VISITING ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
KGOMOTSO MTSWENI
THATO KOKWANA
Earlier this fall, Public Glass welcomed South African artists Thato Kokwana and Kgomotso Mtsweni for a glass exchange. During their time in San Francisco, the artists worked closely with the studio team and learned cane techniques with David Patchen. Kgomotso and Thato worked on a collaborative project and also gave an artist talk, sharing about their developing practices and the cultural landscape that informs their work.
Public Glass was honored to host Kgomotso and Thato as part of their glass adventures; we hope they can return in the future.
Many thanks to Mary White, glass artist and former longtime instructor at San José State University, who coordinated the glass exchange. Mary met the two artists during the 2024 Glass Safari in South Africa, where she was one of seven visiting artists working alongside students and faculty from Tshwane University of Technology at the Ngwenya Glass Factory in Eswatini.
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ALEXANDER ABAJIAN
ELIAS HANSEN
Since 1996, Public Glass has been San Francisco's only public access glass studio and school. Public Glass is a nonprofit arts organization located in the Bayview/Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco.
Our outreach includes a full curriculum of glass courses taught by local artists, Light-a-Spark programming for underserved youth and adults, team building, intro classes, Hot Glass Cold Beer, studio rentals and special events.