Glass Experiences & Open House Events
SCC's Glass Education Center host a variety of glass workshops and events throughout the year. With offerings of a one-day experience to classes consisting of multiple days of intensive study, Salem Community College has workshops for both the novice glassmaker and for those with years of experience.
Stay up to date on all of our classes, special events, and other happenings at the Glass Education Center by following us on facebook, www.facebook.com/sccgec, and on Instagram, @scc.glass.center.
Questions? Email hfels@salemcc.edu or call 856-351-2926.
Teen Summer Glass Experience
4-day glass workshop for teens!
July 20 - 23, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages 13 - 18
Teen Summer Glass Experience
July 20 - 23; 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages 13 - 18; $250 per student
Hey teens! Are you interested in working with glass creatively?
Join us this summer to learn two glassworking processes over the course of this 4-day hands-on workshop! This exciting session will include instruction in both flameworking - the process of manipulating glass in a torch, and glass fusing - where student will cut, arrange, and fire glass in a kiln!
No prior experience with glass is required for this fun and educational glass experience! Ages 13 - 18 are welcome to participate in this workshop.
Glass is an amazing and unique material; it is an absolutely magical experience to work with it. Our studio is a fun, creative, and safe place to work. Working with glass does inherently come with some risk. We like to minimize any chance of injury by adhering to a strict health and safety policy. On that note, you will want to be sure to adhere to the dress code below.
Beyond coming dressed properly to work in the studio please bring with you your excitement and enthusiasm; everything else you need we will have here for you! All materials necessary for this workshop are included!
GEC Dress Code:
-No open-toed or open-heeled shoes permitted.
-Natural fiber clothing only, avoid synthetics.
-No skirts. No leggings/jeggings. Shorts are allowed if they are knee length or longer.
-Long hair must be tied back and loose clothing secured.
5-Day Intensive Glass Workshops
Multiday workshops in glassblowing, flameworking, stained glass and more!
Open to all adults 18+! Many options for beginners and those without prior experience.
The following 5-day workshops are perfect for beginner level glassmakers and those completely new to glass!
- "Building a Strong Foundation" - glassblowing workshop, May 18 - 22, with Instructor Patty Clune
- "Baubles, Gems, and Jewels" - cold working, assemblage, mixed media, jewelry workshop, May 18 - 22, with Instructor Wes Heart
- "The Poetry of Nature: Flowers & Figures" - flameworking workshop, May 26 - 30, with Instructors Paul Stankard and Lucio Bubacco
- "Frittering Away: Positive Planning with Particles", glass casting workshop, June 15 - 19, with Instructor Anna Boothe
- "Floral Murrine Cane in Soft Glass", flameworking and bead making workshop, June 15 - 19, with Instructor Carol Ann Savage
- "Narrative Stained Glass", stained glass workshop, June 22 - 26, with Instructor Joseph Cavalieri
All workshops include materials for participation and additional studio time for practice. Learn more at https://salemcc.edu/glass/intensive-glass-workshops.
5-Week Summer Glass Art Courses!
Visiting students are welcome to enroll in our Glass Art courses!
Classes meet two days per week and students have studio access five days per week!
Learn the art of flameworking or kilnworking this summer at SCC's Glass Education Center! No prior experience with glass is necessary, though those with experience will benefit as well! You do not need to be a degree seeking student to enroll in these exciting glassmaking courses!
Interested in enrolling in a glass course?
Visit Visiting Student Admissions for enrollment information and to access our free admissions application.
Questions about Enrollment? Email admissions@salemcc.edu or call 856-351-2716.
Questions about Glass Art? Email kdeady@salemcc.edu or call 856-351-2841.
5-Week Summer 2025 Courses (July 6 - August 6)
5-week Summer courses meet two days per week, with students having ample access to the center outside of class meeting times 5-days per week.
FNA110: Creative Principles of Flameworking
Mondays & Wednesdays, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
This introductory course introduces the tools and techniques of flameworked glass. Hands-on experiences enable the student to gain the hand skills necessary to create with glass. Class projects emphasize both the technical and creative elements necessary for creating significant flameworked glass.
