the relation between inside and outside. She makes inner landscapes visible. What lies behind the mask? The artist has asked herself this question again and again over the years. The psychology behind the facade is a regular theme of her works. Investigating further the subject of Wolff's blown and engraved bowls and cast sculptures, one finds that the relationships between women as friends, and as mothers and daughters, and the role of women in society deeply concern her. She writes: “It is natural to take oneself as one's starting point. The situation of women partly determines who I am and leads me to pose particular questions.”  

In this episode, Marisa interviews textile-based conservator Marissa Stevenson. Currently an assistant conservator for the Toledo Museum of Art, Marissa gives a behind the scenes look into the process of treating artworks. They discuss topics like fashion, art history, and the resurgence of textile art in museums. Marissa also talks about the Toledo Museum's new “State of The Art: Revealing Works From The Conservation Vault” exhibit which is on display until February. Make sure to visit the Toledo Museum where admission is free!Follow Marissa @seamstress_4_the_bandState of The Art: Revealing Works From The Conservation VaultSep 24—February 2Toledo Museum HoursMonday-Tuesday ClosedWednesday, Thursday, Sunday 11am-5pmFriday and Saturday 11am-8pm

Jasmine Zandi is a Canadian native who has called Arkansas home since 2011. She graduated from Hendrix College with a dual B.A. in French, and International Development and Sustainability. Throughout her undergraduate studies, Jasmine completed internships with No Kid Hungry, the Smithsonian Institute, and the Toledo Museum of Art. Post-graduation, Jasmine served a year-long service term as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance. In 2021, Jasmine became the new Coordinator of the Be Mighty Little Rock program, a citywide anti-hunger campaign connecting kids and teens to free USDA meals. Be Mighty operates through the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS). Since she began, the program has expanded beyond USDA meal distribution to include garden & nutrition education programs, and SNAP office hours during which patrons are given information on federal programs designed to alleviate food insecurity. Whether national or local, Jasmine has a passion for nonprofit work and empowering her community with the resources needed to thrive!

Born in Melbourne and based in Adelaide, Australia, artist Clare Belfrage has maintained a distinguished glassblowing practice for over 30 years. Detailed and complex glass drawings on blown glass forms reflect the high-level skill and mastery of the craft that makes her one of the country's most renowned artists in this medium. Inspired by nature and its various rhythms and energies, Belfrage's exquisite sculptural objects express her fine attention to detail and interest in the minutiae of the natural world. Belfrage states: “As an artist, my point of view is often looking from close up. The big feeling that ‘small' gives me is intimate and powerful. The industry in nature, its rhythm and energy, dramatic and delicate still holds my fascination as does the language and processes of glass.” With a long involvement in education, Belfrage has lectured in the glass programs at the University of South Australia, Ohio State University and Curtin University, Western Australia. A founding member of blue pony studio in Adelaide, Belfrage played the pivotal role of Creative Director at Canberra Glassworks from 2009 to 2013. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of South Australia and has taught numerous workshops throughout Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the United States. Belfrage's work is represented in major public collections including: most of the Australian State Gallery collections, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Sydney, National Art Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga, Corning Museum of Glass, Peabody Essex Museum, Tacoma Museum of Glass and Toledo Museum of Art, USA, Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Denmark, Ernsting Stifltung Glass Museum, Germany, Castello Sforzesco Museum, Italy, Museo do Vidro, Marinha Grande, Portugal and Niijima Glass Museum, Japan. In addition to Australia, Belfrage exhibits regularly in North America, Europe, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Her work was recognized for its innovation and originality in 2005 and 2011 with the Tom Malone Glass Prize presented by the Art Gallery of Western Australia. In 2016, the artist was awarded the inaugural FUSE Glass Prize for Australian and New Zealand glass and in 2018 was selected as the South Australian Living Artist Festival feature artist, becoming the subject of the festival's annual monograph, Rhythms of Necessity, written by Kay Lawrence and Sera Waters. She was also named JamFactory Icon of 2018, presenting a solo exhibition for a three-year national tour. With rounded corners and soothing pastel hues, Belfrage's uniquely shaped pieces stand out for their delicate patterns drifting over organic forms. Each of these ethereal designs is “drawn” with glass stringers. The sandblasted and pumiced surface creates a satin finish that really helps to draw the viewer into the layers of pattern, which is quite different from what a reflective surface does. Grids made of softly curving white lines, circular slices, and strips of different colors are just a few of the ways she covers her sculptures. The mesmerizing blueprints contrast the pure simplicity of the sculptural shape, which in turn creates visual depth. Although the artist plans carefully and there is a lot of preparation that goes into each piece, she works consciously with the fluid nature of the material and process so the pattern stretches, softens, and opens up – an important aspect of the final piece. She told Modern Met: “When absorbed by the natural world, the enduring inspiration for my work, part of my experience of wonder is the contemplation of Time – the way Time is described, measured, and held. It can feel frozen or captured, it can feel sped up, dense with energy, it can feel fleeting, and it can feel endless. The rhythms within the natural world that I observe and work to bring into my making, mark out movement through Time, evidence of the life that is lived, expressing growth, aging, shedding, mapping and binding.” Belfrage is currently completing a two-week residency at the Tweed Regional Gallery in Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia, which will result in a solo exhibition to take place in August 2023. She will be exhibiting with Adrian Sassoon Gallery at the art fair, PAD London Design + Art 2022, October 11 – 16 in Berkeley Square, London, and with Sandra Ainsley Gallery in Toronto from October 27 – 30, 2022. Belfrage will also participate in a three-week residency followed by a solo exhibition at Soneva Fushi Art Glass in the Maldives in December 2022.  

