Glass Art Association of Canada (GAAC) Conference
May 26-30th, 2010 

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• GAAC is a professional not-for-profit association which serves to connect a geographically-diverse community of artists, designers, craftspeople, educators, curators, collectors, gallery owners and students passionate about work made with glass.
  It's goal is to highlight excellence in Canadian studio glass through activities that are pertinent and accessible, and which promote communication, public education and appreciation, both in Canada and internationally. GAAC is a volunteer- and member-run organization.
  
  
• Conference Themes
  As part of Montréal, City of Glass / Montreal, Ville de Verre 2010, Espace VERRE will host the Glass Art Association of Canada Conference from May 26-30, 2010. The conference will put forward ideas stemming from 6 major themes concerning contemporary glass artists: on environmental studios and new technologies, architectural glass, design in glass, farming out work, new directions for educational institutions and graduates, and Canadian glass art as seen by museums. More than 20 lectures and 15 demonstrations will take place during the four days of the conference. Most of the activities will take place at CEGEP du Vieux Montreal and most demonstrations will take place at Espace VERRE. Preliminary program in the PDF below.
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• Invited Artists
  International glass artists Lucio Bubacco (Italy), Silvia Levenson (Italy), Denise Stillwaggon Leone (USA), Anthony Schafermeyer (USA) will join their internationally renowned Canadian counterparts Susan Edgerley (Quebec), Sarah Hall (Ontario), Tyler Rock (Alberta), Donald Robertson (Quebec) as well as Peter Powning (New-Brunswick) the GAAC conference’s keynote lecturer at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Furthermore, Tina Oldknow (USA), of the Corning Museum, will lecture on International glass and Joe and Anna Mendel’s annual lecture will be given by the Irish born American glass artist Clifford Rainey . Expertise and international success will be at the heart of this conference, while highlighting the importance of Quebec glass art and the importance of glass in sculpture.
  
  
• Official languages
  The two official languages of the conference are French and English.
  
  
• Program
  The conference program is attached.
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• The GAAC Boudoir de verre (Talent show) presents an opportunity for you to walk through the doors of your own boudoir of hidden talents and desires, to show the GAAC world a different side of your creative practice, your secret shower song or magic trick. Here’s your chance to spin a yarn or strut your stuff, to sing out loud and strong and tough. You’re free this night, to play the part, to take the stage, act really smart, to tell a tale, both tall and true, or lie right down, with nails through you! Do you like to make up little skits, or maybe play with magic tricks? Performance art is welcome here, and silly things we all can share. Jugglers, mimes and tricksters too or maybe something truly new... To participate click on the PDF.
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• T-Shirt Contest
  Design Number 4 was selected by email vote. It is Jessica MacDonald's design. The T-Shirt will on sale at 20 $ taxes included.
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• Donation and sponsorship
  If you wish to make a donation to non-profit GAAC and Espace VERRE organisations, or if you wish to sponsor the conference, please consult the document attached
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• GAAC members’ exhibition
  May 27th-May 29th, 2010 at Cegep Agora
  This exhibition allows all active GAAC members to show one of their pieces during the conference, at the CEGEP du Vieux Montreal’s agora.
  Opening hours:
  Thursday 27th and Friday, May 28th 2010 from 11 to 7 pm, Saturday May 29th, 11 am to 4 pm.
  To see the card, please check the PDF
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• Partners
  We would like to acknowledge our partners:
  
  Main partners
  -Cégep du vieux Montréal
  -Montreal Science Center
  -Canada Council for the arts (Fonds Jean.A -Chalmers)
  -Sodec
  
  Gold partners
  -Le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
  -Patrimoine canadien
  
  Silver partners
  -Le Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec
  -Geisterblitz
  
  Other partners:
  www.aubergelepomerol.com
  www.residences-uqam.qc.ca/hotel/
  www.tourisme-montreal.org
  www.viarail.ca
  www.villedeverre.com 
  
  
• PortFolio review
  May 26th, 1 pm-4:30 pm
  You’ll have the chance to meet gallery owners Diane Labelle from The Canadian Guild of Craft, Rhéal Olivier Lanthier of Art Mûr Gallery, Megan Lafrenière and Lisa Pai of Lafrenière & Pai Gallery. Artists should bring either paper or electronic portfolio (on your own laptop). Reviews will last 30 minutes each
  
  
•  VERRE COUTURE, Le defile
  Saturday May 29th, 8 pm
  
  Belvedere of Montreal Science Centre, tickets 30 $ only by phone at (514) 496-4724 or 1 (877) 496-4724, or included in the conference pass.
  
  Espace VERRE in collaboration with the Montreal Science Centre, presents a fashion show that unites fashion with glass. This not-to-miss event will take place on Saturday, May 29th 2010 at 8 pm as the closing ceremony of the GAAC conference. Fashion and glass will shine throughout Montreal, during this exceptional public fashion show at the Belvedere room of the Montreal Science Centre. Laura Donefer’s  Glass Fashion Show is an important event for the entire glass art community. For the first time ever, this event will be open to the public and will include fashion designers.
  
  Laura Donefer, Canada’s international glass fashion show diva and Philippe Dubuc, Montreal’s internationally renowned and cutting edge fashion designer, are organizing a very unique event that will highlight this collaboration between fashion designers and glass artists. Laura Donefer has been organizing fabulous Fashion Shows, since 1989 for the Glass Art Society.  Philippe Dubuc, a designer since 1993, has left an important mark in the Quebec fashion world. He immediately joined this unique project of combining, glass artists and fashion designers. He has declared that: "A city’s identity is filtered by its creators and their freedom to develop."
  
  The first part of the fashion show will consist of showing fifteen original creations made by fifteen fashion designers each paired with a glass artist. The second part will consist of showing original creations made by glass artists, modeled by fashion models. If you are a GAAC member and wish to make an outifit for the 2nd part, see the PDF attchaed. Deadline March 22nd, 2010.
  Press release attached.
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  VERRE COUTURE partners are: 
  -Montreal Science Centre
  -Bureau de la mode de la Ville de Montréal
  -Philippe Dubuc
  -Laura Donefer 
  -Sodec
  -McCord Museum
  -L'Oréal Paris
  -Collège Lasalle
  
  
  
• Technical Display
  This Conference is the most significant glass event in Canada, attracting over 200 glass professionals and students mostly from Canada and North America. There are a limited number of exhibition and sponsorship spaces available, so act now and take advantage of this special marketing opportunity. Click on the PDF below for more details and on the second one to register.
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