Glassblowing Schedule
October 2026
| Date | Artist | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 October | Bench 1: Garry Nash Bench 2: Lewis Batchelar |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 2 October | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 3 October | Bench 1: Beginner Glassblowing Level 3 Bench 2: 1-on-1 Workshops |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 4 October | Bench 2: Alice McDonald | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 5 October | Bench 1: Internship Programme Bench 2: Katie Brown |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 6 October | Bench 1: NZG Bench 1: Internship Programme Bench 2: Greg Swinburne + Claire Bell |
10:00am - 1:00pm 1:00pm - 4:00pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 7 October | Bench 1: NZG Bench 2: Internship Programme |
1:30pm - 4:30pm 9:00am -4:00pm |
| 8 October | Bench 1 + Bench 2: NZG | 9:00am - 4:00pm |
| 9 October | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 10 October | Bench 1: Beginner Glassblowing Level 1 Bench 2: Make a Tumbler Workshops |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 11 October | Bench 2: Greg Swinburne Bench 2: Fran Anderton |
10:00am - 1:00pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
| 12 October | Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Internship Programme |
9:30am - 4:30pm 9:00am - 4:00pm |
| 13 October | Bench 1 + Bench 2: NZG | 9:00am - 4:30pm |
| 14 October | Bench 2: Internship Programme | 9:00am - 4:00pm |
| 15 October | Bench 1 + Bench 2: NZG | 9:00am - 4:00pm |
| 16 October | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 17 October | Bench 1: Beginner Glassblowing Level One Bench 2: Private Workshop |
10:00am - 4:30pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 18 October | Bench 1 + Bench 2: Public Glassblowing Demonstration Hothaus. Festival of Design HAUSLYFE: How to Make a Haus a Home – New Zealand Glassworks |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
| 19 October | Bench 1: Internship Programme Bench 2: Greg Swinburne + Claire Bell |
9:00am - 4:00pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 20 October | Bench 1 + Bench 2: NZG | 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| 21 October | Bench 2: Internship Programme | 9:00am - 4:00pm |
| 22 October | Bench 1 + Bench 2: NZG | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 23 October | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 24 October | Bench 1: Two-Day Glassblowing Workshop Bench 2: Make a Paperweight Workshops |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 25 October | Bench 1: Two - Day Glassblowing Workshop | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 26 October | LABOUR DAY - OPEN Bench 1+2: NZG |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 27 October | Bench 1: Private Workshop Bench 2: Internship Programme Bench 2: Alice McDonald |
10:00am - 12:00pm 9:00am - 4:00pm 1:00pm - 4:00pm |
| 28 October | Bench 2: Internship Programme | 9:00am - 4:00pm |
| 29 October | Bench 1: Internship Programme Bench 2: Garry Nash |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 30 October | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 31 October | Bench 1: Claire Bell Bench 2: Marcus Ingley + Katherine Robinson |
10:00am - 2:00pm 10:00am - 4:30pm |
November 2026
| Date | Artist | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 November | Bench 2: Stephen Bradbourne | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 2 November | Bench 1: Internship Programme Bench 2: Lewis Batchelar |
9:00am - 4:30pm 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| 3 November | Bench1: Madeline Prowd Bench 1: Internship Programme Bench 2: Dominic Burrell Bench 2: Fiona + Campbell Gordon |
9:30am - 12:30pm 1:00pm - 4:00pm 10:00am - 1:00pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
| 4 November | Bench 1: Internship Programme Bench 2: Fiona + Campbell Gordon |
9:00am - 4:00pm 9:00am - 4:00pm |
| 5 November | Bench 1: Lewis Batchelar Bench 2: Hayley Maria |
10:00am - 4:00pm |
| 6 November | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 7 November | Bench 1: Beginner Glassblowing Level 2 Bench 2: 1-on-1 Workshops |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 8 November | Bench 2: Greg Swinburne Bench 2: Fran Anderton |
10:00am - 1:00pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
| 9 November | Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Garry Nash |
9:30am - 4:30pm 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 10 November | Bench 1 + 2: NZG | 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| 11 November | Bench 1+2: NZG | 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| 12 November | Bench 2: Crystal Chain Gang | 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| 13 November | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 14 November | Bench 1: Beginner Glassblowing Level 3 Bench 2: 1-on-1 Workshops |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 15 November | Bench 2: Crystal Chain Gang | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 16 November | Bench 2: Crystal Chain Gang | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 17 November | Bench 1 + 2: NZG | 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| 18 November | Bench 2: Molly Elliot + Sarah Bartley | 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| 19 November | Bench 1 + 2: NZG | 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| 20 November | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 21 November | Bench 1: Beginner Glassblowing Level 1 Bench 2: 1-on-1 Workshops |
10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 22 November | Bench 1: Lewis Batchelar Bench 2: Greg Swinburne + Jo Cosford Bench 2: Michael Waysmith |
10:00am - 4:30pm 10:00am - 1:00pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
| 23 November | Bench 1: Stephen Bradbourne | 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| 24 November | Bench 1: Madeline Prowd Bench 1: Lewis Batchelar Bench 2: Alice McDonald |
9:30am - 12:30pm 1:00pm - 4:00pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 25 November | Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Nathan Moore |
9:00am - 4:30pm 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| 26 November | Bench 2: Garry Nash | 10:00am - 4:00pm |
| 27 November | GALLERY OPEN - No Glassblowing, Loading Furnace | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
| 28 November | Bench 1: 2 Day Glassblowing Workshop Bench 2: Fran Anderton |
10:00am - 4:00pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
| 29 November | Bench 1: 2 Day Glassblowing Workshop Bench 2: Michael Waysmith |
10:00am - 4:30pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
| 30 November | Bench 1: Katie Brown Bench 2: Jan Kocian |
9:30am - 4:30pm |