Belger Glass Annex Presents Artists Jason McDonald and Elliot Walker from the Hit Netflix Series “Blown Away”

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Event Schedule:

• Glassblowing demonstration with Jason McDonald and Elliot Walker: Saturday, April 26, 4 to 6 pm at the Belger Glass Annex (1219 E. 19th St., KCMO).
  
• Jason McDonald Artist Talk: Wednesday, April 30, 6 pm at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (2011 Tracy Ave., KCMO). McDonald will share about his passion for Venetian glass, his practice, and the topics he addresses in his work.
• Public viewing of Jason McDonald’s sold-out masterclass at the Belger Glass Annex (1219 E. 19th St., KCMO):

                           Monday, April 28, 10 am to 12 pm

                           Tuesday, April 29, 9 am to 12 pm

                           Thursday, May 1, 9 am to 12 pm

• Glassblowing demonstration led by Jason McDonald: First Friday, May 2, 6 to 8 pm at the Belger Glass Annex (1219 E. 19th St., KCMO).
  

About the artists:

Jason McDonald received his BFA with honors at California College of Art and was awarded the presidential fellowship at Tyler School of Art and Architecture where he earned his MFA. He has taught at Penland School of Craft, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pilchuck Glass School, Pratt Fine Arts, The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass, Urban Glass, and elsewhere.  

McDonald is a Windgate Fellowship recipient, was a contestant on the reality television show “Blown Away,” and has been awarded residencies at Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pilchuck Glass School, and the Corning Museum of Glass.  

Elliot Walker is a sculptor, based in the United Kingdom, who works with glass. Walker’s vibrant and demanding career has taken him from four years of education in London to working as part of the London Glass Blowing studio team of Peter Layton, a founding father of British studio glass. In 2022, Walker participated in and was crowned the winner of season 2 of Netflix’s “Blown Away.”