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Friday, September 16 · 6pm
The Maverick by Kasa, East Liberty
Cass Zielinski & Tom Byers, Chairs · Janusz Pozniak, Honorary Artist
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Auction Artwork on View @ Pittsburgh Glass Center August 15-September 14
Bidding Open Now through September 16 at 10pm ET
Join us for PGC's most important fundraiser on Friday, September 16 from 6-11pm at The Maverick by Kasa (formerly the Ace Hotel) in East Liberty.
Not only is Art on Fire a fun party and unique experience, it also generates over 10% of the annual operating funds for PGC in ONE night! Proceeds support free public programs and glass education for anyone who wants to learn and create.
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Janusz Pozniak, Honorary Artist
Janusz Pozniak grew up in the U.K. and started working with glass when he was 19 years old. Driven by his passion for pursuing a creative career, he moved to the U.S.A. in 1991 to work alongside Dale Chihuly. This opportunity allowed him to expand his knowledge, talent, and skill for blowing glass. Throughout his career Janusz has been privileged to work with some of the most prominent glass artists in the world including Lino Tagliapietra, Dante Marioni, Sonja Blomdahl, Josiah McElheny, Dick Marquis and Preston Singletary. In addition he has traveled all over the globe to teach and mentor others, providing students with the skills, inspiration and encouragement to fulfill their own artistic visions. Janusz's work is aesthetically described as pushing the boundaries beyond form and function to abstractly reflect his own personal experiences and distill human emotion. After nearly 30 years as an artist, Janusz is still discovering new ways of experimenting and evolving his work to elevate and communicate the unique beauty of glass as an artistic medium.
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