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. […]
The Fox Valley Area High School Glass Exhibition at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass will open on Saturday, March 4th to showcase talented young area artists in celebration of national Youth Art Month. Sixteen students of Lynn Zetzman from Xavier High School worked in The Glass Studio.With artist, Sara Rezin, they did free-form fusing and used diamond bit grinders to […]
The Fox Valley Area High School Glass Exhibition at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass will open on Saturday, March 4th to showcase talented young area artists in celebration of national Youth Art Month. Kim Becker, an art teacher at Valders High School, brought 14 of her students to the museum to work in The Glass Studio with Beth Wenger Johnstone and […]
The Fox Valley Area High School Glass Exhibition at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass will open on Saturday, March 4th to showcase talented young area artists in celebration of national Youth Art Month. Among the 242 students from 16 area schools who participated are six students of Joan Kirschling from Stockbridge High School The students worked in The Glass Studio […]
The Fox Valley Area High School Glass Exhibition at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass will open on Saturday, March 4th to showcase talented young area artists in celebration of national Youth Art Month. On January 23rd , 16 students from St. Mary Catholic High School visited the museum with their instructor, Jessica Ott. The groups split between the flameworking studio […]
The Fox Valley Area High School Glass Exhibition at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass will open on Saturday, March 4th to showcase talented young area artists in celebration of national Youth Art Month. Among the 242 students from 16 area schools who participated are 18 students of Maggie Weyenberg from New London High School This is the first year Maggie […]
The Fox Valley Area High School Glass Exhibition at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass will open on Saturday, March 4th to showcase talented young area artists in celebration of national Youth Art Month. Among the 242 students from 16 area schools who participated are 13 students of Erin Culligan from Menasha High School. Students worked with Appleton artist, Sara Rezin […]