Tuesday, May 22, 2012

In an earlier Gazette we passed along with pride pictures of the several showcases contributed by the Carder Steuben Club to The New Bedford Museum of Glass. Today we update you with the latest report from New Bedford, and the Carder Steuben Club shares a small piece of the pride in this marvelous glass museum.

The New Bedford Museum of Glass

Gallery Construction Reaches Completion!

Greetings!

After three years of dedicated effort, the New Bedford Museum of Glass has become a reality! Fifty monumental display cabinets stand proudly, a final coat of paint glistens, and track lighting shines down with delicate precision. The galleries are filled with beautiful glass and the research library door is open. Now we need your help with some spring cleaning.

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Remarkably, only $6,500 of gallery renovation expense remains unpaid. As the new museum works to get established, it is important for us to raise this amount and enter the summer season with a clean slate. Please help with your tax-deductible contribution!

“Ceremonial Spear” and “Kadzvoro Bird Staff” sculptures

by Seattle artists Jenny Pohlman and Sabrina Knowles. Bequest of Michael B. Rukin.

Newly installed track lighting illuminates the galleries, including examples from the Michael B. Rukin bequest of contemporary glass. In the past month more than a dozen important sculptures by modern artists have found a new home at NBMOG!

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Please help to sustain this remarkable new museum!

Goal: To raise $6,500

Deadline: June 15th, 2012

How You Can Help: Visit our Fundraising Page and make a contribution!

All donors will receive special recognition on our website.
Donors of $500 or more will be honored with a display case commemorative plaque
You can make a difference!

“Seed” by Danny Perkins, with “Winged Goddess”

by Lenko Jarosova in the background. Bequest of
Michael B. Rukin.

Sincerely,
Laura Coffin
Assistant Director, NBMOG

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2012 Carder Steuben Club annual Symposium will be held at The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY from September 20-22, 2012.