On Thursday, August 9, 4-7pm, Momentum Gallery hosts an Artist Reception in conjunction with its current contemporary group glass exhibition, Reflections. The reception takes place at the gallery’s Lexington Avenue location and is free and open to the public. Several artists whose work is featured in Reflections will be in attendance, including Tim Tate, Penland School of Crafts 2018 Benefit Auction Signature Artist, Thor & Jennifer Bueno, Pablo Soto, and others. The festive atmosphere will include light refreshments, craft cocktails by Troy & Sons, cookies and petit fours by Karen Donatelli Bakery, a raffle benefitting the Center for Craft, with a percentage of sales from the evening benefitting the Penland School of Crafts. Reflections continues through August 25th, 2018.
Momentum Gallery’s curated group exhibition, Reflections
(Through August 25), features work by leading contemporary glass artists from NC and around the country. The overall collection alludes to the timeless traditions of opulence and grandeur at Biltmore Estate through objects that explore the intricate detailing and ornamentation indicative of the Gilded Age, a period during the late 19th Century when Biltmore Estate was conceived and constructed by railway tycoon George Vanderbilt.
Additional works in examine concepts of memory and history, referencing the “downstairs,” where staff lived and served the aristocratic family behind the scenes at the palatial mansion.
Several top contemporary glass artists from WNC and around the country, including: Thor & Jennifer Bueno, Amber Cowan, Jennifer Halvorson, Alli Hoag, Joanna Manousis, Andy Paiko, Kit Paulson, Pablo Soto, and Tim Tate will show their latest work. An array of sophisticated sculptures and wall pieces incorporate a variety of glass techniques, exploiting the diverse qualities of an enchanting material. Innovative use of mirrors and lenses challenge us to question perception in the mind-bending work of Alli Hoag and Tim Tate. Kit Paulson embraces ornamentation in her meticulous lampworked creations in borosilicate glass. Amber Cowan is currently
Reflections is a stylish collection featuring work by working with a process which involves flameworking, blowing, and hot-sculpting upcycled American pressed glass.
Momentum Gallery is pleased to participate in the Summer of Glass, a WNC celebration of glass art in conjunction with Dale Chihuly’s magnificent installations at Biltmore Estate. They are showing a special selection of work by Glass Pioneers Dale Chihuly and Therman Statom in our Feature Gallery, including vitreograph prints made in WNC with the Father of Studio Glass, Harvey Littleton.
Keep the party going
Immediately following the Cocktail Reception at Momentum Gallery, be sure to head over to our neighbors on Broadway, the Center for Craft forCraft After Dark. More information may be found here. It promises to be an amazing, art-filled evening in downtown Asheville.
And, for more fun, head up to the Penland School of Crafts 2018 Benefit Auction, Friday and Saturday, August 10th and 11th. It’s no surprise that a number of Momentum Gallery’s phenomenal Artist Partners are closely affiliated with Penland. If you’ve never been to the Auction, it’s only an hour’s drive north of Asheville and well worth the short trip! While you’re there, be sure to visit Penland Gallery’s Summer of Glass exhibition, Alchemy: Contemporary Studio Glass. Join us at the 33rd annual auction weekend.