Full Conference Schedule - subject to change

as of September 19, 2023

 

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Time Event Location
7:00am - 8:30am Networking Breakfast Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
8am - 5pm Registration Hyatt: Foyer & Coat Room
8am - 5pm

SGAA + SAMA Office 

Hyatt: Niagara
8am - 8pm

Mosaic Marathon

Hyatt: Genesee Room
9am - 5pm

SGAA Board Meeting

Hyatt: Boardroom
9am - 5pm SGAA + SAMA Committees Hyatt: Executive Room
8am - 5pm

Workshop: 2 daysBringing Perspective into your Mosaics - Darcel Deneau (Session 9) 

Hyatt: Ellicott Room
8am - 5pm

Workshop: 2 daysOFF the WALL — Asymmetrical Faces - Joan Schwartz (Session 10)

Hyatt: Regency Ballroom B
8am - 5pm

Workshop: 2 daysFigurative Mosaics in Stained Glass - Shug Jones (Session 21)

Hyatt: Regency Ballroom C
8am - 5pm

Workshop: 3 daysCreating Depth of Field in Stained Glass - Debora Coombs (Session 24) 

Trinity: Mission Room
8am - 5pm

Workshop: 2 daysMulti-layer Single Firing Glass Painting - Steven Cowan (Session 23)  

Trinity: Library

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Time Event Location
7:00am - 8:30am Networking Breakfast Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
8am - 5pm Registration Hyatt: Foyer & Coat Room
8am - 5pm

SGAA + SAMA Office 

Hyatt: Niagara
8am - 8pm Mosaic Marathon Hyatt: Genesee Room
8:30am - 5pm Tour: Exploring Frank Lloyd Wright in Buffalo, NY Depart from Hotel Lobby
8am - 11am

Workshop: Mantra Mosaic - Creative Visualization & Crash Glass Art  - Elena Martoglio (Session 3)

Hyatt: Grand Ballroom F
8am - 12pm Workshop: Painting with Glass: A Unique Way to Mosaic - Jolynn Forman (Session 4) Hyatt: Grand Ballroom E
8am - 5pm

Workshop: Building a Landscape with Color and Texture - Laura Rendlen (Session 6A)

Hyatt: Regency A
8am - 5pm

Workshop: 2 days: Bringing Perspective into your Mosaics - Darcel Deneau (Session 9) 

Hyatt: Ellicott Room
8am - 5pm

Workshop: 2 days: OFF the WALL — Asymmetrical Faces - Joan Schwartz (Session 10)

Hyatt: Regency Ballroom B
8am - 5pm

Workshop: 2 days: Figurative Mosaics in Stained Glass - Shug Jones (Session 21)

Hyatt: Regency Ballroom C
8am - 5pm

Workshop: 3 days: Creating Depth of Field in Stained Glass - Debora Coombs (Session 24) 

Trinity: Mission Room
8am - 5pm

Workshop: 2 days:Multi-layer Single Firing Glass Painting - Steven Cowan (Session 23)  

Trinity: Library
8am - 5pm

Workshop: Lead Medallions with Sash & Solder - Tom Driscoll and Patrick Noonan (Session 19)

Trinity: Undercroft 1
8am - 5pm

Workshop: Introduction to Stained Glass - Erin Murdock (Session 15A)

Trinity: Classroom 1
8am - 5pm

Workshop: Mixed Media Succulent Garden - Cheryl Cohen (Session 16)

Hyatt: Executive Room
8-am - 5pm Workshop: Mosaic Hammer & Hardie - Ahmed Ibrahim (Session 20A)  Hyatt: Franklin Room
8am - 5pm

Vendor Marketplace & Sponsor Showcase Setup

Hyatt: Grand Ballroom B&C
8am - 5pm

Workshop: Pattern and Flow in Stained Glass Mosaic - Jennifer Kuhns (Session 7)

Hyatt: Grand Ballroom G
11am - 1pm Lunch on Own   Options: Cash & Carry, Food Trucks
1pm - 5pm

Workshop: Mirroring & Gilding: The History & Hands-on Exploration Of The Application - Alexandra Gomez Sarah King (Session 13)

Hyatt: Boardroom
3pm - 5pm

Workshop: Mastering the Art of Perfect Soldering Lines (Copper Foil Method) - Meggy Wilm (Session 12B)

Hyatt: Grand Ballroom E
5pm - 6:30pm

Dinner on Own

 
6:30pm - 9:30pm Registration Hyatt: Niagara
6:30pm - 9:30pm Vendor Marketplace & Sponsor Showcase Opening Hyatt: Grand Ballroom B & C

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Friday, September 29, 2023

Time Event Location
7:00am - 8:30am Networking Breakfast Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
8am - 5pm Registration Hyatt: Foyer & Coat Room
8am - 5pm

SGAA + SAMA Office

Hyatt: Niagara
8am - 8pm

Mosaic Marathon

Hyatt: Genesee Room
8:30am - 4:30pm Tour: Makers & Manufacturers Depart from Hotel Lobby
9am - 5pm Vendor Marketplace & Sponsor Showcase Open Hyatt: Grand Ballroom B & C
8am - 5pm

Workshop: 3 Day: Creating Depth of Field in Stained Glass - Debora Coombs (Session 24) (SOLD OUT)

Trinity: Mission Room
8am - 5pm

Workshop: Introduction to Stained Glass - Erin Murdock (Session 15B)

Trinity: Classroom 1
8am - 5pm

Workshop: Chipping and Textural Etching Workshop - Nancy Gong (Session 18) 

Trinity: Classroom 2
8am - 5pm

Workshop: The ABC's of Releading a Leaded Window - Ralph Mills (Session 14)

