Global Luminaries light up Longboat

The Third Annual Contemporary Studio Glass Weekend opened at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts on Jan. 28.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 10:54 p.m. January 28, 2017
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Artists from around the world proudly opened their work to the public on Jan. 28.

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts, along with Habatat Galleries from Royal Oak, Mich., celebrated the public opening of the third annual Contemporary Glass Weekend on Jan. 28. An opening at Alfstad & Company for artists Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron Desmett was held on Jan. 26.

Global Luminaries, the name given to the exhibit, displays contemporary glass from 13 countries including Hungary, Sweden and the Czech Republic. A lecture series with Ferdinand Hampson, founder and past president of Habatat Galleries will begin on Feb. 1.

Steve Fuller, Jan Holman, Gene Campbell and Joan Partridge
Steve Fuller, Jan Holman, Gene Campbell and Joan Partridge
Alan and Inge Boudreau
Alan and Inge Boudreau
“Femina” by Tomas Hlavicka
“Femina” by Tomas Hlavicka
“Balancing” by Vladimira Klumpar
“Balancing” by Vladimira Klumpar
“Chef” by Pavel Hlava
“Chef” by Pavel Hlava
Elaine Bankoff and Beverly and Marvin Rose
Elaine Bankoff and Beverly and Marvin Rose
Ruth and Harry Cronson
Ruth and Harry Cronson
Carol and Joe Matcovsky
Carol and Joe Matcovsky
Some of the glass art was on display at a Habatat Pop Up at Whitney Plaza, such as these pieces by Matthew Curtis.
Some of the glass art was on display at a Habatat Pop Up at Whitney Plaza, such as these pieces by Matthew Curtis.
Director of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts Jane Buckman and artist Michael Behrens
Director of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts Jane Buckman and artist Michael Behrens
Alex Bernstein and Barbara and Sanford Orkin
Alex Bernstein and Barbara and Sanford Orkin
Some of the glass art was on display at a Habatat Pop Up at Whitney Plaza, such as “Brilliant Red Bloom” by Martin Blank
Some of the glass art was on display at a Habatat Pop Up at Whitney Plaza, such as “Brilliant Red Bloom” by Martin Blank
Daniel Clayman and Merle and Michael Orlove
Daniel Clayman and Merle and Michael Orlove
“Reading Retreat” by Emily Brock
“Reading Retreat” by Emily Brock
Lois Stulberg, Anne-Marie Russell and Carol Beeler
Lois Stulberg, Anne-Marie Russell and Carol Beeler
Artists Wilfred Grootens and Peter Bremers
Artists Wilfred Grootens and Peter Bremers
Seiko and Hiroshi Yamano
Seiko and Hiroshi Yamano
Thomas Coates, Coco Rose-Coates, 10, Ursula Cook, 10 and Marlene Rose
Thomas Coates, Coco Rose-Coates, 10, Ursula Cook, 10 and Marlene Rose

 

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