A 501c3 Nonprofit Organization
"To promote the understanding, appreciation, and overall success of the glass arts and to support human services and provider organizations worldwide." --MISSION STATEMENT
Recognition
Foundation managing trustee Robert Minkoff honored for his support of college education program
photo: kelly gralley, courtesy: scc
In late March 2013, Salem Community College honored philanthropist Robert Minkoff (pictured, far left), Abe Fleishman (second from right), and maestro Vittorio Costantini (far right) at the 2013 International Flameworking Conference (IFC). SCC Distinguished Alumnus and IFC Conference Chair Paul J. Stankard (second from left) presented the awards.
Minkoff was recognized for advancing excellence in glass education through his ongoing support of the SCC glass art program with endowed scholarships for first- and second-year students. He is also a longtime supporter of the International Flameworking Conference.
“We appreciate his strong advocacy for Salem Community College and the wonderful example he sets for others,” said Stankard.
Minkoff was recognized for advancing excellence in glass education through his ongoing support of the SCC glass art program with endowed scholarships for first- and second-year students. He is also a longtime supporter of the International Flameworking Conference.
“We appreciate his strong advocacy for Salem Community College and the wonderful example he sets for others,” said Stankard.
Residency
The Robert M. Minkoff Foundation partners with the Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio to support groundbreaking projects
The Chrysler Museum of Art and the The Robert M. Minkoff Foundation are pleased to announce a new collaboration: 4Front: Innovation From All Angles, an artist residency that will take place from January 8th through 22nd, 2014 at the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio in Norfolk, Virginia.
The "4Front: Innovation From All Angles" residency is designed for emerging artists with some glass experience. The residency seeks proposals for a contemporary art project using glass that is groundbreaking in one or more of the following areas: technique, concept, energy efficiency, and media fluency (mixed media or performance).
The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2013. More information about how to apply can be found at www.4frontresidency.org.
The Robert M. Minkoff Foundation (awarded 501c3 status in 2011) is focused on furthering the use of glass in the field of contemporary art and advancing technical knowledge about glass art process. The foundation invests not only in residencies and educational projects, but in disseminating important new developments, particularly in the areas of energy-efficient furnace design and glassmaking process.
The "4Front: Innovation From All Angles" residency is designed for emerging artists with some glass experience. The residency seeks proposals for a contemporary art project using glass that is groundbreaking in one or more of the following areas: technique, concept, energy efficiency, and media fluency (mixed media or performance).
The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2013. More information about how to apply can be found at www.4frontresidency.org.
The Robert M. Minkoff Foundation (awarded 501c3 status in 2011) is focused on furthering the use of glass in the field of contemporary art and advancing technical knowledge about glass art process. The foundation invests not only in residencies and educational projects, but in disseminating important new developments, particularly in the areas of energy-efficient furnace design and glassmaking process.
Award
Paul Stankard to receive inaugural Robert M. Minkoff Foundation Award for Excellence during Renwick Alliance Spring Weekend
The Robert M. Minkoff award features a
one-of-a-kind sculptural work by artist
Edison Osario Zapata fixed to an engraved base.
The Robert M. Minkoff Foundation will present glass artist Paul Stankard with the debut Robert M. Minkoff Foundation Award for Excellence, in celebration of the artist’s extraordinary career and outstanding contributions to the field of glass art. The presentation will be made during a special VIP event that will kick off the James Renwick Alliance’s Spring Craft Weekend that runs from April 4 – 7, 2013. Stankard will be attending this event as a recipient of a Masters of the Medium award by the Renwick Alliance. The award will be presented by Robert Minkoff, managing trustee of the organization that bears his name, during a special dinner event on Thursday, April 4, 2013.
Befitting a foundation dedicated to the advancement of glass art, the Robert M. Minkoff Award for Excellence includes the presentation of a one-of-a-kind glass sculpture to the award recipient. The work of New-York-City-based sculptor Edison Osario Zapata, the inaugural award symbolizes the theme of coming together in common cause that is at the core of the Robert Minkoff Foundation’s efforts. Created out of scores of hand-pulled glass canes fused into a rectangular block in the kiln, the clear glass sculpture, measuring approximately 10-inches tall, reveals a complex internal patterning that belies its solidity. It stands on a base engraved with the recipient’s name and the year of the award.
Befitting a foundation dedicated to the advancement of glass art, the Robert M. Minkoff Award for Excellence includes the presentation of a one-of-a-kind glass sculpture to the award recipient. The work of New-York-City-based sculptor Edison Osario Zapata, the inaugural award symbolizes the theme of coming together in common cause that is at the core of the Robert Minkoff Foundation’s efforts. Created out of scores of hand-pulled glass canes fused into a rectangular block in the kiln, the clear glass sculpture, measuring approximately 10-inches tall, reveals a complex internal patterning that belies its solidity. It stands on a base engraved with the recipient’s name and the year of the award.
Public Event
The Toledo Workshop Revisited screening and panel discussion, followed by a gallery opening, draws a crowd
On Saturday, March 9th, approximately 100 people filed into the theater at The Museum of Arts and Design to view a screening of the documentary film titled The Toledo Workshop Revisited (2012). The 48-minute film that tracked three resident contemporary artists as they rebuilt the original 1962 furnace that launched the Studio Glass movement and proceeded to experiment with it to make their own work, was followed by a panel discussion led by Jennifer Scanlan, who curated the exhibition Playing With Fire: 50 Years of Contemporary Glass, on view at the museum's third-floor galleries. The three artist residents — Amber Cowan, Kim Harty, and Matthew Szosz — joined Scanlan onstage after the screening to discuss the residency project and its impact on their own work. Also onstage was Jeff Mack, the Toledo Museum of Art's Glass Studio manager, who partnered with the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation to make the artist residency possible. Following the screening and discussion, many attendees migrated to the opening reception for a solo exhibition of Amber Cowan's work at Heller Gallery in downtown Manhattan. Also on view were individual works by Kim Harty and Matthew Szosz.
Documentary
The story behind the art book Beauty Beyond Nature: The Glass Art of Paul Stankard published by the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation
For more information about completed Robert M. Minkoff Foundation projects, please see
the Projects section of our Website.
the Projects section of our Website.
Mailing Address:
The Robert M. Minkoff Foundation, Ltd
5440 Marinelli Road #417
Rockville, Maryland 20852
The Robert M. Minkoff Foundation, Ltd
5440 Marinelli Road #417
Rockville, Maryland 20852
