Stories in Glass and Ceramics from the Sibrack Collection

Next date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | 04:00 PM to Thursday, October 01, 2026 | 11:59 PM

Artis—Naples is thrilled to celebrate a major gift to the permanent collection of The Baker Museum from longtime supporters Dr. Laurence and Rita Sibrack of Naples, avid art collectors for more than 30 years. The Dr. Laurence and Rita Sibrack Collection of Contemporary Glass and Ceramics comprises 74 works by 60 different artists. This transformational gift demonstrates the collectors’ passion for form, color, texture, shadow and negative space, while simultaneously representing their keen interest in the ability of glass and ceramic art to tell a story that resonates.

Together, these works represent every major process of studio glass, from flame-worked to blown to cast. Ceramics are represented by striking figurative and abstract works. The collection includes some of the best-known figures associated with the studio glass movement, including Lucio Bubacco, Nancy Callan, Dale Chihuly, Amber Cowan, Dan Dailey, Michael Glancy, Judith Schaechter, Preston Singletary, Matthew Szösz, Loretta Yang, Toots Zynsky and more. Originating in the 1960s, the studio glass movement saw artists around the United States innovating methods of utilizing glass as a medium for original artistic expression. Before this time, glass was used for functional objects and was manufactured in large factories through industrial processes. The artists of the studio glass movement created techniques that could be accomplished on a more intimate scale in their studios, where they were free to experiment and create

 

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The Baker Museum, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples, 34108, View Map