The roof on the new contemporary gallery building has reached the halfway point in its construction. More than 400 of the skylight glasses are installed, and the skylight is expected to be fully complete by the end of June. Roofing work … Read more →
This past Tuesday night, a group of scientists presented their findings on glass research conducted here in Corning. For the past fourteen weeks, they have been experimenting with color in glass and stress in glass using hands-on investigation thanks to … Read more →
Philadelphia-based artist Amber Cowan has been named as the recipient of the Rakow Commission in 2014. Combining old glass and new, Cowan’s art references consumption, reuse, and the history of the glass industry through the remaking and re-contextualization of commercial … Read more →
The GlassLab design program offers designers unprecedented access to molten glass. In public design performances or private sessions, designers and glassmakers collaborate, rapidly prototyping concepts and using the immediacy of hot glass as a catalyst for innovation. Last week, designer Bridget … Read more →