Artisans In Residence

Glass Artisans Studio & Gallery is located on the beautiful North shore of the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. We invite glass artists from all over to come and rent the Flameworking Studio, Casting & Cold Working Studio and Glass Blowing Studio for one or two weeks during those seasons. It is an adventure to our oasis by the sea for the artist, and a treat for our visitors of the gallery. While artisans create new work in the Hot Shop, visitors can watch them work their magic with glass. We have hosted over 30 artists over the years. Scroll through a few artists below whose work we have in the Gallery for sale.

PLEASE NOTE FOR THE 2020 SEASON: We are sorry to announce COVID-19 has impacted the opening of our on-site glass blowing studio. We are forced to delay repairs to the glass furnace and cancel our upcoming artists in residence. We are hopeful we will be able to open the studio later in the season, any updates to our schedule will be announced here

Past Artisans In Residence

GLASS BLOWERS: Mervi Haapakoski, Chris Van Zanten, Lex Ireton, Brian Tebay, Jen & Terry Craig, Don Pell, Curtis Dionne, Tatsumi Komiya, Dean & Eliska Smiley, Maciej Dyskiewicz, Kelly Lowe, Sean Kerrigan, Chris Hall, Fabian Perrodin.

FLAME WORKERS:
Kerry Ann Gibson, Nick McCaig, Kathryn Gordon, Susan Hood, Jessie Tesolin, Ayse Kayisoglu

SAND CASTING: Shaun Fraser, Urve Manual
ENAMEL: Denise Burke
PAINTING: Pamela Kinsman
FUSING INSTRUCTOR: Jennifer Kelly