Events

Figurative Glass

When: Thursday, May 7, 2020 @ 5:30-8:30pm

Explore methods for creating a figurative piece of glass art. After exploring a variety of figurative options including people, animals and nature, you will use colorful pieces of sheet glass, frit, stringers and rods to[...]

Glass Flower Dish

When: Saturday, May 9, 2020 @ 10am - 1pm

Learn to cut and layer curved pieces of glass to create a beautiful fused glass flower dish. Capture the beauty of spring flowers in glass by incorporating frits, stringers, and iridized glass, along with lower[...]

Jeffrey Stenbom – WI Artists Series

Jeffrey Stenbom is a Wisconsin-trained glass artist and Iraq war veteran whose wartime experiences influence his artwork. Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass will host the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass Wisconsin Artists Series throughout 2020. Invited[…]

Wine Bottle Jewelry

When: Thursday, May 28, 2020 @ 5:30 - 8:30pm

Capture the beautiful colors of wine bottle glass in jewelry Learn various ways to incorporate pieces of recycled wine bottle glass and sea glass into unique jewelry. Glass bottle cutting and drilling will be demonstrated,[...]

Fused Glass Garden Art

When: Saturday, May 30, 2020 @ 10am - 1pm

Add a bit of color to your garden this year with a piece of fused glass art. Students will create a piece of yard art mounted on a metal stake perfect for a flower pot[...]

Bubbles in Glass

When: Thursday, June 11, 2020 @ 5:30 - 8:30pm

Learn how to capture waves of colored bubbles, or a regular pattern of bubbles in fused glass. Students will gain an understanding of trapped air in fused glass, and how to control the bubbles to[...]

Photos on Glass

When: Saturday, June 13, 2020 @ 10am-1pm

Create a personal piece of art. Transfer your favorite black and white photo or image into fused glass to create a one of a kind piece of art. Choose a photograph that you would like fused[...]

Deanna Clayton – WI Visiting Artists Series

Deanna Clayton creates glass sculpture in vessel form as well as figurative works. She specializes in the glass casting technique called pate de verre. She works out of D.C. Studios in Door County, WI. Bergstrom-Mahler[…]

Pate de Verre Bowl with Artist Deanna Clayton

When: Saturday, June 20, 2020 @ 10am - 1pm

Create your very own pate de verre bowl with artist Deanna Clayton. You will learn the basics of pate de verre, also known as “paste of glass”. Using glass frit you will create a textured[...]

Youth Art Camp | Ages 11-14 | June 22 – 25

When: Monday, June 22, 2020 @ Noon-4pm every day

Let your kids play with glass this summer. Your child will discover many ways to create art projects including fusing and painting on glass.  Non-glass projects will be created during the fun-filled, four-day camp. Students[...]