Glass Is Dead - Functional Glass Exhibition Curated By BANJO

Schedule

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

627 E. Main Street, Grass Valley, CA, United States, California 95959 | Grass Valley, CA

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Join us on Saturday January 31st as we explore artistic fractals that emerged within Grateful Dead culture.

We’re teaming up with the glass maestro himself, BANJO, to bring you an incredible exhibition showcasing the greatest contemporary functional glass creators out there.

GLASS IS DEAD
The Psychedelic Arts and Culture Trust (PACT) honors the Dead lot roots of an American folk art phenomenon with
Glass is Dead, A grateful pipe exhibition featuring recent and classic pieces from the 90’s on up to present day.
Presented by the chambers project and curated by Banjo, this exhibition will highlight the efforts of 15 borosilicate glass pipe artists whose work have been informed and inspired by the music and culture of the Grateful Dead.
Participating artists :
Bob Snodgrass
Ginny Snodgrass-Gietl
Hugh Salkind
Jerry Kelly
Jonathan Gietl
Mike Gong
ESP
Rose Roads
Jenkins
Justin Carter
WJC
Niko Cray
Dan Hoffman
Karma
Lilbear

Highlights include :
Original glass pipes from 1994 dead tour, modern masterpieces created special for this show, music , live glass blowing and live painting by Furtherrr Collective!

We’ll kick off the night at 5pm with a panel discussion, then a visual feast of glass art, leading into live music starting at 7:30pm!
Zalt BBQ is back slangin’ that good good and as always local brews and bevs on tap.

Doors/Panel Discussion at 5pm
Live Music starts at 7:30pm
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627 E. Main Street, Grass Valley, CA, United States, California 95959

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