Black Glass Arts Series exhibition opens; Episode 2 of video log now available

ALFRED, NY – An exhibition of original work created in February by visiting artists in the Alfred University School of Art and Design’s Black Glass Artist Series opened Friday, Feb. 25, in the IDEA Lab in Harder Hall.

The Black Glass Artist Series featured three glass artists of color, who each visited the Alfred University campus for one-week residencies. The event was held during February as an observance of Black History Month, with artists presenting artist talks and giving demonstrations of their practice in the Alfred University School of Art and Design’s Hot Glass Shop.

Episode 2 in Black Glass Artist Series video log

Artists visiting Alfred University as part of the Black Glass Artist Series, and whose work is included in the exhibition, are: N’Kosi Barber, an illustrator and sculptural glass artist from Chicago’s South Side; SaraBeth Post, an interdisciplinary artist primarily utilizing glass in sculpture, utilitarian wares, and jewelry; and Cedric Mitchell, a Los-Angeles based glass artist inspired by an eccentric mix of graffiti art, pop culture, mid-century modern and Memphis design.

Last year, third-year B.F.A. student Adeye Jean-Baptist from Scarsdale, NY, proposed that the School of Art and Design host a series of visiting glass artists who hail from the afro diaspora. She led efforts to gain funding to support the series, including organizing an auction. The series is also supported by the School of Art and Design and its Sculpture Dimensional Studies Division, Student Senate, the Institute for Cultural Unity, and Olympic Color, a glassblowing supply company in Seattle, WA.

In photo above, Rïse Peacock, studio technician and adjunct instructor in the School of Art and Design, looks over some work in the Black Glass Artist Series exhibition.