Rental Hours:
Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Rental Details:
Prices:
12” Glory Hole: $140 per four-hour time slot
16” Glory Hole: $160 per four-hour time slot
20” Glory Hole: $175 per four-hour time slot
Time Slots:
8:30 am - 12:30 & 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Your rental includes:
- Use of the glory hole you rented
- Up to 40 pounds of furnace glass (+$50 if you exceed 40 lbs, no prorating)
- Standard glass blowing hand tools
- Oxy/Propane Torch (Hot Torch)
- Propane Torch (Fluffy Torch)
- Pick-up Box (Color Box)
- Pipes and punties
- Pipe warmer
- Annealer space
- Garage
Assistants & Access Training:
Renters are responsible for contacting and arranging their own assistant prior to booking a rental.
Renters must be Accessed Trained prior to renting.
For more information and to schedule your access training, please contact glass@belgerarts.org
Cold Shop Rental
Rental Hours:
By Appointment.
Email glass@belgerarts.org
Rental Requirements:
Must complete Coldworking 1 (or have equivalent experience) and pass the cold shop access test.
Proper clean up is required.
Clean up time is included in the rental fee.
Rental Details:
Prices:
$15/hour with a 3 hour minimum.
Time Slots:
3+ hour timeslots are available by appointment.
The most available times are*:
- Wednesday afternoons & evenings
- Thursday morning, afternoon, and evening
- Friday morning & afternoon
- Sunday morning & afternoon
*These days are not guaranteed to always be available. An appointment is required.
Your rental includes:
- Wet saw
- Belt sander
- Lap wheel
- Lathe
Assistants & Access Training:
Renters are responsible for scheduling their cold shop rental in advance.
Cold shop renters must be Accessed trained and tested prior to renting.
For more information about cold shop access training and testing, please contact glass@belgerarts.org
Kiln Rental
Rental Hours:
By Appointment.
Email glass@belgerarts.org
Rental Requirements:
Must pass the access test.
Rental Details:
Kilns available for rent:
Bell Kiln:
Denver Glass Machinery with RTC 1000 Controls and 4x8 foot interior.
Prices:
- Tack Fuse: $90
- Slump: $90
- Full Fuse: $120
Kiln Rental details:
Renters have 24 hours after their cycle ends to unload their kiln and clean it out for the next person.
Renters are required to provide their own kiln shelves or kiln shelves available to rent:
- $10 to rent 1 shelf
- $60 shelf replacement fee
- $20 to bake a kiln wash onto a personal shelf
Communal kiln wash is available.
The Belger Glass Annex warm shop can also facilitate open face casting and plaster silica mold casting. Email glass@belgerarts.org for pricing and to schedule.
Sandblaster Rental
Rental Hours:
By Appointment.
Email glass@belgerarts.org
Rental Requirements:
Must complete Intro to Fusing and Slumping (or have equivalent experience) and pass the access test.
Rental Details:
Sandblaster Rental details:
Sandblaster is for GLASS ONLY
Sandblaster shoots 120 grit.
Prices
$20/hour with a minimum of 2 hours
Assistants & Access Training:
Renters are responsible for contacting and arranging their own assistant prior to booking a rental.
Renters must be Accessed Trained prior to renting.
For more information and to schedule your access training, please contact glass@belgerarts.org
Assistants & Access Training:
Renters are responsible for contacting and arranging their own assistant prior to booking a rental.
Renters must be Accessed Trained prior to renting.
For more information and to schedule your access training, please contact glass@belgerarts.org
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations must be made 7 days before your scheduled appointment. Cancellations made 7 days in advance will receive a full refund.
Cancellations made less than 7 days in advance will incur a $25 cancellation fee.
Failure to show or cancelling within 24hrs of your scheduled appointment time will result in a full forfeit of your payment. No refund will be issued.
Hot Shop
The hot shop is the heart of glassblowing, where artists work with molten glass at temperatures exceeding 2,000°F. This space includes equipment like furnaces for melting raw glass, glory holes for reheating during shaping, and annealers for slowly cooling finished pieces to prevent cracking.
In the hot shop, artists gather molten glass on blowpipes or punty rods, then use tools and techniques such as blowing, spinning, and sculpting to create forms while the material is still glowing and pliable. It's a high-energy, fast-paced environment that demands coordination, timing, and precision.
Cold Shop
The cold shop is where glass is shaped, refined, and finished after it has cooled and hardened. This space is equipped with tools like diamond saws, flat grinders, belt sanders, lathes, and sandblasters, which allow artists to cut, carve, engrave, or polish their work.
Processes in the cold shop can add texture, detail, or optical effects, and are often used to clean up edges or surfaces that can't be perfected while the glass is hot. It’s a quieter, more methodical environment that plays a crucial role in bringing a glass piece to completion.
