Let’s trailblaze new traditions together in Texas! This four-day conference will bring together over 75 presenters to connect, inspire, and empower all facets of our global glass community
From lectures and demonstrations to special events and activities, there are so many reasons for you to join us in Texas:
- Over 50 unique presentations across the glass spectrum
- Special events including Firestarter: A Fundraising Event to Benefit GAS featuring the world-renowned Einar and Jamex de la Torre at SiNaCa Studios School of Glass
- Favorite conference activities like the Goblet Grab and Portfolio Review
- Four action-packed days of glass demonstrations, lectures, lecmos, panel discussions, networking opportunities, special events, and more at the University of Texas, Arlington campus, Grey Area Studios, SiNaCa Studios School of Glass, and the Arlington Museum of Art
- GAS Market with vendors and non-profit organizations
- Plus, exhibitions, meet-ups, and so much more!
Explore the daily schedule below! Note: the schedule is subject to change.
Tuesday May 13
9:00 am – 6:00 pm | TX Experience Day Trip (pre-registration required) | Crowne Plaza
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Firestarter Fundraiser featuring the de la Torre Brothers (open to all, tickets available here|) | SiNaCa Studios
Wednesday May 14
8:30 am – 3:30 pm | Starbucks + UC Market | University Center First Floor
9:00 am – 3:00 pm | Art in Dallas Half Day Trip (pre-registration required) | Crowne Plaza
10:00 am – 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Registration + Merch + Info | University Center First Floor
10:00 am – 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Goblet Grab Drop Off | University Center First Floor
10:00 am – 4:30 pm | GAS Market | University Center First Floor
10:00 am – 4:30 pm | GAS Recharge Lounge | University Center Second Floor
10:00 am – 4:30 pm | Quiet Space | University Center Second Floor
10:00 am – 4:30 pm | Educational Resource Center | University Center Second Floor
11:00 am – 3:00 pm | Glassy Film Bonanza | Fine Arts Building Art + Architecture Lecture Theater
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | PANEL: Local Talent | Fine Arts Building Art + Architecture Lecture Theater
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | First Timers Meetup | University Center First Floor GAS Market
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Exhibitions Open | Fine Arts Building Galleries
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Food Trucks | Studio Arts Center
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | CONFERENCE KICKOFF: Opening Remarks | Texas Hall
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | CONFERENCE KICKOFF DEMO: Illuminating the Craft (Spider Martins + Adeye Jean-Baptiste + Lyncia Berry + Ashley Harris) | Studio Arts Center Hot Shop and Foundry
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | EVENT: Screen Printing | Studio Arts Center Print Shop
Thursday May 15
8:30 am – 3:30 pm | Starbucks + UC Market | University Center First Floor
9:30 am – 11:30 am | Coffee Table | Studio Arts Center
9:30 am – 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Registration + Merch + Info | University Center First Floor
9:30 am – 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Goblet Grab Drop Off | University Center First Floor
9:30 am – 5:00 pm | GAS Market | University Center First Floor
9:30 am – 5:00 pm | Quiet Space | University Center Second Floor
9:30 am – 5:00 pm | GAS Recharge Lounge | University Center Second Floor
10:00 am – 11:30 am | HOT DEMO: Ann Potter | Studio Arts Center Hot Shop
10:00 am – 11:30 am | PANEL: The Life of Glass | University Center Second Floor Red River
10:00 am – 11:30 am | LECMO: Carrie Iverson | Studio Arts Center Print Shop
10:30 am – 12:30 pm | LECMO: Brianna Gluszak | Studio Arts Center Foundry
10:30 am – 12:00 pm | FLAME DEMO: Mark Eliott | Studio Arts Center Cold Shop
10:30 am – 11:30 am | LECTURE: de la Torre Brothers | University Center Second Floor Rio Grande Ballroom
10:00 am – 4:00 pm | Exhibitions Open | Fine Arts Building Galleries
11:30 am – 2:30 pm | Food Trucks | Studio Arts Center
11:30 am – 2:30 pm | Plaza Food Court | University Center First Floor
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | EVENT: Green Round Table | University Center Second Floor Red River
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | EVENT: Education Program Presentations | University Center Second Floor Academy
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | LECTURE: Jamie Carpenter | University Center Second Floor Rio Grande |
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | FLAME DEMO: Juju Strait | Studio Arts Center Cold Shop
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | NEON DEMO: Angela McHale | Studio Arts Center Sculpture
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | HOT DEMO: Aaron Tate + Jason Christian | Studio Arts Center Hot Shop
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | LECTURE: Leia Guo | University Center Second Floor Academy
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | PANEL: Making Time | University Center Second Floor Red River
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | LECMO: Hannah Smith + Ruby Dorchester | Studio Arts Center Cold Shop
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | LECTURE: Aric Snee | University Center Second Floor Rio Grande Ballroom
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | HOT DEMO: Nicholas Clayton + Lynne Clayton | Studio Arts Center Hot Shop
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | EVENT: Peer-Peer Resource Sharing | University Center Second Floor Red River
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm* | EVENT: Tom Phifer Lecture | Kimbell Art Museum | *RSVP Suggested
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm | EVENT: Fort Worth Cultural District Night + Gallery Hop | SiNaCa Studios and Near Southside Arts District
Friday May 16
8:30 am – 3:30 pm | Starbucks + UC Market | University Center First Floor
9:30 am – 11:30 am | Coffee Table | Studio Arts Center
