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Divergent Materiality: Contemporary Glass Art highlights contemporary glass artists鈥攂oth masters and emerging鈥攚hose innovative approaches to using glass have advanced the medium鈥檚 discourse within contemporary art. The exhibition developed from a collaboration with four local glass art collector couples: Judy and Stuart Heller, Linda and Sherman Saperstein, Sharon and Fred Schomer, and Gail and Dan Tenn.

The artistry of glass-making is over 4,000 years old, originating with the discovery of applying extreme heat to a mixture of silica sand鈥攍ikely taken from the beaches along the coast of Mesopotamia and Egypt鈥攁nd alkali, a naturally occurring chemical compound. This simple alchemy of heat and natural elements began an art form that has continuously evolved from the expulsion of glassmaking in Venice to the island of Murano at the beginning of the Renaissance, to the Studio Art movement started by two Americans in 1962. Over time the materiality of glass has been tested and transformed by artists. Today contemporary glass art is an expansive field that blends historical methods with current interests, resulting in stunning and divergent artworks.

Divergent Materiality: Contemporary Glass Art highlights contemporary glass artists鈥攂oth masters and emerging鈥攚hose innovative approaches to using glass have advanced the medium鈥檚 discourse within contemporary art. The exhibition developed from a collaboration with four local glass art collector couples: Judy and Stuart Heller, Linda and Sherman Saperstein, Sharon and Fred Schomer, and Gail and Dan Tenn. Each couple brings a unique perspective to collecting and an abundance of knowledge about glass art and artists. The gallery installation features 30 selections from their collections and SMoCA鈥檚 collection.