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Canberra Glassworks Canberra Glassworks is Australia’s leading centre for contemporary glass art, craft and design www
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Our mission is to increase the visibility, viability and vitality of Australian glass by being an engaging and valued centre for art, craft and design within the Australian cultural landscape

14/10/2026

See you THURSDAY

Explore the inner workings of collaboration and find out how sharing skills and knowledge can create work that no one artist could make alone.

🔥PANEL TALK
In Conversation: Cross-Material Collaboration
Thu 15 Oct 5:30pm
Glassworks Hotshop
🔗 RSVP via the ‘EVENTS’ link in our bio

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Running alongside 2026 Exhibition Program, supported by artsACT and Creative Australia

📸April Phillps working with gaffer Tom Rowney to create ‘Cry With Me: Tear Drops’ tissue boxes for the 2026 Melbourne design week.

ANNOUNCING 📯 Final exhibitionFunny Peculiar, Not Funny 'Ha Ha'a solo show by Erin Dickson5 Nov - 31 Janat Canberra Glass...
11/10/2026

ANNOUNCING 📯 Final exhibition

Funny Peculiar, Not Funny 'Ha Ha'
a solo show by Erin Dickson
5 Nov - 31 Jan
at Canberra Glassworks

🥂 Opening event | Sat 21 Nov at 4pm
RSVP via events.humanitix.com/exhibition-opening-of-erin-dickson

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2026 Exhibition Program is supported by artsACT and Creative Australia

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📸New work by Erin Dickson. Photo Pew Pew Studio

09/10/2026

Put your best colour forward🌷🌻

A collection of vases, necklaces, and objects all inspired by Floriade's colour-forward arrangements. Locally made and made to last.

Shop glass in store + online
Tue to Sun
10 am to 4 pm


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07/10/2026

Already captivated by Shan?

Catch his Artist talk TODAY! Dive into the how and why of serenading and signaling aliens through art.

⭐ARTIST TALK
with Shan Turner-Carroll
Thu 8 Oct at 4.45 pm
Canberra Glassworks
🔗RSVP via the ‘EVENTS’ link in our bio

2026 Artistic Program is supported by artsACT and Creative Australia

📸 Shan Turner-Caroll crafting a series of forms that will act as devices to channel signals from the beyond

This is But this could also be you.APPLY NOW 📢🎶 2027 Glassworks Residency"My work over the past three years has focused...
07/10/2026

This is
But this could also be you.

APPLY NOW 📢🎶 2027 Glassworks Residency

"My work over the past three years has focused on developing new processes, and this residency provided a rare opportunity for uninterrupted time to think, experiment, and create. It enabled me to explore new approaches to technical challenges, develop fresh ideas, and reconnect with the creative possibilities within my practice. I left with a strong sense of direction for my work, both technically and creatively.

A particular highlight was working alongside exceptional artists, witnessing the development of world-class projects, and forming meaningful connections within this vibrant glass community. I am deeply grateful for the experience and inspired by the generosity and support of the Canberra Glassworks community."
- Gabriella Bisetto

APPLY NOW 👇👇
canberraglassworks.com/residencies/ or contact our Artistic Programs Coordinator

Applications close
❗5pm Sunday 11 October 2026❗

2027 Artistic Program is supported by ACT Government and Creative Australia

📸2026 Artist in Residence Gabriella Bisettio. Photos Tim Ngo

CGW 20 🧡 MADE TOGETHER For 20 years, Canberra Glassworks has been shaped by collaboration.Artists, organisations, design...
05/10/2026

CGW 20 🧡 MADE TOGETHER

For 20 years, Canberra Glassworks has been shaped by collaboration.

Artists, organisations, designers, makers, educators, audiences and communities have all played a part in what this place has become, and our 20th anniversary year is no different.

In 2027, we’re proud to be working with partners across arts, design, culture and community, including...

