Arts Notes: Aug. 22, 2010
Glass art by Ron Hinkle: a white glass star and "Flower of the Evening," the signed and numbered limited-edition piece available for purchase for $40 at the Culture Center.
Ron Hinkle exhibit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- "While You Were Sleeping," an exhibit of glass pieces by artist Ron Hinkle, will open in the Lobby Gallery of the Culture Center with a reception at 6 p.m. Aug. 30. The show is part of the "West Virginia's Gift to the World" series and runs through Oct. 31.
Hinkle will give a Gallery Talk and will have 100 signed and numbered pieces titled "Flower of the Evening" for sale to the public for $40. The special-edition piece is a 6-inch-tall cranberry glass starflower mounted atop a solid base of crystal glass that rises up in a spiraled vine where the flower sits.
The exhibit will resemble a glass flower garden. There are about 1,000 pieces of glass in the show including flowers, stars, orbs and leaves in a variety of shapes and colors -- all set against the backdrop of a night sky.
Hinkle was born and raised in Buckhannon, and worked for Louie Glass in Weston for 20 years. He opened Hinkle's Dying Art Glassworks on Jan. 1, 1994, later changing his company's name to Ron Hinkle Glass.
Hinkle's work has been featured on the West Virginia Governor's Tree and the Christmas Pageant of Peace trees at the White House. He regularly demonstrates his craft at the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes and the WVU Jackson's Mill Jubilee near Weston and has been featured in USA Today, Lifestyle Crafts Buyers Guide, Wonderful West Virginia, West Virginia Living, Corridor, West Ways and All About Glass magazine. His product line includes designer vases, roundels, bowls, stemware, table lamps and a series of novelty figurines including animals, fruit and flowers. He is developing a line of handcrafted custom lamps in collaboration with blacksmith artist Jeff Fetty of Spencer.
West Virginia Division of Culture and History, The Culture Center, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25305-0300; 304-558-0220 or www.wvculture.org.
Arts listening tours
Ron Hinkle exhibit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- "While You Were Sleeping," an exhibit of glass pieces by artist Ron Hinkle, will open in the Lobby Gallery of the Culture Center with a reception at 6 p.m. Aug. 30. The show is part of the "West Virginia's Gift to the World" series and runs through Oct. 31.
Hinkle will give a Gallery Talk and will have 100 signed and numbered pieces titled "Flower of the Evening" for sale to the public for $40. The special-edition piece is a 6-inch-tall cranberry glass starflower mounted atop a solid base of crystal glass that rises up in a spiraled vine where the flower sits.
The exhibit will resemble a glass flower garden. There are about 1,000 pieces of glass in the show including flowers, stars, orbs and leaves in a variety of shapes and colors -- all set against the backdrop of a night sky.
Hinkle was born and raised in Buckhannon, and worked for Louie Glass in Weston for 20 years. He opened Hinkle's Dying Art Glassworks on Jan. 1, 1994, later changing his company's name to Ron Hinkle Glass.
Hinkle's work has been featured on the West Virginia Governor's Tree and the Christmas Pageant of Peace trees at the White House. He regularly demonstrates his craft at the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes and the WVU Jackson's Mill Jubilee near Weston and has been featured in USA Today, Lifestyle Crafts Buyers Guide, Wonderful West Virginia, West Virginia Living, Corridor, West Ways and All About Glass magazine. His product line includes designer vases, roundels, bowls, stemware, table lamps and a series of novelty figurines including animals, fruit and flowers. He is developing a line of handcrafted custom lamps in collaboration with blacksmith artist Jeff Fetty of Spencer.
West Virginia Division of Culture and History, The Culture Center, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25305-0300; 304-558-0220 or www.wvculture.org.
Arts listening tours
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, in collaboration with the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, will conduct statewide listening tours throughout September. The open meetings allow interested community members to state their needs. Information gathered will be used to develop new programs and review policies for grants available to communities, schools and individual artists with state and federal funding.
Meeting schedule:
Sept. 2, 12:30 p.m. Host: Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex; David Rotenizer, 304-843-4128, david.e.roteni...@wv.gov. 801 Jefferson Ave., Moundsville.
Sept. 9, 12:30 p.m. Host: Chuck Mathena Center; Spring Turner, 304-425-5128, spr...@cmcwv.org. 2 Stafford Commons, Princeton.
Sept. 16, 5:30 p.m. Host: Museum in the Park; Frankie Spears-Esposito, 304-792-7229, frankie.a.spears-espos...@wv.gov. 376 Little Buffalo Creek Road, Logan.
Sept. 17, 12:30 p.m. Host: Glenville State College; Liza Brenner, 304-462-6346, liza.bren...@glenville.edu, 200 High St., Glenville.
Sept. 30, 5:30 p.m. Host: The Art Centre; Mary Lewis, 304-263-0224, m...@theartcentre.org. 300 W. King St., Martinsburg.
Contact Jeff Pierson at 304-558-0240, ext. 717, or jeff.a.pier...@wv.gov.
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