We are located on the corner next to Solcana Fitness and across the street from the Growing Lots Urban Farm. Our entrance is facing E 22nd St, beside a garage door and a small parking lot that is free to use. Additional free parking is available on the surrounding streets.

Wheelchair-accessible entrance. Wheelchair-accessible restroom. A limited amount of wheelchair-accessible parking spaces are available in the lot in front of our entrance.

Friday, June 21

Visiting Artist Talk: Jiyong Lee

Join Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts for an artist talk by Jiyong Lee, a glass studio artist and educator.

By Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts

Date and time

Friday, June 21 · 6 - 7pm CDT

Location

Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts

2213 Snelling Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55404

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About this event

1 hour

Friday June 21, 2024 from 6:00pm-7:00pm

Join Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts for an visiting artist lecture by Jiyong Lee, a studio artist and educator who specializes in coldworked glass techniques.

This is an opportunity to meet a professional glass artist and hear them speak first-hand about how and why they create their artwork. The talk/presentation will be followed by a brief open question and answer period.

Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

Artist Biography:

Jiyong Lee is a studio artist and educator who lives and works in Carbondale, Illinois as a professor of art and head of the glass program at Southern Illinois University. As an instructor, he also has taught at the Pilchuck Glass School, the Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Penland School of Crafts, the Domaine de Boisbuchet (France), Canberra Glassworks (Australia), Fire Station Artists’ Studios (Dublin, Ireland), and various other art institutions and universities nationally and internationally. He has won a number of honors, including 2021 Finalist of Loewe Foundation Craft Prize, Bavarian State Prize from International Trade Fair, Munich Germany. His work was featured in American Craft Magazine, Neues Glas Germany, ‘New Glass Review’ of Corning Museum of Glass, and American Art Collector.

www.jiyongleeglass.com

What does glass coldworking mean?

Coldworking is a collective term for the many techniques used to alter or decorate glass after the annealing, or cooling, process is complete. This includes: grinding, polishing, cutting, engraving, etching, sandblasting, stippling, and more (Corning Museum of Glass).

Organized by

Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts

Established in 2009, Foci MCGA (Minnesota Center for Glass Arts) proudly represents a vibrant arts community as Minnesota’s only non-profit public access glass studio and education center. Our 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is located in Minneapolis and offers a full glass studio curriculum taught by artists locally and nationally recognized, as well as programming for youth, corporate group experiences, events, and exhibitions. Our goal is to be a safe space for all to feel welcome and engaged, creating experiences that motivate curiosity, build excitement, and advance mastery.

Learn more about our introductory glass art experiences here: www.mnglassart.org/glass-discoveries
Learn more about our intensive courses here: www.mnglassart.org/coreclasses

Mission: Gather people to explore the creative potential of glass.

Vision: A diverse community of dedicated makers, enthusiasts, seekers, and newcomers who feel welcomed and engaged at our center.

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