Hot Glass
Hot Glass Exhibition
On view through February 2025
The “Hot Glass” Exhibition is now at the Cornell Art Museum. In collaboration with the Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts and other glass facilities, the exhibition, which will run through February 2025, is co-curated by Marusca Gatto, Cultural Arts Director of the DDA, and Eli Cecil, Creative Director of the Benzaiten Center.
The Cornell Art Museum, located in Old School Square, is free and open to the public. During the run of “Hot Glass,” the Cornell Art Museum and Benzaiten Center will host special events, art talks and glass art demonstrations by notable artists. Specific dates and times to be announced.
Glass artists from both Florida coasts, in addition to national and international glass artists will be highlighted in three galleries and the museum Atrium. All forms of glass making will be represented including blown glass, kiln-formed or fused glass, cast glass, flameworking and stained glass. A special feature of the exhibition will showcase notable South Florida glass artists from the Netflix glassblowing competition “Blown Away.”
Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts
The Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts is named for the Japanese Goddess who represents all things flowing i.e., love, knowledge, music, the river and in Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts, hot molten glass and bronze.
The vision of artist and entrepreneur, JB Berkow, Benzaiten’s mission is to encourage young, emerging artists and established artists to continue living and working in South Florida.
The Benzaiten Center supports artists’ efforts to create glass and metal fine art sculptures in a world-class fabrication center by providing them with extremely reasonable studio rental costs along with a gallery for showing their work in an artistic seaside community.
Through the support of civic, social and key business leaders along with the City of Lake Worth Beach and Lake Worth CRA, Benzaiten has become a part of the Lake Worth Arts District revitalization. Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts regularly hosts visiting glass masters, workshops, classes and is home to many career glass artists. They offer memberships and gratefully accept donations.