Reading Time: 4 minutes Julie Sperling’s latest solo show Rigged is underway at the Homer Watson House and Gallery in Kitchener (Ontario, Canada) and runs until 30 June. Rhona Duffy catches up with Julie to explore the inspirations behind this new body of work.
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Picking up the Pieces
Reading Time: 4 minutes The UK’s South West Mosaic Artists’ annual Picking up the Pieces exhibition runs from 23 March to 14 April at the Sou’-Sou’-West Contemporary Arts Gallery, in the Symondsbury Estate in Dorset.
What would the Romans have created today? (Read an extract)
Reading Time: 5 minutes Belgian mosaicist Mieke Ceusters set out to answer this question in her series Roman with a Twist. She combines technical mastery with observations from today’s world to create Roman mosaics with a contemporary twist – all delivered with a large dash of humour. To celebrate Mieke’s current exhibition at Hem, France, where she’s the guest of honour, read an extract from the full feature on Mieke, which was published in Issue 7. And order your copy now to read the full nine-page feature on Mieke.
The Met presents the first major exhibition on the connections between African and Byzantine art
Reading Time: 6 minutes ‘Africa & Byzantium’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York features nearly 200 artworks, including mosaics, many of which have never before been exhibited in the United States. It runs until 3 March 2024.
Studio glass founder Harvey K. Littleton’s legacy explored in Wisconsin exhibition
Reading Time: 6 minutes More than 60 years ago, Harvey K. Littleton introduced the United States’ first university-based studio program in glass art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison). The Chazen Museum of Art at UW–Madison explores this transformative moment and the artistic advances that followed in the recently opened exhibition ‘Look What Harvey Did’.
The eighth Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic in Ravenna runs until January 2024
Reading Time: 5 minutes The eighth Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic opens in Ravenna, Italy, in October 2023. Here, we take a look at some of the numerous events that will be taking place over the following three months and give you a glimpse of some of the mosaic works that will be on show.
International mosaic exhibition underway in Aldersbach
Reading Time: 6 minutes DOMO e.V. is currently holding an International Mosaic Exhibition as part of the Aldersbach Art Walk in and around Aldersbach Abbey in Germany. It runs until 4th November 2023. Here, we find out more and feature some of the mosaics and artists exhibiting.
Hanging by a Thread exhibitions underway: Mosaics for Afghan women
Reading Time: 6 minutes Exhibitions as part of the Hanging by a Thread project are taking place across the world. The project aims to raise awareness of the plight of Afghan women and girls, and involves over 1,200 experienced and amateur mosaic artists from 46 countries. Each artist has made a small segment of glass mosaic, which is being joined togetherContinue reading “Hanging by a Thread exhibitions underway: Mosaics for Afghan women”
Two mosaic and glass exhibitions at Canberra Glassworks until 14 August
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canberra Glassworks is currently running two exhibitions – Quietly Spoken and On Reflection – showcasing the works of Canberra-based Annette Blair and Sydney-artist Kate Nixon. The exhibitions were curated by Canberra Glassworks Artistic Director, Aimee Frodsham.