Glass Studio: Features and Benefits
Our Studio Features:
- A furnace capable of melting 560 pounds of glass.
- Three glory holes for reheating glass objects as they are being formed.
- Five annealing ovens that slowly cool molten glass to room temperature and one large clamshell anneal oven for fused glass.
- A flameworking table with space for eight artists to work on projects including beadmaking and sculpture using glass rods and tubes, with three dedicated annealing kilns for this process.
- A cold shop complete with glass grinding lathe, belt sander, drill press, flat wheel, diamond saw and sandblaster.
- Workshop spaces for glass fusing and metal fabrication.
Studio Manager Charlotte Potter, photographed at her craft.
The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio is adjacent to the Museum in a modern, 7,000-square-foot facility. The Glass Studio is equipped to accommodate aspiring and master artists alike. The state-of-the-art facility supports artists working in a variety of glassmaking processes, including blown glass, casting, fusing, flameworking and cold working. The facility is the only one of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Educational and Public Programs
The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio is a place for learning. Through a range of programs—including public demonstrations, classes, a Visiting Artist Series and an Artist in Residence Program—the Glass Studio is designed to inspire new levels of appreciation and understanding of the Museum's extensive collection of historical and contemporary glass. The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio will provide the following programs:
- Free public demonstrations designed to complement visitors' experience of the Chrysler's renowned glass collection.
- Fee-based workshops for individuals and small groups of teenagers and adults, as well as master classes with accomplished professional artists.
- Special demonstrations for school and adult tours that would cover a variety of specific topics, including the science of glassmaking and historical processes and techniques.
- Partnerships with regional institutions to offer introductory and advanced courses, as well as pre-professional internships.
- A Visiting Artist Series where artists are handpicked to come to the Studio for live demonstrations and lectures.
- Glass Studio rental available to professional artists.
