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Melting Pot: Hot Glass Gathering

18 March – 19 March


Plymouth College of Art, Plymouth

Free

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  • ORE II, Molten Landscapes by Bethany Wood, Blowfish Glass

As part of celebrations for the International Year of Glass, beginners and professionals, as well as members of the public, are invited to experience the drama and beauty of hot glass, blown in real-time by some of the world’s leading glass artists.

Plymouth College of Art is hosting Melting Pot: Hot Glass Gathering on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 March 2022, as part of the UK’s national celebrations for the United Nations-designated International Year of Glass. Organised and curated by Gayle Matthias, artist and subject leader for BA (Hons) Craft & Material Practices, Melting Pot will bring together in person and live-streamed demonstrations and lectures with some of the most exciting artists working in glass today.

Featured artists and studios will include Elliot Walker, this year's UK-based winner of the Netflix series 'Blown Away' and guest speaker at Collect 2022. Also, Wave Glass in Murano, Italy and the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Plymouth College of Art’s hot glass workshops and Plymouth Art Cinema (onsite) will act as the hub for a variety of activities, including hot-glass demonstrations by Elliott Walker, Bethany Wood, Andrew Collins and Laura Quinn, as well as live-streamed demonstrations from international glass partners in the Netherlands and Italy, which will include Plymouth College of Art graduate Benjamin Lintell.


  • Benjamin Lintell and Liz Simms at Plymouth College of Art

Melting Pot will also feature regional collaborations in England with the Contemporary Glass Society (which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2022), Rhizome (an artist collective that includes Plymouth College of Art alumni), Cornwall Ceramics and Glass Group, and Teign Valley Glass in Devon. Teign Valley Glass will open its studio doors for the weekend to a wide range of glassblowers, who will demonstrate their skills in-situ and via a live streaming link to Plymouth College of Art.

Plan your visit

  • Plymouth College of Art, Tavistock Place, Plymouth, PL4 8AT
  • Open Friday 18 March - Saturday 19 March from 9-4 pm.
  • Free to attend!

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About Plymouth College of Art

Plymouth College of Art is a specialist independent Higher Education Institution (HEI) run by artists and designers for artists and designers. Founded in 1856, the College offers a range of Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Pre-Degree study across Art, Design and Digital Media – combining over 160 years of history with up-to-the-minute thinking and cutting-edge facilities. More than 1,750 students study at their campuses in the heart of Plymouth and they continue to invest heavily in specialist resources and facilities – for digital media and technology, as well as fine art and handcrafted traditions.

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