Straws and Swizzle Sticks

Learn how to heat and melt glass rods and tubing to create custom reusable drinking apparatuses. Apply glass color, melt glass in a precise flame, and make a drinking straw and swizzle sticks with unique color patterns. Ages 12 + $52 Museum members, $65 for non-members We will contact you when your art is ready […]

Drop-in Drawing

Join local artist, Shara Wertz, in the exhibition, Susan Watkins: Women Artists in the Progressive Era. Like Watkins and her peers, enjoy drawing from observation and spending time creating together. All materials provided. Check the weekly schedule for artists and times.

Introduction to Glassblowing

This three-hour class is perfect for beginners! Choose a morning or afternoon session and work closely with glass instructors to select glass colors and design elements to personalize your glass artworks and gain great experience with molten glass. By the end of the day, you’ll have three objects including a paperweight, a bud vase, and […]

Holiday Snowman

Learn how to shape molten glass and create a hot sculpted snowman. Rolling classes every 30 minutes 10 - 11 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Ages 12 + $80 Museum members, $100 for non-members We will contact you when your art is ready for pick up or shipment. A full refund or rescheduling may only be […]

Hot Glass: Ornament Spectacular

Create a colorful blown glass ornament with the help of our Studio team. Choose your favorite colors and inflate a hot glass bubble as it turns on the blowpipe. Sign up for several sessions and decorate your entire tree! You can also choose to create one of our other objects rather than an ornament. Rolling […]

Stained Glass: Suncatcher

Cut and solder sheet glass together to create a colorful window hanging perfect for catching rays of sunshine. Choose a sample design or create your own. Glass pieces are cut to fit the design, or “cartoon,” then wrapped with copper foil. Using a soldering iron and tin-lead solder, the glass pieces are conjoined. At the […]

Glassblowing 4: Optic Molds

Prerequisite: Glassblowing 3 This 2-day class will explore working with several different optic/glass blowing molds to create diverse pieces of art. From the magic of glass pumpkins to the challenge of twisted cups, each item will be an opportunity to stretch and expand on both knowledge and skills of molds.   Saturday and Sunday, 10 […]

Midday Marbles

Spend an afternoon at the Glass Studio melting solid glass rods over a torch to make marbles. Heat, gravity, and simple graphite tools bring your marbles to life. Once you have learned the basics of shaping clear glass, you can create colorful glass marbles. Ages 12 + $80 for Museum members, $100 for non-members Groups […]