The Arts Commission Invites Creatives to Reimagine Industrial Glass as Part of The Momentum | Intersection Glass Program The Arts Commission invites creative individuals to reimagine the potential of Pilkington float glass toward the creation of projects funded through Momentum | Intersection, a collaboration of industry, design, and art. To this end, The Arts Commission seeks to provide new partnerships between applications of glass as an artistic medium and manufacturing processes with a call for proposals. This exhibition is a unique opportunity to see the inside workings of the float glass process, gain access to career professionals who make the glass, and integrate this industrial material into new work. Inspired by the experimental glass workshops held in Toledo, OH, in 1962, The Arts Commission is requesting interested artists, designers, architects, engineers, and other creatives working with glass to submit a portfolio and statement of interest to participate in the fourth edition of an industrial collaboration with Pilkington Glass North America, part of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (NSG). The Momentum | Intersection 2022 exhibition will coincide with the International Year of Glass, an initiative approved by the UN and led by the International Commission on Glass (ICG), the Community of Glass Associations (CGA), and ICOM-Glass. This is a year-long celebration of the essential role of glass in human history, art, technology, and science. The City of Toledo, also known as the Glass City, is proudly embracing this opportunity with a number of glass-related exhibitions and celebrations. Interested parties can submit materials for consideration at http://bit.ly/IntersectionRFP About The Arts Commission & The Momentum Festival Since 1959, The Arts Commission has provided quality arts programming and services to the metropolitan Toledo area. The Arts Commission is the longest standing arts commission in the state of Ohio. Since 1977, The Arts Commission has managed the City of Toledo’s One Percent for Art ordinance, the first public art program of its kind in Ohio and the inspiration for the state’s own program. The Arts Commission works to build a creative and cultural community in Toledo, inspire vibrancy in our neighborhoods, and to celebrate life through art. The Momentum Festival is a three day celebration of the arts for our city and region. Visit Promenade Park and the surrounding areas on September 16, 17, and 18 to experience all that the festival has to offer! Page 16 The Momentum | Intersection glass program is presented by NSG Pilkington as part of The Momentum Festival. The exhibition dates are September 3 - October 3 with the debut of six new artworks that will be on view at The Toledo Museum of Art and The University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts. Participating artists include Jason Bauer (Brooklyn, NY), Carrie Iverson (Arlington TX), Helen Lee (Madison, WI) & Alice Chau (San Francisco, CA), Dylan Palmer (Chicago, IL), Nate Ricciuto (Columbus, OH), and Kristine Rumman (Philadelphia, PA). About NSG Pilkington The NSG Group is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of glass and glazing products for the architectural, automotive and technical glass sectors. Founded in 1918, NSG acquired the leading UK-based glass manufacturer Pilkington plc in June 2006. The Group operates in three main sectors - Architectural supplies glass for buildings and Solar Energy applications; Automotive serves the original equipment, aftermarket replacement and specialized transport glazing markets; Technical Glass products include very thin glass for displays, lenses and light guides for printers, and glass fiber, used in battery separators and engine timing. The Momentum Festival is generously sponsored by: ProMedica, Owens Corning, Huntington Bank, Pilkington North America, KeyBank National Association Trustee for the Walter E. Terhune Memorial Fund, Erie Construction, The Andersons, Communica, La-Z-Boy Inc., private donors, and Toledo’s philanthropic community. If you’d like details on sponsorship information, please contact Kelly Rose Hirsh at KHirsh@ TheArtsCommission.org. Additional information available at momentumtoledo.org
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