4/11/2012
 

Internationally known glass artists in residence at UW-Stevens Point

Three renowned glass artists will be in residence in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this month.

Robin Cass, Adam Holtzinger and Matt Eskuche will work with students and hold public lectures and demonstrations in the Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St. The artists are colleagues of Jon Chapman, who has been a visiting artist with the UW-Stevens Point glass program during the 2012 spring semester (www.jon-chapman.com). The artists will work with Chapman’s classes as well as Art and Design Professor Kristin Thielking’s students during their stay, which is sponsored by the SCULPT student organization.

Cass, an instructor at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, will be in residence April 11-13 and will hold a free public lecture on Thursday, April 12, at 5 p.m. in Room 221. Her work consists mainly of hot worked glass assembled in sculptural ways. She will follow the talk with a demonstration in the hot glass studio. (www.robincass.com)

Holtzinger will be in residence April 18-20, giving a public lecture on Wednesday, April 18, in Room 221 at 5 p.m., followed by a demonstration in the hot glass studio. He is the head gaffer for the Niche Modern Design Company in New York City and promises to “teach students the fundamentals of glassblowing in a very methodical and efficient way.” His specialty is three-dimensional rendering and computerizing images to be applied to glass. (www.adamholtzinger.com)

Eskuche, an artist from Pittsburgh, Pa., who is internationally well-known as “one of the best flameworkers in the world,” will be in residence April 25-27. His work can be seen in Wisconsin, as he just finished a yearlong installation at the Racine Museum of Art. He will give a public talk on glassblowing, coldworking and imagery of glass on Wednesday, April 25, at 5 p.m. in Room 126, followed by a demonstration in the hot glass studio. (www.matteskuche.com)

“We are all looking forward to having the opportunity to learn from these three artists,” said Thielking, “Each of them will bring a different approach to working with hot glass that will be interesting and inspiring to students, faculty, staff and community members interested in learning more about glass art.”