Three Centers of Glass Excellence: Murano, Prague and Seattle ($50.88 temple members/$63.60 non-members)

Thursdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27 (10:30 a.m.-noon)

Course Summary: In the history of glass art since 1955, three cities have been preeminent – Murano, Prague, and Seattle. This course will cover the pioneering artists and institutions that these cities are known for. We will start with the city of Murano which has had the largest concentration of glass artists and artisans from the Renaissance until the 21st century. Next, we will discuss Prague where glass art also flourished from the Renaissance until today. In the decades of the 1950s- 90s, the finest glass artists in the world were from Czechoslovakia. Last, we will discuss Seattle which is the home of Dale Chihuly and the Pilchuck Glass School that Chihuly started in 1971. The course will illuminate the contributions to glass art made by the artists from these three cities.

Facilitator: Howard Cohen is a new SPICE instructor whom we welcome to our program. Howard has taught courses on Glass art for the CCBC, Beth El Congregation, Chizuk Amuno Congregation, the Myerberg Senior Center, Osher at Johns Hopkins University and Osher at Towson University. He has led trips to glass artists’ studios. He is on the Board of the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass and is its education co-chair.

SPICE Policies:
All SPICE courses must be registered for and paid for in their entirety. Due to a new MD sales tax regulation, we are now required to charge 6% sales tax on all courses delivered electronically. Once it is safe to hold our courses in person, we will cease having to collect sales tax.

Until otherwise noted, all SPICE courses for January-June 2022 will be presented on Zoom. If you are unable to attend a session, most SPICE courses will be recorded for your convenience.

SPICE fees are per head, not per household, with a 50% off fee for second registrants within the same household.

A minimum of 15 enrollees per course are required in order to hold the course. If a course must be canceled, those registered will be notified and a SPICE credit will be issued.

Registration Information:
Reservations may be made via email to Sherri Bell, sboxerbell@gmail.com, or by telephone to Sherri Bell, SPICE Chair at 410-303-2483.
Payment may be made in one of three ways:
1. A check may be mailed to: Sherri Bell, 1 Clifton Court, Pikesville, MD 21208
Your check should be made payable to Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation with SPICE and the course name written on the memo line.
2. You may use a credit card. Please note that the synagogue charges a 3.1% credit card use convenience fee.
3. You may have the course billed to your synagogue account if you are a member.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our SPICE programs. Your patronage allows us to continue to seek out highly reputed facilitators who are able to continue to bring you a breadth of topics to enhance your lifelong learning goals.

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