16 Jan – 23 Mar 2025
Designer and artist Martyn Thompson reimagines his ceramic vessels in glass, in this exhibition of textiles, furniture and objects.
Re-imagining TV Screens
2024 Tom Malone Glass Art Prize
Applications are now open for the 2024 Tom Malone Glass Art Prize awarded in 2025. Closes 10 January 2025.
Josie Gluck (USA)
Art Group Creative Fellow 2024 The Creative Fellowship is supported by ArtGroup Development.Canberra Glassworks 2024 Artistic Program is supported by artsACT & Creative Australia. Artist,...
GR’AFT
6 Aug to 25 Oct 2026
GR’AFT draws on the ancient practice of grafting, the joining of separate living forms to create new growth, as both process and metaphor. Developed during a 2024 residency at Canberra Glassworks, Lynda Draper’s new body of work brings together glass, ceramics, and bronze through collaborations with skilled artisans.
Early Career Employment Program
Applications open for 2027 | A two-year, paid opportunity designed to support early-career practitioners to build practical skills, professional experience, and long-term career pathways within a leading contemporary glass organisation. Closing 5 Oct 2026
Be part of Klaus Moje’s legacy
Donate Today | Help us to acquire two Klaus Moje artworks to anchor the foundation of our new development.
What’s On at Glassworks
Here’s whats coming up when you visit this month
Open Wed to Sun | 10am to 4pm
Maree Clarke
A new series of commissioned glass by First Nations artist Maree Clarke (Mutti Mutti/Wamba Wamba/Yorta Yorta/Boonwurrung)
2026 Kids’ Design Competition
Sharpen your pencils! Entries are now open for budding young artists aged 17 years and under to submit a three-dimensional design based on the theme ‘Art in Bloom’ for Floriade. Entries close Fri 11 Sept 2026
Short Courses
Learn to make your creations in glass using a range of techniques in our state-of-the-art workshops, taught by artists expert in their field. Choose your own adventure – blowing in the Hotshop, fusing in the kiln, sculpting with flame, casting from moulds or bending with neon.
Tours + Experiences
Explore our world-class glassmaking studios through our guided tours or hands-on glassmaking experiences. ____ Booking for a large group? Find out more about our large group tours here Read our...
The Annual Ornament Spectacular
2025 Collection now available in store only
Collect a one-of-a-kind handmade ornament by Tony Albert, April Phillips, Ben Edols, Annette Blair, Edwina Leeper and more. Each ornament sold will directly support artist skill development at the Glassworks in 2026.
Funny Peculiar, Not Funny ‘Ha Ha’
5 Nov 2026 – 31 Jan 2027
Erin Dickson’s first Australian solo exhibition brings together the full breadth of her diverse practice in a bold new body of work that fuses traditional craft skills with digital technologies.
Just Too Good
6 Aug – 25 Oct 2026
Contemporary jewellery and glass artist Blanche Tilden explores the poetic reuse of loved and lived-with objects, transforming them into jewellery that carries both memory and material resonance.
Through the Window
14 May – 26 Jul 2026
This exhibition brings together the artists of Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands Art Centre (Mparntwe/Alice Springs, NT) and Jordan Benson (Naarm/Melbourne VIC) in a dialogue of tradition and innovation.