Welcoming community members to discuss our mobile glassblowing studio plans! Join us for a virtual meeting this winter as we put together our plans for the future of Foci MCGA’s Mobile Glassblowing Studio!

Join us at the studio for free glassblowing demonstrations throughout the day and to get some holiday shopping done early - all while supporting local art and artists! Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

Join Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts for an visiting artist lecture and glassblowing demonstration by Zachary Layhew!

Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts is excited to announce our upcoming glassblowing demonstration in collaboration with the Cafesjian Art Trust Museum featuring artists and brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre! Tickets are required due to limited capacity.

Join us at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts to learn about the field of stained glass conservation with local conservationist Ali Wysopal!

Join us at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts for our Spring Open House on Saturday May 31, 2025 from 1pm-4pm! This event is a great chance to visit our nonprofit studio, view different glass art techniques in process by local artists, ask questions, and see what might be a good fit for you! Expect to see glassblowing, stained glass, kilnforming, flameworking, neon bending, and coldworking processes!

Free stained glass activity and glassblowing demonstration at Foci MCGA! Redesign Inc is hosting this neighborhood social to proivde the opportunity to meet your neighbors and join us at the Verna and Focus Arts Buildings.

Reserve your seats for hands-on Mother’s Day glass art activities at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts! We will be offering stained glass, beadmaking, and glassblowing experiences.

Prior registration is required. Only available on 5/11/2025.

Join us in the Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts gallery for an exhibition reception and walk-through with the artist for Embracing Fallibility. This is an opportunity to meet a professional glass artist and hear them speak first-hand about how and why they create their artwork. Free and open to the public.

Welcoming all glassworkers, past and present studio members, students, etc! Come together and share a meal over glassy chats! Optional activities for participants include a game of Magic Stick in the Hot Shop, a glass swap, and a table to place free used materials or supplies.

Join us in the Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts gallery for an exhibition reception and walk-through with the artist for Echoes: A Solo Exhibition by Lynn Bierbaum. This is an opportunity to meet a professional glass artist and hear them speak first-hand about how and why they create their artwork. Free and open to the public.

Reserve your seats for exclusive Valentine’s Day date night glass art activities at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts!

Join Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts for an visiting artist lecture by Cedric Mitchell.

Save the date for our next Grand Uffda in January 2025!

Join us at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts for our holiday open house! We will be offering a couple different seasonal activities including free glassblowing demonstrations and an opportunity to design your very own glassblown ornament. Our glass art gallery will be open for last-minute holiday gift purchases.

Design your own glassblown ornament and browse a wide selection of glass art pieces! Items such as sculpture, jewelry, tableware, ornaments, and seasonal treats will be available for purchase.

Join us for a glassblowing demonstration at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts! Sam Spees and Blaine Steiner will be collaboratively working in our nonprofit studio’s hotshop to create blown glass sculptures. Free and open to the public!

Join us for a glassblowing demonstration at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts! Adeye Jean-Baptiste and Kaito Nishino will be collaboratively working in our nonprofit studio’s hotshop to create blown glass sculptures. Free and open to the public!

Stop by the Foci MCGA gallery for an exhibition walkthrough with local artist Shelley Beaumont and learn firsthand about her stunning artwork!

Join Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts for an visiting artist lecture by Jiyong Lee, a studio artist and educator who specializes in coldworked glass techniques.