Foci MCGA Partnerships

Foci MCGA is the access point for anyone interested in glass arts education and experiences in Minnesota. With accessibility in mind, we offer programming to support interested youth and adults in accessing glass art education. This can take the shape of camps, school field trips, off-site workshops, interpreted events, private classes, and workshops for educators.

We foster ongoing partnership relationships with Deaf Cultural Arts and Wellness, Avivo, serving adults with disabilities, Journeys Secondary School, serving youth with disabilities, Great River Regional Libraries, Edina Community Education, and Project for Pride in Living (PPL). 

Since 2021, Foci MCGA and PPL’s LEAP (Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential) program, have worked together to provide exposure experiences, introductory to advanced level classes in glass art and production, and apprenticeship opportunities. For deeply invested youth, we also offer pathway support, helping them develop their artistic voice and career preparedness at Foci MCGA and at other glass art education centers across the country.

Are you an organization with participants that want to experience glass? Reach out to our Glass Arts Education & Partnerships Manager at kagen.dunn@mnglassart.org to learn more!

A woman with dark hair wearing a black beanie, sunglasses, and layered necklaces is working with a torch and glass in a workshop, possibly creating glass art.
A glass object with a lion's face design is being heated with a torch, creating flames and reflections on the glass.
Three people working in a glassblowing studio. One person is sitting, while the other two stand. One of the standing people is holding a blowpipe with molten glass, which is on fire. The studio has shelves and tools in the background, with a gray ind
A young man wearing glasses, a black cap, and a black T-shirt with pink text reading "Glass Art Society" is working on a glassblowing project. He is heating a large piece of orange glass over a flame while wearing a protective glove.
Three people working on glassblowing, one holding a glowing molten glass piece with tools, in an industrial workshop setting.
A round terracotta dish holding multiple colorful glass rings, arranged in a circle, on a textured surface.
Three people working with glass in a workshop, using torches and tools, surrounded by safety goggles, with a pegboard of tools on the wall behind them.
Assorted small glass sculptures on a metallic surface, including animals, flowers, and abstract shapes.
Group of seven people, six standing and one kneeling, at Ignite Glass Studios in Chicago 2022. They are smiling and wearing colorful casual clothing.
Group of people posing for a photo inside Ignite Glass Studios in Chicago in 2022, some wearing casual clothing and others in work attire, with glassblowing equipment in the background.
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