61 past events with the glasswork tag

March 10; 1–3 p.m. 
Cost: $38; member discounts apply
Registration deadline: March 7 
Center Building, Cantina

Brighten up your winter windows with your very own fused glass masterpiece! In this youth workshop tweens and teens will have a ball learning to use kiln-fired crushed glass to create a beautiful tie-dye effect suncatcher.

March 23; 10 a.m.–1 p.m. 
Free community event
Cost: $20/glass egg
Oakhurst Gardens

Grab your family and friends to help you search for eggs hidden in Oakhurst Gardens. While you explore the gardens, be on the lookout for a special visit from the Easter Bunny! Don’t want to hunt for your egg? Come to the Ed Center in Oakhurst Gardens for the Annual Spring Glass Sale in partnership with the Ball State University Glass Guild.

Ed Center 
Cost: $55 | Member discounts apply 

Registration deadline: May 26 

Discover the artistry of crafting your own handmade beads in this introductory workshop tailored for beginners. Dive into the captivating world of torchworking, where molten glass transforms before your eyes. Embrace the tactile experience of shaping, molding, and infusing colors into each bead as you acquire fundamental techniques in this beginner-friendly session suitable for all enthusiasts. 

Ed Center 
Cost: $55 | Member discounts apply 

Registration deadline: May 26 

Discover the artistry of crafting your own handmade beads in this introductory workshop tailored for beginners. Dive into the captivating world of torchworking, where molten glass transforms before your eyes. Embrace the tactile experience of shaping, molding, and infusing colors into each bead, as you acquire fundamental techniques in this beginner-friendly session suitable for all enthusiasts. 

July 12; 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 
Center Building, Cantina 
Cost: $65 | Member discounts apply  

Registration deadline: July 9

Immerse yourself in the captivating art of stained glass as you craft whimsical garden stakes adorned with charming snails and mushrooms! In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn the fundamentals of stained-glass techniques while bringing your own unique garden decorations to life. Whether you're a seasoned artist or a beginner, join us for a fun and creative experience under the guidance of our skilled instructor.  

July 13; 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 
Center Building, Cantina 
Cost: $65 | Member discounts apply  

Registration deadline: July 9

Immerse yourself in the captivating art of stained glass as you craft whimsical garden stakes adorned with charming snails and mushrooms! In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn the fundamentals of stained-glass techniques while bringing your own unique garden decorations to life. Whether you're a seasoned artist or a beginner, join us for a fun and creative experience under the guidance of our skilled instructor.  

July 17; 2–4 p.m. 
Cost: $60 | Member discounts apply  
Center Building, Cantina 

Registration deadline: July 14 

Join us for glass painting! Discover the art of using fine glass frit to paint a realistic portrait or unleash your creativity with an abstract design. Perfect for beginners and intermediates in the world of art glass, this class eliminates the need for glass cutting. Registrants are encouraged to bring along printed images, patterns, or drawings to use as inspiration. With two distinct sessions available, there's flexibility to fit your schedule. 

All tools, supplies, and safety gear will be provided. Glass Workshops are 13 & up unless otherwise noted. 

July 17; 6–8 p.m. 
Center Building, Cantina 
Cost: $60 | Member discounts apply

Registration deadline: July 14   

Join us for glass painting! Discover the art of using fine glass frit to paint a realistic portrait or unleash your creativity with an abstract design. Perfect for beginners and intermediates in the world of art glass, this class eliminates the need for glass cutting. Registrants are encouraged to bring along printed images, patterns, or drawings to use as inspiration. With two distinct sessions available, there's flexibility to fit your schedule. 

August 10; 10 a.m.–Noon 
Cost: $35 | Member discounts apply 
Ed Center 

Registration deadline: August 8 

Calling all creative tweens! Dive into the fascinating world of copper enameling and unleash your artistic flair as you craft your own kiln-fired masterpiece. Don't miss out on this hands-on opportunity to explore a unique art form and create something truly extraordinary. 

All tools, supplies, and safety gear will be provided. Tween Glass Workshops are intended for ages 11–13. 

August 28, 29, & 30; 1–4 p.m.
Cost: $140 | Member discounts apply 
Ed Center 

Registration deadline: August 20 

Dive into the world of glass mosaics during this immersive, three-day workshop. Using your own custom-designed pattern, you'll craft a stunning glass mosaic panel. Get ready to unleash your creativity as you work with glass-cutting tools and grinders to bring your artistic vision to life! Participants will be contacted beforehand to discuss pattern requirements.  

Prior experience with glass cutting is necessary for this workshop. All tools, supplies, and safety gear will be provided. Glass Workshops are 13 & up unless otherwise noted. 

September 19; 6–9 p.m. 
Cost: $60 | Member discounts apply
Center Building, Cantina 

Registration deadline: September 16

Participants will have the opportunity to craft their own spooky haunted house fused glass panel, employing a range of glass techniques to bring their chilling creation to life. 

All tools, supplies, and safety gear will be provided. Glass Workshops are 13 & up unless otherwise noted. 

September 20; 1–4 p.m.
Cost: $60 | Member discounts apply
Center Building, Cantina 

Registration deadline: September 16

Participants will have the opportunity to craft their own spooky haunted house fused glass panel, employing a range of glass techniques to bring their chilling creation to life. 

