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.

Join us for a closing exhibition reception and gallery walk-through with artist Michael Lizama for his solo stained glass exhibition Wonderlands: Occupying the Space between Whimsy and Mystery at Foci MCGA.

Join us for an evening with acclaimed glass artist Sayaka Suzuki at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Art for an artist talk and glass pâte de verre demonstration!

Glass community potluck welcoming all past and present studio members, students, and local artists!

Join us for an exhibition reception and gallery walk-through with artist Michael Lizama for his solo stained glass exhibition Wonderlands: Occupying the Space between Whimsy and Mystery at Foci MCGA.

Artist talk and glassblowing demonstration by 2024 Visiting Artist Jason McDonald

Join us for our Annual Fall Fundraiser on Friday Nov. 10, 2023 for a fun and relaxing evening centered around glass art and supporting our nonprofit organization! The event will feature a silent auction comprised of contemporary and functional glass pieces from a variety of locally and nationally recognized artists.

Join us for an exhibition reception, artist talk, and flameworking demonstration with glass artist SaraBeth Post Eskuche for her solo exhibition A Tisket, A Tasket. The exhibit will be on view from October 20, 2023- January 12, 2024.

Join us for an exhibition reception and artist talk with glass artist Carolyn Spears for her solo exhibition Power of Place. The exhibit will be on view from July 14 - Sept 29, 2023.

Join us at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Art for a visiting artist talk by glassworker Morgan Gilbreath.

Join us for the reception for Carla Christenson’s Solo Exhibition At the Seams, In the Flesh.

Due to the pandemic, it has been awhile since we've gotten everyone together for some fun. If you're able to, bring a small dish to pass and come hang out! Forge some new connections, enjoy some food, and play around in the hotshop. We'd love for you to join us!

Glassblowing demonstration featuring longtime member Alan Honn! While observing Al at work you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and learn a little about glass blowing!

Join featured exhibition artist Jo Andersson in the hot shop for a glass blowing demo! Jo will work in the Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts studio to demonstrate some of the techniques featured in her work in the 2023 exhibition Fluidity: Identity in Swedish Glass.

Carla will be leading hot glass demonstrations free to the public at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. Bring your family and friends for this free, fun, event! 

Franconia Sculpture Park is excited to present its 3rd Annual Frost Fest, an outdoor holiday market and bazaar featuring unique gifts by local artisans and vendors. The event also features live music, food trucks, hot beverages, and holiday-themed art making for the whole family.