Group Visits &
Private Workshops
YOU CREATE , WE MAKE !
GLASSBLOWING DEMO
75-100 individuals / 1 hour / $300
You Create, We Make! allows your youth group to imagine and sketch their own glass sculpture. Then, visit GoggleWorks and watch as our hot glass studio artists bring it to 3-dimensional life. Learn about glassblowing and take part in the creative process from start to finish; plus the piece will be yours to keep!
Tours & Demos
WORKSHOPS
GLASSBLOWING WORKSHOP
Explore GoggleWorks’ campus, learn more about our teaching studios, and see our artists in action.
GLASSBLOWING DEMO
Up to 75 individuals | 1 hour | $250
In our state-of-the-art hot glass studio, watch our experienced glassblowers make a piece of glass art from start to finish, while explaining the process to the audience.
Plus, add on a guided tour to see the rest of our campus! (+$50)
CERAMICS DEMO
Up to 25 individuals | 30 min | $125
Watch a wheel throwing demonstration in our Ceramics Studio from one of our skilled potters.
Plus, add on a guided tour to see the rest of our campus! (+$75)
4-7 individuals | $100 per participant
8+ individuals | $85 per participant
Experience hot glassblowing first hand while learning to pick and apply colors, twist, turn, and shape hot glass into a unique object for your home. Choose between creating a glass flower, paperweight, bud vase, stemless wine glass, or a pint glass/tumbler.
WOOD WORKSHOP
4-10 individuals | $85 per participant
Gain an introduction into woodworking and come away with an interesting project you can be proud of. Choose to make a trivet, ornament, or decorative window hanging on the scroll saw, turn your own cup or bowl on the lathe, or try your hand at cabinet making with an insight into joinery. Cabinet making projects vary.
“ Our experience at the GoggleWorks ceramics and glass fusing classes was truly transformative. From the moment we entered the studios, we were immersed in an atmosphere of creativity and collaboration.”
-Sweet Street sales, marketing, and R&D teams
GLASS FUSING WORKSHOP
4-8 individuals | $85 per participant
9-12 individuals | $80 per participant
Layer bits of colored glass to create a unique design to fuse together in the kiln. Choose to make suncatchers, glass tiles, fused glass coasters, small plates, or candy dishes.
GLASS FUSING TEAM BUILDING WORKSHOPS
4-8 individuals | $85 per participant
9-12 individuals | $80 per participant
In GoggleWorks team building workshops, work together with your team to create art in our vibrant fused glass studio!
MOUNTED
WALL MURAL
Together with your team, create a multisectioned glass image to display in your office or workplace. Learn to communicate better, solve problems creatively, and collaborate while creating a beautiful glass art piece.
MUSICAL MOSAICS
Along with your team, rotate through creating multiple 5”x5” glass tiles, adding to the design of the team member before you. Learn new ways to collaborate together and embrace flexibility, while having fun and creating unique fused glass mosaic art.
CERAMIC WORKSHOPS
Learn the fundamentals to create ceramic cups, bowls, and more, either on the potter’s wheel or with handbuilding techniques.
Wheel Throwing:
4-6 individuals | $75 per participant
7-10 individuals | $70 per participant
Handbuilding:
4-9 individuals | $75 per participant
10-15 individuals | $70 per participant
DRAWING & PAINTING, MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOPS
4-25 individuals | $55 per participant
Projects vary..
PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP
4-25 individuals | $55 per participant
Using the specific technique of gelatin plate printing, come up with your own designs and create a series of monoprints with ink and paint.
METALSMITHING /JEWELRY MAKING WORKSHOP
4-15 individuals | $70 per participant
Starting with a few essential tools, materials, and simple drawings, you can learn to make a wearable jewelry project while building a working knowledge of the craft.
programs@goggleworks.org to learn more, ask questions, and to register for your very own group event
YOUTH+TEEN ART PARTIES
GoggleWorks Art Parties bring a creative spirit to your celebration, whether it’s a graduation gift, event celebration, or birthday party for children and teens. Party packages include a one or twohour art workshop and a party room for one hour. Workshop supplies are included. Bring your own refreshments and decorations.
CERAMICS
up to 10 participants | Ages 5+ | $325 up to 15 participants | add $20 each Use handbuilding techniques to create small pots, vases, or sculptures.
FUSED GLASS SUNCATCHER
up to 10 participants | Ages 10+ | $350 up to 15 participants | Ages 10+ | add $25 each Come in and learn the basics of cutting, shaping, and grinding glass into a beautiful suncatcher.
PAINTING OR MIXED MEDIA
up to 10 participants | All ages | $300 up to 20 participants | add $20 each Projects vary.
HOT GLASS
up to 12 participants | Ages 8+ | $600
Create a glass flower or paperweight in our hot glass studio.
DRAW IT ALL
up to 10 participants | All ages | $250 up to 20 participants | add $15 each Interested in drawing people, places, or perhaps fantastical beasts? Learn the basics of drawing as you partake in this workshop with pens, pencils, and colored pencils!
GUIDELINES
All adult workshops are two hours in length unless otherwise noted. No experience is necessary to participate.
Group visits to GoggleWorks must be reserved at least two weeks in advance.
Please provide any information GoggleWorks should know to help you have a positive class experience. GoggleWorks’ campus is handicapped accessible. Elevators are located throughout the main building.
DRESS CODE POLICY
HOT GLASS STUDIO:
Tie back long hair, wear non-synthetic or natural fabric clothes, and closed-toe shoes.
GLASS FUSING, METALSMITHING, & WOOD STUDIOS: Closed-toe shoes.
CERAMICS STUDIO:
Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty!
PARKING
Free parking is provided in GoggleWorks’ parking lot at 2nd and Walnut Streets.
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