Showing posts with label The Glass House. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Glass House. Show all posts

Friday, September 6, 2024

The Glass House 75th Anniversary tour season is open through December 15, 2024. All tours include access to the newly restored Brick House (1949

The Glass House 75th Anniversary tour season is open through December 15, 2024. 

All tours include access to the newly restored Brick House (1949).

Upcoming Events + Programs

Glass House Presents: New Canaan Modern

Monday, September 9, 2024

New Canaan Library

151 Main Street, New Canaan, CT

6:30 p.m.

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Join writer and Glass House educator Gwen North Reiss at New Canaan Library for a free talk about her recent book, New Canaan Modern: A Preservation History. 


In the 1990s and early 2000s, when New Canaan’s historic modern houses were quietly being demolished, preservationists, architects, and other residents who understood their significance, worked together to try to save them. Historic listings, educational programs, a change to the zoning regulations, and several other initiatives helped these houses survive. New Canaan Modern: A Preservation History is a record both for and about the New Canaan community, focusing on its efforts to rescue modern houses and reset the course of their history.



Glass House Presents: Glass Etudes at a Modernist Landmark

Sunday, October 20, 2024

First Presbyterian Church

1101 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT

4:00 p.m.

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On the occasion of The Glass House’s 75th Anniversary, join three renowned pianists — Timo AndresAaron Diehl, and Jenny Lin — for an hour-long concert of a selection of Philip Glass’ Etudes in Stamford’s extraordinary modernist First Presbyterian Church designed by Wallace K. Harrison, a grantee of the National Fund for Sacred Places, and a National Historic Landmark.


One of the most influential artists of our time, Philip Glass has transformed how we listen to music. His most personal work is a series of 20 piano etudes. Majestic and intimate at the same time, these compositions for solo piano have been performed and recorded by dozens of artists and streamed over 100 million times. Longtime interpreters of The Glass Etudes, this program’s three featured pianists each bring a unique approach to their instrument and to Glass’s work.



Through Your Looking Glass

Student Art Showcase

November 16 - 24, 2024

Carriage Barn Arts Center

681 South Ave, New Canaan, CT

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Stand Together Against Racism (S.T.A.R), in partnership with The Glass House and the Carriage Barn Arts Center, will present its third annual Through Your Looking Glass student art showcase that seeks to recognize the role of art, design and/or architecture in advancing social justice related to inclusion, equity and diversity. Fairfield County, CT students of all ages, including college, are invited to create and submit art that reflects how social justice impacts their lives. S.T.A.R seeks art submissions that inspire the viewer to think about social justice explored using art of any medium for expression. Submissions can include paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media, sculpture, videos/film (including TikTok style) or architectural renderings. This is a true showcase, not a competition, and all student art will be exhibited at the Carriage Barn Arts Center in New Canaan with an opening reception to be held on November 16th.


Glass House Presents: Modern Origins

Monday, November 18, 2024

New Canaan Library

151 Main Street, New Canaan, CT

6:30 p.m.

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Join architects William EarlsAlan Goldberg, and Fred Noyes for a free conversation at New Canaan Library about the origins of modern architecture in New Canaan, CT.



Image Credits:

  1. Photo by Robin Hill
  2. Breuer House I (1947-48). Photo: Estate of Pedro E. Guerrero
  3. Photo by Bob Gregson
  4. Poster courtesy of S.T.A.R.
  5. Photo by Michael Biondo


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Friday, February 3, 2023

The 2023 Glass House tour season will run from April 17 - December 15, 2023.


Our most concise tour, focusing on The Glass House and its promontory, with a minimum of walking. Available on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Our most popular tour includes The Glass House, Painting Gallery, Sculpture Gallery, outdoor sculpture, and Da Monsta, with a three-quarter mile walk over grass and paths. Available on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.


The Extended Tour affords time to visit Philip Johnson’s Studio, as well as the Glass House, Painting Gallery, Sculpture Gallery, outdoor sculpture, and Da Monsta. This tour includes a one-mile walk on paths and grass. Available on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Explore The Glass House campus at your own pace on days dedicated to self-guided visits to the site. Educators will be available across the site to provide information and answer questions. Visitors on self-guided tour days will have access to the Glass House, Painting Gallery, Sculpture Gallery, Studio, Pavilion in the Pond, Monument to Lincoln Kirstein and both upper and lower landscapes. Available on Sundays, April through October. 

Available for parties greater than 13 people. 
A variety of experiences are offered, including: focus tours, after school tours, and academic tours. Contact us for schedule and pricing.

Private tours are available by appointment and offer an in-depth experience of the site geared toward your specific interests. This tour provides unparalleled access to the buildings, art and design collections, and landscape. Contact us for schedule and pricing.
Photos by Michael Biondo

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

The Glass House Holiday Update!

Dear Friends,


Thank you for your generous support of The Glass House over the past few seasons. In the last year, we continued to engage a local and global audience through exciting online programs and exhibitions. This fall, Robert Stadler: Playdate activated multiple locations including the Glass House, Sculpture Gallery, Da Monsta, and the landscape. The scope of David Hartt’s A Colored Garden expanded to include a series of still-life paintings by Charles Ethan Porter, a film by Hartt, and an on-site performance with MacArthur Award-winning cellist Tomeka Reid.


Glass House programs and events are a gathering place for creative and influential minds offering leaders in their fields the chance to discuss current and pressing issues such as sustainability, preservation, and social justice through the lens of art and design. After several years absence, we returned to an in-person format for our signature fundraiser, the Summer Party. The gala debuted a groundbreaking edition by Mickalene Thomas, and our annual benefit auction featured over 100 works by artists from around the world. 

 

Your support this year enabled us to maintain the Studio and Da Monsta, and to undertake critical landscape conservation of our 49-acre site. Preservation is key to our mission. In 2023, we are excited to share that we will kick off Phase 1 of the Brick House restoration. We are still raising funds to complete Phase II and III of the project. But we are closer than ever! This will be our most significant preservation project to date.   


With your support, we have been able to accomplish a lot, but there is much more to do, including conservation of our permanent collection. Please help us continue our crucial work by making a fully tax-deductible gift or join us as a Member today!

With gratitude and warm regards,

Gregory Sages,

Executive Director

Scott Drevnig,

Deputy Director

Holiday Shopping at The Glass House Design Store 

Art Editions + Design Items



Glass House Coloring Book

Cover art by Vik Muniz

Mickalene Thomas

Jet Blue in Landscape, 2022

James Welling

5853, 2008

Visit designstore.theglasshouse.org for more!

Image credits:

  1. Photo by Paul Bickford 
  2. Photo by Michael Biondo
  3. Photo by David Heald 
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