The 2010 American Glass Guild Conference
July 23-25, 2010
Detroit, Michigan
2010 Conference
Call for Papers -
American Glass Guild 5th Annual Conference
Detroit, MI - July 23-25, 2010
New Deadline: December 4, 2009
The American Glass Guild’s Board of Directors is seeking proposals for lectures and panels from artists, craftspeople, studios, conservators and historians for the group's fifth annual meeting to be held July 23-25, 2010, in Detroit, Michigan. Before and after the conference there will be a day of workshops and stained glass tours.
The conference will present papers on the many different aspects those working in the field are faced with, including: new design, technique, conservation, history of the medium and its practitioners, related materials, and business practices. The deadline for proposal submissions is December 4, 2009.
Proposed presentations should be 20 or 40 minutes in length with additional time for questions. We are also interested in three-hour workshops that will run the day before the meeting. Please consider sharing your work, insights, and interesting projects with your colleagues.
Submit abstracts via email to Art Femenella at (ajf@femenellaassociates.com) by December 1, 2009. They should include a title and be no longer than 300 words. Authors should include a bio and full contact information for themselves (name/company, mailing address, phone, fax, website, and email address) and if a panel is proposed, for the other panel members. The program committee will send notification of acceptance by January 4, 2010. We will publish a Post-print of the presentations.
If your proposal is accepted, those giving 40-minute talks receive one free registration for the conference (to be split if there are two presenters) and those giving 20-minute talks receive one free half-registration. Those organizing and leading panel discussions receive one half-registration. The panelists receive Conference Post-prints and T-shirt. To receive these benefits, presenter(s) must register for the conference. All travel and hotel expenses are the responsibility of the presenter(s).
The mission of the AGG is to provide an open forum for the exchange of information on stained, leaded and decorative glass and its creation preservation, restoration, and history. Our intention is to work toward building an environment within the field that both cultivates novices and facilitates experienced artists and craftspeople to attain a higher level of expertise. Our well-received conferences include presentations, round-table discussions, and demonstrations by notable national and international experts. Information on past conferences is available on our website at http://www.americanglassguild.org/.
Questions or comments should be directed by email to Art Femenella at (ajf@femenellaassociates.com). We also welcome suggestions for topics on which you would like to hear presentations. Please feel free to distribute this announcement to any interested colleagues. We look forward to seeing you in Detroit!
