The Light-a-Spark program exemplifies our commitment to equity, access and community engagement. Established in 2014, this initiative provides equity based pricing for youth groups, senior centers and schools. We believe everyone should have an opportunity to experience the wonder of working with glass. We want your group to join us at the studio for an activity. If you are working with a limited budget and need flexibility, please let us know when you fill out the form in the additional details section.

Our workshops provide a standards-based arts education experience that sparks creativity, critical thinking, and artistic expression in alignment with California’s VAPA standards:

🎨 Creating (VA:Cr1–Cr3) – Students explore artistic techniques, experiment with glass materials, and produce original artwork.

🔎 Presenting (VA:Pr4–Pr6) – Students refine and present their glass pieces, learning about craftsmanship, display, and artistic intent.

💡 Responding (VA:Re7–Re9) – Through reflection and discussion, students analyze their work and that of their peers, developing a deeper artistic awareness.

🌎 Connecting (VA:Cn10–Cn11) – Students engage with the cultural and historical significance of glass art, connecting their experiences to broader artistic traditions.

Please fill out the request form below with as much detail as you can provide. It will take at least 3 business days for our team to initially review your request prior to responding.

All Light-a-Spark programming requires a minimum of two weeks to arrange, which will depend on the group size, activity, requested dates and times and the availability of our studio.

Once we have all the needed information for your request, we will confirm in writing with the available dates for your activity along with an initial quote.

When details are finalized, an invoice for the full amount will be sent over email. To confirm your reservation, the invoice must be paid in full, then our team will reserve the studio and resources for your activity.

You will receive 2 emails:

1. A confirmation email for your booking.

2. A Light-a-Spark info email along with a studio waiver that all participants will need to sign or have a legal guardian sign.

Any Light-a-Spark program paid 1-week out from the date will be charged a $100 late booking fee.

There are set hours for the glassblowing studio, which is based on 3 hour increments:

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Tuesday - Friday:

11:30am-2:30pm

3-6pm

6:30-9:30pm

Saturday and Sunday:

9am - 12pm

12:30 - 3:30pm

4pm - 7pm

7:30pm - 10:30pm

An additional overlap fee will be charged fee if your group wants to overlap 2 or more rental times in the glassblowing shop.

For Tours, Flameworking and Fused Glass workshops, start and end times are flexible.

Chaperones may participate in the activity if we are notified in advance. Please include the number of Chaperones participating in the activity when booking the Light-A-Spark activity. The cost for your group is based on the total number of people participating in the activity. This will help us best be prepared with the appropriate number of teachers and supplies.

Chaperones do not have to participate in the activity. They may still get involved with helping the group in any way they can and will also learn about glass by observing.

Unfortunately in most cases, your group will not be able to take your glass art with you right away.

Glass needs to be put into an oven to be heated and cooled at a controlled rate, otherwise the glass will break. Your group will need to arrange for someone to pick up the items at a later date or request shipping. Typically it will take at least a week for the glass to be ready for pickup.

Yes, you may have our team pack and ship your items to you. Please request shipping during your booking if your Light-a-Spark activity will require shipping. If you decide after the program to have items shipped, please email operations@publicglass.org with the following information:

1. Full Name

2. Address

3. Phone number

4. The name, date and time of your Light-a-Spark activity

We will only ship domestically. Estimated shipping:

$50 for the first box

$25 for each additional box

$55 for each box shipped to Hawaii

​We will send you an invoice through email, once the invoice is paid we will ship your items and send a follow-up email with the tracking number.

There are steps leading up to the main door and we have a side alleyway with a ramp that leads into our glassblowing and fusing shops. Please let us know if you need ramp access so we can coordinate with your Light-a-Spark teacher to be ready to help.

Please click the button to submit feedback for the Public Glass team to review regarding your Light-a-Spark activity.