Auction to benefit Black Glass Artist Series
Alfred University’s School of Art and Design will host an art auction Oct. 29 in support of the Black Glass Artist Series, in which African American glass artists will visit Alfred University during Black History Month, February 2022
Alfred University’s School of Art and Design will host an art auction Oct. 29 in support of the Black Glass Artist Series, in which African American glass artists will visit Alfred University during Black History Month, February 2022. The auction will be held in the lobby of Harder Hall from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Donations of art for the auction are welcome in Room 148, Binns Merrill Hall by Oct. 22.
For a virtual live tour of the auction register here.
Four artists are scheduled to visit the School of Art and Design as Visiting Artists in February: SaraBeth Post; Kiesha Bolton, N’Kosi Barber and Cedric Mitchell. Proceeds from the auction will support their visits.
Serving as auctioneers for the Oct. 29 event: glass artist Therman Statom and Alfred University Professor of Glass Angus Powers.
During the 2022 Black Glass Artist Series, glass artists will lead workshops and lecture on their work and experience. The series has been spearheaded by Adeye Jean-Baptiste, a third-year student at Alfred University.
“Adeye has traveled the country making glass arts connections and has put forth a proposal to diversify mentorship and representation of glass artists,” says Dan Napolitano, Associate Dean of the School of Art and Design. “She has impressively connected Alfred Univerwsity with these artists and has a big vision for Alfred and beyond.”