• Community Night with Visiting Artist Morgan Gilbreath

    Community Night with Visiting Artist Morgan Gil...

    The Bay Area Glass Institute will be hosting a Community Night celebrating the work of Visiting Artist Morgan Gilbreath! Morgan will be here at BAGI teaching her class "Experimental Kilnforming...

     

    Community Night with Visiting Artist Morgan Gil...

    The Bay Area Glass Institute will be hosting a Community Night celebrating the work of Visiting Artist Morgan Gilbreath! Morgan will be here at BAGI teaching her class "Experimental Kilnforming...

  • Inaugural BAGI NIGHT LIVE featuring Local Artist Michael Sopkin

    Inaugural BAGI NIGHT LIVE featuring Local Artis...

    Join us for the Inaugural BAGI NIGHT LIVE! featuring Artist, Instructor, and BAGI Staff Member Michael Sopkin BAGI NIGHT LIVE! is a new series of community events in our studios where a...

     

    Inaugural BAGI NIGHT LIVE featuring Local Artis...

    Join us for the Inaugural BAGI NIGHT LIVE! featuring Artist, Instructor, and BAGI Staff Member Michael Sopkin BAGI NIGHT LIVE! is a new series of community events in our studios where a...

  • SubZERO Festival 2024

    SubZERO Festival 2024

    BAGI will be downtown next month with flameworking demos and glass for sale at the 15th annual SubZERO Festival! Join us on First Street, June 7th and 8th, for conversations...

     

    SubZERO Festival 2024

    BAGI will be downtown next month with flameworking demos and glass for sale at the 15th annual SubZERO Festival! Join us on First Street, June 7th and 8th, for conversations...

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What is BAGI?

  • The Hot Shop

    The hot shop is where glassblowing happens. Molten glass is blown or hot-sculpted, using blow pipes, long rods called "punties", jacks, shears, tweezers, and more.

    Explore our hot shop 
  • The Flame Shop

    The flame shop is where flameworking happens. Long, thin rods of glass are bent and blown over a table-mounted torch to make jewelry, beads, and even neon signs.

    Explore our flame shop 
  • The Flat Shop

    The flat shop is where fusing happens. Here, glass is cut into mosaic-like pieces and fused in a kiln.

    Explore our flat shop 
  • A glass artist finishing his piece in the cold shop.

    The Cold Shop

    The cold shop is where coldworking happens. Artists put the finishing touches on their work by polishing, sandblasting, cutting, grinding, and more.

    Explore our cold shop 
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FAQ

Is parking free?

Yes, parking is free. The parking lot entrance is just beyond the History Park pedestrian entrance.

How many people can I bring to a team building event?

It depends. We've had small team building events with five people, and very large ones with nearly 40.

Send us a team building inquiry to see how we might fit you in!

Can kids blow glass?

During the summer, we host youth glass camps that are perfect for kids to get creative with a mysterious and diverse medium!

Ages range from 8—16.

Check out our kids camps here.

Do I need to sign a waiver?

If you're planning a visit to BAGI via one of our glass experiences, studio classes, team building event, or anything else, you need to sign our liability waiver here.

I think I'm here...but I can't find BAGI!

Look around...what do you see?

If you're in a really big parking lot that's at the bottom of a hill, you're in the wrong parking lot. Drive back up the hill—we'll be the first gated entrance on your right. Call us for the gate code.

If you see a lot of historical houses, a train, or picnic tables, you're probably walking around History Park. Look up and find the big light tower, and walk towards it until you're right under it. You'll notice a fence that opens up to a parking lot—that's the BAGI parking lot! The entrance is right there, come on in!

What's the gate code?

Call us for the gate code!

What's the cancellation policy?