Call for papers--American Glass Guild (AGG) Annual Conference

American Glass Guild Conference
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
20-22 July 2012

The American Glass Guild's Board of Directors is seeking proposals
for lectures and panels from artists, craftspeople, studios,
conservators, architects, and historians for the seventh annual AGG
Conference, which will be held July 20-22, 2012, in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. The conference will present papers on the many
different aspects which those working in the field are faced with,
including: new design, technique and materials, conservation,
history of the medium and its practitioners, business practices,
etc. The overall theme is "connections" * connecting the past with
the present, new techniques with old, different art forms or
different disciplines, connecting with the rich glass history of
Pittsburgh * or just sharing with others.

Accepted talks will be 20 or 40 minutes in length with additional
time for questions. Submit abstracts and workshop proposals via
email to info<-a t->americanglassguild< . >org, attention Rona Moody,
Pittsburgh Program Chair, by October 7, 2011. Proposals should
include a title and be no longer than 300 words. Authors must
include a bio and full contact information for themselves
(name/company, mailing address, phone, and email address) and, if a
panel is proposed, for the other possible panel members. The program
committee will send notification of acceptance by November 15, 2011.
All presenters must provide their finished papers (with
illustrations) for the Pittsburgh Conference Pre-print by May 1,
2012 to enable time for editing and printing. Please consider
sharing your work, insights, and interesting projects with your
colleagues.

We are also interested in proposals for workshops immediately before
the conference.  Instructors proposing workshops must include its
expected length (e.g. 3 hours, 4 hours); all tools, materials and
equipment needed (e.g. kilns, light tables, sandblasters, paints,
etc.) and who would be providing what (the teacher or the AGG);
whether they expect to charge a materials fee and for what; and what
the students will need to bring (e.g. brushes, drawings, cutting
tools, etc.). Instructors will receive fees for the workshop, but no
reduction in conference fees.

For the conference, those giving 40-minute talks receive one
free-registration (to be split if there are two presenters), while
20-minute talks garner one half-price registration. The
organizer/leader of a panel discussion receives one half-price
registration, and the panelists receive a conference T-shirt or
apron. To receive these benefits, presenters must register for the
conference. Please note: all reservations, travel and hotel expenses
are the responsibility of each presenter.  Limited supplemental
funds are sometimes available when there is need.

The mission of the AGG is to build an open environment within the
field of stained, leaded and decorative glass that both cultivates
novices and helps experienced artists and craftspeople attain a
higher level of expertise. Our conferences include presentations,
round-table discussions, and demonstrations by notable national and
international experts. Information on past conferences is available
on our website at: americanglassguild.org.  We look forward to
seeing you in Pittsburgh.

Mary Clerkin Higgins, President
Clerkin Higgins Stained Glass, Inc.
1205 Manhattan Avenue, Unit 1301
Brooklyn, NY 11222
718-349-6552 (phone/fax)


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