visiting artist residency in the hot shop

Each year, Museum of Glass invites artists to apply for a Visiting Artist Residency in the Hot Shop to explore new ideas and techniques or push the boundaries of a current series. Selected artists have full use of our state-of-the-art Hot Shop and the assistance of the Museum's Hot Shop Team. Applications will be selected to support a wide variety of project scopes.

For 2026, the committee also strongly encourages proposals that are collaborative in nature or incorporate artistic ideas across disciplines or material.

The selection process will also include one project that draws connects between science and art, which will be awarded the Sheldon Levin Memorial Visiting Artist Residency (details below).

Additional Application Details

• Residencies are open to artists from all artistic mediums
• Artists retain ownership of the work created during the residency
• Artists will donate up to two works — one piece made during the residency for the Museum's collection (selected in collaboration with the Museum staff) and one piece for the Museum's annual auction
• Artists are responsible for travel to and from Museum of Glass, accommodations, color, and special order materials
• Artists are responsible for initiating packing, insurance, and shipping arrangements for artwork PRIOR to residency

Sheldon Levin Memorial Application Visiting Artist Residency

Sheldon Levin started his volunteer career with Museum of Glass as a charter docent, participating in the first docent and volunteer training in 2002. He quickly started emceeing on Thursdays in the Hot Shop interpreting glassblowing techniques, helping thousands of visitors understand the art of glassblowing from both artistic and scientific perspectives. To honor his memory, Museum of Glass invites artists who are inspired by connections between art and science to apply for the Sheldon Levin Memorial Application Visiting Artist Residency.