About the Workshop

Glass offers rich creative possibilities for new-media art. Its transparency, translucency, and reflective qualities make it an engaging surface and vessel for projection mapping, embedded LEDs, and augmented- or virtual-reality imagery. Increasingly, media artists are using glassblowing and lampworking techniques to integrate electronics, sensors, light, and sound into their work, bridging traditional craft and emerging technologies.

In this workshop, students will be divided into three groups of four. Each group will rotate through both glassblowing and lampworking sessions. During the glassblowing session, students will take turns working individually at the furnace. In the lampworking session, all four students in each group will work simultaneously.

Workshop Requirements

Participants must wear closed-toe, and avoid loose or flowing clothing. Long hair should be tied back. These are standard safety measures for working with hot glass.

About the Instructor

Kwan Afonso is a Hong Kong glass artist who holds a Master of Glass Art and Science from VICARTE, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal, and a BA in Visual Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University. Her work explores the boundaries of glass and metal through innovative techniques and physical installations, and has been exhibited internationally. In 2020, she founded Soekjing Studio, where she continues her creative practice through both artistic and functional works. More at kwan.glass.

Enrollment

Registration: https://forms.gle/2o82qP15Nvseo7iTA
Enrollment deadline: 9 October 2026, 4:00 pm

Successful applicants will receive a confirmation email by 12 October 2026 and will then need to submit a further application to CRESDA through AIMS.

Acknowledgement

Key publicity image provided courtesy of the instructor.