Today's episode is brought to you by our Patreon Patrons at the Gentry, Noble, and Royal Patron levels! They voted on today's topic: Shakespearean Woodcuts!  Woodcuts were a popular Early Modern print-making method used to add illustrations to printed publications and were kind of like an Early Modern meme.  Check out some of our favorites below: Hans Holbein's The Dance of Death series Works by Albrecht Durer The Beggar's Delight (a Broadside Ballad) The English Broadside Ballad Archive Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Korey Leigh Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Works referenced: Cash, Cassidy, host. “Ep 79: James Knapp and Elizabethan Woodcuts.” That Shakespeare Life, episode 79, Publisher, 21 October 2019, https://www.cassidycash.com/ep-79-james-knapp-elizabethan-woodcuts/. Toledo Museum of Art. (2020, July 27). The History of the Woodcut and Printmaking's Collaborative Process [Video]. Youtube. From 1:30 to 17:30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKyC4DcDu1E&t=254s

We welcome Toledo Museum of Art Manager of Programs Scott Boberg to talk about the upcoming 419 Festival at the TMA. The brainchild of Scott and TSLAB regular Merwin Siu, the festival features music by composers who have lived in the 419. Also, test your Toledo knowledge in our 419 quiz!

We welcome special guest Mike Deetsch, Senior Director of Learning and Interpretation at the Toledo Museum of Art, as we delve into the TSO's Art & Music Collide program. TMA's new exhibit Rare and Wondrous: Birds in Art and Culture 1620-1820 informs the music on the program, and provides the inspiration for our discussion. Think you know your birds? Test your Ornothology 101 knowledge with our quiz of the day!

The Canadian Brass are descending on the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle with the Toledo Symphony. We mark the occasion with a tribute to one of the most popular classical groups of all time. Stick around and test your All-Canadian IQ with a collection of quizzes, one about Canadian slang, one about the Canadian Brass in particular, and two about Canada itself.

The Nashville Symphony's latest recording of music by composer Michael Daugherty is up for three Grammy Awards next month. One of the works on that disc, the organ concerto "Once Upon A Castle," is coming to the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle with virtuoso organist Paul Jacobs and the Toledo Symphony as part of The Citizen Kane Experience. Michael Daugherty sits down with WGTE's Brad Cresswell for a conversation about the concerto - inspired by the life and times of William Randolph Hearst, Jr.

