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• TUCSON GLASS FESTIVAL

2011 Tucson Glass Festival

Viva el Vidrio!

TGF Mission:

• Raise funds to support Sonoran Glass Art Academy's youth development outreach programs.

• Promote the appreciation of glass art through exhibitions at Tucson galleries, museums, art studios, and educational facilities.

• Provide a forum for cross-cultural idea exchange between glass artists from the Southwestern U.S. and Latin America.

• Cultivate the understanding of glass art techniques through demonstrations, talks, and classes by world renowned glass artists.

CLICK HERE FOR A DIGITAL EDITION OF THE TUCSON GLASS FESTIVAL EVENT GUIDE!!

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE (Friday - Sunday, April 8 - 10, 2011)

FESTIVAL INFO

We will have shuttles leaving from SGAA going to Philabaum Glass Studio every 15-20 minutes throughout the weekend. Parking at SGAA will be $5/day. There will be no parking available at Philabaum Glass Studio.

We will have food and drink vendors both at SGAA and Philabaum Glass Studio!

FESTIVAL PRICING

• $10/person for 3 Day Pass
• $25/person for Special Event
• $125/person for Fire & Feast (includes 3 day pass)
• $10/person for SGAA Saturday night Party (no host bar)

Please Choose Ticket

3 Day Pass (per person) $10.00 Fire and Feast (per person) $125.00 Saturday Night Party (per person) $10.00 John Kobuki Special Event $25.00 Lewis Wilson Special Event $25.00

 

Fire & Feast Information (click here for details)

Tucson Glass Festival will feature a Fire & Feast Special Event on Sunday, April 10th for interested parties. We have a limit of 50 attendees, so purchase your tickets now! Fire & Feast will include: a private Sunday morning demonstration by Einar & Jamex de la Torre with Tom Philabaum's team, talks by Raquel Stolarski and Ana Thiel, and dinner at SGAA's Director, Michael Nicholas' house. We also recommend that Fire & Feast participants head to TMA to see the glass exhibitions by the de la Torres and Tom Philabaum, SGAA to see great glass demos, and lunch at one of our sponsoring restaurants including: Downtown Kitchen & Cocktails, HUB, Cafe Poca Cosa, Maynards Kitchen & Market, the Cup Cafe, or La Cocina. Call SGAA at 520-884-7814 for more information.

Participating Galleries and Exhibitions

Please click on the gallery name for more information on each exhibition.

Hotel Information

Lodge on the Desert (330 N Alvernon Way) will be providing reduced priced rooms for all Tucson Glass Festival attendees. Keyword: GLASS. Call 520-320-2000 for more information.

MORE TGF INFORMATION

Overview:

The Tucson Glass Festival event host is the Sonoran Art Foundation, Inc, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization, working in conjunction with Tom Philabaum of Philabaum Glass Gallery. This event is a community-wide educational and scholarship fundraiser, with cross-cultural activities featuring artists from Tucson, the greater Southwest, Mexico and other Latin American countries. Scholarship funds raised during Tucson Glass Festival will be used by Sonoran Glass Art Academy (SGAA) for its youth outreach programs.

Youth Development Programs at SGAA:

Each year, SGAA provides youth development programs that serve students ages 5 - 19 with demonstrations, workshops and class series. We strive to provide artistic resources for underprivileged youth who would not otherwise be able to take advantage of our programming due to financial constraints. The target population for SGAA's youth development scholarship fund is at-risk, minority, area students who can benefit most from this programming. Glassblowing has overwhelming benefits for all students, as it involves certain processes that cannot be accomplished without clear communication, coordination, and teamwork. Learning about the glass arts allows students to develop aesthetic vision and learn how to interact with their peers, gain confidence and build craftsmanship skills. Through SGAA's youth development programming, SGAA brings the art of glass to the youth of the Tucson community and helps to establish a viable glass art network in the Southwestern United States.

In 2009-2010, SGAA conducted programs with the following schools and organizations: Achieve Builds Confidence, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Grant Academy, Green Fields Country Day School, Grijalva Elementary School, Ironwood Ridge High School, Khalsa Montessori School, Kino School, Project MORE, Barrio Santa Rosa Neighborhood Center, and St. Michael's Parish Day School. In total, SGAA's youth development programming during 2009-2010 will have reached over 500 Tucson area students. The goal is to outreach to over 600 underprivileged youths in the 2010-2011 calendar year.

For more information, please contact:

Alexandra Berger, SGAA's Assistant Director: 520-884-7814 or info@sonoranglass.org

Michael Nicholas, TGF Co-chair: 520-904-1378 or michael@nicholasbuilding.com

Tom Philabaum, Exhibitions Coordinator: 520-884-7404 or tom@philabaumglass.com