Ciel Partner Teresa Hollmeyer has been selected to work with Omni Montessori as an artist-in-residence for eight weeks in 2013. Leading fourteen students aged 10 - 13, Teresa will teach and guide students in the creation of fourteen artworks using stained glass.

This fall, Teresa Hollmeyer led the Ciel team in partnership with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to create a mosaic for auction at the annual Hope Gala, Mad for a Cure. Tina Alberni worked with participants ranging in age from 5 - 16 to create drawings of the Charlotte skyline, compiling ideas and details into the final design. Working in small teams, Teresa, Tina and Pam helped guide the group in creation of a whimsical skyline mosaic that raised $2,500 at the JDRF gala.

Free Program by Renowned Artist Sonia King

Renowned mosaicist Sonia King will offer a free public slideshow / lecture on Saturday, September 8, 7:00 PM at All American Pub, 200 East Bland Street, Charlotte (formerly Jillian's), sponsored by Ciel Gallery + Mosaic Studio. All are welcome, but advance reservations are required due to limited seating.

Speaking on the "Art of Mosaic", the program covers historical mosaics through contemporary international mosaic art, and has recently been presented to the British Association for Modern Mosaics (BAMM) in London, Brazil, France, Australia, New Zealand and the Dallas Visual Arts Center in Texas. This program will be Sonia's only appearance on the East coast this year.

Sonia King, founding member and past president of the Society of American Mosaic Artists as well as Vice President of the Associazione Internazionale Mosaicisti Contemporanei (AIMC) in Ravenna, Italy, has been hugely instrumental in the forward momentum of contemporary mosaic art.

She is the author of the bestselling book Mosaic Techniques & Traditions from Sterling Publishing and is currently co-authoring Mosaic Master Class: The Advanced Techniques. Currently living in Dallas and San Francisco, King teaches advanced workshops internationally, and creates both fine art and installations found across the US.

This program is part of Ciel Gallery's Articulate: The Artists's Voice, an international exhibition of contemporary mosaic art juried by King, who will also have a piece in the exhibition as well as teaching a three-day master class at Ciel (full). The exhibition runs September 1 - October 27, with an Opening Reception Friday, September 7, 6:00 - 9:00 PM; Sonia King and many of the exhibiting artists will be present.

For more information about Ciel, please see www.cielcharlotte.com. To reserve a free seat at Sonia King's presentation, please email pam@cielcharlotte.com.

After two years on exhibition at the Gallery of Contemporary Mosaic at Navy Pier, Chicago, Pam Goode's Late Bloomer is swimming across the Atlantic to join The International Exhibition of Contemporary Mosaic Art in the Clauiano Art Exhibition Gallery in Trivignano, Udine (just south of Venice) September 8 - October 7, 2012. Sip some cappuccino for me baby!

California artist and Ciel exhibitor Christine Brallier led a 72-hour mosaic marathon at the Society of American Mosaic Artists' annual Summit in Lexington, KY. The mosaic, which features a family of goldfinch amid the branches of a blooming tulip poplar, has been donated to The Nest, a Lexington facility supporting families in crisis. Please click the link above to view the mosaic and learn more.

Two of the Ciel Partners, Pam Goode and Vicki Hanson-Burkhart, will spend this week in full mosaic immersion during the annual conference of the Society of American Mosaic Artists. Highlights of the week include the opening of the Mosaic Arts International 2012 juried international exhibition, which will include Vicki Hanson-Burkhart's richly storied smalti mosaic, Day Five. Pam will serve as workshop assistant for Israeli mosaicist Ilana Shafir. In addition to the exhibition, two full days of workshops and two days of presentations, the conference features a vendor show of fabulous materials, a mosaic salon silent auction, and a mosaic marathon as SAMA attendees pull their talents together to create a large-scale piece for a local organization. This year, five glorious days amid the rolling hills, white fences, thoroughbreds and whiskey distilleries of Lexington, Kentucky. Next year: Tacoma/Seattle! Plan on it!

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Take a look at what we've got coming up: Garden Mosaics!

Late Bloomer, a moss and carbuncle-covered mosaic cocoon will be featured in Mosaic Art International 2010, Smith Museum of Stained Glass, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, March 1 - July, 2010. Slated for a two-month period, the exhibition has attracted so many viewers that the dates have been extended for an additional two months. Goode's 3-D mosaic, created from hand-poured glass, precious gems, minerals, metals, and mirror, is among 48 mosaics juried from over 500 entries.

The Community Mosaic has functioned as a way to bring the community together for one collaborative art project. More than 300 volunteers, from the occasional passerby to the participants from Goodwill Industries, Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC) of Mecklenburg, Charlotte Outdoor Adventures and the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs, have been an integral part in bringing this project to life.

The installation was conceived and directed by CAL member and Ciel Gallery owner Pam Goode & CAL members Joan Vitale and Diana Arvanites. The concept originally began as a means to bring visual awareness to the
Charlotte Art League’s building, and soon morphed into a large-scale community project.

How big? This vivid mural is composed of 24 panels, covering 200 square feet, containing more than 1,125 pounds of material, and is the result of approximately 5,000+ volunteer hours. Based on the Color Wheel, the all-volunteer project began in August of 2007 with brainstorming and fundraisers, continued through design submissions and community-wide tile-creating sessions, open workshops for children, adults, and various groups, marathon grouting days, and culminated in two men on a ladder with bolt-drivers. Many thanks to all participants, and especially to Todd Albee of Charlotte for installing this fabulous project!