Coppin State University, in collaboration with The American Ceramic Society’s Glass & Optical Materials Division (GOMD), is pleased to present the exhibition FIRED UP! on view from May 18 to June 18, 2022.
FIRED UP! is a survey exhibition highlighting the diversity and innovation of artists working in contemporary glass around the Mid-Atlantic region, and features artworks by Chul Hyun Ahn, Anthony Corradetti, Oletha DeVane, John Henderson, Michael Janis, Tim McFadden, Soledad Salamé, Dr. Joyce J. Scott, Tim Tate, and Erwin Timmers.
FIRED UP! includes objects and installations as distinct as their makers, challenging the perception of glass as a media for artistic practice, while emphasizing the many messages glass is capable of imparting. Organized by a panel of thinkers in celebration of the United Nations “International Year of Glass” (IYOG) and the 60th Anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement, FIRED UP! is part of a series of special events commemorating the 2022 Glass & Optical Materials Division’s Conference in Baltimore, held from May 22-26, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
The 2022 GOMD technical program will feature four symposia with talks from glass scientists and researchers from all over the world. The symposia include Fundamentals of the Glassy State; Glass and Interaction with its Environment—Fundamentals and Applications; Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices—Fundamentals and Applications; Glass Technology and Cross-cutting Topics.
The adjacent exhibition, FIRED UP! will showcase the many ways glass has matured as a sculptural medium, bring a distinct group of renown artists to connoisseurs, students and admirers who wish to discover the creative possibilities in glass, while amplifying artist’s voices including members of the BIPOC, Latinx, LGBQT and immigrant communities.
This exhibition is free and open to the public. It is made possible through the support of the GOMD, the American Ceramic Society, and Corning & Owens Corning who helped fund related educational outreach and programming for Baltimore City High Schools. Student programming includes glassblowing workshops and career development discussions. Registered GOMD Conference attendees may sign up for bus transportation to the exhibition reception through the conference registration portal, all others must use their own transportation.
> For Information regarding this exhibition contact: Linda Day Clark at [email protected] or 410-963-7393
> For information regarding the GOMD conference contact: Andrea Ross at 614-794-5820 or [email protected]
Coppin State University is a public, historically black University in Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland and a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. In terms of demographics, the Coppin State student population is 76% female and 83% Black or African American.
