The artwork of Robin and Julia Rogers will be featured at this year's Hocking College Glass Invitational, hosted by the school's Art, Design and Marketing program.
The event will kick off Thursday, March 28 with an artists’ lecture from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Light Hall, room 195.
Following the lecture, glassblowing demonstrations will be held in the Visual Arts Center, room 107, from 1-3 p.m. Both sessions are open to the public.
On Friday, March 29, the Hocking College Art Gallery will host the Glass Invitational exhibition opening reception from 6-9 p.m. in conjunction with Final Friday on Nelsonville’s Public Square. The Rogers’ work will be displayed from March 29-April 21 at the Art Gallery.
Robin Rogers began his career in 1998 at the Columbus College of Art and Design, where he received his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Glass and Painting. His previous positions include being a studio assistant, woodshop assistant and glassblowing instructor.
Julia Rogers' career began in 1996 at Oregon State University, where she studied Fine Art. After finishing her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts at Southern Illinois University, she began teaching sculpting and glassblowing at Pilchuck Glass School in Washington.
The couple first met in western Montana, where their paths crossed while teaching glassblowing. After spending time together creating art, the duo decided to open Cloud Cap Glass, an art studio where they both enjoyed creating and selling their pieces.
Robin then received his Master’s of Fine Arts in Glass and New Media from Southern Illinois University in 2008, and Julia received her Master’s of Fine Arts from Bowling Green University in 2010.
After 10 years of moving from state to state, the couple began creating artwork collaboratively. Robin is currently the co-owner of Nomadic Glass and Julia is an instructor at Tidewater Community College, where she teaches Beginning Glassblowing.
