Glass Residency
This residency program is open to emerging glass artists looking to further their artistic and professional careers and gain experience teaching and working with the public.
2026-27 Glass Residents
Jamison Cole
Jamison Cole is a glass artist and photographer from Rochester, New York. There, in 2025, he received a Bachelors of Fine Arts for Glass and a minor in Fine Art Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology. The proximity of his origin to places synonymous with his mediums has had an irrefutable impact on his life, and thus his choice of medium, even if only by happenstance. Rochester and Corning, photography and glass, respectively, his experience and interpretation of the world has always come from this lens. With the use of digital and analog photography, as well as blown, cast, kilnformed, and coldworked glass; Jamison investigates the bond between these mediums and the personal relationship between this connection and himself. The utilization and manipulation of light, optics, imagery, and the hollow void, allow him to consider his surroundings via these histories, his memories, and natural phenomena.
www.jamisoncole.com
@jamison.cole.studio
Santiago Mora
Santiago Mora is a glass artist based in Columbus, Ohio. With a background in pilot training and aviation, his practice often reflects a methodical, procedural approach to material. A graduate of the glass program at The Ohio State University, Mora focuses on the intersections of glass and flight, using the medium to create physical records of planned execution. His current work explores the architecture of modern aviation, often utilizing a visual language of superimposition and balance to explore conflicting narratives. This conceptual framework is a central theme in his work.
Mora has extensive experience in studio operations, having served as the lead assistant to artist Jonathan Capps. In this role, he managed furnace charging, kiln scheduling, and hotshop assistance to Jonathan’s several lines of work. His versatile technical background in glass and metal fabrication also led to his selection as a 2026 Summer Work-Study Fellow at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.
His work has been exhibited at the Janice Charach Gallery and was recently included in the Ohio Craft Museum’s Best of 2026 exhibition. His sculpture is held in the permanent collection of the Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science, and his practice has been supported by an Ohio Designer Craftsmen Artist Scholarship. Mora continues to contribute to the community as an instructor at the Columbus Glass Art Center and a gallery assistant at Hawk Galleries.
@santiago.makes
Belger Arts Emerging Artist Residency - Belger Glass Annex
This residency program is open to emerging glass artists looking to further their artistic and professional careers and gain experience teaching and working with the public. This residency is ideal for artists looking to develop a body of work who thrive in a shared, communal space and are preparing for the next step in their professional pursuits.
Be a part of Kansas City’s vibrant art scene while enjoying a set weekly schedule, a monthly stipend, and a weekly allotment of free studio time. Grow your art practice in a spacious state-of-the-art facility equipped for glass blowing, kiln forming, sandblasting, and coldworking. Work alongside nationally recognized artists throughout the year and help develop and inspire beginner glassblowers. Teach a class of your own design, plan and lead public glass blowing demonstrations, and engage with the public during hands-on glass blowing experiences.
PLEASE DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS AND EMAIL ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS TO: KHOGAN@belgerartscenter.org
Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years of experience working with glass as an art form
- Ability to lift 50 pounds and physically able to blow glass throughout an eight-hour workday
- Attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple tasks
- High school diploma or GED, college degree preferred
Required Application Materials:
- Artist Statement
- CV/Resume
- Letter of Intent, briefly outlining specific project goals for the residency term
- Five to ten digital images saved in JPEG format and a corresponding image list
- Two professional or educational contacts for reference
Benefits:
- Set weekly work schedule
- Eight hours of hotshop time per week for each resident artist. Resident artists assist each other during their hotshop time.
- Four hours additional studio use in the coldshop and warmshop per week
- Work desk, locker, and additional studio space as needed
- Teach introductory glass blowing classes
- Design and teach a class based on an area of your expertise
- Assist professional visiting artists and TA the annual masterclass
- Participate in the annual Resident Exhibition at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery
- Opportunity to sell work through Belger Crane Yard Gallery
- Opportunities to plan and lead public demonstrations and events
- Opportunities to assist community members in the hotshop at an hourly rate
Responsibilities:
- Participate in weekly studio clean-ups and maintain a clean and tidy studio
- Operate and maintain studio equipment, including lighting up the studio and shutting down
- Lead and assist with glass blowing and fusing classes and experiences
- Design and teach a class based on your skill set
- Give an artist talk
- Aid and advise Belger Glass Annex community members with inquiries
- Participating in monthly First Friday demos and other special events throughout the year
- Greet visitors and answer questions with enthusiasm and a high level of customer service
- Keep studio supplies organized and report any issues or needs to the BGA Program Coordinator
- Help unload annealers and process finished work
- Gaff and assist with BGA commission projects and production lines
- Donate a small work to the Belger Glass Annex collection (at end of term).
Requirements:
- Available to work weekends, evenings, and First Fridays
- Comfortable working in an active, creative, and dynamic public setting
- Able to lead tours for visiting groups
- Ability to be conversational with visitors and have a willingness to engage the visitor in conversation
- Reliable, punctual, and respectful to studio members, staff, students, and visitors
- Daily cleaning and organizational skills
- Work well on a team and independently
- Self-motivated
- Proficiency with Google Workspace Suite (including Google Docs, Calendar, Sheets, etc.) and Shopify
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Willingness to step in where needed
Work Week Hours:
- Set schedule, 30 hours a week
Term:
- 11 months, (mid-August 2026 to mid-July 2027), plus a possible additional one-year renewal with review (max two consecutive years per artist)
Compensation:
- $400 stipend per two-week pay period
WORK STUDY PROGRAM
Sign up for work study at the Belger Glass Annex and accumulate credits towards glass classes and studio rentals!
Work study is the Glass Annex's scholarship program, and it is a wonderful opportunity for students and community members to learn what it takes to maintain a glassblowing studio while earning studio credit.
During work study, participants help with whatever tasks need to be completed that day. The range of possible tasks includes everything from sweeping floors and cleaning tools, to casting new components and rebuilding equipment.
Work study shifts happen in four hours blocks, and they are available on various Sundays throughout the year. Participants earn credit at a rate of $15/hour, and credits can be saved up and cashed in to pay for Glass Annex classes, workshops, and studio rentals.