All tools, supplies, and safety gear will be provided. Glass Workshops are 13 & up unless otherwise noted. 

Uyuni 2017 Silver, enamel, 7 x 5.5 x 5.5 in. Sarah Perkins

Sarah Perkins received her BA from San Diego State University and her MFA at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, and is professor emeritus at Missouri State University. She is a past board member of the Enamelist Society and is currently a member of the Collections Committee at the Ornamental Metal Museum. She has shown her work in the U.S., India, Canada, Europe and Asia. Her work can be seen in Metalsmith, Ornament, American Craft and in the books The Art of Fine Enameling, Contemporary Enameling, The Penland Book of Jewelry and The Art of Enameling, and she was the juror for the Lark Publications book 500 Enameled Objects. She has taught numerous workshops around the United States, including at Arrowmont, Penland, San Diego State University and California College of Art, as well as at Tainan Graduate Institute of Applied Arts in Taiwan, the University of the West of England in Bristol, and at the Sanskriti Foundation in New Delhi, India. Perkins is represented by Mobilia Gallery in Cambridge, Mass. 

January 8-30, 2025

Reception: January 15, 4-6 p.m.

• Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday: 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. Closed weekends and all Ball State breaks and holidays.

About the Show

A two-person exhibition featuring work by Michael Lorsung, Assistant Professor of Art (Sculpture) at Ball State University, and Duane McDiarmid, Area Chair and Professor of Sculpture & Expanded Practice at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

Lorsung works in craft-based media (metalsmithing, glass, ceramics, wood working) to incorporate those methodologies into contemporary forms of digital fabrication, time-based initiatives, installation, and kinetic work. He views the use of new technologies and methods as extensions of existing fields and modes of (art) making rather than expecting those newer processes to supplant tradition and history. Lorsung was previously employed as a Studio Coordinator of Sculpture at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, CO.

McDiarmid constructs sculptures, designs performances, and initiates social intersections in fine art venues, digital communities and within remote landscapes. He has worked collaboratively with communities and individual artists. For example, he created a blanket dispenser for the homeless in New York City; fed the public ice cream from a solar work embellished with high-tech interactive gizmos in remote deserts across the American southwest; and bathed in used motor oil for an audience of animals in a Maryland wetland swamp. His recent projects have involved wearing a towering French-court inspired wig of script describing the pleasures of powers and luxury while traversing mountain passes with a Mr. Coffee pot and an entourage of minions; in London he dressed as a “Gimp Skunk” to discuss American foreign policy and personal failings; and he outfitted an Arabian horse in western saddle gear reconfigured into ‘I Dream of Jeanie’ inspired garb. With the support of the Santa Fe Art Institute, he made custom-designed ritual objects for squatter communities in derelict buildings. McDiarmid’s work has been supported by grant money from the National Endowment for the Arts; the Rockefeller Foundation, NY; and the Joan Mitchell Foundation, NY, as well as numerous academic institutions.

January 8-30, 2025

Reception: January 15, 4-6 p.m.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday: 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. Closed weekends and all Ball State breaks and holidays.

About the Show

A two-person exhibition featuring work by Michael Lorsung, Assistant Professor of Art (Sculpture) at Ball State University, and Duane McDiarmid, Area Chair and Professor of Sculpture & Expanded Practice at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

Lorsung works in craft-based media (metalsmithing, glass, ceramics, wood working) to incorporate those methodologies into contemporary forms of digital fabrication, time-based initiatives, installation, and kinetic work. He views the use of new technologies and methods as extensions of existing fields and modes of (art) making rather than expecting those newer processes to supplant tradition and history. Lorsung was previously employed as a Studio Coordinator of Sculpture at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, CO.

McDiarmid constructs sculptures, designs performances, and initiates social intersections in fine art venues, digital communities and within remote landscapes. He has worked collaboratively with communities and individual artists. For example, he created a blanket dispenser for the homeless in New York City; fed the public ice cream from a solar work embellished with high-tech interactive gizmos in remote deserts across the American southwest; and bathed in used motor oil for an audience of animals in a Maryland wetland swamp. His recent projects have involved wearing a towering French-court inspired wig of script describing the pleasures of powers and luxury while traversing mountain passes with a Mr. Coffee pot and an entourage of minions; in London he dressed as a “Gimp Skunk” to discuss American foreign policy and personal failings; and he outfitted an Arabian horse in western saddle gear reconfigured into ‘I Dream of Jeanie’ inspired garb. With the support of the Santa Fe Art Institute, he made custom-designed ritual objects for squatter communities in derelict buildings. McDiarmid’s work has been supported by grant money from the National Endowment for the Arts; the Rockefeller Foundation, NY; and the Joan Mitchell Foundation, NY, as well as numerous academic institutions.

Breaking the boundaries of what is deemed traditional Indigenous art, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass examines how Native artists reinterpret cultural narratives and designs. The two-pronged exhibition focuses on how Native artists have melded ancestral ways with new methods and materials, while also examining the historical narrative of how glass art came to Indian Country from a historical perspective. Visitors will be wowed by over 100 glass art objects created by contemporary Native American and Indigenous Pacific-Rim artists.

Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass was originated by The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The traveling exhibit was curated by Dr. Letitia Chambers and is toured by International Arts & Artists.

Included in General Admission and open during regular operating hours:

Wednesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday Noon–5 p.m.
Monday & Tuesday Closed