Explore creativity through hands-on, immersive art experiences
Light-a-Spark is a program dedicated to providing glass art workshops for schools, youth groups, senior centers and community partners through a flexible, equity-based pricing model to ensure accessibility for all.
Our team of professional artists are ready to guide your group's art adventure in glass--no experience required. We are excited to work with you to ignite curiosity and inspire creativity in your group through the expressive art of glass.
Glassblowing
3 hour experience
Choice between a paperweight, flower or cup
Ideal for 6 - 18 participants
Price range $40 - $75 per person depending on group size
Minimum age 13
After a short tour through the gallery and studio, your teacher will give a safety talk and demonstrate how to make the glass object the group will work on. Participants are divided into teams and paired with an teacher. Everyone will make their own glass object with one-on-one guidance and some help from their teammates too.
* All glass objects must be slowly cooled. They cannot be brought home the same day.
Fused Glass
3 hour experience
Individual 4in x 4in glass tile or coaster
Ideal for 6 - 35 participants
Price range $25 - $75 per person depending on group size
Minimum age 7
After a short tour through the gallery and studio, your fused glass workshop starts with a safety overview, after which, the instructor will demonstrate the process of layering different types of crushed glass, glass pebbles and sheet glass. Everyone will design one square for their own. We recommend bringing in drawings or choosing a theme for this workshop such as under the sea or animals--you pick!
* All glass objects must be heated and slowly cooled. They cannot be brought home the same day.
Flameworking
3 hour experience
Choice between marbles, pendants or animals
Ideal for 3 - 5 participants
Price range $40 - $75 per person depending on group size
Minimum age 13
After a short tour through the gallery and studio, your flameworking workshop starts with a safety overview, after which, the instructor will demonstrate the process of heating and shaping glass into a marble, pendant or animal. Everyone will make at least one object for their own.
* All glass objects must be slowly cooled. They cannot be brought home the same day.
Tour with Demos
2 hour experience
Ideal for 6 - 40 participants
Price range $25 - $75 per person depending on group size
Minimum age 5
Your group will browse our gallery and get to see different types of glass art from artists who work in the studio. An artist will tour your group around to each of our shops. Each of stop along the way provides a chance to see the different ways of working with glass. If one of our artists isn't already working in the studio, your tour guide will give a demonstration for you. This is a unique opportunity to see how glass can be transformed into stunning works of art--offering a behind-the-scenes look at the creativity and craftsmanship that goes into each piece.
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