Summer 2016 Exhibitions and programme activities throughout the

EXHIBITIONS
11/6-28/8
“They call us craftists”
The graduate students from
The University College of
Arts, Crafts and Design
exhibit their degree projects. Participants: Caroline
Hultqvist, Evelina Dovsten,
Evelina Eronen, Ida Karlsson, Ida Netterberg, Johanna
Nestor, Lisa Pettersson,
Mollie Albertsson, Petter
Rhodiner, Sunna Helgadottir,
Tove Tengå, Elin Forsberg,
Ammy Olofsson, Lisa Wallert, Polat Ghasemloo och
Samir Dzabirov.
”Last Call”, The graduate
students from The National
School of Glass in Pukeberg
display their work. Participants: Tanja Burkhardt,
Sebastian Jonson Ögren,
Maja Larsson, Sophie Lund,
Jenni Salminen, Christian
Sandqvist, Fredrik Serder,
Johanna Söderberg. Both
exhibitions open 11 at 14:00.
SUMMER 2016
11/6 BOOM, The feminist
separatist glass group
“BOOM”, with members
Sara Lundkvist, Matilda
Kästel, Nina Westman,
Erika Kristofersson Bredberg and Ammy Olofsson,
exhibit works they have
experimented with in the
hot shop. The exhibition
opens at 13:00 with a perfromance.
18/6-4/9
Crystal Collections
”Johansfors Revisited”,
glass from Johansfors
glassworks, which includes engraved showpieces
from the 1920s, Gunnar
“Grüno” Håkansson’s bubbly 1930s vessels, as well as
Bengt Orup’s designs from
the 1950s. A collaboration with associations in
Johansfors. This exhibition opens at 14:00. The
exhibition “Johansfors at
home” opens at 18:00 in
Johansfors.
PROGRAM
18/6 ”Phoenix”, Cirkus
Performance by Circus
Glass Royale, at 13:00.
Concert, The Johansfors
Octet plays brass music
in the hot shop at 15:00.
Refreshments will be served.
50.-.
29/6 and 1/7
”Small Glass Factory”, are
you curious about glass? Try
different techniques such
as blowing, engraving,
painting and fusing. We explore glass as a material, its
history, and make our own
objects. June 29th at 12:0016:00. Recommended for
ages 7+. Admission fee: 100
SEK. July 1st at 12:00-16:00.
Recommended for ages 7+.
Admission fee: 100 SEK.
4/7 - 14/8 Summer studio
mon-fri 11:00-17:00
Open studio for children! Try
engraving and/or painting
on glass! Drop in. Admission
fee: 70 SEK.
4/7 - 14/8 Open hot shop,
mon-fri15:00-17:00. Blow
your very own hanging glass
ornament! Pick-up the following day. Drop in. Recommended for ages 7+. Admission fee:
150 SEK.
29/7 “The Big Glass Factory”
don’t miss the coolest summer
class for children! During an
exciting day you’ll be given the
chance to work creatively with
glass – from sketch to complete object in the hot shop.
July 29th at 12:00-16:00.
Recommended for ages 7+.
Admission fee: 100 SEK.
Throughout the summer:
Swedish as well as international glass artists in the hot
shop and cold shop: Tillie Burden, Peter Hermansson, Bjørn
Friborg, Anna-Linda Gabriel,
Lina Nieminen and Simon
Holm among others. Do not
miss the museum gift shop!
Exciting glass from all over
Scandinavia!
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The Glass Factory - Glasmuseet i Boda
Storgatan 5
Boda glasbruk
Open:
23/4-11/9
mon-fri 10:00-18:00,
sat-sun11:00-17:00
12/9-21/4
wed-sun 11:00-16:00
Tel: 0046- (0)471-249360
info@theglassfactory.se
www.theglassfactory.se