Off To SOFA Chicago!

The works are all finished and packed - and on their way to Chicago's Navy Pier for the huge arts fair: S.O.F.A. (Sculptural Objects and Functional Art)!

Michael Janis "When She Was There" detail, kilnformed glass, frit powder imagery

WGS' Tim Tate will have his new glass/video works on exhibit at Habatat Galleries (space # 1100); Michael Janis and Allegra Marquart will both be featured at Maurine Littleton Gallery (space #403).

Allegra Marquart "Cow Over The Moon", kilncast glass

Tim will also be part of a series of lectures and booth events. He will be part of the Saturday Nov 2 talk about developing new audiences, titled: "Through A Glass, Brightly" 
He also will be giving a booth lecture at Habatat's space titled "Video as the Next Craft Medium" on Saturday at 1:30 pm.

Tim Tate "Guardians of Nature", Cast Glass, Video

Glass Secessionism will have a talk hosted by William Warmus and Tim Tate in Room 323, from 3-4pm on Saturday. Titled 'The Gathering: Glass Landscape in the 21st Century', it will be a round table discussion centered on Post-Studio Glass and Glass Secessionism. For more info - check out the Facebook event posting online HERE.

SOFA CHICAGO opens Thursday, October 31 and runs through Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Chicago's historic Navy Pier.