August First Friday

August 7, 2026 at Belger Crane Yard Gallery from 6:00pm to 8:00PM. Artist Remarks at 6:30pm

Join us this August for First Friday!

View our current exhibitions, Beat the Heat and Proximity and Practice: Belger Arts’ Thirteenth Annual Resident Exhibition, and hear remarks from residents Erin Drake, Zoey McLeod, and Warren Van Ryzin at 6:30PM.

Shop items from our new seasonal gallery collection, Hand in Hand. Enjoy work from Sara Alfieri, Cathy Broski, Stephen Homer, Allyson George, Keok Lim, and Kacey Ziegler.

Participate in a free hands-on glass fusing activity led by Emily Potter. Glass fusing is the process of cutting and arranging sheet glass into a design and using a kiln to melt the glass into a finished, fused piece.

More information coming soon…

Free Artist Talk and Glass Blowing Demo with Emily Potter

Free Artist Talk: Thursday, September 3, starting at 6pm at Belger Crane Yard Gallery

Free Glass Blowing Demo: First Friday, September 4 from 6 to 8pm at the Belger Glass Annex

Join us for a FREE Artist Talk and Glass Blowing Demonstration this September with Glass Annex Program Coordinator, Emily Potter!

Potter is originally from Northwest Ohio and received a BFA from Bowling Green State University. Influenced by the drape and flexibility of textiles alongside the rigidity and light of glass, her work explores the tension and dialogue between these opposing qualities.

Learn about Potter’s multi-step process and inspirations during her Artist Talk and watch her in action on First Friday as she leads the glass blowing demo.

This programming is in conjunction with Potter’s special topic class, Layer, Line, and Luster: The Multi-Fire Glass Journey.