2026 PCA CONVENTION PROGRAM
May 13-16, 2026 - Corning, New York
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Wednesday - May 13
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All Events at Hotel unless otherwise noted
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12:00 noon - 5:00 pm
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Registration & ID Clinic Submissions in Convention Office
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5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
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First Timers Meeting
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5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
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Opening Reception (light refreshments provided)
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7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Glass Paperweight Fair
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Thursday - May 14
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All Presentation at Hotel
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7:00 am - 9:00 am
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Breakfast Buffet in Hotel Restaurant: "Grill 1-2-5"
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8:00 am - 8:45 am
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Registration & ID Clinic Submissions in Convention Office
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9:00 am - 9:15 am
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Welcome and Daily Announcements: Gordon Park, President PCA & Ellen Rostker, Convention Director |
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9:15 am - 10:00 am
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CMOG Speaker: Intro to the Corning Museum of Glass
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10:15 am - 11:00 am
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William Manson Jr.: “William Manson Sr. – 50 Years on His Life in the Glass Industry”
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11:15 am - 12:00 pm
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Marek Kordasiewicz: “European Influences in the 19th Century Russian Imperial Paperweights”
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12:00 pm - 1:45 pm
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Box Lunch and Choice of Two Lunch’n’Learn Sessions from PCA Artists and Collector Members
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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Michael James Hunter: “A Day in the Life of a Glassmaker: Today, How to Make a Paperweight!”
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3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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James Lefever: “The Importance of the Pansy as a Motif with Classical and Modern Makers”
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Panel Discussion: “Evolution of a Collection”
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5:00 pm
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Dinner on Your Own
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7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Glass Paperweight Fair
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Friday - May 15
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Day at the Museum and Hotel
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7:00 am - 9:00 am
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Breakfast Buffet in Hotel Restaurant: "Grill 1-2-5"
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8:00 am - 8:45 am
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Registration & ID Clinic Submissions in Convention Office
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9:00 am – 5:00 pm
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All Day Visit to Corning Museum of Glass – A Shuttle to/from the Hotel and CMOG will run Throughout the Day
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12:00 pm
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Lunch on Your Own
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12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Live PCA ARTISTS DEMOS in the CMOG Main Amphitheater Hot Shop (Open to the Public)
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5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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Dinner on Your Own
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7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Glass Paperweight Fair
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Saturday - May 16
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All Events at Hotel
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7:00 am - 9:00 am
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Breakfast Buffet in Hotel Restaurant: "Grill 1-2-5"
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8:00 am - 8:45 am
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Registration in Convention Office
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9:00 am - 9:05 am
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Daily Announcements
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9:10 am – 10:55 am
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Stefan Bracht: “Capturing the Beauty of Nature in Glass - A Fully Self-Educated Journey of an Outsider to become a Paperweight Artist”
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10:10 am - 10:30 am
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Biennial Membership Meeting
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10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Identification Clinic
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12:00 pm
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Lunch on Your Own
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12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Glass Paperweight Fair - Open to the Public |
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12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Silent Auction of Artist Demonstration Pieces (In Paperweight Fair)
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6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Cocktail Hour (Cash Bar)
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7:30 pm
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Closing Banquet
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Special Exhibitions: ID Clinic Paperweights and Selections from the Collection of Jim Lefever
NOTE: All activities are subject to change. Times are tentative.
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