The Toledo Symphony's Merwin Siu and the Toledo Museum of Art's Scott Boberg (both pictured) join us to talk about the fascinating music of American composer Lou Harrison, who is the focus of a marathon event at the TMA this weekend. Please note: due to copyright, audio samples have been truncated in this episode.

Genre-defying artist and composer Harold Budd joins us in the studio to preview his weekend of performances and appearances at the Toledo Museum of Art and Bowling Green State University. Also on the panel: the TMA's Manager of Programs Scott Boberg, and Kurt Doles, director of BGSU's MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music. Please note: due to copyright, musical excerpts have been truncated. Photo of Harold Budd by Terrence Budd.

Professional Stagehand: Wayne is the embodiment of what it means to be a hard worker. He picked up a wrench at a very young age and he's been a valued asset every day since. With his work on Movies, Network Television, Stage Theatre, and Outdoor Choreography, there isn't much he hasn't done. Stage Door on Facebook www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071808249771 Stage Door on Instagram www.instagram.com/stagedoorpodcast/?hl=en Grip at White Noise (movie) October 27, 2021 - Present Operated 135' condor lift with movie lighting on location for the filming of the motion picture "White Noise", staring Don Cheadle, Greta Gerwig, and Adam Driver. Release to be fall of 2022. Former Head Video - Peristyle Theatre at The Toledo Museum of Art January 1, 2019 - Present·Toledo, Ohio Utilities/Camera Grip for ESPN and CBS Sports August 23, 2017 - Present Assists camera operators during live sports tv broadcasts. Current Recording Secretary of IATSE Local #24 at IATSE October 11, 2016 - Present·Toledo, Ohio Into my second three-year term as a Member of Local #24s Executive Board, serving as the Membership's Recording Secretary. Works at I.A.T.S.E. Local 24 Toledo Stagehands September 10, 2011 - Present I've been an IATSE member since 1995, transferring from local #251 (Madison, WI) to Toledo in 2011. Former Entertainment Production Manager at Royal Caribbean Cruises August 2006 - September 2011 Served as EPM on eight ships over five years. Former Production Manager: "A Funny Thing/Forum" starring Eddie Mekka May 1999 - September 1999 Former Production Manager: "Mame" starring Loretta Switt May 1999 - September 1999 Former Prod. Mgr and Flyman - "The Goodbye Girl" national tour. September 1998 - April 1999 Former Former Production Manager at New York Renaissance Faire April 1997 - August 1997·Tuxedo Park, New York With about four weeks to go in the season I was fired. But they hadn't hired anyone to replace me. After a few days they called me back, and asked if I'd finish out the season. "Not on what you were paying me" was my response. I finished out the season with a $200.00 per week raise

