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Carnegie Museum of Art presents lectures, classes, and
events to accompany Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America
April 19, 2007
TOURS
Guided drop-in tours are free with museum admission and meet in front of the
museum store. Adult and student groups may schedule tours by calling the group
visits office at 412.622.3289. Discounts apply for groups who register and pay
in advance.
Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America
Tues.-Sun. beginning May 12, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
This exhibition, part of Pittsburgh's 2007 year long "Pittsburgh Celebrates
Glass", demonstrates the exciting exchange of ideas, philosophies, and
techniques between Venetian and American glass artists. This docent-led tour
traces influences of the early artists and designers to the lively artists that
emerged from the American Studio Glass Movement of the 1960s including Dale
Chihuly and Richard Marquis.
LUNCH AND LEARN: Viva Vetro! and Chihuly at Phipps
Thurs. select either July 26 or August 16
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
$48 members/$58 nonmembers
Lunch in Carnegie Café included.
Participants celebrate Pittsburgh's "Year of Glass" with visits to two
exhibitions devoted to the art of glass. The program begins at Phipps
Conservatory and Botanical Garden for a tour of Chihuly at Phipps: Gardens of
Glass, an installation by the renowned American artist Dale Chihuly. Then group
returns to Carnegie Museum of Art for lunch and a tour of the museum's
exhibition Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America to discover how creative
dialogue between Venetian masters and American glass artists, including
Chihuly, fired the imaginations of studio glass artists in both countries.
LECTURES and Events
Curator's Dialogue: Sarah Nichols
Carnegie Museum of Art Theater
Sat., May 12, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Sarah Nichols, curator of Viva Vetro!, shares the stage with Viva Vetro!
catalogue essayist and noted author Matthew Kangas to discuss and debate the
unique relationships between Venice and America. In addition, Kangas, author of
Robert Willson: Image-Maker will talk about the 50-year love affair between
Willson, the city of Murano, and the material of glass. Kangas will share the
fascinating life of this sculptor from Texas, his influence on the burgeoning
American Studio Glass Movement of the 1960s, and Willson's continued
inspiration on contemporary glass artists following his death in 2000.
Gallery Talk: Davide Salvadore and Kathleen Mulcahy
Sun., May 27, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Heinz Galleries
Davide Salvadore, a Venetian native who started working in prestigious Murano
glass factories with his father at a very early age, and Pittsburgh's own
Kathleen Mulcahy, co-founder of The Pittsburgh Glass Center, walk participants
through Viva Vetro! and share stories, thoughts, and insights about their work
and the work of other artists in the exhibition.
Focus on Venice: Carnaval, Culture, and Glass
Sun., July 15, 1:30-5:30, plus optional evening event
The vibrant arts and culture of Venice are explored in two exhibitions,
Carnegie Museum of Art's Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America and
Carnegie Museum of Natural History's Carnaval!
1:30-4:30 p.m.: Families enjoy Carnaval! mask-making and a Viva Vetro!-inspired
treasure hunt.
4:00-5:30 p.m.: Artists Talks-a stimulating exchange of ideas between two
artists represented in Viva Vetro!, Gianni Toso, whose family has been at the
center of the Venetian glass industry for more than 700 hundred years, and
Seattle-based glass artist Benjamin Moore, whose contemporary glass forms are
inspired by his experiences in Murano.
Celebrate Venice: Dinner and Wine Tasting: Raise a Glass!
Sun., July 15, 5:30 p.m.
Cocktails and galleries open, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Raise a Glass! Dinner and Wine Tasting, 7:00-10:00 p.m., Carnegie Café
$85 members/$95 nonmembers
Diners receive a complimentary, one-of-a-kind wine glass hand-blown by
Pittsburgh area glass artists.
Call 412.622.3288 to register
After the Focus on Venice afternoon festivities, the museum presents a truly
unique evening for enjoying the food, wine, and glass art of Venice. Viva
Vetro! galleries will be open and cocktails will be served from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Afterward, a gourmet Italian dinner will be served in the Carnegie Café in the
company of artists Gianni Toso and Benjamin Moore. Four distinct Italian wines
imported from the Venetian region will be introduced by wine consultant Joseph
Barsotti, Wine Bow, Inc.
Support
Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America is supported by Pittsburgh
Celebrates Glass, which is made possible by the generosity of many foundations
and corporations, including Richard King Mellon Foundation, The Heinz
Endowments, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, and presenting sponsors PNC
and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Additional support for the exhibition is
provided by the Henry L. Hillman Fund, the Fellows of Carnegie Museum of Art,
and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh and founded
by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1895, Carnegie Museum of
Art, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is nationally and
internationally recognized for its distinguished collection of American and
European works from the 16th century to the present. The Heinz Architecture
Center, part of Carnegie Museum of Art, is dedicated to the collection and
exhibition of architectural representations and to the study of all aspects of
the built environment. For more information about Carnegie Museum of Art, call
412.622.3131.
Contact:
Tey Stiteler
412.688.8690
stitelert@carnegiemuseums.org
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