Join us for a Visiting Artist Lecture from pioneering torchworking artist Bandhu Dunham Friday night from 6-7:30. Enjoy a presentation by the artist, refreshments, and a chance to mingle with other glass art enthusiasts.

Contraptions and Complications:

The Kinetic Works of Bandhu Dunham

Friday, May 3, 2019 | 6-7:30 PM

Free for SGS Members

$5 donation for general public

There are still spots available for Bandhu's workshop.

NOTE: This is your last chance to signup for Bandhu's Dunham's Visiting Artist Workshop, Component-Based and Kinetic Sculptural Techniques. Don't miss out!

Our next big event is coming up soon, and the featured artists from Sedona, Phoenix, and Tucson have given us clues to what they plan to demonstration on Saturday, May 18th.

Stop by the gallery to see work from the artists below starting Tuesday May 7th in our new exhibit. You can learn more about the artists and see examples of their work here.

Each artist will have two hours to make a glassblown piece based on a theme/period in art history.

MAKING MOLTEN HISTORY

Saturday, May 18th, 2019

9AM-5PM

$5 SGS Members

$10 General Public

Proceeds support nonprofit glass art education

UPDATE: This event is now a Tucson Food Truck Roundup .

MAKING MOLTEN HISTORY | ARTISTS AND SCHEDULE

See all artist bios and examples of their work on the event page.

9AM-11AM- Jason Marstall (Tucson)

Art history inspiration: Surrealism

11AM-1PM- Paul Anders Stout (Tucson)

Art history inspiration: Minimalism

1PM-3PM – Jordan Ford & Austin Littenberg (Sedona)

Art history inspiration: Venetian Renaissance 

3PM-5PM – Andrew Schultz (Phoenix)

Art history inspiration: Dada circa 1916-1930

GALLERY RECEPTION FOR FINAL PIECES

Monday, May 20th

6:00-7:30PM

Free

Pieces will be available for silent auction

The first session of our Adult Summer Camp sold out! But don't worry, we've added another awesome week of glass art education!

ADULT SUMMER CAMP

NEW SESSION!

ALL STUDIOS

SESSION I: MAY 28-31 (Sold out)

SESSION II: JUNE 25-28 New!

TUESDAY - FRIDAY | 6:00PM-9:00PM

No experience required

Members: $300

Non Members: $350

JUNE 25 | Tuesday: Potted Cactus

JUNE 26 | Wednesday: Geometric Patterns with SW Design

JUNE 27 | Thursday: Torchworking Project

JUNE 28 | Friday: Round Paperweight, Cups, and Demonstration

Thank you to our awesome Warm Shop students who donated to secure a new Vitrigraph kiln for the studio!

Vitrigraph is a special hot glass technique that involves dripping and pulling hot glass through a hole in the floor of the kiln.

We are honored to be one of The West's new grant recipients this year! Funds will go to support our Youth Education Program and help us reach more students in their classrooms. (Transportation is often a barrier to kids coming to visit us at Sonoran Glass School.)

Thank you to Nancy Galdi for the nomination and for her long-standing support of the school!

Clockwise from top: Emilio Santini, Glyph Glass, Beau Barrett, Bandhu Dunham, Jennifer Walkovich

Visiting Artist Workshops to take your skills to the next level!

May 4 & 5, 2019 - Bandhu Dunham | Component-Based & Kinetic Sculptural Techniques

May 31, 2019 - Glyph Glass | Eyes, Eyes, Eyes

September 13-15 - Emilio Santini | Goblet making the Venetian Way and More

October 19 & 20, 2019 - Beau Barrett|Evolution of Blown Boro Beads and Small Scale Tubing Techniques

Check out this awesome article about our wonderful co-founder and advocate for glass art education, Tom Philabaum, in the current issue of Tucson Lifestyle Magazine!

Sonoran Glass School's Youth Summer Camp , known as CAMP FUEGO, takes place in the first two weeks of June for ages 12 to 17. Work in all of our studios and make beautiful glass art projects using furnace glassblowing, torchworking, and kiln-firing. Students will also take a chaperoned, educational field trip to the Tucson Museum of Art, the Flandrau Planetarium and Science Center, and the University of Arizona Scientific Glassblowing Lab to learn the science behind the art.

WEEK ONE: June 3rd-7th, 2019

Members: $350

Non-Members: $400

Monday-Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Friday, Field trip | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Bring your own lunch at noon

After-Camp Option ($100 extra for the week):

Summer movie and Snacks 3:30-5:30PM

WEEK TWO: JUNE 10 – June 14, 2019

Members: $350

Non-Members: $400

Monday – Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Friday, Field trip | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Bring your own lunch at noon

After-Camp Option ($100 extra for the week):

Summer movie and Snacks 3:30-5:30PM