Meet the 2014 Rakow Commission Artist: Amber Cowan

Lecture free & open to the public. Free reception at 6:15 pm open to Donor Level Members and above ($125+).


Philadelphia-based 2014 Rakow Commission artist Amber Cowan artist will give a lecture on her work prior to the unveiling of the work. There will be a post-lecture reception with coffee and cookies beginning at 8:15 pm. Both events are free and open to everyone.
 
In her sculptures, Cowan flameworks, fuses, and hot-sculpts recycled, upcycled, and second-life glass—usually American pressed glass dating from the 1940s to the 1980s—to create contemporary forms that preserve the memory of the earlier objects.