FuseNews - Exhibitions

Earl Pardon: Palette Maestro
April 13-August 10, 2008

Racine Art Museum
441 Main Street
Racine, WI 53403
262-638-8300

Organized by Rosanne Raab, this colorful exhibition presents a career survey of the work of internationally respected American metalsmith Earl Pardon from the 1950s through the 1990s. Pardon was a major contributor to the rise of American studio jewelry in the second half of the 20th century. This show brings together wearable pieces and hollowware to trace his career-long interests in color and design in metal. Trained formally as a painter, Pardon is best known for jewelry that incorporates rich colors in both enameled metal surfaces and colored gemstones. He is often credited for playing a significant role in the revival of the art of enameling, as well as introducing enamel as a design element in industry.

According to their traditions, all artists are welcome to donate a piece of artwork made there for their collection.

Society of Dutch Enamellers
April, 2008 – September, 2008

Museum voor vlakglas- en emaillekunst
Marktstraat 22
5371 AD Ravenstein
Netherlands
0486-411155

In 2008 the Society of Dutch Enamellers (V.N.E.) will celebrate its 25^th anniversary with a special exhibition. It will take place from April until September, 2008 in the little fortress-town of Ravenstein, Holland, where the Museum of Flatglas and Enamel Art is situated. The main emphasis of the exhibition will be from May 17 – July 1. During this summer, enamel will dominate the whole town. The theme is ‘Landscape of Desire’ and enamelists from Australia, Germany, England, France, Hungary, Japan, and Russia have been invited.

Transformed by Fire
August 13 – October 5, 2008

Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak
Oakland, CA
510-238-2200

The Northern California Enamel Guild (NCEG) exhibition and sale of contemporary enameling will be hosted by the Collectors Gallery at the Oakland Museum of California. A lecture on Contemporary California Enamel will be presented by Judy Stone in the museum auditorium at 1:00 pm on August 23 to be followed by the opening reception in the gallery from 2:00-4:30 pm.

Postage Stamps and Postcards
The Exhibition
August 17 – September 6, 2008

Sponsored by Bill Helwig, the exhibition will be held as part of the W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation Conference at Carpenter Foundation Vitreous Enamel Center and Museum.