Visiting Artists
Visiting Artists
Chihuly Studios
Originally installed in the former Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Dale Chihuly’s iconic 260-piece Royal Blue Mint Chandelier was dissembled in April and shipped to the artist’s studio in Tacoma, Washington. There it was thoroughly cleaned before being returned to Charlotte. Chihuly Studios installed the chandelier at the Mint Museum Uptown 8- 10 June 2010.
Passersby eagerly watched the meticulous installation process from the Museum's terrace. Chihuly Studios workers Dylan Neuwirth and Thomas Gray brought pieces of the chandelier outside for the viewers to see up close. The completed chandelier was illuminated on June 10.
Royal Blue Mint Chandelier is visible from the Mint Museum Uptown's terrace. Stop by and take a look!
Threshold
American glass artist Danny Lane and his team from his London studio installed Threshold in the new Mint Museum Uptown the week of 9 - 17 August. Commissioned as the seminal artwork of Project Ten Ten Ten, Threshold graces the entrance of the Mint Museum of Craft + Design and the Susan and Loy McKeithen Gallery.
Furniture Designer/Maker Joseph walsh
Hildur Bjarnadóttir
