Asheville, NC Celebrates Studio Glass' 50th Anniversary

North Carolina's Bender Gallery, located in the hip arts city of Asheville, will host an exhibition that will celebrate the diversity of glass as an artistic medium since the inception of the American Studio Glass Movement in 1962. New works made expressly for the exhibition along with work never before shown by thirty two regional and national as well as Canadian glass artists will be on display. 

Erwin Timmers "Banding Together"

 
"Divergent Visions: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of American Studio Glass" will showcase the various techniques of glass art inspired by each individual artist's unique vision and interpretation. There will be an extensive variety of contemporary art glass on exhibit including delicate flame-worked sculpture; tactile kiln cast glass, hot formed glass pieces, gauzy pate de verre and glass "painting" with vitreous enamel.

The Bender Gallery will host an opening reception from 5-8 p.m. Thursday June 7, 2012.

Erwin Timmers "More or Less"

The "king of recycling" - ErwinTimmers' striking glass sculptures made from recycled glass are featured.

Janis Miltonberger "Between Worlds"

Also in the gallery are new flame-worked glass sculptures by Janis Miltenberger.


The Bender Gallery is located at 12 S Lexington Avenue in Asheville, North Carolina. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 am - 5 pm and Sunday from 12 pm - 5 pm. For inquiries call 828-505-8341.