Silvia Levenson was born in Buenos Aires, and during the “disappearances” of the Dirty War, she immigrated to Italy, where she has become a professional artist, teacher, and an important mentor to her students. Themes surrounding social and political issues inform her work, which is very often personal; she uses art as a vehicle to express her sometimes-painful past, and to try to come to terms with some of society ?s murky histories. She questions how, in our present moment, we are still able to forge dark - and very often - regrettable experiences.

The 5-day residency at Berlin Glas e.V. Artist in Residence is aimed at working with internationally-renown artists closely to explore and develop concepts that can be translated into glass.

Berlin Glas, e.V. is the non-profit arm of Berlin Art Glas GmbH aiming to provide international artists and students the opportunity to work with hot glass in Germany’s capital. Berlin Glas, e.V. 's mission is to share the ability of creating art with glass with the public and provide a resource to artists of all media. The underlying message that working in collaboration with artists of various cultures doesn't just broaden someone's artistic capacity, but actually creates a culture of peace.

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It´s our end of the Year Party!!
Save the Date for the 11th of December!
 
To celebrate the closing of the International Year of Light 2015, Berlin Glas invites you to an evening of live glassblowing demos, and a light and music installation** curated by Youssef El Khoury. There will be drinks and snacks, and following the demo, we will empty and switch off the furnace for the holidays!
 
When: 11 December 2015
Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Where: Berlin Glas e.V.
Provinzstr. 40-44
13409 Berlin
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**Flutter. Scale 1/10. 4 minutes 44 seconds in loop.
 
A light / glass / sound installation designed by Youssef El Khoury, architect, exhibition and light designer (Dr. Ing. Des.); in cooperation with aleatoric musician Jan Schöwer (technical support Christian Kamburow). The installation experiments with glass space and sound but it is also a metaphor of the ephemeral and the accidental, and a play with fragility, time, and everyday life.
 
Introducing Kiez Fusing
In 2014, Bullseye Glass Co. and BVD Pece donated glass and a fusing kiln, in order that we extend our youth programme to a younger audience, and inspiring us to develop a project we call Kiez Fusing. The circa 2000 year-old technique is safe for children as young as 3 years old, and the potential to foster confidence and creativity in adolescents is limitless.
 
Kiez Fusing will be offering workshops on a weekly basis for refugee children in Berlin. With the current influx of families escaping the dire conditions in various parts of the world, we are looking forward to teaching glass fusing classes to children, and glassblowing, through our Kids Blow Glas programme, to teenagers. The opportunity for kids from diverse backgrounds to work together creatively will forge unique and long-lasting bonds among each other, and the instructors, who are also from different backgrounds.
 
Our first workshop is on the 5th of December!
 
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS in 2016
We will start teaching again at the end of January 2016, and we are super excited to introduce a lot more glassblowing classes to accommodate everyone´s skill-level, as well as some pretty fantastic workshops, too! Want to get a head start on signing-up for a class? Send us an email to booking@berlinglas.org
 
INTRODUCING THE HOT SHOP
This 3 hour course will wet your glass appetite in the hope that you will come back for more! This class will teach you to move in the glass studio, introducing you to the tools and di erent equipment. You will learn how to gather glass and will experience the incomparable feeling of creating your own art from molten glass.
Instructors: Jesse Günther - Rudy Faulkner / Saturdays 10:00-13:00 or 14:00-17:00 / €119
 
GLASSBLOWING LEVEL I
Already have some experience at the bench from the intro class, but want a little more? This 6 hour class will review glass processes from the introduction class with more time at the bench. The same objectives will be covered with the addition of making a bowl shape. Repetition and observation will help students create glass art objects with more con dence. You must have a minimum of 3hrs experience.
Instructors: Jesse Günther - Rudy Faulkner / Saturdays 10:00-17:00 / €250
 
GLASSBLOWING LEVEL II
If you nd yourself here...Congratulations! You have got the glass bug! In this awesome 12 hour class we will review the techniques we covered in the previous classes, but this time we will approach the process with more focus on the details. There are always ner points to be learned for a glassblower through repetition and observation. The paper weights can be rounder, the cups can get bigger and thinner, and the bowls can be a better half circle. Level up!!
Instructors: Jesse Günther - Rudy Faulkner / Weekends (Sat+Sun) 10:00-17:00 / €450
 
IN-DEPTH INTRODUCTION TO GLASSBLOWING I
(evening course)
The aim of the course is to give you an in-depth introduction into the art of glassblowing; focusing on making cups, which are a great basis for learning the essential skills that give you pro ciency and con dence in the hotshop. With the successful completion of the course you will be able to rent the hot shop yourself with the supervision of our studio manager, and the assistance of your fellow students.
Instructors: Jesse Günther - Rudy Faulkner / 3hrs/week over 3 months (36hrs) / €1500 / *start date for this class will be agreed upon by the participants
 
IN-DEPTH INTRODUCTION TO GLASSBLOWING II (evening course)
This course builds directly o the In Depth I class. You will pick up right where you left o and hopefully have some new skills from being able to rent time on your own in the hot shop.
Instructors: Jesse Günther - Rudy Faulkner / 3hrs/week over 3 months (36hrs) / €1500 / *start date for this class will be agreed upon by the participants
 
MOLD-MAKING / MOLD-BLOWING
(5-8 May or 7-10 July or 8-11 September)
Our most popular class! During the 4-day workshop, participants learn to make molds using di erent materials in the Berlin Glas e.V. hot-shop and blow glass into. This special method of working with glass has a 2000-year-old history that is very much in popular use today!
Instructors: Julius Weiland & Jesse Günther / 4 days, 10:00-17:00 / €250
 
GET YOUR GOBLET ON! (26-28 February)
In this 3-day class we will have fun making goblets. Even if you are new to vessel making, this class will focus on working together to build a solid foundation for making these beautiful glasses.
Instructors: Rudy Faulkner / 3 days, 10:00-17:00 / €500
 
PROST! (10-12 March)
In this 3 day glassblowing course we will design and make shot glasses to go with your favourite short drink. Each Participant can bring a bottle of their number one liqueur and on the final evening we can test the glasses functionality and discover how the new forms compliment the aesthetic and taste of each drink.
Instructors: Christopher Hübner & Jesse Günther / 3 days, 10:00-17:00 / €500

Berlin Glass E.V.
Provinzstraße 42a
13409 Berlin
info@berlinglas.org
www.berlinglas.org