Goblet Week

January 15–19 • Artist Reception + Wine Tasting and Goblet Sale on January 18

In the Pacific Northwest, artists and makers have been steeped in the Italian approach to glassmaking through the Studio Glass movement, and Venetian-style goblets are a fixture in our local glassmaking scene. As our culture becomes increasingly dependent on technology, it also becomes detached from the handmade. Goblet Week began with the mission to highlight the magic of handmade functional glass pieces — specifically, Venetian-style goblets.

Goblet Week will feature four Visiting Artists who are some of the best in the game in this style: Jason Christian, Jen Elek, Jason McDonald, and Michael Schunke. Learn more here.

Additionally, Museum of Glass will host an Artist Reception + Wine Tasting and Goblet Sale the evening of Saturday, January 18.

Goblet Week Artist Reception + Wine Tasting and Goblet Sale

Saturday, January 18 • 5:30-7:30pm

$60 General Admission / $40 for Museum Members
5 wine tastings + light bites

We cordially invite you to join us for an Artist Reception + Wine Tasting and Goblet Sale on Saturday, January 18. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with each of Goblet Week’s participating artists and enjoy light bites and wine tastings from select wineries. Additionally, one-of-a-kind goblets created by the featured artists will be available for purchase. We encourage attendees to visit the Museum in the late afternoon, prior to the reception, to watch Jason Christian create goblets in the Hot Shop. Event ticket price includes Museum admission.

Tickets for the Artist Reception + Wine Tasting and Goblet Sale are limited. Please contact Lindsay Carlisle to inquire about availability.

Field Notes: Artists Observe Nature

November 16, 2024 — June 15, 2025

Not surprisingly, artists have looked to the natural world for inspiration for millennia. And, since the turn of the 20th century, there have been significant moments in which artists have sought to mimic the forms and patterns of nature in glass. Field Notes: Artists Observe Nature begins with works from the Art Nouveau period, roughly between 1890 and 1910, centered in France during the Belle Époque. More than a century later, contemporary glass artists have been similarly inspired by the natural world as a focus in their work. These innately curious artists have trained their prodigious skills in glass to honor the natural world; their work reminds the viewer of the marvelous phenomena outside of the studio walls.

Spotlight on Chihuly

March 30, 2024 - January 2025

Dale Chihuly’s boundless artistic vision has elevated the Pacific Northwest to an internationally acclaimed center for glassmaking. A native of Tacoma, Chihuly was one of the first Studio Glass artists to travel to the island of Murano, Italy to observe the secretive processes of Venetian glass factories. He was struck, not only by their technical prowess, but the importance of working as a team. These two ideas: experimentation to push the limits of glass, and the importance of collaboration, have had a lasting impact on Chihuly’s career and, subsequently, the culture of glassblowing in the Pacific Northwest.