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Various short courses in glass techniques are provided at The Glass Hub in Wiltshire. These include glassblowing, fusing, kiln working, plus assorted masterclasses.
Find out about current opportunities here.
Location: Stowford Manor Farm, Wingfield, Wiltshire BA14 9LH.
Contact: Helga Watkins-Baker helga@theglasshub.co.uk
General info@theglasshub.co.uk Tel: 01225 768 888.
Glassblowing experiences are offered at The World of Glass in St Helens, Merseyside.
Find out more here.
Location: Chalon Way East, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 1BX.
Contacts: curator@worldofglass.com
General info@worldofglass.com Tel: 01744 22766.
Based in Farnham, Surrey, UK, UCA offers a BA (Hons) Ceramics & Glass (Full Time) and MA Glass (Full Time)
General Tel: 01252 722 441. General Enquiries: enquiries@uca.ac.uk and Admissions: admissions@uca.ac.uk
Contact: Joshua Kerley. joshua.kerley@uca.ac.uk Tel: 01252 722 441 (Ext. 1498)
The University’s School Of Arts, Design & Media is based at the National Glass Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. SR6 0GL.
It is accepting applicants for direct entry to the second and third years of its BA (Hons) Artist Designer Maker: Glass & Ceramics. It also offers an MA in Visual Practice (Glass Pathway).
Contact: Cate Watkinson. cate.watkinson@sunderland.ac.uk Tel: 0191 515 3000.
The University of York offers a two-year MA in Stained Glass Conservation and Heritage Management.
The course is based on the historic campus at King’s Manor in the heart of the medieval city of York.
Find out more here.
Contact: Sarah Brown sarah.brown@york.ac.uk
General history-of-art@york.ac.uk Tel: 01904 434 987.
A selection of online classes covering different glass techniques is available through Warm Glass UK’s Glass School. Masterclasses are provided in methods such as casting, fusing and pate de verre.
Find out about the current courses via this link.
Glass School is part of Warm Glass UK, which sells tools and materials for glass artists.
West Sussex-based West Dean College offers a variety of short courses in glass techniques, such as stained glass, fusing and slumping, bead making, glass engraving, enamelling for jewellery, copper foil, mosaic and gilding.
For the latest course information, click here.
Location: West Dean – The Edward James Foundation, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0QZ.
Stained glass techniques are taught at the Working Men’s College in Camden, London on the course ‘Glass Art: Stained and Fused Glass Techniques and Projects’.
Find out more about this course here.
There are also short courses in fused glass jewellery, kiln fired glass painting, open mould casting, plus stained and fused glass.
Find out more on current opportunities here.
Location: 44 Crowndale Road, London NW1 1TR.
Contact: Katherine Hewlett MBE katherineh@wmcollege.ac.uk
General gareths@wmcollege.ac.uk Tel: 020 7255 4730.