WOMEN IN NEON | Artist Panel with Pittsburgh Glass Center and She Bends

UPDATE: embedded Facebook Live Video, Enjoy!

WOMEN IN NEON - Artist Panel with Pittsburgh Glass Center and She Bends

Join us for a virtual discussion and demonstration on Facebook Live with six women who are glowing in neon right now. This special presentation in honor of Women’s History Month is hosted in collaboration with She Bends, the first and only collective of womxn bending their own neon art.

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Join Pittsburgh Glass Center for a virtual discussion and demonstration on Facebook Live with six women who are glowing in neon right now. This special presentation in honor of Women’s History Month is hosted in collaboration with She Bends, the first and only collective of womxn bending their own neon art.

Meet the women who are illuminating the industry and the art. Watch a live bending demonstration and learn about the history and future of neon with She Bends Founder Meryl Pataky. Ask questions and learn more. Featured artists include:

• Sarah Blood, Alfred, NY 
• Eve Hoyt, Philadelphia, PA 
• Danielle James “DJ”, Durham, NC 
• Leticia Maldonado "Tiza", LA, CA 
• Megan Stelljes, Lakewood, WA 
• Harriet Schwarzrock, Queanbeyan, Australia

The work of all of these artists is currently on view at Pittsburgh Glass Center in the new exhibition Light in Transmission through May 9.

She Bends - WOMXN IN NOEN

WOMXN IN NEON. THE FIRST & ONLY COLLECTIVE OF WOMXN BENDING THEIR OWN NEON ART. PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR MEDIUM BEYOND THE CONFINES OF COMMERCIAL SIGNAGE. MOVING OUR CRAFT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY & DIVERSITY.