Montreal Glass Courses

Interested in taking courses in the glass arts in Montreal? Espace Verre has wonderful facilities and expert teachers that are true artists.

Check out their course menu here.

All the classes I have taken there have been OUTSTANDING! I am happy to give my personal recommendation.

Victorian Art Glass Festival

In beautiful Victoria, BC.

Glass Campus

Classes offered during the spring include:
GLASS ART JEWELRY
INTRODUCTION TO FUSING & SLUMPING GLASS
INTRODUCTION TO STAINED GLASS
INTRODUCTION TO TORCHWORKING GLASS
WEEK LONG INTENSIVE STAINED GLASS CLASS

Summer Session at the Pilchuck Glass School

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Of note:

May 19 - June 5
Kéké Cribbs teaches painting with enamels.
Silvia Levinson teaches body part mold making and kiln casting.

June 9 - 26
Learn beginner glassblowing with Sonja Blomdahl
Bill Concannon and Joy of Neon

July 7 - 24
Judith Schaecter, Pilchuck has TWO glass painting sessions!
Charles Cohan teaches printmaking with glass (flat glass)

July 28 - Aug 14
Pâte de verre with Alicia Romney

Aug 18 - Sep 4
Ethan Cohen's unique glassblowing/coldworkingn combo. Highly recommended!

Summer Session at the Penland School of Crafts

The full schedule isn't out yet, but here is a tantalizing preview!

Session 1: May 24–June 5, two weeks
Einar de la Torre & Jamex de la Torre--Recombinant DNA
Judith Schaechter--Stained Glass

Session 2: June 7–19, two weeks
Kiara Pelissier--Introduction to Furnace Working
Linda Sacra--Beads Imitating Nature

Session 3: June 21–July 3, two weeks
Joe Cariati & Adam Holtzinger--Design Aesthetics: Challenging the Basics
Brian Kerkvliet--Fantastic Flamework Fantasies

Session 4: July 5–17, two weeks
Jasen Johnsen & Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen--Hot Sculpting Experience
Sally Prasch--Flameworking with Sally

Session 5: July 19–August 4, two and one-half weeks
Jonas Sebura--From Concept to Completion
Wayne Strattmann & David Wilson--Glass & Light: Beyond Neon

Session 6: August 9–21, two weeks
Leo Tecosky--From Within Out
Eric Goldschmidt--Comprehensive Flameworking

Session 7: August 23–29, one week
Kaeko Maehata--Not Too Late (beginning hot glass)
Jan Williams--Experimentations with Soft Glass

Summer Session at the Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG)

Download whole program (HUGE PDF file, 27 pages)

There are many exciting course, several of which are worthy of my enthusiastic recommendation:

June 1-10
Shi-Ichi and Kimiake Higuchi teach pâte de verre. (juried)
Davide Salvatore teaches murrine. (advanced glassblowing)

June 8-10, June 15-26
Jiri Harcuba teaches engraving (great opportunity!!!)

June 16-26
Joel O'Dorisio brings mold blowing madness

July 20-25
Flamework lifelike flowers with Maragaret Neher
Jayne Persico teaches kiln-cast jewelry
Martin Kremer teaches pattern making in kiln working

Jule 27-Aug 1
Paul Stankard (yes, PAUL STANKARD!!!) teaches miniature flameworked paperweights.
Harry Seaman brings you up to the 'next step' in glassblowing.

August 10-21
Kiln-formed light fixtures with Mark Ditzler, woot!

September 7-12
Learn beginner glassblowing with Amanda Gundy. Great opportunity!
Lost wax kiln-casting with Milon Townsend, oh my, that should be FUN.

One week tuition: $750, board $520
Ten days: $1125, board $700
Two weeks: $1400, board $1140