About
The Glassroots Art Show is an annual event organized to represent and promote
the community-driven movement of American-Made Functional Glass.
September 24-26, 2012, Glassroots returns to the Monona Terrace in Madison, WI for its 3rd year.
In 2013, Glassroots will debut a spring show in Austin, TX.
Glassroots Art Show aims to connect buyers directly with artists, providing a streamlined business environment, in a family-friendly atmosphere. The Flame Off remains free and open to the public, which allows the raw material and tool sponsors access to the regional lampworking public. Glassroots Art Show evolved from The Great Lakes Art Show of 2009, with the idea that the show represented a movement and could be transferred to several locations across the country. The vendors of Glassroots provide quality functional art, and consistently push the limits of creativity.
2011 – 95 booth all glass show – 22 artist Flame Off and Demonstration
see coverage under the Flame Off 2011 section HERE.
2010 – 80 booth all glass show and 22 artist Flame Off – Monona Terrace Exhibition Hall B
Flame Off – The first time that male/female teams competed on a level playing field. Eleven teams over two days competed for $10,000 cash and over $20,000 in prizes. Following completion of the pieces, all attendees voted on the pieces and the winners were:
1st place – M.E. and T. Baller
2nd place – Ghost and JoAnn Fellatio
3rd place – Brandon Martin and Amy Schmitz
4th place – CapNCrunk and Zingiber
5th – Chad G. and Sheila Bear
other competitors were: Micro and HackySacky, Down Neck and Dellene Peralta, Marbleslinger and Lace Face, Dan P and Corrine Winters, Eric Schmitz and Dolores Noggle, Burtoni and Lisa’s Pieces.
