Glassblowing Schedule
July 2026
| Date | Artist | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July | Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Internship Programme |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 2 July | Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Garry Nash |
9:30am - 4:30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 3 July | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 4 July | Bench 1: Beginner Glassblowing Level One Bench 2: 1-on-1 Workshop |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 5 July | Bench 2: Greg Swinburne Bench 2: Fran Anderton |
10:00am - 1:00pm 1:00pm - 4:00pm |
| 6 July | Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 7 July | Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar Bench 2: Madeline Prowd |
10:00am - 4:30pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 8 July | Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Brad Tucker + Nathan Moore |
9:30am - 12:30pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 9 July | Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar Bench 2: Greg Swinburne + Claire Bell |
10:00am - 4:30pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 10 July | CLOSED MATARIKI PUBLIC HOLIDAY | CLOSED MATARIKI PUBLIC HOLIDAY |
| 11 July | Bench 1: Make a Tumbler Workshops Bench 2: 1-on-1 Workshop |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 12 July | Bench 2: Chrystal Chain Gang | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 13 July | Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 14 July | Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar Bench 2: Fiona + Campbell Gordon |
10:00am - 4:00pm 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 15 July | Bench 1: Madeline Prowd Bench 2: Brad Tucker + Nathan Moore |
10:00am -1:00pm 10:00am -1:00pm |
| 16 July | Bench 1: Lewis Batchelar Bench 2: Garry Nash |
10:00am - 4:00pm 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 17 July | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 18 July | Bench 1: Beginner Glassblowing Level One | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 19 July | Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION |
10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 20 July | Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar Bench 2: Dominic Burrell |
10:00am - 4:30pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
| 21 July | Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 22 July | Bench 1: Madeline Prowd Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Brad Tucker + Nathan Moore |
10:00am - 1:00pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 23 July | Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar Bench 2: Greg Swinburne + Claire Bell |
10:00am - 4:00pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 24 July | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 25 July | Bench 1: 1-on-1 Workshop |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 26 July | Bench 2: Lewis Batchelar | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 27 July | Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 28 July |
Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar Bench 2: Greg Swinburne + Claire Bell |
10:00am - 4:30pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 29 July | Bench 1: Madeline Prowd Bench 1: Katie Brown |
10:00am - 1:00pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
| 30 July | Bench 1: Artist in Residence Lewis Batchelar Bench 2 Garry Nash |
10:00am - 4:00pm 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 31 July | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
August 2026
| Date | Artist - Workshop - Exhibition | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 August | Bench 1: Beginner Glassblowing Level One Bench 2: Make a Paperweight Workshops |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 2 August | Bench 2: Michelle Weston | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 3 August |
Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Michelle Weston |
10:00am - 4:30pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 4 August | Bench 1: Madeline Prowd Bench 2: Michelle Weston Bench 2: Internship Programme |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 5 August | Bench 1: Internship Programme Bench 2: Michelle Weston |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 6 August | Bench 1: Stephen Bradbourne Bench 2: Crystal Chain Gang |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 7 August | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 8 August | Bench 1: Beginner Glassblowing Level Two Bench 2: 1-on-1 Workshops |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 9 August |
Bench 2: Crystal Chain Gang | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 10 August | Bench 1: Internship Programme | 10:00am - 4:00pm |
| 11 August | Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Alice McDonald Bench 2: Internship Programme |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 12 August | Bench 1: Internship Programme |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 13 August | Bench 2: Greg Swinburne | 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 14 August | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 15 August | 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS Annette Blair Glassblowing Demonstration Kids Design Competition Winning Entry Created in Glass |
10:00am - 12:00pm 12:30pm - 2:30pm |
| 16 August | Bench 1+2: Annette Blair Masterclass | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 17 August | Bench 1+2: Annette Blair Masterclass | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 18 August | Bench 1+2: Annette Blair Masterclass | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 19 August | Bench 1+2: Annette Blair Masterclass | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 20 August | Bench 1+2: Annette Blair Masterclass | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 21 August | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 22 August | Bench 1: Glassblowing Workshop Level One Bench 2: 1-on -1 Workshops |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 23 August | Bench 2: Greg Swinburne Bench 2: Alice McDonald |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 24 August | Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Internship Programme |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 25 August | Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Madeline Prowd Bench 2: Internship Programme |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 26 August | Bench 1: Internship Programme Bench 2: Private Workshop |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 27 August | Bench 2: Garry Nash | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 28 August | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 29 August | Bench 1: Beginner Glassblowing Level Three | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 30 August | Bench 2: Greg Swinburne + Alice McDonald Bench 2: Fran Anderton |
10:00am - 4:30pm |