FNA221: Glass Kiln Techniques
Mondays & Wednesdays, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Glass Kiln Techniques includes a variety of processes for manipulating glass in a kiln including fusing, slumping, enamel painting, and other techniques for creating imagery. Processes will be introduced through demonstrations performed by the instructor, lectures, handouts, and other support materials. The topics include kiln set-up, types of glass, compatibility, incorporation of non-glass materials, annealing, and finishing (cold working, cold color application).
15-Week Fall Glass Art Courses!
Visiting students are welcome to enroll in our Glass Art courses!
Classes meet one day per week and students have studio access six days per week!
Learn the art of glassblowing, flameworking, glass fusing, kiln casting, and more at SCC's Glass Education Center! No prior experience with glass is necessary, though those with experience will benefit as well! You do not need to be a degree seeking student to enroll in these exciting glassmaking courses!
Interested in enrolling in a glass course?
Visit Visiting Student Admissions for enrollment information and to access our free admissions application.
Questions about Enrollment? Email admissions@salemcc.edu or call 856-351-2716.
Questions about Glass Art? Email kdeady@salemcc.edu or call 856-351-2841.
15-Week Fall 2026 Courses (September 8 - December 21)
15-week Fall and Spring courses meet one day per week, with students having access to the Glass Education Center 6-days per week. Registration begins March 2.
FNA110: Creative Principles of Flameworking
Saturdays, 9:00 am - 12:55 pm
This introductory course introduces the tools and techniques of flameworked glass. Hands-on experiences enable the student to gain the hand skills necessary to create with glass. Class projects emphasize both the technical and creative elements necessary for creating significant flameworked glass.
FNA150: Glassblowing I
Mondays, 6:00 pm – 9:35 pm
This course provides a basic introduction to hot glass blowing. Students will be introduced to various methods in an effort to give them the basic knowledge necessary to create both functional and nonfunctional glass objects. Students will apply fundamentals of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional design as they learn different ways of manipulating glass forms in both solid and blown states.
FNA221: Glass Kiln Techniques
Wednesdays, 5:40 pm – 9:15 pm
Glass Kiln Techniques includes a variety of processes for manipulating glass in a kiln including fusing, slumping, enamel painting, and other techniques for creating imagery. Processes will be introduced through demonstrations performed by the instructor, lectures, handouts, and other support materials. The topics include kiln set-up, types of glass, compatibility, incorporation of non-glass materials, annealing, and finishing (cold working, cold color application).
FNA222: Glass Kiln Casting
Tuesdays, 1:00 pm – 4:20 pm
Glass Kiln Casting will survey several techniques utilized to cast glass. The techniques to be covered will include the following: open-faced molds, multi part molds, pate de verre, and silicone/rubber mold making for the lost wax process of casting.
SGT204, Glass Equipment Design and Fabrication**
Mondays, 9:00 am - 12:35 pm
This course covers the basics of glassworking equipment design and fabrication, including gas and electrically powered devices. Fabrication will include steel, refractory insulation, heating systems, safety systems and control systems. Students in the class will construct their very own kiln! ** This is a metal fabrication course, and is not a hands-on glass course.
September Open House Event
Sunday, September 27
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free and open to the public! Studio tours, glass sale, exhibits, and workshops!
SCC Glass Education Center's September Open House
Studio Tours, Glass Sale, & Hands-On Glass Experiences
Sunday, September 27th, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Join us for a fun filled day of glass!
Admission is free! No registration required unless participating in a hands-on glassmaking workshop.
Explore everything the Glass Education Center has to offer:
- Shop the glass sale featuring a variety of handmade glass gift items!
- Tour the glassmaking studios!
- Watch live glassmaking in action!
- Check out the gallery and view the permanent collections, featuring the work of artists from around the world!
- Sign up for a hands-on glassmaking experience! Details and registration below.
