Glass

The glass program provides thorough training to undergraduate students in the development of technical skills for the manipulation of glass in both hot and cold states. 

 The Hite Art Institue offers Introduction to Hot Glass, a 300 level course intended for beginners with no experience. In it, students learn the fundamentals of hot glass and glassblowing. The focus is on the primary skills needed to create basic shapes from hot glass. Students learn techniques including gathering glass, using tools and creating different shapes on the blowpipe. A variety of vessel forms are demonstrated with an emphasis on teamwork and communication. Advanced Glassmaking Techniques is a 500 level course offered to students who have completed the 300 level introductory class. In this level students expand upon the techniques learned at the introductory level and experiment with and create new shapes in their work.

Classes are taught at the Cressman Center, on the corner of First and Main.

The Visiting Artists Program brings nationally recognized glass artists to campus each year to lecture on their work, demonstrate techniques and meet with students for individual and group critique.

For further information regarding the Glass Program, please contact 

Professor Ché Rhodes
Email Ché Rhodes
Phone: 502.852.0277