Welcome to AACG
The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (AACG) is a not-for-profit organization and leading resource for glass collectors, art enthusiasts, artists, gallerists, museum personnel, and educators on all things related to glass art. AACG provides a collaborative place for robust conversations about glass art, including its production, techniques, and trends. We also encourage and support the glass community through annual grants and artist scholarships.
Private Member Video Library
The AACG Resource Library provides a virtual space to share information on the ever-changing field of glass art. Our Zoom programs enable you to access all parts of the glass art ecosystem - exhibition tours, artist talks, tours of private collections, art and climate change, community programming information, specialized information on collecting and the market, and more.
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Free First Fridays with FIRED UP!
Join AACG every First Friday of the month for virtual programming that is free and open to the public. We are committed to community outreach and education and continue to provide a means for educational outreach through our FIRED UP! series.
Our next First Friday Fired Up! program is on June 6, at 1 PM ET, when AACG will present British kiln-form artist Amanda Simmons, who will discuss her process and career. This program is sponsored by Vessel Gallery in London, UK. Register to attend.
AACG Exclusive Member Virtual Programming
AACG members can join us on Fridays the rest of each month for a new MeetUp program on glass art. Recordings of these members-only programs are made available on our website through our Private Member Video Library after the programs have aired. Our Meetups are a great way to connect with our other members and see what’s going on in the world of glass. If you are not a member and wish to start enjoying and learning from our Friday MeetUps, click here to become an AACG member.
At our next MeetUp on Friday, May 9, at 1 PM ET, David Austin of Austin Art Projects will host a dialogue with multidisciplinary artist and studio glass pioneer Clifford Rainey in his new studio. Rainey will discuss his new monograph “After the Wildfires, The Life and Work of Clifford Rainey," as well as give an in-depth tour of his artistic process and investigation of the various materials not always associated with the studio glass movement.
You can count on AACG for the best in virtual programming about the world of contemporary glass art.
Announcements
Travel to Philadelphia for AACG’s 2025 Member Trip September 3-7
AACG is pleased to announce that the 2025 annual member trip will be based in Philadelphia, with activities in and around the surrounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey area from September 3-7 (the week after Labor Day). The trip will start with dinner on Wednesday, September 3, and end after a full day on Saturday, September 6. Some of the highlights of the trip are seeing Judith Schaechter's amazing new Installation at the Michener Museum of Art, a behind-the-scenes tour of Rago Auctions, visits to three spectacular home collections, a tour of the... read more
AACG Sponsors Talking Out Your Glass Podcast Episode Featuring Stephanie Trenchard
AACG is sponsoring the Talking Out Your Glass podcast featuring the work of Stephanie Trenchard, whose multi-disciplinary creative process includes painting and poetry along with cast glass. With a focus on biographical stories of how women artists have navigated careers and partnerships, motherhood, and making a living while still focusing on their creative practice, the work also discusses the price the art has to pay in this grand juggling act. Click here to learn more about Trenchard and see her work. read more
