Welcome to The Crefeld Glass Studio!
The Crefeld Glass Studio has been a part of the rich culture of Philadelphia glass art, for over 10 years. It is a full service hot glass studio, offering facilities for Glassblowing, Flameworking, and Casting.
Our studio is quite unique- during the school day, it is part of the arts department of The Crefeld School, giving Crefeld's 7-12 grade students a rare opportunity to work with the amazing art medium of glass, and gain valuable teamwork experience while building confidence in oneself. During evenings, weekends, and school vacations, the studio is open to the greater Philadelphia community, offering classes and individual lessons for students and adults alike, as well as making our facilities available for rental to glass artists.
Check out the latest list of Classes, as we are always adding new opportunities to work with glass.
Josh Cole is the Director of the Glass Studio, and primary glass instructor. Additional classes are sometimes taught by outside glass artists. In the past, this has included: Karin Kozlowski, Patti Dougherty, Christopher Duffy, and Eoin Breadon.
The Glass Studio is also available on a rental basis to experienced glass artists.
For more information about the Glass Studio, contact Crefeld at 215-242-5545 or Glass StudioAbout Josh Cole
In 2008, Josh Cole joined the Crefeld faculty as the new Glass Instructor. Josh graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Glass, and received his M.F.A. in Glass from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University. Josh is a professional glass artist whose work is represented by theThomas R. Riley Gallery, and has been feature locally, at the Wexler Gallery in Old City.
Rental of the Glass Studio
Discount Rates for bulk purchase of rental time:Time blocks purchased at one time, will qualify for an overall rate discount. All hours of studio use will need to be scheduled with the studio in advance, and must be scheduled in 3 hour minimum blocks. The base rate of rental is $40/hour for small glory hole, $45/hour for large glory hole.
| 10-19 hours: | 5% discount | 20-29 hours: | 10% discount | 30-74 hours: | 15% discount | 75+ hours: | 25% discount |
General hot shop rental terms and conditions:
The studio is available for rental:
| Monday thru Friday | between 3:30 PM - 11 PM |
| Saturday or Sunday | between 8 AM - 11 PM |
Later hours can sometimes be arranged, contact us for possibilities. All rental hours need to be scheduled with Josh Cole.
Minimum rental block is 3 hours per visit. Included with hourly rental: use of pipe warmer, garage, and reasonable kiln space; pipes, blocks, straight and diamond shears, tweezers, jacks, and bees wax; 20 lbs of glass per hour and 100 lbs of glass per day. If you will be making large work and know you will need more glass than this and more kiln space, you are required to make pre-arrangements with Josh and you will may need to pay for extra glass and kiln usage.
* One upcoming change: As of January 1st, 2010, there will be a $5/hour surcharge for rental insurance for all renters who do not have their own insurance. This only applies to the first 50 hours of rental time per year, and can be waived if the renter submits a copy of their personal insurance accord to The Crefeld Glass Studio.