The Glass Art Society (GAS), Inc. is an international organization whose mission is to encourage excellence, to advance education, to promote the development and appreciation of the glass arts, and to support the worldwide community of artists who work with glass. Since 1971, GAS has been using the joy of glass to connect, inspire, and empower all facets of the global glass community.  From the early days of the American Studio Glass movement to the upcoming United Nations' International Year of Glass, GAS continues to foster connections that last a lifetime. This year's gathering – held in Tacoma, Washington, from May 18 – 21 – celebrates 50 years of Glass Art Society. With the theme Between Here and There, this milestone conference will explore the past five decades of glass and what the next five decades will hold for making, collecting, and educating.  GAS Executive Director, Brandi Clark, says: “This will be one of the most exciting GAS conferences yet. GAS will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary, it is the United Nations' International Year of Glass, and we will be able to gather together again after three long years! While celebrating the history of GAS, we will also be highlighting the reach and diversity that is the future of the glass community. Our Saxe Emerging Artists are a great reflection of that.”  The Glass Art Society is pleased to announce the 2022 Saxe Emerging Artist Award recipients: Fumi Amano, Krista Israel, and Madeline Rile Smith. Each winner will receive the opportunity to present at the 2022 Annual GAS Conference, placement in a digital artist exhibition, an honorarium to support their artistic endeavors, and more. Through a competitive jurying process, GAS recognizes emerging artists every year based on their promising talent with glass. Applicants—nominated by peers, academics, and curators—are evaluated by a professional panel of jurors.  All interdisciplinary artists, each of the three winners use their work to explore the similarities between the unique properties of glass and their own minds and bodies. Joining me on this episode of Talking Out Your Glass podcast, Smith uses glass as a “performative vehicle to consider notions of intimacy and embodiment,” exploring the parallels between the human body and the medium of glass.  Informed by her background in music, Smith creates objects that explore connection and isolation. Her work has been exhibited in venues throughout the US and internationally, and has been featured in New Glass Review 41 and 35. She currently teaches glass art as an adjunct professor at Rochester Institute of Technology and has instructed glass working in schools and institutions throughout the East Coast, including UrbanGlass, Salem Community College, and the Crefeld School.  You can see more of her current work and educational videos on Instagram, Youtube, and TikTok. States Smith: “Informed by my experience with chronic pain, my work explores degrees of ability and compromise of the human body. Pain has caused periods of isolation in my life, and as a result I have a strong impulse to connect with others. I utilize glass as a performative vehicle to explore interaction between people. Through objects and performance, I examine the pleasure, intimacy and discomfort that accompany the interpersonal experiences we all seek.”  This episode also features a conversation Natali Rodrigues, former GAS Board President, this year's GAS Lifetime Membership award winner, and Associate Professor in the Glass Program at the Alberta University of the Arts in Canada. Rodrigues discusses the upcoming GAS conference, the organization's new mission, vision, values and strategic plan, and how those are being implemented to create a more inclusive organization and glass community. “The more work GAS does to be an international organization, the more ways it finds to bring together the glass community across borders,” Rodrigues says. And you'll hear from one of GAS' founders, Fritz Dreisbach. Equal parts artist, scientist, and historian, Dreisbach has spent the last five decades teaching and demonstrating glassblowing around the world. This “Johnny Appleseed of Glass” has himself played a vital role in the history of the American Studio Glass movement that he now strives to preserve and share with the next generation. In the process of inspiring others to try glass, Dreisbach began studying and reinventing historic shapes in glass with his personal brand of irony, humor, and fun. Children's toys and games, funk ceramics, and 1960s comics all inspired Dreisbach's early artwork. Above all, he endeavored to capture the fluid nature of the hot glass used to create his work. Having studied painting at the University of Iowa, earning his master of arts degree, Dreisbach planned to eventually teach college level art, thus his advisor instructed him to study a wide variety of mediums. A two-credit, experimental course in glassblowing was part of the curriculum. Serendipitously, his love affair with glass began the summer of 1964, only two years after the seminal '62 Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) workshops. During this time, Dreisbach first met and was inspired by three pioneers of Studio Glass—Harvey Littleton, Dominick Labino, and Erwin Eisch. Dreisbach has led hundreds of workshops and lectures about glass in over 185 institutions worldwide. Traversing the country, teaching and spreading the gospel, earned him the moniker, “The Johnny Appleseed of Glass.” Dreisbach designed and built many hot shops in the 1960s and 1970s, including Pilchuck Glass School. After his short visit in 1971, the artist began teaching and advising the school for over four decades and has served as an artist trustee since 1993. He helped found and direct the Glass Art Society, which presented him with its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. Enjoy this multi-faceted conversation about GAS – past, present and future.    

