Public Glass Closure: May 17- June 15
Public Glass will be closed to change out our furnace and do shop repairs from May 17th - June 15th. There will not be any classes, team builds, groups, events or rentals during this time
CURRENT CLASSES
Hot Glass Level 1 Condensed
May 2nd and 9th : 9am-3:30pm
Learn the basics of glassblowing in this closely supervised, team-driven course,
studying the effects of heating, cooling and gravity to make a cup. This course is designed to teach students to be able to do every single step on their own with closely supervised help from an instructor. Students will learn to gather glass out of the furnace, shape the glass using metal tools and inflate the glass using a blowpipe. This class is a two-day weekend course, a condensed version of our 5-week class hosted during the week. There will be a 30 min break incorporated into the class so the total length of the class is 6 hours 30 min.
CURRENT EXHIBITION
The Contemporary World of Glass
Opening reception
Friday Jan 23, 2026
6 to 8PM
Show runs through April 19
Jessup Cellars
6470 Washington ST
Yountville CA 94599
Exhibiting Artists:
Alex Abajian
Abram Deslauriers
Anderson Miller
DH McNabb
Eric White
Helen Keifer
Jason Christian
Josefina Muñoz Torres
Minami Oya
Momoko Schafer
Nathan Sambar
and Public Glass Private Collection Releases
VISITING ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
KGOMOTSO MTSWENI
THATO KOKWANA
In Fall 2025, 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.
NEW IN THE GALLERY
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAUD HALLIN COLLECTION ON VIEW
MITCH LaPLANTE
KAREN WILLENBRINK-JOHNSEN
ANDERSON MILLER & PG ALL STARS
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.