Pilchuck Glass School is an international center for glass art education. The school was founded in 1971 by Dale Chihuly, Ruth Tamura, Anne Gould Hauberg (1917-2016), and John H Hauberg (1916-2002). The campus is located on a former tree farm in Stanwood, Washington in the United States. The administrative offices are located in Seattle. The name "Pilchuck" comes from the local Native American language and translates to "red water" in reference to the Pilchuck River.[1]: 27 Pilchuck offers one, two, or three week resident classes each summer in a broad spectrum of glass techniques as well as residencies for emerging and established artists working in all media.
Dale Chihuly, then the head of the glass program at Rhode Island School of Design, and Ruth Tamura, who ran the glass blowing program at California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC, now California College of the Arts) applied early in 1971 for a grant from the Union of Independent Colleges of Art to operate a summer workshop in the medium of glass. In late spring the sum of $2,000 had been awarded. From the outset, this was planned as an unusual kind of workshop. Without yet having a site, but knowing he wanted to be somewhere in the Seattle area (Chihuly was born in Tacoma), Chihuly distributed posters advertising "the no deposit lots of returns glass, etc. workshop. Free tuition—you provide food and camping equipment." Sketches of lakes and forests and camping decorated the posters.
Through friends and contacts in the Seattle area, Chihuly and Tamura were introduced to John Hauberg and his wife Anne Gould Hauberg. Hauberg offered Chihuly the use of property he owned an hour north of Seattle. The workshop was held there and in time this became the location of the Pilchuck Glass School.[1]: 47–50
In 1971, the first workshop began with little time for advance preparation of the site. Chihuly and Tamura, along with two other teachers and 18 students, pitched surplus tents, made a makeshift lean-to with toilets and showers, and built a hot shop with glass furnaces (and a roof of sewn-together surplus tents). They began blowing glass just sixteen days after arriving at the Hauberg's tree farm. Some of the glass that was blown was sold at a craft fair in Anacortes nearby, and after the sale was well-received the group held an open house on the site. They sold more and the proceeds were used to pay for their propane. Even so, Chihuly spent far more than the $2,000 grant and ran up a considerable debt. John Hauberg, buoyed by the success of that first summer, paid off the bank loan and agreed to provide the location and financial support for a second summer workshop, and then a third. A few years later, realizing that Pilchuck glass workshops had become a summer mainstay rather than an occasional happening, the Haubergs established the school as a non-profit, solidifying the framework for today's Pilchuck Glass School.[1]
In the first years facilities were primitive, but over time a campus was developed with a series of rustic structures, designed by Thomas Bosworth (who also served as the School's Director for several years). Thomas designed the Hot Shop for the kiln area (1973), Flat Shop for smaller scaled glass crafts (1976), Lodge (1977), faculty cottages, bathhouse, and other buildings; by 1986 there were fifteen structures on the site.[2]
Campus
The Pilchuck Glass School is located on a 54-acre (22 ha) rural campus, part of a 15,000-acre (6,100 ha) tree farm, located northeast of Stanwood, Washington and more than 50 miles (80 km) north of Seattle.[3][4] The campus has more than 60 buildings, including workshops and living quarters.[5]
Summer education program
Offering programs throughout the year, Pilchuck Glass School's most concentrated activities occur from late May through early September when there are consecutive educational sessions, varying from one to three weeks in length, and offering several concurrent hands-on courses exploring different aspects of creating art in glass. Designed for the uninitiated, the intermediate, or the advanced student seeking skills and conceptual challenges with glass, courses are limited in size (typically ten to twelve students) and highlight a focused inquiry into glassmaking techniques and aesthetic directions.
Students explore the creative possibilities of hot and cold glass in such areas as glassblowing, hot-glass sculpting, sand- and kiln-casting, fusing, neon, stained glass, imagery transfer on glass, flameworking, mixed-media sculpture, and engraving. Although enrolled in only one course in a session, students find additional creative resources among other students, instructors, artists in residence, gaffers and staff.[6]
Artist residencies
In addition to summer workshops, Pilchuck also offers residencies for artists of all levels to simply work on their art throughout the year. Resident artists employ Pilchuck's studios and environment to experiment, innovate and create new bodies of work.
Summer Artists in Residence- Established, visual artists are invited to reside on campus for a 17-day session. They become a stimulating force in the educational program, adding insight and experience from different disciplines.
Professional Artists in Residence- Residencies of varying duration throughout the fall, winter, and spring allow independent artists of outstanding accomplishment to create in Pilchuck's studios.
John H. Hauberg Fellowship- This spring residency for up to six outstanding artists in any medium fosters collaboration in support of new work or new research.
Emerging Artists in Residence- This fall program is designed for a group of six artists in the early stages of their careers who need financial support, time and a place to develop individual bodies of work with glass as a focus.