For the month of March, we are celebrating Women's History Month by featuring women who have made an impact and are pioneering in the field of the male-dominated industry of design. In this episode, Angela Yeh is joined by Vicki Matranga of International Housewares Association (IHA). Vicki created IHA's infamous Student Design Competition in 1993 which has launched thousands of careers and has had over 5,000 students participate since it began. Vicki shares with Angela several success stories of students who have competed in the competition and have now found themselves thriving in the design industry. She also talks about a couple pioneering women who has paved the way for women designers today. Ever since Vicki was young, she had a fascination in not only design but also the history of it. Vicki is the author of America at Home: A Celebration of Twentieth-Century Housewares, a book published in 1997, which presented a unique cultural perspective on the evolution of household products in relation to lifestyles, women, technology, and retailing. She has written essays for historical encyclopedias and museum catalogues. She wrote sections of The Alliance of Art and Industry: Toledo Designs for a Modern America, published by the Toledo Museum of Art in 2002. She interpreted Chicago's industrial design legacy for The Encyclopedia of Chicago, edited Design Chronicles, a 2005 book written by Carroll Gantz, and assisted in the development of the 2006 autobiography of designer Charles Harrison, A Life's Design. Vicki delivers lectures on housekeeping history to varied audiences, appears on television, and is often quoted in print media about consumer trends. She was also awarded by IDSA its honorary membership “in recognition and gratitude for special efforts to enhance the public's appreciation of industrial design.” Connect with Vicki: Email: VMatranga@housewares.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-victoria-matranga-6aa8912/ ----more---- Learn more about Yeh IDeology at www.yehideology.com Looking to pivot in your career? Check out www.thrivebydesign.today Follow us on: Instagram: @yehideology LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yeh-ideology For questions and inquiries, please email us at info@yehideology.com

The Canadian Brass are descending on the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle with the Toledo Symphony. We mark the occasion with a tribute to one of the most popular classical groups of all time. Stick around and test your All-Canadian IQ with a collection of quizzes, one about Canadian slang, one about the Canadian Brass in particular, and two about Canada itself.

Grant Garmezy: Elevating Sculpted Glass to Narrative Work With a passion for hot sculpting animals in glass, Grant Garmezy perfected his ability to capture not only form, but expression and movement, elevating each piece from just sculpture into a narrative work of art. From his Dragon Ranch in Richmond, Virginia, the artist continues to draw inspiration from the environment of the American South. Says Garmezy: “Nature is truly perfect in its creation—impossible to reproduce. I do not strive to recreate the natural world exactly; instead, I try to capture the essence of the animal I am sculpting, not only in its physical features, but also its attitude and spirit.” Garmezy's work is created through the process of off-hand sculpting, meaning he sculpts the glass freehand while it is heated to about 2,000 degrees. Using an extremely hot torch and a variety of hand tools, the glass is manipulated without the use of molds. For that reason, each and every piece is truly unique. The artist works with at least one assistant, but most of the work requires the help of an entire team of skilled artists. Born on a farm outside Nashville, Tennessee, Garmezy began his artistic career as an apprentice to metal and jewelry fabricator, Ben Caldwell. In 2003, he traveled to Richmond, Virginia, to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). While in the Craft/Material Studies program, he studied under Jack Wax, a furnace worker, and flameworker, Emilio Santini. Garmezy received the 10 Under 10 award from his alma mater, honoring 10 noteworthy and distinctive alumni of VCU who graduated in the past decade.   In 2008, Garmezy was awarded the International North Lands Creative Glass Residency in Scotland. While there, he was presented with the Benno Schotz Award through The Royal Scottish Academy for most promising young sculptor in the UK. In 2010, the artist served as teaching assistant for Karen Willenbrink and Jasen Johnsen at Pilchuck Glass School and the following year was awarded a position as an assistant at the new Chrysler Museum of Art Perry Glass Studio. During his time in Norfolk, he helped to break in the new studio and had a hand in shaping it into what it is today.  In July 2013, Garmezy was invited back to Norfolk as the featured artist for a Third Thursday performance at the Perry Glass Studio. At the conclusion of the evening, Grant surprised now wife Erin—and the entire audience—by taking a knee and proposing marriage to her. The special moment was very fitting to their relationship and is fondly remembered by all who were there to witness it. The husband-and-wife team returned to the Perry Glass Studio in September 2020 for the Visiting Artist Series, where they focused on a new series of works featuring reptiles and snakes coupled with sculpted flowers.  The pastoral environment of Garmezy's youth— specifically interactions with livestock, wildlife, and natural settings—manifests in collaborative sculptures with Erin, which are typically pairings of flora and fauna. Erin moved from blowing glass vessels at the furnace to sculpting glass plant life on a torch when she studied with VCU professor Santini, and later Robert Mickelsen and David Willis.  Having traveled as far as the Northlands of Scotland, and Seoul, South Korea, to demonstrate his craft, Garmezy has studied with Scott Darlington, Ross Richmond, Martin Janecky, Raven Skyriver, Marc Petrovic, Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen and Jasen Johnsen. He has been invited to exhibit his work all over the world, including Seoul, Edinburgh, Prague, Paris, and Istanbul. Upcoming 2022 workshops will take place at the Toledo Museum of Art, May 9 – 13 https://www.toledomuseum.org/master-class and at the Glass Furnace in Istanbul, May 30 – June 9 https://www.glassfurnace.org/intensives-workshops-2/ In 2020, Garmezy embarked on the most ambitious project of his career – hot sculpting 200 glass dragons for Kugler color company in Germany. Kugler hand-crafts a wide range of colored glass based on recipes passed on for generations. Garmezy and Kugler worked together with Hot Glass Color Supply to design a new color reference chart. A glass color chart is a reference that shows examples of what each glass color looks like. It is a resource for glass artists to help them choose the correct colors for their projects. As a sculptor, Garmezy always wished for a resource that showed more than one way the color can be used. The goal was to create a chart that demonstrated the bar color encased and blown, as well as powder color applied to the surface of the glass and sculpted.  Says Garmezy: “I created one dragon sculpture for each of the colors on the poster. It was important that each dragon head was a similar size and style, but each completely unique. This color chart will give both blowers and sculptors a good idea of the potential of each color. We chose the image of the dragon because dragon imagery can be found in cultures around the world, and its symbolism brings to mind good luck, fortune, wisdom and strength – things we wish for all glass artists out there.”  

