Contemporary Glass SocietyThe Royal College Of Art offers an MA in Glass and Ceramics. It is based at the School Of Arts and Humanities, Battersea Campus, 22 Howie Street, Battersea, London SW11 4AS.
Find out more and apply here.
General information: ceramics-and-glass@rca.ac.uk Heike Brachlow heike.brachlow@rca.ac.uk
A variety of short courses using glass are offered by this Gloucestershire-based college. These include stained glass for all abilities, fusing, glass painting, copper foil technique and enamelling.
The contact for the stained glass classes is Ruth Adams ruth.adams@sgscol.ac.uk Tel: 01453 761 126.
Address: Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 4AH. Note: some classes are based at The Hub Academy, Units 1-3 Hope Mills Business Centre, Hope Mill Lane Stroud, GL5 2SE, or Bristol School of Art’s Queens Road Campus, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1PX.
Find out more about available short courses via this link.
At South Thames College in London, students of all abilities can study ‘Stained and Fused Glass: Traditional and Professional Contemporary Skills’ on a short course.
The 10-week course is taught at the College’s Tooting Centre, 71 Tooting High St, London SW17 0TQ.
Find out more and enrol here.
Swansea College Of Art is part of University Of Wales Trinity St. David, based at Alexandra Road, Swansea, West Glamorgan SA1 6ED.
It offers a BA (Hons) Design Crafts (Glass, Ceramics and Jewellery) and an MA in Contemporary Dialogues (Glass).
Find out more about the BA and apply via this link.
Find out about the MA and apply via this link.
Contact: Catherine Brown catherine.brown@sm.uwtsd.ac.uk Tel: 01792 481 058.
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.