Calendar of Events

May SPARK! Program

Explore the current exhibition with the curators. Join our Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Casey Eichhorn and some of BMMOG’s dedicated docents as we explore Docents Know Glass. We’re going[…]

May the 4th Light Sabers: At-Home Art Activity – For Pick-up

When: Thursday, May 13, 2021 @ Various Zoom Times (see below)

May the 4th Light Sabers Create a wall hanging or sun catcher to celebrate May, the fourth (Star Wars Day). Create a red or blue light saber and join our studio manager to talk about[...]

May the 4th Light Sabers: At-Home Art Activity – Shipped

When: Thursday, May 13, 2021 @ Various Zoom Times (see below)

May the 4th Light Sabers Create a wall hanging or sun catcher to celebrate May, the fourth (Star Wars Day). Create a red or blue light saber and join our studio manager to talk about[...]

Docents Know Glass – Closing Celebration

Join us as we celebrate our fantastic volunteer docents, including Liane Buttita, Gail Dolan, Chris Grunwald, Kay Hendrickson, Pat Rosenak, Mary Ellyn Vicksta, and Jeff Zdrale, and their contributions as[…]

Ocean Wave – 05/13

When: Thursday, May 13, 2021 @ 5:30 – 8:30 PM

Make a splash with your own fused glass wave! Capture the beauty of the great lakes or the ocean in glass. Cut and shape colorful glass into a beautiful fused glass wave. Your finished piece[...]

Floral S-Curve

When: Saturday, May 15, 2021 @ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Create your own garden on glass! Participants will create a garden of their dreams by learning to work with fused glass. We will talk about different ways to create different flowers in glass, so every[...]

Pate de Verre Bowl – 05/16

When: Sunday, May 16, 2021 @ 1:00 - 4:00pm

Create your very own pate de verre bowl with artist Deanna Clayton. Students will learn the basics of pate de verre, also known as “paste of glass”. Using glass frit, create a textured bowl that[...]

Garden Yard Art

When: Thursday, May 20, 2021 @ 5:30 – 8:00 PM

Add some color to your yard or garden! Participants will create a work of art out of glass that will then be fused in a kiln. Afterward, we will attach a metal rod that will[...]

Fused Glass Mosaic

When: Saturday, May 22, 2021 @ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Create a beautiful fused mosaic tray. Colorful blocks of color are placed on a background sheet of glass, and the spaces between are filled with ground glass frit to give a mosaic and grout look.[...]

New on View Exhibit Opens

New on View highlights recent acquisitions of works in glass to Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass’s permanent collection of contemporary art and paperweights. The exhibit opens on May 28, 2021 and[…]