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Cartoons, Heroes, and Monsters Chalk Drawing
September 13 | 10am–1pm | Free
Join us for chalk drawing on the Museum’s Grand Plaza! Hosted by artist and educator Walter Lieberman, this community program is presented in conjunction with Lieberman’s exhibition Walter Lieberman: Are you the guy who does the chalk drawings in the Hot Shop?
Inspired by Lieberman’s early practice of sketching characters from Mad magazine, the event invites participants of all ages to create their own chalk illustrations that explore fantasy-themes, from comic book heroes to movie monsters.
Selected drawings will be recognized with special prizes and giveaways from the Museum Store.
Puget Sound Veterans Creative Arts Exhibition
August 27 – September 14
Museum of Glass is excited to partner with Veterans Affairs of Puget Sound Health Care System and American Lake Veterans Hospital to host the annual local exhibition of the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival. Local veterans have contributed over 100 pieces made here in the Puget Sound region to be displayed in the Museum of Glass Grand Hall. From this collection, finalists will be selected by a jury of VA staff, American Legion members, and the Museum of Glass team. Museum visitors will also have the opportunity to vote for a People’s Choice Award. The finalists will take part in the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in 2026.
Pumpkin Patch Festival
September 27 | 10am–4pm
From shopping for locally made glass pumpkins to enjoying a bouncy house and fall-themed crafts, there’s something for the whole family at this year’s Pumpkin Patch Festival on the Grand Plaza! You can watch our Hot Shop Team hard at work making glass pumpkins in the Hot Shop (sold at a later date) and Katelyn Moody from Moody Studio Arts will be demonstrating flameworking.
There will also be a Hot Shop Giveaway ($1 to enter) with the chance to win a Candy Corn Bowl, designed and handmade by our Hot Shop Team at the Museum in 2022. Come support local artists and celebrate the beauty of autumn in the Pacific Northwest!
Museum of Glass Stories
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In the Galleries
Learn more about the exhibitions currently on view.
Field Notes: Artists Observe Nature
November 16, 2024 – December, 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.
Spotlight on Chihuly
March 30, 2024 – January 2026
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.
Walter Lieberman: Are you the guy who does the chalk drawings in the Hot Shop?
April 26, 2025 - January 2026
World-renowned illustrator Walter Lieberman has provided a unique layer of artistry and education to Museum of Glass as Hot Shop Emcee for over a decade. Lieberman has made an art of educating through floor chalk drawings – his detailed, instructive sketches captivate and educate audiences, sharing the intricate techniques used by the glassblowers. In this exhibition, his drawings are paired with the works whose process they once recorded, reversing the drawings’ original purpose. Now, the glass objects illustrate Lieberman’s works, showcasing them as art pieces and lasting evidence of the craft they served to explain
Enhance Your Experience
Take a guided tour, participate in workshops, and visit the Museum Hot Shop.
Make Your Own Art
Learn how to create your own glass art in a variety of hands-on workshops inspired by the Museum’s current exhibitions, the season, events, and more.
Details on available workshops is available here.
Take a Tour
Add a docent-led tour to your next visit to MOG and get an personal and interactive experience in the galleries. Want to really stretch your legs? Consider an outdoor walking tour and learn about the art and architecture on the Thea Foss Waterway.
See Who’s in the Hot Shop
The Museum’s Visiting Artist Residency Program hosts artists in our world-class Hot Shop to create new works in glass with our Hot Shop Team. These artists create a sense of excitement and wonder as they experiment and explore new directions in their art that may not be possible in their own studios.