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Lebanese American Rania Hassan , a mixed media fiber artist, designer, and printmaker who is based in Washington, DC. enhanced the beauty of the United States capital once gain.
“There are so few statues dedicated to women ~ I’m excited to be creating a public art sculpture for one of the most iconic intersections in the city that will represent a monument to all women’s stories and their achievements,” said Rania Hassan. “My hope is this monument, Marker, will act as a beacon to spark an interest in the stories shared through the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, and also encourage people to think about the women in their lives, and uncover their own buried histories.”
Online glass art presentation takes shape with noted Salem Community College alumnus
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Posted Jan 07, 2021
Salem Community College alumnus Paul J. Stankard will present Flameworked Treasures: Celebrating Flameworked Glass online 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13.Salem Community College
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The free streaming will be hosted by the college’s Glass Education Center.
Stankard will discuss his work and process, as well as cite other contemporary artists he believes are making “significant work utilizing the flameworking process.” The presentation will conclude with questions from the viewing audience.
Stankard, whose paperweight artwork is represented in more than 60 museums around the world, enrolled in the what-was-then-named Salem County Vocational Technical Institute’s scientific glassblowing program in 1961. During his 10-year scientific glassblowing career, he became a master of fabricating complex instruments. In 1972, he left industry to
Hosted by Paul Holdengräber,
The Quarantine Tapes chronicles shifting paradigms in the age of social distancing. Each day, Paul calls a guest for a brief discussion about how they are experiencing the global pandemic.
On Episode 140 of
The Quarantine Tapes, guest host Naomi Shihab Nye is joined by Helen Drutt English. Helen is a longtime champion of the contemporary craft movement. She and Naomi discuss her history with crafts and collecting, digging into the tension between mechanization and handmade objects in the 20th century. Helen and Naomi lift up the value of rituals in these months of quarantine. They talk about the positives of isolation, from improved concentration to time to connect more deeply with friends. Finally, Helen shares a fascinating recent discovery found sorting through the materials in her own basement.