Upcoming Events at Foci MCGA
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.
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 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: Hands-on Glass Activities
5/15/25 Free Public Glassblowing Demonstration for the Seward Commons
5/31/25 Spring Open House
6/28-6/29/25 Offsite Stained Glass Activity at the American Craft Fest by ACC
7/25/25 Local Artist Talk with Stained Glass Conservationist Ali Wysopal
8/21-9/1/25 Demonstrations & Gallery at the Minnesota State Fair
10/11-10/12/25 Glass Pumpkin Patch
11/29/25 Glassblowing Demonstrations for Small Business Saturday
Date TBD - Visiting Artist Talk and Glassblowing Demo with Zach Layhew
Date TBD - De La Torre Brothers Glassblowing Demonstration
12/20/25 - Design & Dazzle: Holiday Gift Shopping & Hands-On Glass Activities
