Sean Salstrom approaches making through action, object and performance and often seeks out the poetic through absurdity, temporality, instantaneity and perceptual phenomena. He has a keen interest in glass’ ability to collaborate with light and partakes in hand-grinding optical components for telescopes in pursuit of far-looking. He has held full-time academic posts at the Toyama City Institute of Glass Art (Japan), the Akita University of Art (Japan) and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in museums, galleries and artist spaces such as The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT, the Stevens Point Sculpture Park in Stevens Point, WI; the Center on Contemporary Art in Seattle, WA; the Wassaic Project in Wassaic, NY; the Nizayama Forest Art Museum in Nyuzen, Japan; Cocolaboratory Gallery in Akita City, Japan; and Nami Island Glass Gallery in Nami Island, South Korea. His work is in the collection of the city of Toyama, Japan; The Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, Japan; the Akita University of Art; and numerous private collections. He has been a Smithsonian Artist Research Fund (SARF) nominee and a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award nominee and has received the Irvin Borowsky Prize in Glass Juror’s Choice Award.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
GLASS 4316-01 - GLASS IIA DEGREE PROGRAM WORKSHOP
LevelUndergraduate
UnitGlass
Subject Glass
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatLecture
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
GLASS 4316-01
GLASS IIA DEGREE PROGRAM WORKSHOP
LevelUndergraduate
UnitGlass
Subject Glass
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatLecture
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: W | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Sean SalstromLocation(s): Memorial Hall, Room 401Enrolled / Capacity: 12Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
All Glass junior, senior, and graduate degree program students meet together to engage both practical and theoretical issues of a glass career through: field trips, technical demonstrations, visitor presentations, and direct exchange with visiting professionals from relevant disciplines through student/professional collaborations, artist residencies, individual consultations, critique, and organized group discussion. Class will require reading, active participation in weekly discussions, and prepared student presentations.
Junior Glass Students register for GLASS-4316 (Fall) and GLASS-4318 (Spring).
Senior Glass Students register for GLASS-4320 (Fall) and GLASS-4322 (Spring).
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Junior Glass Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Glass
GLASS 4320-01 - GLASS IIIA DEGREE PROGRAM WORKSHOP
LevelUndergraduate
UnitGlass
Subject Glass
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatLecture
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
GLASS 4320-01
GLASS IIIA DEGREE PROGRAM WORKSHOP
LevelUndergraduate
UnitGlass
Subject Glass
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatLecture
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: W | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Sean SalstromLocation(s): Memorial Hall, Room 401Enrolled / Capacity: 12Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
All Glass junior, senior, and graduate degree program students meet together to engage both practical and theoretical issues of a glass career through: field trips, technical demonstrations, visitor presentations, and direct exchange with visiting professionals from relevant disciplines through student/professional collaborations, artist residencies, individual consultations, critique, and organized group discussion. Class will require reading, active participation in weekly discussions, and prepared student presentations.
Junior Glass Students register for GLASS-4316 (Fall) and GLASS-4318 (Spring).
Senior Glass Students register for GLASS-4320 (Fall) and GLASS-4322 (Spring).
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Senior Glass Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Glass
GLASS 435G-01 - GRAD GLASS I DEGREE PROGRAM WORKSHOP
LevelGraduate
UnitGlass
Subject Glass
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
GLASS 435G-01
GRAD GLASS I DEGREE PROGRAM WORKSHOP
LevelGraduate
UnitGlass
Subject Glass
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: W | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Sean SalstromLocation(s): Memorial Hall, Room 401Enrolled / Capacity: 4Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
All Glass junior, senior and graduate degree program students meet together to engage both practical and theoretical issues of a glass career through: field trips, technical demonstrations, visitor presentations, and direct exchange with visiting professionals from relevant disciplines through student/professional collaborations, artist residencies, individual consultations, critique, and organized group discussion. Class will require reading, active participation in weekly discussions, and prepared student presentations.
First-year graduate students register for GLASS-435G (Fall) and GLASS-436G (Spring).
Second-year graduate students register for GLASS-437G (Fall) and GLASS-438G (Spring).
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Graduate Glass Students.
Major Requirement | MFA Glass
GLASS 437G-01 - GRAD GLASS III DEGREE PROGRAM WORKSHOP
LevelGraduate
UnitGlass
Subject Glass
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
GLASS 437G-01
GRAD GLASS III DEGREE PROGRAM WORKSHOP
LevelGraduate
UnitGlass
Subject Glass
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: W | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Sean SalstromLocation(s): Memorial Hall, Room 401Enrolled / Capacity: 4Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
All Glass junior, senior and graduate degree program students meet together to engage both practical and theoretical issues of a glass career through: field trips, technical demonstrations, visitor presentations, and direct exchange with visiting professionals from relevant disciplines through student/professional collaborations, artist residencies, individual consultations, critique, and organized group discussion. Class will require reading, active participation in weekly discussions, and prepared student presentations.
First-year graduate students register for GLASS-435G (Fall) and GLASS-436G (Spring).
Second-year graduate students register for GLASS-437G (Fall) and GLASS-438G (Spring).
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Graduate Glass Students.
This course is a studio survey of glass as a three-dimensional medium. The course explores traditional and non-traditional techniques of glassblowing casting, and coldworking. The greater part of the class is spent in the studio working directly with glass.
Times: F | 8:00 AM - 1:00 PMInstructor(s): Sean SalstromLocation(s): Metcalf Building, Room 411; Metcalf Building, Room 416Enrolled / Capacity: 10Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This primarily technical course builds on basic, traditional glassblowing skills - and challenges students to move toward more complex, technical proficiency. Demonstrations and supervised practice will introduce alternative methods, refinement and new techniques. Also, student innovation with traditional process is encouraged. Students improve both individual and team skills, maintain a technical notebook, and develop an idea sketchbook.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $300.00
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Junior Glass Students.