Available Workshops on September 27th:
New Project! Fused Glass Clock*, 1.5 hour session from 12:30 - 2:00 pm or 2:30 - 4:00 pm, $75.00 per person -Create your very own fused glass clock in this new workshop offering! Participants will create their glass clock by layering pieces of flat glass and enamels and heating them in a kiln. Your creation will have a fully functional clock mechanism added to it, creating a beautiful, one-of-a-kind timepiece for your home! Ages 4 and up. Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Colorful Frit Pendants (hanging focal beads), 3 hour session from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, $60.00 per person - Spend a full three hours in our flameworking studio using glass, heat, gravity and simple tools to create your very own colorful pendants with glass at the torch! This workshop will utilize crushed glass, know as frit, to add multiple color to these beautiful, one-of-a-kind creations! Each participant will have enough time to create multiple beads! Ages 12 and up. Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Blown Glass Pumpkin*, 1.5 hour sessions between 12:00 - 1:30 pm or 2:30 - 4:00 pm, $75.00 - Participants will create a glass pumpkin from the glass furnace in our glassblowing studio! Utilizing molten glass, you will select from a wide variety of colors to manipulate and shape your one-of-a-kind pumpkin with the guidance and assistance of our incredible team of glassblowers! Ages 12 and up. Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
(*Due to the process, items will need to be picked up at a later date, or can be shipped for an additional fee.)
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made more than one-week prior to event are subject to a $15 cancellation fee per ticket. Cancellations made within 48 hours of the workshop will be refunded half the registration fee per ticket. Cancellations made with less than 48 hours notice are non-refundable.
October Open House Event
Sunday, October 25
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free and open to the public! Studio tours, glass sale, exhibits, and workshops!
SCC Glass Education Center's September Open House
Studio Tours, Glass Sale, & Hands-On Glass Experiences
Sunday, October 25th, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Join us for a fun filled day of glass!
Admission is free! No registration required unless participating in a hands-on glassmaking workshop.
Explore everything the Glass Education Center has to offer:
- Shop the glass sale featuring a variety of handmade glass gift items!
- Tour the glassmaking studios!
- Watch live glassmaking in action!
- Check out the gallery and view the permanent collections, featuring the work of artists from around the world!
- Sign up for a hands-on glassmaking experience! Details and registration below.
Available Workshops on October 25th:
Fused Fall Themed Votive Candle Holder*, 1.5 hour session from 12:30 - 2:00 pm or 2:30 - 4:00 pm, $50.00 per person - Create your very own fused glass votive candle holder! Participants will create their one-of-a-kind fall or Halloween themed votive holder by layering pieces of flat glass and enamels and heating them in a kiln. Ages 4 and up. Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Flameworked Halloween Themed Glass Pendants (hanging focal beads), 3 hour session from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, $70.00 per person - Spend a full three hours in our flameworking studio using glass, heat, gravity and simple tools to create your very own Halloween themed glass pendants at the torch! Each participant will have enough time to create multiple beads! Ages 12 and up. Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Blown Glass Pumpkin*, 1.5 hour sessions between 12:00 - 1:30 pm or 2:30 - 4:00 pm, $75.00 - Participants will create a glass pumpkin from the glass furnace in our glassblowing studio! Utilizing molten glass, you will select from a wide variety of colors to manipulate and shape your one-of-a-kind pumpkin with the guidance and assistance of our incredible team of glassblowers! Ages 12 and up. Under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
(*Due to the process, items will need to be picked up at a later date, or can be shipped for an additional fee.)
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made more than one-week prior to event are subject to a $15 cancellation fee per ticket. Cancellations made within 48 hours of the workshop will be refunded half the registration fee per ticket. Cancellations made with less than 48 hours notice are non-refundable.
2026-2027 Open House Events and Glass Workshops!
Open House Events are free and open to the public! Join us to tour the studio, check out our sale of handmade glass, view our exhibits and glass collections, and - if interested - sign up to make glass yourself in one of our hands-on glass workshops!
Dates are listed below. Stay tuned for details and registration!
2026 - 2027 Glass Education Center Open House Dates
Sunday, September 27
Sunday, October 25
Sunday, November 15
Sunday, December 6
Sunday, January 31
Sunday, February 28
Sunday, April 11
May Event - TBD
Admission is free! No registration required unless participating in a hands-on glassmaking workshop.
Explore everything the Glass Education Center has to offer:
*Shop the glass sale featuring a variety of handmade glass gift items!
*Tour the glassmaking studios!
*View glass collections featuring the work of artists from around the world!
*Check out the gallery and view the center's permanent collections!
*Watch live glassmaking in action!
*Sign up for a hands-on glassmaking experience!
Location:
Glass Education Center at Salem Community College
460 Hollywood Ave., Carneys Point, NJ (Parking Lot A)