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campus is located on a former tree farm in Stanwood Washington in the United States The administrative offices are located in Seattle The name Pilchuck comes from the local Native American language and translates to red water in reference to the Pilchuck River 1 27 Pilchuck offers one two or three week resident classes each summer in a broad spectrum of glass techniques as well as residencies for emerging and established artists working in all media Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Summer education program 4 Artist residencies 5 Notable faculty 6 Notable alumni 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditDale Chihuly then the head of the glass program at Rhode Island School of Design and Ruth Tamura who ran the glass blowing program at California College of Arts and Crafts CCAC now California College of the Arts applied early in 1971 for a grant from the Union of Independent Colleges of Art to operate a summer workshop in the medium of glass In late spring the sum of 2 000 had been awarded From the outset this was planned as an unusual kind of workshop Without yet having a site but knowing he wanted to be somewhere in the Seattle area Chihuly was born in Tacoma Chihuly distributed posters advertising the no deposit lots of returns glass etc workshop Free tuition you provide food and camping equipment Sketches of lakes and forests and camping decorated the posters Through friends and contacts in the Seattle area Chihuly and Tamura were introduced to John Hauberg and his wife Anne Gould Hauberg Hauberg offered Chihuly the use of property he owned an hour north of Seattle The workshop was held there and in time this became the location of the Pilchuck Glass School 1 47 50 In 1971 the first workshop began with little time for advance preparation of the site Chihuly and Tamura along with two other teachers and 18 students pitched surplus tents made a makeshift lean to with toilets and showers and built a hot shop with glass furnaces and a roof of sewn together surplus tents They began blowing glass just sixteen days after arriving at the Hauberg s tree farm Some of the glass that was blown was sold at a craft fair in Anacortes nearby and after the sale was well received the group held an open house on the site They sold more and the proceeds were used to pay for their propane Even so Chihuly spent far more than the 2 000 grant and ran up a considerable debt John Hauberg buoyed by the success of that first summer paid off the bank loan and agreed to provide the location and financial support for a second summer workshop and then a third A few years later realizing that Pilchuck glass workshops had become a summer mainstay rather than an occasional happening the Haubergs established the school as a non profit solidifying the framework for today s Pilchuck Glass School 1 In the first years facilities were primitive but over time a campus was developed with a series of rustic structures designed by Thomas Bosworth who also served as the School s Director for several years Thomas designed the Hot Shop for the kiln area 1973 Flat Shop for smaller scaled glass crafts 1976 Lodge 1977 faculty cottages bathhouse and other buildings by 1986 there were fifteen structures on the site 2 Campus EditThe Pilchuck Glass School is located on a 54 acre 22 ha rural campus part of a 15 000 acre 6 100 ha tree farm located northeast of Stanwood Washington and more than 50 miles 80 km north of Seattle 3 4 The campus has more than 60 buildings including workshops and living quarters 5 Summer education program EditOffering programs throughout the year Pilchuck Glass School s most concentrated activities occur from late May through early September when there are consecutive educational sessions varying from one to three weeks in length and offering several concurrent hands on courses exploring different aspects of creating art in glass Designed for the uninitiated the intermediate or the advanced student seeking skills and conceptual challenges with glass courses are limited in size typically ten to twelve students and highlight a focused inquiry into glassmaking techniques and aesthetic directions Students explore the creative possibilities of hot and cold glass in such areas as glassblowing hot glass sculpting sand and kiln casting fusing neon stained glass imagery transfer on glass flameworking mixed media sculpture and engraving Although enrolled in only one course in a session students find additional creative resources among other students instructors artists in residence gaffers and staff 6 Artist residencies EditIn addition to summer workshops Pilchuck also offers residencies for artists of all levels to simply work on their art throughout the year Resident artists employ Pilchuck s studios and environment to experiment innovate and create new bodies of work Summer Artists in Residence Established visual artists are invited to reside on campus for a 17 day session They become a stimulating force in the educational program adding insight and experience from different disciplines Professional Artists in Residence Residencies of varying duration throughout the fall winter and spring allow independent artists of outstanding accomplishment to create in Pilchuck s studios John H Hauberg Fellowship This spring residency for up to six outstanding artists in any medium fosters collaboration in support of new work or new research Emerging Artists in Residence This fall program is designed for a group of six artists in the early stages of their careers who need financial support time and a place to develop individual bodies of work with glass as a focus Notable faculty EditSonja Blomdahl Ann Gardner Alena MatejkovaNotable alumni EditJeff Ballard Cynthia Lahti Olga Volchkova Therman Statom David Patchen Debora Moore Reji ThomasReferences EditNotes a b c Oldknow Tina 1996 Pilchuck A Glass School Seattle Pilchuck Glass School and University of Washington Press ISBN 0 295 97559 8 Rosenfeld Erika 2007 Building with Light in the Pacific Northwest The Houses of Thomas L Bosworth Architect San Rafael and Philadelphia ORO Editions pp vii xvi ISBN 978 0 9774672 6 6 Campus Pilchuck Glass School Retrieved July 1 2017 Manitach Amanda Edwards Miguel October 31 2016 Fabric Pilchuck Glass School CityArts Archived from the original on November 1 2016 Retrieved July 1 2017 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Clemans Gayle August 27 2011 Pilchuck at 40 world class glass The Seattle Times Retrieved July 1 2017 Pilchuck Program Catalog Pilchuck Glass School Retrieved 2 June 2017 External links EditPilchuck Glass School Coordinates 48 16 52 N 122 14 46 W 48 28114 N 122 24616 W 48 28114 122 24616 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pilchuck Glass School amp oldid 1133215473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
