Fifth Annual “Couch” Party

Saturday November 8th 2008, 7PM - 2AM

This year plans to be an exciting event. Glassblowing demonstrations by international artists, food & beverage, live music and Chicago DJs. $15 at the door. If your an artist showing at SOFA, and would like to schedule a demo for the event please contact us through our contact form

"Let's Go Vertical, Upper Limits"

Making Murrini & Flat Cane Class

November 22,23 & November 29,30

This new glassblowing class offering is a two weekend class being taught by instructor Matt Urban . Pleas view the Glassblowing classes page for more details regarding this class.

Holiday Ornament Class

The holiday ball classes are now scheduled for Fall !

Visit our Torchworking classes page for more details.

PERSONAL MANIFESTOS/PUBLIC CONTRADICTIONS:

THIS IS I/WE/YOU/US BELIEVE

An installation view in the MCA of the fused glass works suspended in front of text composed on the Chicago lake front with 23 Chicago Public School teachers.

Kiln casted glass created at Chicago Hot Glass in collaboration with C.P.S teachers, Michael Bancroft, Amanda Lichtenstein, & Jeremy Scidmore. Chicago Public Schools teachers visited CHG and created custom screens for screen printing enamel onto sheet glass. The painted glass was then stacked and fired to 1600 F in the kiln. The pieces were then water jet cut and shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art as part of an installation / performance on August 16th 2008.

GlassWorks Project

Cooperative Image Group & CCGA

Coopimage and The Chicago Center for the Glass Arts have completed their educational glass project "GlassWorks" this summer. Local youth artist created unique fused, painted, and hot ladled glass objects for a sculptural installation in the Cambell Street Garden located in Humboldt Park.