Turn Up the Heat 2024
We’re firing up the furnace this August for a celebration in partnership with The International Festival of Glass. From Friday, August 23rd, to Monday, August 26th, we are hosting an action-packed weekend celebration of glass.
Our Turn Up the Heat Programme has been crafted to the max, full of magic glassblowing demos, thought-provoking panel discussions, our brand-new Glass Pop-up shop and a participatory event for the whole family – and that’s not all! Scroll on to view the full programme.
New Functional Pop-Up
We are hard at work creating some beautiful Functional Glass for you to explore at our brand-new Functional Pop-up Shop, which will be open over the weekend in the Redhouse Cone engagement space. Discover a selection of breathtaking jewellery and exclusive glassware by Blowfish resident artists and special guests, including Olga Alianova and Katherine Huskie.
Friday 9.30am-6.15pm
Saturday 9.30am-6.15pm
Sunday 10am-4.30pm
Monday 10.30am-4.30pm
Fifteen x Fifteen Exhibition
This unique showcase features the captivating work of 47 artists representing 11 countries and 12 different glass techniques. Each artist presents a stunning artwork limited to a 15 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm format. It features work by Sacha Delabre, Laura Kramer from the USA, and Balazs Telegdi from Hungary. Sacha and Balasz will also be demonstrating their craft as part of our glassblowing demonstrations!
Exhibiting Artists:
Áine Ryan, Alison Jardine, Alison Lowry, Alli Hoag, Amy Cushing, Angela Thwaites, Arthur-van Buuren , Balazs Telegdi, Bethan Yates, Caroline Anne Weidman, Elizabeth Welch, Elliot Walker, Hale Feriha Hendekcigil, Helen Slater Stokes, Hoseok Youn, Jason Christian, Jennifer Hackett, Jeremy Sinkus, Jessie Lee, Jiayun Ding, Jiemin Park, Jo Mitchell, John Moran, Julia Gonyou, Kate Pasvol, Kayleigh Young, Kerry Collison, Kira Fröse, Krista Israel, Laura Kramer, Linda Norris, Lulu Harrison, Me Fio, Mils Bridgewater, Morag Reekie, Opal Seabrook, Rachel Elliott, Rachel Phillips, Roger Silk, Ryan Ashcroft, Sacha Delabre, Sarah Wiberley, Scott Chaseling, Sean Donlon, Theo Brooks, Verity Pulford, and Weston Lambert.
Opening Weekend 23rd – 25th August
Friday – 9.30 AM – 6:15 PM
Saturday – 9.30 AM – 6:15 PM
Sunday – 10 AM – 4.30 PM
Monday – 10:30 AM – 4.30 PM
The exhibition continues until 21 September 2024.
Glassblowing Demonstrations
Friday 23rd August
10 am – 11.30am Jo Guile: The Art of Mould Blowing
Sponsored by The Glass Manufacturers Education Trust
11.45am-1.15pm Katherine Huskie: Making Texture with Molten Glass
Sponsored by Glass Toolbox
1:30 pm-3pm Elliot Walker: Glass Sculpting Intricate Components
Sponsored by Brian Barney
3.15pm-4.45pm Sacha Delabre: Art Meets Science
Sponsored by Cathryn Shilling
5 pm-6.30pm Bethany Wood and students: Glass meets Canvas
Sponsored by Carolyn Jones
Saturday 24th August
10am-11.30am Kayleigh Young: Flameworking onto Hot Glass
Sponsored by Cllr Cat Eccles
11.45am-1.15pm Ian Chadwick: Kiln-formed Panel roll up
1.30pm-3pm Laura Atkinson and Elliot Walker: Mouth Blown Sheet Glass
Sponsored by The Heritage Crafts Association
3.15pm-4.45pm Balazs Telegdi: Combining Vitrograph with Glassblowing
Sponsored by The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS)
Lampworking Demonstration
10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm Caroline Weidman: working with figurative flame work sculpture in soft glass.
Panel Discussions
Gain insights from our esteemed panellists into the present state of British Glassmaking Education, routes to empower women in the industry, and strategies to revive endangered craft techniques.
Saturday 24th August 2024
11am-11.45am Endangered Crafts discussion with Daniel Carpenter, Laura Atkinson, Elliot Walker and The Lace Guild.
Chaired by Leanne O’Connor
12.15 pm – 13.00 pm Empowering Women in Business with Kira K’inan,
Katherine Huskie , Tabitha Sara Burrill, Amelia Burke.
Chaired by Bethany Wood
1.30pm-2:15pm Adapting art for financial success with Derek Hunt, Joanna Manousis and Opal Seabrook.
Chaired by Kira Pheonix K’Inan
2.45pm-3.30pm Fulfilling post-graduation support needs with Keisha Brittle, Jo Guile, Aria Kiani and Freya Luscombe.
Chaired by Sue Purser-Hope of the Contemporary Glass Society.
Make Your Own Glass Experience
Have you ever dreamed of creating your own piece of glass art? Join us on Sunday 25th August, 10.30 am-3.15 pm, and learn to craft your own glass medallion with a special stamp to commemorate the IFOG festivities under the expert guidance of Bethany Wood and her team. Suitable for children over 13.
£40 per person.
So, i guess you could say there’s a lot going on!
We can’t wait to share more of what we have in store, get ready to Turn Up the Heat this August!
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