Red Hot Auction & Gala

The Museum of Glass Red Hot Auction & Gala is the Museum’s signature annual fundraiser, featuring live and silent auctions, the presentation of the Museum’s Coney Awards to donating artists, gourmet dinner and cocktails, and live glassblowing in the Hot Shop. Both celebratory and mission-driven, the event raises critical support for the Museum’s exhibitions, Hot Shop residencies, and educational programs while placing artists and their stories at the center of the experience.

Save the Date for Saturday, September 19, 2026!

We invite our community of collectors, artists, and patrons to join us for a Venetian-inspired evening in celebration of the museum’s radiant future. Your formal invitation is coming soon. In the meantime, please mark your calendars for September 19 (or secure your tickets and tables now by clicking below!).

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Every Red Hot Auction & Gala features an after party with live glassblowing by the Grand Prize Coney Award winner of the previous year’s donating artists. The artist will make one piece to be auctioned live off-the-pipe!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Museum of Glass invites you to become a sponsor of Red Hot 2026! Since its inception in 2002, the Red Hot Auction & Gala has raised more than $11 million in support of Museum of Glass. As a sponsor of Red Hot, you will have the unique opportunity to market your company to our high-profile audience of business and community leaders from the greater Northwest region and to host your guests at our most anticipated event of the year. Click below to learn more about sponsorship or contact Lindsay Carlisle, Development Events Manager, for more details.

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Moments from Red Hot 2025

The Museum of Glass Story

View the 2025 Auction Catalog

Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors!

Museum of Glass is immensely grateful to you all for fueling this evening and for your ongoing support of our mission to ignite creativity, fuel discovery, and enrich lives through glass and glassmaking. Thank you for investing in the arts and in your community.