Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (www.AACGglass.org) will present a conversation with glass artist, painter, teacher and poet Narcissus Quagliata at its monthly First Friday event, “Fired Up!” The event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by Bullseye Glass and will be held on October 4, 2024 at 1 PM ET via Zoom. Click here to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMscOGhpzkrE9cfMhfdrrSTaaL3-Kb5qiax
In addition, a recording of the presentation will be available for complimentary viewing on AACG’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@AACGorg).
During the conversation Quagliata will share his journey as an artist, a look inside his studio and technique, his diverse body of work that includes monumental public art installations such as the Taiwan Dome of Light, and his upcoming retrospective exhibition “Archetypes and Visions of Light and Glass” at the Forest Lawn Museum.
Among Quagliata’s many life achievements has been the development of techniques to create fused glass imagery, a process akin to painting. He has been sharing this new pathway through a series of online masterclasses and is featured in “Holy Frit,” a documentary. His first poetry collection, Mutant: Poems. Sketches. New Works 1968-2018, is available on Amazon and through other booksellers.
For more information click www.narcissusquagliata.com, www.AACGglass.org and www.bullseyeglass.com.
About Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (AACG) is a leading resource for glass collectors, artists, gallerists, museum personnel, educators and others on all things related to glass art. It also provides a place for the glass community to have a robust conversation around glass art, its production, techniques and trends as well as providing exhibit grants and artist scholarships. At its core, the mission of AACG is to further the development and appreciation of art made from glass. For more information, go to www.AACGglass.org.
Image: Taiwan Dome of Light by Narcissus Quagliata, Photo by Genie Chen, Ming Island Design Studio