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MUSEUM OF ART Glass Pavilion welcomes new studio manager</a><br>
<font size="-1"><font color="#666666">Toledo Free Press - OH, USA</font><br>
The whole process of <b>glassblowing</b> just completely engages you,
and part of my job here is to be like glass in that way. I want to help
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<h1 style="margin: 0px 0pt 4px;">Glass Pavilion welcomes new studio
manager</h1>
<div style="float: left;"> <font color="black" size="3"><b>By John
Dorsey</b><br>
<b>Toledo Free Press Staff Writer</b><br>
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Since
its founding, the Toledo Museum of Art's (TMA) Glass Pavilion has
established a reputation for engaging the community in the history and
artistic process of glassmaking. Studio manager Jeff Mack plans to
expand that vision.
<p>Mack, who was recently hired by the Museum, has
spent the last decade working as a master glassblower in the Detroit
area at such locations as The Henry Ford Museum and Dearborn's
Greenfield Village. </p>
<p>“I started out at BGSU majoring in design
and only got interested in glass after taking an elective course. The
whole process of glassblowing just completely engages you, and part of
my job here is to be like glass in that way. I want to help create a
program that shows off the creative assets that we have as a community
while also bringing in internationally known artists to our area to
both teach and demonstrate their skills in the craft,” Mack said.</p>
<p>Since
his days in Bowling Green, Mack has furthered his own education in
glassmaking at the Pilchuck Glass School, the Corning Museum of Glass
and the Haystack Mountain School for Crafts. He has taught at a variety
of institutions including Urban Glass, Pittsburgh Glass Center,
California College of Arts, the Corning Museum of Glass and TMA.</p>
<p>“Jeff
has experience that spans museum, technical, and academic settings,”
museum Director Don Bacigalupi said. “I am confident that he will be a
great asset to the Museum staff and students, as well as a vital part
of the future of the Glass Pavilion and our community.”</p>
<p><u><big><b>One of Mack's long-term goals is get the Glass Pavilion
ready to play a major role the Glass Art Society's conference in 2012.</b>
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<p>“The
glass art movement really got its start here in the early 1960's with
artists such as Dominic Lubino and Harvey Littleton. I can remember as
a college student visiting the glass studies room we have here, the
museum really inspired my whole career,” Mack said. “This area has such
a strong tradition when it comes to glassmaking. I just want to work
with people to collaboratively build a strong program, I see a lot of
potential here for that.” </p>
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