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RAD ART<br />
Educational programs provide aspiring glass-art students with hands-on instruction. NCGC is a non-profit, public access glass studio and<br />
gallery located in the RAD.<br />
Learn how to create art using molten glass this<br />
<strong>September</strong> in the RAD<br />
BY STAFF REPORTS • RIVER ARTS DISTRICT, ASHEVILLE<br />
The fire never goes out at the<br />
North Carolina Glass Center.<br />
Visitors can see artists<br />
working in molten glass in the<br />
hot shop, sculpting with glass at a tabletop torch,<br />
or even try their hand at making glass in one of<br />
NCGC’s classes.<br />
Open seven days a week, NCGC is a non-profit,<br />
public access glass studio and gallery located<br />
in the heart of Asheville’s River Arts District. Dedicated<br />
to education, exploration, and collaboration<br />
in all forms of glass, they welcome all into their<br />
working studio so they can share their passion for<br />
glass.<br />
Their educational programs provide thousands<br />
of aspiring glass art students with high quality,<br />
affordable instruction and include 30-minute<br />
workshops, weekend experiences, and multiweek<br />
offerings. Their low-cost shared studios<br />
help emerging artists launch their careers. Their<br />
furnaces, torches, and kilns enable established<br />
glass artists to pursue new and ambitious challenges.<br />
Their gallery showcases the most<br />
exceptional work from undiscovered<br />
to established glass artists in Western<br />
North Carolina. With 98% of the<br />
work on view made in the studio by<br />
NCGC artists, your purchases help support the<br />
livelihood of locals. Their community outreach<br />
programs provide safe spaces for Veterans and<br />
low-income youth to learn the science and art of<br />
glass. These classes help participants express<br />
themselves in a positive, non-verbal manner<br />
while also building confidence and healthy coping<br />
skills.<br />
IF<br />
YOU<br />
GO<br />
North Carolina Glass Center<br />
Join them for one of their upcoming<br />
workshops or exhibition receptions. Signe<br />
Ballew is their featured artist for <strong>September</strong>. Her<br />
exhibition Residue will be on display until <strong>September</strong><br />
30. Learn more about the North Carolina Glass<br />
Center at ncglasscenter.org or visit them at 140C<br />
Roberts St., Asheville.<br />
12 |RAPIDRIVERMAGAZINE.COM | RAPID RIVER’S ARTS & CULTURE | VOL. 23, NO. 1 SEPTEMBER <strong>2019</strong>
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