Shaping Perception | Collection Show

Mar 7, 2026 to July 12, 2026 | National Art Glass Gallery

Image: Elizabeth Kelly, City of glass 2006 kiln formed glass

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Installation art glass from the National Art Glass Collection

Glass is an inherently contradictory material—simultaneously solid and ethereal, strong and fragile, visible and invisible. Its transparency allows light to become a compositional element, diffused or concentrated to shape mood and meaning. These installation works from the National Art Glass Collection highlight how light bends through thickness, curvature, and texture, creating chromatic shifts, optical distortions, and dynamic shadows. In doing so, installation artists treat light not just as a tool, but as a medium, crafting atmospheres that shift and evolve throughout the day.

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