JOSH SIMPSON & GEOFFREY BOWTON

April 9 - 10 
DISTINGUISHED ARTIST SERIES
​HOSTED ONLINE

This year, in honor of the 40th anniversary of JRACraft and the 25th anniversary of the Center for Craft, we combine our most well-known programs for one celebratory season. Four JRACraft Distinguished Artist Series returning encore artists will be paired with four emerging artists recognized by the Center for Craft's Windgate-Lamar Fellowship to present a collaborative weekend exploring commonality and materiality. Each weekend will be hosted online and include a virtual Saturday demonstration/studio visit and free Sunday lecture.

ARTIST DEMONSTRATION / STUDIO VISIT
Saturday, April 9 | 1 - 2:30pm
Virtual Zoom event
$25 members | $30 non-members
$85 for all 4 workshops, members only

FREE PUBLIC LECTURE
Sunday, April 10 | 2 - 3pm
Virtual Zoom event

JOSH SIMPSON
Josh Simpson has been an independent glassblower since 1971. From his studio in the hills of western Massachusetts, Josh Simpson has been fascinated with glass for more than 45 years. An artist whose work has been shown in group and solo exhibitions around the world, his name is synonymous with the beautifully crafted planets he produces. Simpson’s work and color palette are inspired by the sky and its many permutations throughout the day, including his fortuitous chance encounters with the aurora borealis as he adjusts his furnace at odd hours of the night. His work is in the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass and the White House Collection of Crafts.

GEOFFREY BOWTON
Augmenting his previous career methods of metal fabrication and military service, Geoffrey R. Bowton informs his current studio practice by applying the investigation and illustration of his ideas in glass. Combined with the fragility of glass, he creates work that embraces tension between these contradictory materials and multi-faceted experiences—to promote conversation about identity, trauma, damage, repair, and healing. These skills, combined with creative mold making and Pate de Verre casting, transform materials into a visual landscape of the soldier’s life. Geoffrey utilizes mixed media and the power of craft to provide insight, support, and representation of the military-veteran community.
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THANK YOU TO OUR CO-HOSTS

The Distinguished Artists Series featuring Josh Simpson and Geoffrey Bowton is hosted in collaboration with American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center and Center for Craft ​