The Glass Lab
Artist in Residence: Jonny Briggs
Artist Jonny Briggs is truly innovative in his application of glass during his residency. We are so excited to see his finished pieces and how they will look
Scholarship Recipient: Antonio Fois
Antonio Fois is a ceramic artist who creates sculptural and functional pieces in stoneware and porcelain and combines them through organic materials.
Scholarship Recipient: Alexandra Searle
Alexandra Searle makes work that drips with character and immediacy. In her time with us she tentatively experimented with the slumping
Scholarship Recipient: Gill Hobson
Gill Hobson, an established artist using glass to create stunning immersive installations, joined us to explore how she could bring her knowledge and
Scholarship Recipient: Verity Pulford
Verity was in the first group to join us at the studio in mid May, for her Glass Lab scholarship, funded by the Culture Recovery Fund.
Six Artists in Residence Selected
We're excited to announce the six artists selected for our 2021 Glass Lab Residencies.
Application for Glass Lab Residencies 2021...Deadline 28th January!
The deadline for applications for this spring's residencies in 2021 is coming to an end soon (28th January). Find out how to apply here...
Kelly O'Brien: Artist in Residence
The opportunity to work with glass artist Fiaz Elson has been a catalyst for introducing warm glass into my mixed media sculpture practice. Building on the research I did for my
Culture Reset at the Glass Lab
Like the amoeba's foot The Glass Lab expands in unusual directions, seeking areas into which to expand our knowledge by embracing new endeavours.
+Glass Lab
'Glass Lab' is our research and development wing. We offer a limited number of residencies to artists with a desire to try out new methods of working with glass.
As a centre of excellence one of our remits is to expand what is possible in the field.
We welcome dynamic and innovative proposals from experienced creative practitioners from science and the arts.
The Glass Foundry is currently fundraising to enable us to offer more Glass Lab residencies later in 2022.
