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arTs & enTerTainmenT from page 25
Four Nationally Renowned Glassblowers Descend

On Palm Beach County To Showcase Their Skills

By J.B. Berkow, Founder and President of BCCA

Each year the Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts Benzaiten’s Upcoming Lineup Of Visiting Artists For 2022 Glass where she created a new body of work using specialty
(BCCA) brings in four renowned glassblowers from around Thursday, Jan. 20 to Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 features glass from Effetre, a glass company based in Murano, Italy.
the country to showcase their skills for the pleasure and artist Claire Kelly Thursday, Feb. 17 to Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 features
edification of our local community. One artist visits each Thursday Night, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Meet the Artist Cocktail artist Corey Pemberton
month starting in January and ending in April. Thursday Reception, $50 Thursday Night, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Meet the Artist Cocktail
is the “Meet the Artist” night where guests get to attend a Friday Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Artist Blow-Out featuring Reception, $50
cocktail reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. to preview the artist’s Claire Kelly, $15 Friday Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Artist Blow-Out featuring Corey
work and ask them questions about what inspires them, Saturday Afternoon, 1 to 4 p.m., Family Fun Day Pemberton, $15
their techniques, or what other artists may have influenced featuring Claire Kelly, no charge Saturday Afternoon, 1 to 4 p.m., Family Fun Day,
them. Friday is what BCCA calls the “Artist Blow-Out” Claire Kelly’s body of work featuring Corey Pemberton, no
night. From 6 to 9 p.m. guests get to see the artists creating examines the relationships we charge
their art in real time accompanied by live music, drinks and have with animals and their Corey Pemberton received his
nibbles. It is unlike any glassblowing demos you may have larger presence in our world and bachelor of fine arts from Virginia
seen in the past. The muscular ballet between the visiting the current environment. The Commonwealth University in
artist, his or her team and our staff, takes place just feet result is a series of fantastical 2012. He has completed residencies
away from where you are sitting, bringing the action up microcosms, which bring a internationally at institutions
close and personal. These works of art are complicated and consciousness and introspection including The Pittsburgh Glass
sometimes take one to three hours to complete. The drama to their decorative appeal. Center, Pa., Bruket Glass Studio,
is intense and cannot be compared to simpler demos that Kelly works with murinne, Bodø, Norway, and a fellowship
you may have seen before! These are rare opportunities for cane, and bright colors to create at the Penland School of Crafts, Glass with Brass Lids by
the people living in our community to witness great artists her fascinating and whimsical Anecdotal by Claire N.C. He currently divides his Corey Pemberton
making intricate glass art in real time! Read on for more works of art. Claire has been an Kelly time between his painting studio
information including our free “Family Fun Day,” times instructor at Penland School of and a production glassblowing
and dates, and a short biography on each artist. Crafts, Pilchuck Glass School, team in Los Angeles. He
the Pittsburgh Glass Center, The has had exhibitions in many
Studio at the Corning Museum regional museums such as the
of Glass, Haystack Mountain Contemporary Art Museum in
School of Crafts, and the Centro Raleigh, N.C.; Pittsburgh
Fundacion del Vidrio in Spain. Glass Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.;
She has been a resident artist at Jacksonville Center for Art,
the Pittsburgh Glass Center and Floyd, Va.; and shown in galleries
received the Rosenberg Residency throughout the country. He has
at Salem State University in also taught at most of the top glass
Massachusetts. Recently, she centers in the country.
was an artist-in-residence at the Circumstellar Rainbow Blown Glass Vessels by
Past Visiting Artist Laura Donefer Studio of the Corning Museum of by Claire Kelly Arts & Entertainment on page 28 Corey Pemberton

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