2011 Urban Glass Fete de Verre: FUTUR

2011 Fête de Verre: Futur Start: 2011-04-16 19:00 End: 2011-04-16 23:00 Timezone: America/New York 2011 UrbanGlass Fête de Verre: FUTUR A festive evening of fabulous glass, fine cuisine, futuristic fantasy and “fun”d raising Honoring Matthew Eskuche for New Talent and Tina Oldknow for Service to the Field SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2011 7 pm Cocktails, Entertainment, Silent Auction 8:30 pm Dinner, Awards, Live Auction Capitale, New York City 130 Bowery between Grand and Broome Streets Dress: Futuristic (Click to view gallery) EXCLUSIVE VIP EVENT Exclusive event for VIP ticket holders: Cocktails and Flameworking Demonstration with Honoree Matthew Eskuche @ UrbanGlass Thursday, April 14, 2011 6-8pm Download an invitation and response form. See ticket and advertisement information and to purchase online. AUCTION PREVIEW ONLINE Preview Auction Online beginning at 12 pm EST March 15. AUCTION PREVIEW EXHIBITION An exhibition of artwork from the Auction selected by Jane Adlin, Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Katya Heller, Heller Gallery; David McFadden, Chief Curator and Vice President, Museum of Arts and Design; and Claire Oliver, Claire Oliver Gallery. Live Auction Preview @ Chashama Gallery 217 E. 42nd Street (btw 2nd &3rd Avenues) NYC Exhibition Opening Reception Thursday, March 24, 2011 6-8pm Open to the Public Tuesday, March 22 - Saturday, April 9, 2011 Tuesday-Friday 12-8pm Saturdays 12-4pm URBANGLASS TIME CAPSULE PROJECT Artists and Friends of UrbanGlass from all over the world have donated items to commemorate their memories of learning, experimenting, teaching, socializing, or creating at UrbanGlass. Erica Rosenfeld has created twenty-four time capsules that will be displayed as centerpieces at Fête de Verre: Futur. All centerpieces will be sold to help support the artists who use our facilities. A small group of the time capsules will be on display at the Auction Preview Exhibition. View Time Capsules Online beginning March 24.