REFRACT Glassblowing Event with Dan Friday & Team Saturday October 15, 2022
Schedule
Sat Oct 15 2022 at 01:00 pm to 06:30 pm
Location
Cafe Aroma | Shoreline, WA
About this Event
Come Create With Us
You know him from Season 3 of Blown Away on Netflix
Watch as Dan Friday sculpts molten hot glass into something beautiful. Listen to the on-site host narrate the presentation and share the secrets of glassmaking. Win fun prizes as you answer glass trivia questions. Vote with your fellow audience members on color and design choices. Learn more about Dan’s inspirations as he creates his next public art project with the audience.
Make A Day Of ItShoreline’s Ridgecrest neighborhood is the next Creative District, with Cafe Aroma coffee bar, Ridgecrest Public House brewpub, nightly food trucks, Landmark’s Crest Cinema Movie Theater, and many creative small businesses. Also happening nearby is sculptor Carol Milne’s Open Studio. During REFRACT, come see Dan Friday blow glass. Then snap your photo at the Gaffer’s Bench Selfie Station, visit a REFRACT Open Studio, and enjoy an inspiring day in the neighborhood.
During REFRACT, come see Dan Friday blow glass. Then snap your photo with us at the Gaffer’s Bench Selfie Station, visit sculptor Carol Milne’s Open Studio down the street, and enjoy an inspiring day in the neighborhood! Outside event. Open to all ages.
Dan Friday is an artist, glassblower of 25+ years, and recently seen on Season 3 of Netflix’s ‘Blown Away’ Television series. As a key contributor to the Studio Glass Movement, Friday spent years working for trailblazing artists such as Dale Chihuly, Paul Marioni, and Preston Singletary. Friday has taught glassblowing classes at the University of Washington, Pilchuck Glass School, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. To further his personal artistic practice, Friday received residencies and research grants from the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Corning Museum of Glass (New York), Museum of Glass - Tacoma, and the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts. He draws inspiration from his Coast Salish cultural heritage. Dan Friday’s museum exhibition debut, ‘Future Artifacts,’ at the Museum of Northwest Art (La Conner, WA) drew thousands of visitors in 2021. Locally, you can view and collect his artwork at Stonington Gallery in Pioneer Square, Seattle. Contact Jodie Nelson at [email protected] for more information.
Follow Friday Glass @danfriday. Learn more about his career with these videos, podcasts, and the recent exhibition at The Museum of Northwest Art! Website:https://www.fridayglass.com/
Special Note: The City of Shoreline is a creative neighborhood in the northwest corner of King County with deep roots in the pacific northwest music scene and studio glass movement. Thank you to all our sponsors including Cafe Aroma and the Port of Seattle.
Refract |The Seattle Glass Experience, is a multi-day festival around the region. .
Dan Friday. blown glass. Image courtesy of the artist.
Dan Friday. blown glass/rope. Image courtesy of the artist.
Dan Friday. blown glass. Image courtesy of the artist.
Dan Friday. blown glass. Image courtesy of the artist.
Artists: Dan Friday. Image courtesy of the artist.
Where is it happening?
Cafe Aroma, 509 Northeast 165th Street, Shoreline, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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