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Volume XIII, No. 3 April 2001 Transformations in Glass by Native American Artists Native North American artists are invigorating the ancient medium of glass with exciting new forms and innovative techniques. We propose a panel discussion on the work of several Native American artists who are creating in the medium of glass. The session will analyze, from the perspectives of the speakers, the intersection of European and Native traditions as they are expressed by Native North American artists who fuse in glass their cultural and artistic heritage. In the process they are producing art works that present a new perspective on their traditional art forms and iconography as well as on glass as a medium of artistic expression. Native artists, working in glass, have been trained as institutions such as the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe; the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine; and the Pilchuck Glass School near Seattle, Washington. Their teachers include Dale Chihuly, master of American glass art, as well as artists from Italy, Sweden and Finland. Although schooled in the European glass traditions, Native North American artists draw from their individual cultural roots to create hybrid glass forms that challenge European and Native traditions. Submit abstracts for this session by May 15th directly to: Carolyn Kastner |