Upcoming Events
Check this page for the most up-to-date information concerning Foci MCGA’s events! Upcoming parties, visiting artist talks, community meetups, exhibition receptions, and sales will all be featured and regularly updated.
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.
Reserve your seats for hands-on Mother’s Day glass art activities at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts! Prior enrollment is required. Only available on 5/11/2025.
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!
Foci MCGA is thrilled to be a part of American Craft Fest St. Paul — the summer’s best opportunity to discover handmade objects by up-and-coming makers from across the region. Foci MCGA will be offering a free, hands-on stained glass activity at our booth both days of the event.
Glassblowing demonstrations and locally made glass for sale at Foci MCGA’s booth at the Minnesota State Fair! Find us in the West End Market of the fairgrounds August 21, 2025 - Labor Day September 1, 2025!
Explore a spectacular array of handcrafted glass pumpkins, design your own pumpkin, or view free glassblowing demonstrations! These glass handcrafted goods are perfect for early holiday shopping or treating yourself to something special.
2025 Event Schedule:
1/25/25 The Grand Uffda: 2025 Annual Fundraiser
1/31/25 Visiting Artist Talk with Cedric Mitchell
3/15/25 Exhibition Reception & Walkthrough for Echoes: A Solo Exhibition by Lynn Bierbaum
3/22/25 Glass Community Potluck for Members, Students, and Artists
4/11/25 Exhibition Reception, Artist Talk, and Neon Demonstration for Embracing Fallibility: A Neon Exhibition by James Akers
5/11/25 Mother’s Day Glass Activities
5/15/25 Free Public Glassblowing Demonstration for the Seward Commons
5/31/25 Spring Open House
6/15/25 Father’s Day Glass Activities
6/28-6/29/25 Offsite Stained Glass Activity at the American Craft Fest by ACC
8/21-9/1/25 Demonstrations & Gallery at the Minnesota State Fair
10/11-10/12/25 Glass Pumpkin Patch
10/31/25 De La Torre Brothers Glassblowing Demonstration
Date TBD - Zach Layhew Visiting Artist Talk & Glassblowing Demonstration
Date TBD - Design & Dazzle: Holiday Gift Shopping & Activities
