Chicago Glass Collective is a 1,100 sq. foot community glass studio!
Our well-equipped educational facility is an intimate venue to exhibit glass and a welcoming working studio which includes:
Workspaces for Glass Flame-working, Glass Fusing & Glass Casting
Multiple Kilns & Torches
Cold-Working Equipment
Screen-Printing Equipment
Retail source for Glass Materials & Supplies
We invite you to visit, learn about glass, exchange ideas, and share your latest projects!
Find out how to JOIN US!
Studio Workspace
Workspace for glass fusing is available for rent at $7:50/hr for members and $12.50/hr non-members. Minimum 2-hour rental required.
Studio rental includes use of the following amenities:
Large work areas
GlassTac, Hairspray & Glass Cleaner
Safety glasses
12” rulers, 22” straight edges, 12" L rulers & 18" T-squares
Two strip cutters
Multiple circle cutters
Frit maker
Sharpies & wax markers
Work-in-process storage (up to 2 pieces)
Bullseye sheet glass and accessory glass is for sale at the studio.
Kiln Rental
All kilns are rented out in 24-hour sessions. Rental fees include regular full fuse firings & slumps, thick fuse & thick slumps, dammings and castings. Kiln fees will be pro-rated in 12-hour increments after the first 24-hour cycle. Kiln rentals may be shared.
Kilns for rent include:
One 8” x 8” test kiln ($10/members, $15/ non-members)
One 16” Jen Ken clam shell kiln ($20/members, $25/non-members)
One 18” Jen Ken hex kiln ($20/members, $25/non-members)
One 15" x 26" rectangle kiln ($25/Members, $30/non-members)
One large 18” x 40” Oval Skutt kiln ($75/members, $80/non-members)
Vitrigraph kiln is $50 per pot (includes set up the day of the pull)
Molds and shelves 8” or larger are available for $2.50 per use. (Molds 8” or smaller are free.)
Thin Fire is for sale for $5/per sheet.
Fiber paper is for sale. It is $10/per sq. foot.
Flameworking
Flameworking rental is available in three different ways: (1) by the hour; (2) with an Open Studio Card (member only); or (3) as an Independent Study Student (member only).
6 Hot Head torches ($7.50/hr members and $12.50/hr non-members; minimum 2 hours)
2 Oxy/Propane minor burners- $17.50/hr (non-member)
$15.00/hr (minimum 2 hours) and/or OS punch Card (members only)One Fishbone kiln & One Chilipepper kiln
Tweezers, mashers (large and small), tungsten pics, graphite marvers
Large workspace
State-of-the-art ventilation
Frit maker, bead storage and bead Release
Glass rod rests and mandrel holders
Safety glasses
Inland Grinder
Diamond pads
Coldworking
Coldworking equipment is available for rent at $25/hour for members and $30/hour for non-members.
12” lap grinder with magnetic pads (100 grit to polish)
MK Wet Saw with sliding platform
Inland grinder for smoothing edges and removing sharp ends
Dremel with flex shaft and diamond bits
Diamond Pads
Loose grit for hand lap grinding
Ring saw
Belt sander (Covington table top)
Drill press
Utility sink
Screen Printing
Screen print equipment is available for rent at $45/hour with your own screen, $60 hour using CGC screens (one hour minimum required.)
One 20" x 16", 120 or 220 mesh screen (extra screens $12ea per rental session)
Emulsion for one screen ($8/per extra screens)
Use of light table/exposure unit
Emulsion strip for 1 screen ($5/per extra screens)
Sponges, scrubbers, squeegees
Enamel powder sold by the gram ($5/gram)
Enamel ink medium sold by the gram ($5/gram)
Glassline paints sold by the bottle ($12)