Trinity: Library
8am - 5pm

Workshop: Fused Glass Mosaics with Display Stands - Wesley Wong (Session 17B)

VMC: Glass Shop
8am - 12pm

Workshop: Building a Landscape with color and Texture  - Laura Rendlen (Session 6B)

Hyatt: Regency A
8am - 5pm

Workshop: Embracing the Monochrome in Mosaic Fine Art - Carol Shelkin (Session 8)

Hyatt: Ellicott Room
8am - 5pm Workshop: Mosaic Hammer & Hardie - Ahmed Ibrahim (Session 20B)  Hyatt: Franklin Room
11am - 1pm Lunch on Own   Options: Cash & Carry, Food Trucks
1pm - 5pm Tour: Buff State Conservation Department Depart from Hotel Lobby
6pm - 9pm

Mosaic and Glass Arts International 2023 Artist Reception

CEPA Gallery

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Saturday, September 30, 2023

Time Event Location
7:00 - 8:30am Networking Breakfast Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
7am - 5pm Registration Hyatt: Foyer & Coat Room
8am - 5pm

SGAA + SAMA Office Hours

Hyatt: Niagara
8am - 8pm Mosaic Marathon Hyatt: Genesee Room
9am - 12pm Vendor Marketplace & Sponsor Showcase Open Hyatt: Grand Ballroom B & C
9am - 5pm Art Salon & Fundraising Auction Preview Hyatt: Grand Ballroom EFG
  Opening General Sessions  
8:30 - 9:00am "Welcome to Buffalo" Katharine Mahoney Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
9am - 9:30am "Training our Future to Preserve Our Past" with Natalie Henshaw Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
 

General Sessions: Art Community & Advocacy

 
9:40 - 10:40am

"Unearthing Optimism with a Hammer, a Pen and a Shovel: Building Life from The Ruins" The Forager Mosaicist, Rachel Sager Mosaics

Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
10:45 - 11:15am

"The Willowbank School" John Wilcox

Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
11:15 - 12:00pm

"Stained Glass and Mosaics in High School: How to Create and Continue a Glass Curriculum in a Secondary School" with Jolynn Forman

Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
 

General Sessions: Professional Presentation & Development

 
9:15 - 10:15am

"Crash Course in How to Navigate a Larger Commission" with Ted Ellison and Chevonne Ariss

Hyatt: Regency Ballroom 
10:25 - 11:15am "Illuminating stained glass and other works of art" with Rambusch Studios Hyatt: Regency Ballroom 
11:25am - 12:15pm "Making Your Dream Studio---Do's & Dont's" Joan Schwartz Hyatt: Regency Ballroom 
12:15 - 1:45pm Lunch Buffet included with registration & MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS  
 

General Sessions: Science, Art & Industry

 
1:45 - 2:30pm "Because its Glass!" Rainer Schmitt Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
2:30 - 3:15pm "Glasspainting as a means to re-imagine relationships" with Debora Coombs Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
 

General Sessions: Robin Brett Mosaic Scholarship Report Series

 
1:45 - 2:15pm Dianne Sonnenberg Hyatt: Regency Ballroom 
2:15 - 2:45pm Gertrud Mueller Hyatt: Regency Ballroom 
2:45 - 3:15pm Kate Pepin Hyatt: Regency Ballroom 
 

General Sessions: Science, Art & Industry

 
3:15 - 5:00 pm Manufacturing Panel (led by GMIC President Scott Cooper) Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
5pm - 6pm

Dinner on Own

 
6pm - 9pm Art Salon & Scholarship Silent Auction Hyatt: Grand Ballroom D-G

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Sunday, October 1, 2023

Time Event Location
7:00am - 8:30am Networking Breakfast Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
7am - 5pm Registration Hyatt: Foyer & Coat Room
8am - 5pm SGAA + SAMA Office Hours Hyatt: Niagara
8am - 8pm Mosaic Marathon Hyatt: Genesee Room
 

General Session: History & Design

 
8:30 - 9:25am

"Henry Holiday: His Stained-Glass Windows for Gilded-Age New York" George Bryant

Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
9:30 - 10:15am "Hildreth Meiere - A Legacy Built on Versatility" Christopher Forillo Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
10:20 - 11:15 am "Dalle de Verre in America: The Challenges of Conserving a Modern Material" Laura Buchner Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
11:15am - 12:15pm "Design Infringement & Copyright Law" A Conversation with Rebecca M. Stadler, Esq. and Ted Ellison Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
12:15 - 1:45pm Lunch Buffet included with registration  
 

General Session: Inspiration and Innovation

 
2:00 - 2:45pm "The Stained Glass of Woodlawn Cemetery" Brianne Van Vorst & Lindsy Parrott Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
2:50 - 3:35pm “Evolution, Transformation and Transcendence 2023” Luis Alberto Rivera Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
3:40 - 4:35pm “Time to Dance Again?” with Ken VonRoenn Hyatt: Grand Ballroom A
     
4:45 - 5:30pm

Evening Break

 
5:30 - 6:30pm BUSES & TRANSPORT: Buffalo History Museum Depart from Hotel Lobby
6pm - 9pm

120th Anniversary Awards Reception and Celebration & Closing Party

On the Shoulders of Giants Exhibition Opening

The Buffalo History Museum

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Time Event Location
7am - 8:30am Networking Breakfast Hyatt: Grand Ballroom E-G
8am - 5pm

SGAA + SAMA Office Hours

Hyatt: Niagara
8am - 5pm Tour: Stained Glass Installations Depart from Hotel Lobby
8am - 5pm Tour: Architecture & Mosaic Installations Depart from Hotel Lobby

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