⭐ artsACT and ACT Government
⭐ Australian Design Centre
⭐ Australian Dance Party
⭐ Australian Museum
⭐ Ausglass
⭐ Belco Arts
⭐ Bloomberg Connects
⭐ Creative Australia
⭐ Design Tasmania
⭐ GLAAS Inc
⭐ JamFactory
⭐ National Film and Sound Archive
⭐ M16 Artspace
⭐ Melbourne Art Fair x FutureObjekt
⭐ Megalo Print Studio
⭐ Mimili Maku Arts
⭐ PhotoAccess
⭐ Poatina Arts
⭐ Sabbia Gallery

And our celebrations continue with...
⭐ BentSpoke
⭐ Brodburger
⭐ MADA wines
and our BIG Birthday celebration

Our 20th year is not just about looking back at what Canberra Glassworks has achieved. It is about celebrating the relationships that make ambitious ideas possible — and the people and organisations we will continue building with into the future.

Twenty years, made together.

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CGW 20 | 2007–2027

CGW 20 🌍 FROM CANBERRA TO THE WORLDCanberra Glassworks has always been built on exchange, artists learning from one anot...
05/10/2026

CGW 20 🌍 FROM CANBERRA TO THE WORLD

Canberra Glassworks has always been built on exchange, artists learning from one another, knowledge travelling across borders and international conversations taking place around the furnace.

For our 20th anniversary year, that spirit of exchange becomes one of the biggest international programs in our history.

Joining us in 2027 are...

⭐Keep Brooklyn, Adam Holtzinger and Susan Špiranović — USA/Croatia | Artist in Residence
⭐Jane Bruce — USA | Artist in Residence
⭐Jamie Berry — Māori / Aotearoa | Artist in Residence
⭐Jay Macdonell — Canada | Masterclass Visiting Artist
⭐Layla Walters — New Zealand | Masterclass Visiting Artist
⭐Susanne Jøker Johnsen — Denmark | Writer in Residence
⭐Canned Heat — USA | Visiting artists and furnace experts

And our international connections extend beyond Canberra through...

⭐Toyama Glass Art Museum, Japan — International Glass Prize
⭐Corning Museum of Glass Rakow Research Library, USA — Klaus Moje Archive Project

Twenty years after Canberra Glassworks opened its doors, artists and ideas continue to move between Canberra and the world.

And we’re only getting started.

CGW 20 | 2007–2027

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CGW 20 👀 THE EXHIBITIONSIn 2027, Canberra Glassworks celebrates 20 years of artists, ideas and extraordinary making with...
05/10/2026

CGW 20 👀 THE EXHIBITIONS

In 2027, Canberra Glassworks celebrates 20 years of artists, ideas and extraordinary making with an exhibition program that looks both backwards and forwards.

Showing next year with Canberra Glassworks...

⭐ Just too good
Blanche Tilden curated by Kelly Gellatly
11 Feb – 26 Apr

⭐Building Foundations
Klaus Moje, Stephen Procter & Lienors Torres
6 May–25 Jul
Honouring three artists whose practices, teaching and vision helped establish the foundations on which Canberra Glassworks was built.

⭐Kirstie Rea
curated by Susanne Jøker Johnsen
6 Aug – 25 Oct

⭐The Future is Now
curated by Aimee Frodsham and Clare Belfrage
5 Nov – 31 Jan
A celebration of 20 artists carrying the knowledge, skills and possibilities of glass into the future.
And our anniversary year extends well beyond our walls.

⭐Kalikina Country
with Design Tasmania and Poatina Arts
Aunty Lola Greeno & Vanessa Greeno
8 Jun – 31 Oct
supported by Creative Australia through Creative Futures program

⭐States of Matter
with Belco Arts
27 Aug – 10 Oct
Featuring Scott Chaseling, Harriet Schwarzrock, Lucy Simpson (Yuwaalaraay), Jamie North, Tom Moore and Gabrielle Adamik.

Twenty years on, Canberra Glassworks continues to be a place where histories are held, new work is made and knowledge moves between generations.

CGW 20 | 2007–2027

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11 Wentworth Avenue
Canberra, ACT
2604

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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