Actors Collaborative Toledo. Our mission is produce superior quality live theatre in the Greater Toledo area. ​ Actors Collaborative Toledo is committed to equal opportunities for actors and encourages and promotes a casting policy without regard to race or ethnicity. Actors Collaborative Toledo (ACT) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization formed in August 2013 with the staged reading of "Walter Cronkite is Dead" by Joe Calarco at the historic Mansion View Inn. Since that time our company has performed at The Toledo Museum of Art, Trinity Episcopal Church, The Village Players Theatre, The Collingwood Arts Center, The Moxie Live!, Delightful Art with Dee, Pam's Corner, Owens Community College, The Franciscan Center at Lourdes University and The Center for Performing Arts at the University of Toledo. ACT is a group of local theatre artists dedicated to bringing contemporary theatre to Toledo, with a focus on the importance of new and seldom performed plays, thus educating audiences to the power of live theatre. Through collaborative and fundraising efforts with other non­profits around town, we are bringing awareness to important social issues. We have formed collaborations with other theatres in the area to promote a sense of community; including The Village Players Theatre, Cutting Edge Theatre Company, The Toledo Repertoire Theatre, Glacity Theatre Collective and Hawk and Handsaw Theatre. Company members have served as mentors for local students as they prepared for their senior acting projects, as well as participated in summer day camp programs. ACT also has collaborated with students from the Drama Society at Lourdes University. ACT has produced benefits for other charitable organizations including: Music & Arts at Trinity Episcopal Church ("The Testament of Mary"), Episcopal Relief and Development ("Speak Truth to Power"), The Zepf Center ("'night, Mother"), Equality Toledo ("Standing on Ceremony: the Gay Marriage Plays", "Mr. Charles; currently of Palm Beach" and "Gay Shorts"), The Perrysburg Chorale ("The Christians") Jewish Family Services ("The Velocity of Autumn") and the Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls ("Pretty Fire"). ​ The founding members of ACT are Jeffrey Albright, Barbara Barkan and John DuVall.

