East Falls Glassworks is greater Philadelphia's largest studio and gallery dedicated to hot glass.

The glassblowing studio is located at Sherman Mills in East Falls, near Manayunk, about 7 minutes from the Philadelphia Art Museum. East Falls Glassworks is convenient to Center City Philadelphia, New Jersey, the Main Line and surrounding suburbs.

Open House Celebration - June 13th

All the details of this open house are on our Facebook Page. Feel free to forward this event to all your friends on Facebook!

Visit Our Glass Studio, Watch Live Glassblowing

We welcome the public to visit us any time we are working and watch us transform molten glass into works of art. The studio is set up with a designated viewing area and we offer a special 'behind-the-scenes' tour between pieces. During your visit, make sure you check out the East Falls Glassworks gallery, which displays a large collection of glass art made by Philadelphia area artists. If you are looking for something for a special person, we've created a page with glass-related gift ideas.

Hours of Operation

Monday - Thursday	Noon - 6pm
Friday	Noon - 9pm
Saturday - Sunday	Noon - 5pm

Take a Glassblowing Class

Glassblowing classes are offered for all levels of experience. We have classes designed for beginners as well as offerings for glass blowers with advanced skills. Our patient, experienced instructors will help you satisfy your glass muse. East Falls Glassworks is 'public access'; once you've mastered the basic glassworking skills the studio is available for rental; so you can realize your own glass designs. Fill our the online registration form or call us at (215) 908-7924 for more information about our glass classes.

Partnerships with Local Arts Institutions

In addition to our class offerings, East Falls Glassworks collaborates with local educational centers and groups to host continuing-education glassblowing classes. We are currently hosting classes offered by The Main Line Art Center and University of the Arts (UArts). Check out the current classes offered by the Main Line Art Center.

Artist Spotlight: Jon Goldberg

One of the founders of East Falls Glassworks, Jon Goldberg, uses innovative color techniques combined with elegant form in his glass art. Jon Goldberg's online portfolio can be seen here, or visit the studio to see his work in person. Stay tuned for more online portfolios, showcasing Philadelphia-area glass artists, including many of our resident artists. Philadelphia has a vibrant community of glass artists and our goal is to share some of the work made by this community.

Commissions and Special Events

The East Falls Glassworks glassblowing team can work with you to bring your glass commission ideas to reality. We can also add some hot glass to your next special event whether its a birthday party or corporate team-building.

Elio Quarisa in Philadelphia

Our first master glass blowing class, taught by Maestro glassblower Elio Quarisa, was an unqualified success. We've put together a page about the class with pictures and more information about both Maestro Quarisa as well as the class proceedings. We've also posted pictures of some the glass art that Maestro Quarisa made during the class.

Sherman Mills Arts Council

The complex where we are located, Sherman Mills is a 19th century textile mill that is undergoing a transformation into a vibrant, diverse artists' community. There are 40+ artist studios in the complex, include sculptors, painters, stained glass artists, warm glass artists (slumping and fusing), potters, weavers and others. Sherman Mills is the 2nd largest group of artist studios in Philadelphia and still growing. The community of artists here is amazing. Sherman Mills Arts council (SMArts) is the group that coordinates artistic happenings and special events at Sherman Mills.

Twice seen on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"

Hopefully, you were able to see us and our glass art on the Emmy award winning TV series, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition". We twice worked with Preston Sharp, a designer from the show. Most recently, we made an amazing glass and wrought iron chandelier for Kilgallon (Levittown, PA) family episode of the show. We made kites made from blown glass for the (Northeast Philadelphia) Py family. If you'd like to get more information about our glass kites, please check out the gallery page. You also can check out the Press Release announcing the studio's involvement with the show. Both were great projects and we were privileged to be twice asked to help out.

January 7th, 2006: Grand Opening

Thanks to all who made our grand opening a huge success. We had a great crowd and lots of glass artists in attendance; it meant a lot to us to see the support from the greater Philadelphia glass blowing community (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware).