NC GLass center

Grade levels: grades 6th to 12th

The North Carolina Glass Center is a non-profit, public access glass studio and gallery. Equipped with furnaces, torches, and kilns, NCGC enables established glass artists to pursue new and ambitious challenges. NCGC provides a studio for everyone who is inspired to learn.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Students must be at least 11 years old to take a class or workshop in our flame shop and at least 13 years old in our hot shop.

Field Trip to Glass

Blowing StudioVisit an NC Glass Center Studio in Black Mountain or the River Arts district for a field trip. Students will learn about the art and science of glass blowing, while watching glass artists work. The demonstration will be followed by a Q & A session.

Scientific Glass Blowing Demo in Your Classroom

Scientific Glass Blowing Artist Mark Deshields will show students how to make a glass coil condenser for a distillation system and answer questions about this style of glass blowing.