In 1852, Harriet Hosmer packs her pistol, her anatomy degree, and two pictures of a sculpture she made and moves to Rome. There, among other “emancipated women” in the expat colony, she becomes one of the world's most famous artists. But it's the spirit world that truly calls to her, the realm of the dead that she channels through clairvoyance and seances. So what happens when she answers? You can see her remarkably tender sculpture of Medusa, referenced in this episode, in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/81074/medusa-harriet-goodhue-hosmer Learn more about “Supernatural America,” the exhibition organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Art and featuring Hosmer's Medusa, opening June 2021 at the Toledo Museum of Art: https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/supernatural-america-the-paranormal-in-american-art

In a topsy turvy world color is one of few most people can agree on. I SAID MOSTLY..... Jeremy spent a day with Tony's family at the Toledo Museum of Art. We walked around and noticed that certain movements in art have similar colour pallettes in their paintings. Did we research? Nope... BUT we did askthe question why. This subject will be another episode for sure! thanks a million #handsinalottasoups #gooder #color #absurd #art #podcast #colour #pallettes Thanks for listening !!!!!!! Let us know what you think! gooderguysradio@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/gooderguysradio/ https://www.facebook.com/GooderGuys https://twitter.com/GooderGuysRadio --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-gooder-guys/message

We welcome special guest Mike Deetsch, Senior Director of Learning and Interpretation at the Toledo Museum of Art, as we delve into the TSO's Art & Music Collide program. TMA's new exhibit Rare and Wondrous: Birds in Art and Culture 1620-1820 informs the music on the program, and provides the inspiration for our discussion. Think you know your birds? Test your Ornothology 101 knowledge with our quiz of the day!

Journalist, professor, author, social justice advocate, community builder, reading enthusiast, music aficionado, and all-in for the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. Rhonda Sewell is a mission-driven servant leader who uses her talents for the greater good. 

In the Artist Appeals, Erin Sparler speaks to a glass artist, a glassblower, Mark Petrovich. He doesn't just make pretty things. He creates conceptual things. His work is both beautiful and has featured in museums and private collections across the United States. Mark's work has been in the Museum of art and design in the Toledo Museum of Glass as well as in  Sofa Chicago.      Mark is a formally trained vet who shifted careers to pursue artwork. He got some particular liking on glass and chose to pursue glass artwork. Today, he generates income from art, working with his wife. They both have developed unique, creative, expressive and original artwork using glass, and launched a jewelry line called, 'Birds in the Hand Jewelry.'     To learn more about developing a product, pricing, amplifying your brand, and much more, listen to this podcast episode. You will also hear:  [01:59] Mark Petrovic's backstory. [03:54] The career transition from practicing veterinary medicine into the art industry.  [04:53] Why Petrovic chose to major in glass artwork. [06:35]  Discover Mark Petrovic's consistent goal in life.  [07:33] How Mark creates a theme for his artwork that he would like to explore.  [09:04] Why Mark chose to use fish as a subject in his artwork.  [11:17] Petrovic expounds why he uses metaphors and symbolism to speak the human condition through his work. [12:07] Why he started using birds as a subject as opposed to fish. [14:30] What helps Mark to transition from fine art to conceptual work into the business aspect. [18:14] How Mark Petrovic presents his artwork to his audience.  [19:32] How Mark educates his prospects or audience about his creations.  [21:21] The hardest part of marketing art and how to overcome it.  [26:28] A little side story on rejection and a book recommendation on how to handle it.  [28:08] Mark's advice on how to deal with rejection.  [35:15] Mark's advise and opinion on licensing and contracts.  [36:55] How Mark measures his success, and what his most significant accomplishments are. [37:40] How Mark managed to get his artwork to feature in museums. [44:03] Why art galleries are affecting the pricing of artwork today.  [48:43] Mark's thoughts on different pricing on a similar piece of artwork. [50:44] How Birds in the Hand Jewelry line started.   [54:35] Book recommendations by Mark Petrovic. [58:02] Mark'sadviseto other artists.       LINKS  AND RESOURCES.  Book Recommendation - Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland  - The Art of Critical Making: Rhode Island School of Design on Creative Practice     Connect with Mark Petrovic - LinkedIn  - Website  -Birds in the Hand Jewelry  Connect with your host; ErinSparler LinkedIn    Twitter  Website  EyeConnects Crafts  The Artist Appeals Podcast