GLASS MUSEUM/FOCUS ON ARTISTS/GIAMPAOLO AMORUSO/FROM 19.09.2020 TO 07.02.2021/
Umanità poetica Poetic humanity Giampaolo Amoruso was born in Boussu (Belgium) in 1961 in an Italian family. At the age of 15, he decided to leave school to join the Cristalleries de Boussu. During breaks, he had his first experiences with the material, outside the…
GLASS MUSEUM/2nd GLASS BIENNIAL/CALL FOR APPLICATIONS NOTICE TO GLASS ARTISTS
Capitalizing on an initial experience in 2019, which brought together more than 32 international artists and attracted more than 1000 visitors, the Glass Museum organizes a second edition of the Biennial of Contemporary Glass in May 2021.With 800m² of exhibition space, this event for the…
GLASS MUSEUM/FOCUS ON ARTISTS/PERRIN & PERRIN/PLACER, PLACER ENCORE ET LAISSER FAIRE/EXHIBITION FROM 29.11.2019 TO 19.04.2020
Focus on artists devoted to Perrin & Perrin Martine and Jacki Perrin have lived and worked together since 1967. Their first medium was ceramics. They were also interested in calligraphy, which they studied under Korean artist Ung No Lee. In the 1990s they gradually began…
GLASS MUSEUM/FIRST GLASS BIENNALE/ EXHIBITION 17, 18 and 19 MAY 2019
On 17, 18 and 19 May 2019 there will be an unmissable opportunity for professionals and amateur glass fans alike… Opening evening at 19.00 on 16 May 2019 in the espace Paulus, Bois du Cazier. There will be 30 artists showcased at this first event….
GLASS MUSEUM/FOCUS ON ARTISTS – TRANSPARENCY – A FOCUS ON ARTISTS DEVOTED TO THE WACQUEZ-ERMEL BEQUEST/FROM 27 APRIL TO 1 SEPTEMBER 2019
From 27 April to 1 September 2019 In 2018, the Glass Museum was left a major bequest: 69 sculptures representing the Studio Glass movement from the 1980s and early 90s, which had formed the personal collection of gallery owner Christine Ermel, who had spent over…
GLASS MUSEUM/FOCUS ON ARTIST/PAULINE BÉTIN/EVERYDAY MONUMENTS/EXHIBITION FROM 24.11.2018 TO 17.02.2019 /
24.11.2018 – 17.02.2019 / Everyday Monuments Pauline Bétin has carved out her own niche on the contemporary art scene thanks to an unusual process, in which she combines pâte de verre, screen printing, decals and enamelled engraving. The notion of landscape sits at the heart…
GLASS MUSEUM/GLASSMAKING, A HUMAN BEEHIVE? THE CHARLEROI REGION 1880-1930/EXHIBITION FROM 27.01.2018 TO 27.05.2018
Along with steel, textiles and coal, glassmaking formed the four basic industries which contributed to Wallonia’s industrial boom in the 19th century. Glassmaking is a coal-hungry business, and under the French and the Dutch it equally established itself in the areas around Liège, Charleroi, Namur…
GLASS MUSEUM/FOCUS ON ARTISTS/BAGATELLES CREATIONS/FROM 23 JUNE TO 22 SEPTEMBER 2018
Bagatelles Créations Creators of art beads Glass was not originally the preferred material of Alain Deguide and Anne Janssens of Bagatelles Créations. Their introduction to the medium over ten years ago marked a turning point in their artistic career. They became fascinated by glass and…
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS/REG’ARTS DÉCALÉS/ EXHIBITION FROM 10.11.2016 TO 11.02.2017
A unique, participative exhibition! Among the numerous festivities to mark Charleroi’s 350th anniversary, the Reg’Arts décalés exhibition showcases citizen participation, getting the public involved in the work. To bring the cultural institutions closer to the public, the non-profit association Mooss, the Museum of Fine Arts…
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS/ TRIBUTE TO REMY VAN DEN ABEELE (Dampremy, 1918 – Soignies, 2006)/ EXHIBITION FROM 21 MAY TO 11 SEPTEMBRE 2016
From 21 May to 11 September 2016 The Museum of Fine Arts is anxious to promote top-quality artists with links to the region, so this summer it has chosen to spotlight artist Rémy Van den Abeele, who was born in Dampremy in 1918 and died…