Artist in Residence

The Henry Ford invites internationally renowned artists to spend a week in the Greenfield Village Glass Shop each summer. The artist in residence collaborates with our glassblowers, creating unique objects that demonstrate their distinctive approach to glassmaking for our visitors. Each artist creates one work of art destined for The Henry Ford’s collection.

In 2024, we are proud to welcome two new artists in the months of June and July. Jack Gramann's work focuses on expressionism, surrealism and experimentation seen through abstracted figures, finding beauty in the strange and exploring our innate ability to connect. James Mongrain's work is focused on creating motifs closely associated with Venetian glass through traditional forms, fantastic animals and the bravura of elaborate rigaree, or raised bands.

2024 Guest Artists

June 6-10, 2024 Jack Gramann's artistry is a compilation of expressionism, surrealism and experimentation, resulting in the creation of abstract figures that appear to the viewer as they emerge from the glass itself. Gramann uses the portrait as his motif, finding beauty in the strange and familiarity in the unknown. These sculptures explore our innate ability to connect.

July 4-8, 2024 James Mongrain's artistry centers around Venetian glass. A self-proclaimed beneficiary of skills learned from Italian masters, he has spent thousands of hours in his studio making goblets and other vessels. Established as a glass artist working in a singular style, his work is closely associated with Venetian glass, often presented in motifs of traditional forms, fantastic animals and elaborate rigaree, also referred to ornamental raised bands on glass.