9:30 am – 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm – 4:00 | Registration + Merch + Info | University Center First Floor
9:30 am – 1:00 pm | Goblet Grab Drop Off | University Center First Floor
9:30 am – 5:00 pm | GAS Market | University Center First Floor
9:30 am – 5:00 pm | Quiet Space | University Center Second Floor
9:30 am – 5:00 pm | GAS Recharge Lounge | University Center Second Floor
Time TBD | Exhibitions Open | Fine Arts Building Galleries
10:00 am – 11:30 pm | HOT DEMO: Ethan Windy | Studio Arts Center Hot Shop
10:00 am – 11:30 pm | LECMO: Phoenix Sanders + Scott Hilton | Studio Arts Center Print Shop
10:00 am – 11:00 am | LECTURE: Susi Silbert | University Center Second Floor Rio Grande Ballroom
10:30 am – 12:00 pm | LECMO: Fangzhou Yuan + Meixuan Li | Studio Arts Center Cold Shop
11:00 am – 12:00 pm | LECTURE: Taylor Healy + Meryl Pataky | University Center Second Floor Academy
10:30 am – 12:00 pm | PANEL: New Models for Art Editions | University Center Second Floor Red River
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm* | EVENT: Open Blow | Studio Arts Center Foundry | *RSVP Required
11:30 am – 2:30 pm | Food Trucks | Studio Arts Center
11:30 am – 2:30 pm | Plaza Food Court | University Center First Floor
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | EVENT: Screen Printing | Studio Arts Center Print Shop
12:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Fine Arts Building FoodMart
12:00 pm – 7:30 pm | EVENT: Jewelry Trunk Show | Fine Arts Building Exhibition Hall
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm* | EVENT: Portfolio Review | University Center Second Floor Rio Grande | *Pre-Registration Required, Standby Line Available
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | HOT DEMO: Rob Stern | Studio Arts Center Hot Shop
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm | HOT DEMO: Henry Jackson Spieker | Studio Arts Center Foundry
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | PANEL: The Glass Makers Club | University Center Second Floor Red River
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | COLD DEMO: Eric DePan | Studio Arts Center Cold Shop
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm | LECMO: Kacie Lees | Studio Arts Center Print Shop
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Food Trucks | Fine Arts Building
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | LECTURE: Charles Manion | University Center Second Floor Academy
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | LECMO: Rohita Konjeti + Roy Liao | Studio Arts Center Sculpture
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | HOT DEMO: Junichiro Baba | Studio Arts Center Hot Shop | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm | LECTURE: Bandhu Scott Dunham | University Center Second Floor Rio Grande
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm | EVENT: Goblet Grab + Sip | Fine Arts Building Main Stage Theater
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | EVENT: Exhibition Reception | Fine Arts Building Galleries
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | EVENT: Film Festival Kickoff | Fine Arts Building Art + Architecture Lecture Theater
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | FLAME DEMO: LaceFace | Grey Area Studios
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm | FLAME PERFORMANCE: Salt | Grey Area Studios
Saturday May 17
8:30 am – 3:30 pm | Starbucks + UC Market | University Center First Floor
9:30 am – 11:30 am | Coffee Table | Studio Arts Center
9:30 am – 1:00 pm | Registration + Merch + Info | University Center First Floor
9:30 am – 3:00 pm | GAS Market | University Center First Floor
9:30 am – 5:00 pm | Quiet Space | University Center Second Floor
9:30 am – 5:00 pm | GAS Recharge Lounge | University Center Second Floor
TBD – 4:00 pm | Exhibitions Open | Fine Arts Building Galleries
10:00 am – 11:30 am | HOT DEMO: Hoseok Youn + Zach Layhew | Studio Arts Center Hot Shop
10:00 am – 11:30 am | FLAME DEMO: Raj Singh | Studio Arts Center Cold Shop
10:00 am – 11:00 am | LECTURE: Daniel Clayman | University Center Second Floor Rio Grande Ballroom
10:00 am – 11:30 am | PANEL: Glass as a Therapeutic Medium | University Center Second Floor Red River
10:30 am – 12:00 pm | NEON DEMO: James Akers | Studio Arts Center Sculpture
11:00 am – 12:00 pm | LECTURE: Cynthia Mijares-Rodriguez | University Center Second Floor Academy
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm* | EVENT: Open Blow | Studio Arts Center Foundry | *RSVP Required
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | EVENT: Screen Printing | Studio Arts Center Print Studio
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | EVENT: Fab Lab Tour | UTA Main Library
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | HOT DEMO: Balasz Telegdi | Studio Arts Center Hot Shop
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | NEON DEMO: Zoelle Nagib + Jacob Fishman | Studio Arts Center Sculpture
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | LECTURE: Reshmi Dey | University Center Second Floor Academy
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | FLAME DEMO: Coyle Condenser | Studio Arts Center Cold Shop
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm | PANEL: MacPherson-Wortley GAS Emerging Artist Panel | University Center Second Floor Red River
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | FLAME DEMO: Coyle Condenser | Studio Arts Center Cold Shop
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | HOT DEMO: Heather Sutherland + Kimberly McKinnis + Kristi Totoritis | Studio Arts Center Hot Shop
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | LECMO: Georgia Redpath | Studio Arts Center Cold Shop
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | LECMO: Arthur Wilson | Studio Arts Center Foundry
5:30 pm | EVENT: Student Prize Giveaway | Studio Arts Center Hot Shop
8:00 pm – 12:00 am | EVENT: Closing Night Party | Arlington Museum of Art
Sunday May 18
10:30 am – 1:30 pm | EVENT: Artist Brunch for GAS + AACG Members | Kittrell Rifkind Art Glass