As one of Harvey Littleton’s first female students working in glass, Audrey Handler is a pioneer of the Studio Glass Movement. Since 1965 she has been a formidable figure influencing the development of glass as an artistic medium both as an artists and teacher. Fifteen of Handler’s works are featured in Sharper Edges: Women Working […]
A new exhibit featuring regional women artists opens to the public Thursday, November 15th. Sharper Edges: Women Working on the Edge of Glass features the work of female artists exploring social issues. Incorporated into glass sculpture, the women express distinct viewpoints on politics, gender biases, stereotypes, and the environment. Regional exhibiting artists include Beth Lipman […]
A Collector Story from Angie Smith About Their Gift of Perthshire Paperweights to the Museum Leslie Charles Smith was born in Llano County, Texas on October 9, 1931 to Leslie Morgan “Tess” and Annie W. Smith. Growing up in Llano, he worked in his father’s Humble service station at an early age and began developing what would […]
Twenty-five contemporary glass works from the Collection of Herbert and Jane Rozoff were recently given to Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass. The gift represents the largest contemporary glass gift to the museum at one time by a single donor. Most museums do not have sufficient funds to purchase objects for their collections and rely on gifts […]
The Fox Valley Area High School Glass Exhibition at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass opened Saturday, March3rd to showcase talented young area artists and celebrate national Youth Art Month. The museum offered schools an opportunity to bring students to the museum to work in The Glass Studio with artists, Sara Rezin, Beth Wenger Johnstone, and Taylor […]
Most of us have gathered things we have an affinity for – sports memorabilia, fine wines, and even paperweights. I am not a fan of stuff, and yet I have a few collections of my own. However, I doubt anyone will want my childhood rock collection, which begs the question, “What to do with it?” […]
A new exhibition, Searching for Excellence, opens Friday, September 8 at Bergstrom- Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah. The exhibition includes a curated selection of more than 60 contemporary glass sculptures from the private collections of nearly 20 Midwest glass art collectors. The exhibit includes works from founders of the Studio Glass Movement up […]
Lately, keeping up with current events has been exhausting and disorienting for many of us. Listening to the horrible things human beings do to one another can become overwhelming. We might even feel frustrated at our inconsequential attempts to affect positive change. And yet, we move forward. In situations like the present, simply sitting quietly and […]
On April 26, 2017 the museum board of directors approved the acquisition of Quantum, a work of installation art by Jon Clark, Angus Powers, and Jesse Daniels. It is a gift of the artists to the museum. Wisdom by Alex Bernstein is a gift of Gerald Silverstein and Robert Zimmerman. The 2003 sculpture is cast crystal and […]
Quantum is an art of another kind. It is an installation by Jon Clark, Angus Powers and Jesse Daniels that combines glass, video and sound resulting in a contemporary, captivating and immersive sensory experience. Unlike traditional art forms, installation art is as much about the experience as it is about the end product, perhaps more. […]