Visiting Glass Artist Rob Stern | | Photo courtesy of the artist | Don't miss your chance to see world-renowned glass artist, Rob Stern, at the Belger Glass Annex this week! During his residency, Rob will be involved in the following programming:
Free Artist Talk: Thursday, March 2 from 6:00 to 7:00pm Free Glassblowing Demonstration: Friday, March 3 from 6:00 to 8:00pm Four-Day Glassblowing workshop: Thursday, March 2 - Sunday, March 5 from 8:30am to 5:00pm each day (registration required)
Rob Stern has worked with glass for over 30 years. He’s also studied glass internationally, most notably apprenticing, teaching, and working in the Czech Republic mastering traditional Czech glassblowing techniques. Rob is known for his large-scale installations, site-specific sculpture, and as a contestant on the third season of the hit Netflix show "Blown Away!" Rob's adventurous spirit has led to the mastery of many skills and a willingness to attempt any project. Rob's wide range of expertise and versatility make him an excellent instructor. His energy and showmanship make him an entertaining artist to watch live! | | | Don’t miss John Balistreri! | | John Balistreri is best known for his large-scale ceramic sculptures as well as his innovation using digital technology to create ceramic objects using ceramic 3D printing techniques. An installation of his work is on view at Belger Crane Yard Gallery through March 4. John is one of the artists whose work was selected for the new Kansas City International airport terminal that opened February 28, 2023. | | | | | Terry Winters is a contemporary American painter and printmaker who is represented in depth in the Belger Collection. A native New Yorker, Winters graduated from Pratt Institute in 1971, focusing on painting. Through the 1970s, while studying nature, especially molecular level life forms, Winters honed his craft as a drawer and a painter until he was ready for his inaugural exhibition in 1982 at the prestigious Sonnabend Gallery. Later that same year he began his first foray into printmaking at Universal Limited Art Editions on Long Island. Winters became one of the leading printmakers in the United States. Over the years, Winters paintings, drawings, and prints have been featured in major retrospectives at the Boston Museum of Fine Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His upcoming exhibition at the Belger Arts Center opens on first Friday March 3 and runs through August 5, 2023. Stay tuned to our website for more information. | | | | Our March/April Digital Debut artist is Chandler Martin. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Plano, Texas. In 2015, he received his BFA in Ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute. Since then, he has been actively involved with various art organizations in the Kansas City metro area.
Chandler Martin’s work captures memories and recreates personal events by sculpting gestural figures which carry the spirit of a particular moment in time. By depicting the actions of everyday life, he shows the viewer that despite how different we may be from each other, we can connect through our collective nostalgia and past experiences. His work will be available online and at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery from March 3 through April 30. | | | | Hunter Smith is Belger’s March Mug of the Month artist. Hunter began working in clay as a student at Berea College in Kentucky. Currently, he is completing a post baccalaureate study in the ceramics department of the University of Kansas. When creating his work, Hunter draws inspiration from historical pieces and his fascination with tactility. Learn more about Hunter Smith on his artist page.
Purchase a Mug of the Month even if you don't have a subscription! This means you can buy a mug by an artist you love when they become available. However, having a monthly subscription reserves your spot to receive a new mug every month before they’re made available to the public. | | | | | Sharif Bey, Kiwi Bird #1, 2019. Earthenware and mixed media. 14 x 10 x 10 in. Courtesy of the artist and albertz benda, New York and Los Angeles. | Inspired by modernism, functional pottery, Oceanic Art and Art of the African diaspora, Sharif Bey’s works investigate the cultural and political significance of adornment and the symbolic and formal properties of archetypal motifs. Ancestral Vestiges includes vessel-inspired mixed media works, mask-like sculptures, and large-scale power necklaces. These and other works in the exhibition reflect his continued exploration of functional and ritual objects, and the materiality of clay, metal, wood, and glass. This exhibition is on view at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery through August 5, 2023. | | | For more information about exhibitions, classes, and programs, please visit our website. |
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