May 1
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6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
EDT
Hot Glass Hangout is a free monthly demo series starring our multi-talented team of studio technicians, administrators and teaching artists doing what they love to do.
Come hang with us every first Friday! See the skills and teamwork that go into shaping molten glass, meet friendly local artists and shop a pop-up Studio Sale featuring beautiful glassware and jewelry crafted by our community. Soft drinks and snacks are on the house.
This month’s featured artists: Lucky Kernan, Soraya Shockley, Ash Espinoza, Aullar Mateo, Fran Janal & Grace Whiteside
Aullar is a Brooklyn-based artist who works with Pâte de Verre glass to examine and honor their non-binary, trans identity. Originally a painter, Aullar incorporates a brushed visual to their work with the intentional layering of glass and ofttimes the addition of enamel paints to the inside of their pre-fired molds. Through semi-transparent glass sculptures and installations, they explore the transition process and its physical and emotional elements. With their work, Aullar seeks to create a space to update traditional definitions of gender and identity, while challenging the public’s perception of the body. They strive to make invisible emotions a tangible experience, thereby pushing the limits of societal norms of contemporaneity and sexuality.
Grace Whiteside is a performance artist, glass fabricator, and educator known for orchestrating comedic performances that utilize the amorphous and trans properties of hot glass. Their work dismantles mainstream entertainment platforms, replacing binary consumerism with homoeroticism and queer space. Whiteside currently resides in Brooklyn, NY and has exhibited their work at venues such as MAD Museum, Urban Glass, and The Museum of American Glass. They were also a contestant on the third season of Netflix’s
Blown Away.
Ash Espinoza is a multidisciplinary artist currently focused on glass. He received his BFA at The Cooper Union. He was first introduced to glass at Kyoto Seika University, where he studied under artist Ikawa Saiko. His work explores ideas around lifespans, personal identity as a Mexican American, and the intersections between craft and fine art.
Cost
Free
Neighborhood (Event Location)
Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene
