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• 9 Mar, 2023

Kiln It – Glass Festival is the first in a series of Material Laboratories that happen annually on the Factory floor at the NSF.   Material Laboratories is our new programmatic strand that focuses on…

• 1 Feb, 2023

Alison is interested in how objects tell stories. Objects, such as textiles, can have a personal resonance holding memory within them, the traces of the wearer, the maker and of the historical period they were…

• 1 Feb, 2023

Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Silvia Levenson immigrated to Italy in 1981, during the “disappearances” of the Dirty War. In 2004, Levenson received the Rakow Commission Award from the Corning Museum of Glass in 2008…

• 1 Feb, 2023

Matthew Szösz is a practicing artist and educator known primarily for his inventive processes and innovative use of glass to explore the intersection of material, aesthetics, and the poetic. Since receiving his MFA(Glass) from Rhode…

• 1 Feb, 2023

This two day workshop was designed to introduce participants to the process of glass casting. It was designed for beginners, although any skill level was accommodated – whether one wanted to brush up on established…

• 1 Feb, 2023

In this two day masterclass students learnt how to translate their ideas into paper-thin glass using methods inspired by the ancient technique of pâte de verre (glass paste); experimenting with different tools and processes to…

• 1 Feb, 2023

This two day masterclass explored experimental painting and sandblasting on float glass. In Day one they used oxide and enamel paints with a variety of mark making tools and implements to create a series of…

• 11 Oct, 2022

Material Laboratories is our new programmatic strand that focuses on specific material researches and medium specific practices through an intensified series of Masterclasses, workshops, lectures and open discussion. In October 2022 we presented Kiln it…