Contact:
Mary O’Doherty
modoherty@kdva.org
502 592-7856
LOUISVILLE, KY (July 7, 2009) – Flame Run contemporary art glass studio will celebrate its 5th anniversary by showcasing work from more than a dozen old friends and past exhibitors. The show opens July 31 and runs through Sept. 25. The gallery will host a reception on Aug. 7 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Since opening on July 2, 2004, Flame Run has brought in internationally known glass artists and helped establish Louisville as an oasis for contemporary glass artists. Jim Mongrain, Hiroshi Yamano, Stephanie Trenchard, Matt Cummings and Stephen Rolfe Powell were among a host of artists whose work was featured at the gallery.
“We have definitely developed a national presence for ourselves,” said owner Brook Forrest White Jr. “And we’ve been one of the big catalysts for national recognition for glass in Louisville.”
Flame Run also played a role in bringing the Glass Arts Society’s (GAS) annual conference to Louisville in June 2010.
“Flame Run was definitely part of the reason the Glass Arts Society chose Louisville,”
Participants at the 5th Anniversary exhibit will include a familiar line up of artists from Louisville and beyond. Confirmed artists include:
John Miller
Stephen Rolfe Powell
Tommy Spake
Eoin Breadon
Tiffany Ackerman
Matt Cummings
Devyn Baron
Paul Nelson
Paul Hugues
Brook White
Susie Slabaugh White
Ross Richmond
Casey McMains
Ché Rhodes
Jim Mongrain
Jeanne Nelson
Amy Pender
Bryan Holden
DH McNabb
Mike Hudson
Naomi Stuecker
John Stokes
Ross Richmond
Sungsoo Kim
Bryan Holden
