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Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI)
Paul Falworth Studios
is affiliated with BAGI, located in San Jose, California.
BAGI is a non-profit organization formed
in 1996 to fulfill two main goals:
- to educate
the public about glass art and local glass artists
- to support
glass artists and student
BAGI
educates the public by hosting a series of art exhibits, teaching
classes, and inviting the public in to an operational glass studio.
All of these activities are designed to generate excitement about
glass art, provide an opportunity to describe glass-forming techniques
and answer questions, and to let the public meet glass artists.
BAGI
assists young artists by providing studio rental time, giving young
artists a place to practice. In the future, BAGI also plans
to offer scholarships to local universities and schools that specialize
in glass. BAGI also plans to help young artists by providing
assistance in showing their work, both by recommending galleries
and by inviting them to participate in BAGI's own exhibitions.
Esteban Salazar of Casa Fuego, gaffer, is a graduate of San Jose University, San Jose, California.
Esteban has also contributed at the Pilchuk Glass School, Stanwood, Washington.
Mariko Takada,
gaffer, is a graduate of Musashino Art University, Tokyo,
Japan, and San Jose University, San Jose, California.
Mariko has also contributed at the Haystack School of Craft,
Maine and at the Pilchuk Glass School, Stanwood, Washington.
Anthony
Alfaro, assistant, is a San Francisco Bay Area craftsman,
specializing in hot glass, traditional blacksmithing, and custom
furniture crafting.
The Crucible
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