{"id":1870,"date":"2018-01-01T20:28:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T03:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glassartguild.org\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2018-01-02T19:42:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T02:42:50","slug":"glass-art-guild-of-utahs-2017-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glassartguild.org\/?p=1870","title":{"rendered":"Glass Art Guild of Utah’s 2017 Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

2017 was a year full of opportunities for the Glass Art Guild of Utah — opportunities to learn, exhibit and sell fused glass art, and share in the camaraderie of friends. Following are some of the highlights of this past year.<\/p>\n

Educational Opportunities<\/h2>\n
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Participants stretch their legs on break during a business of art class<\/p><\/div>\n

Building and Improving Your Art Business<\/em> – Guild artists gathered at Salt Lake’s Downtown Artist Collective to learn about the business of art. Topics included marketing and pricing your work, photography, how to identify appropriate venues for your work, and the ups and downs of working the art festival circuit. Artist instructors included\u00a0Desarae Lee, Jamie Kyle, and Chris Madsen (see\u00a0http:\/\/www.downtownartistcollective.org\/)<\/a><\/p>\n

Kiln-formed Bead Workshop<\/em> – Member artist and fused glass instructor Jodi McRaney Rusho led a workshop on creating fused glass beads. Jodi specializes in working with recycled glass. Her web site includes free tutorials, an on-line store, blog, newsletter, and a list of classes. Jodi can be found at\u00a0https:\/\/glasswithapast.com\/.<\/a><\/p>\n

Beginning Silversmithing<\/em> – Glass and metal artist Jan Harris Smith taught a beginning metalsmithing class for Guild members.\u00a0Jan has been teaching art classes to adults for the past 22 years. She\u00a0currently teaches fused glass and metalsmithing at Kimball Art Center\u00a0in Park City (https:\/\/kimballartcenter.org\/instructor-sort\/jan-harris-smith\/<\/a>), and at Pioneer Craft House in Salt Lake.<\/p>\n

Demos<\/em> – The Guild meets every other month at Spectrum Studios in Salt Lake City. Time is set aside at the end of each meeting for demonstrations. Guild members are encouraged to share new work or demonstrate techniques they have been incorporating into their work. This year’s demos included:<\/p>\n