Past
From Origins to Horizons: The American Studio Glass Movement
JUNE 14, 2024 – DECEMBER 21, 2024
MAIN GALLERY
Guests were invited on an exploration of the American studio glass movement through the lens of the Cafesjian Art Trust collection. From Origins to Horizons surveyed the movement’s beginnings in the 1960s through today, presenting a wide variety of works and themes within its history and showcased the movement that brought glass working in America out of the factory and into small studios where artists acted as both designer and maker for the first time. Artists included Harvey K. Littleton, Debora Moore, Therman Statom, Amber Cowan, and much more.
Vantage Points: Landscapes from the Collection
OCTOBER 12, 2024 – DECEMBER 21, 2024
FOCUS GALLERY
Delve into the art of landscape painting with this selection of ten works from the CAT’s collection that was on view in the Focus Gallery. Landscapes may include structures, people, or animals, but the emphasis is on the scenery itself. Vantage Points showcases a range of landscapes, from idealized scenes of nature to realistic depictions of the world as it is.
Midwest Voices in Contemporary Glass
JUNE 14, 2024–OCTOBER 5, 2024
FOCUS GALLERY
The Cafesjian Art Trust Museum invited artists to participate in the Museum’s first juried exhibition of glass art from the Midwest region. Midwest Voices in Contemporary Glass includes ten works selected from an open call to illustrate the diversity of approaches and ideas percolating in the Midwest glass scene.
Left: Jon Kuhn (American, born 1949), Sigma 5, 1997. Cut, laminated, ground, and polished glass; Right: Victor Vasarely (Hungarian, 1906–1997). Kezdi, 1990. Acrylic on wood.
Fooling the Eye:
Optics of Vasarely and Kuhn
NOVEMBER 9, 2023 – MAY 4, 2024
This exhibit explored the use of optics and perception through the artwork of Victor Vasarely and Jon Kuhn. Through the use of shading and linear elements, these ingenious works play with the illusion of movement and the relationship of color and light.
Sam Gilliam, Pantheon IX, 1983
Highlights of the Collection
JUNE 1 – OCTOBER 14, 2023
Our Highlights exhibit offers an opportunity to experience the depth and breadth of the Cafesjian Art Trust’s collection.
Dale Chihuly, Seaform Set, 1984
A Lasting Friendship:
Gerard Cafesjian & Dale Chihuly
OCTOBER 13, 2022 – APRIL 29, 2023
This inaugural exhibition explores the nearly 30-year friendship between Gerard Cafesjian and Dale Chihuly.
HOW TO VISIT
The Cafesjian Art Trust is free and open to the public. Both individuals and groups are encouraged to visit.
Thursdays and Fridays, 10:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm: Tours by Reservation Only
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Saturdays, 10:00am–4:30pm: Drop-In Anytime
Cafesjian Art Trust
4600 Churchill Street
Shoreview, MN, 55126
HOW TO VISIT
The Cafesjian Art Trust is free and open to the public. Both individuals and groups are encouraged to visit.
Thursdays and Fridays, 10:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm: Tours by Reservation Only
Click “Visit Us” to make your tour reservation.
Saturdays, 10:00am–4:30pm: Drop-In Anytime
Cafesjian Art Trust
4600 Churchill Street
Shoreview, MN, 55126
HOW TO VISIT
The Cafesjian Art Trust is free and open to the public. Both individuals and groups are encouraged to visit.
Thursdays and Fridays, 10:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm: Tours by Reservation Only
Click “Visit Us” to make your tour reservation.
Saturdays, 10:00am–4:30pm: Drop-In Anytime
Cafesjian Art Trust
4600 Churchill Street
Shoreview, MN, 55126
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