Gather is open and welcoming students!

In light of the latest COVID-19 guidelines, we have created a fun and engaging glass blowing experience that complies with physical distancing standards. Gather Glass continues to ensure that student, guest, and employee health and safety remains our top priority.

We continue to closely monitor the evolving situation and are following the advice of local health authorities. We have established an enhanced health and safety program to ensure the safety and well being for all that visit. As a result:

• We have limited the number and guests allowed in the studio at one time.

• All surfaces and tools are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized in between classes.

• Upon arrival, there will be a screening procedure that may include temperature checking as well as questions regarding health.

• All our employees will be wearing masks.

• We ask that our students (ages 8 and up) also wear facial coverings while indoors with us.

We are inspired by glass and teaching others how to make it. Now that we’re open, we can’t wait to share that experience with you!

To sign up for classes click the “Classes” tab above or click here.

GATHER COVID-19 RESPONSE

Dear Gather Glass Community:

 Our thoughts and prayers for health are with all of you.

Due to COVID-19 we will not be scheduling any new glass making classes at this time.  Although we typically only work with groups no larger than four people at a time, out of an abundance of caution we will follow the guidance of the City of Providence and the State of Rhode Island as to when we should start public operations again.

 For those of you who already had classes scheduled, you will be the first to know when you can reschedule your class.  You can reschedule your class anytime in the future and there is no time limit on when you can come back in.  As a special thank you for everyone rescheduling, each member of your party will receive one of our newly designed drinking glasses. Something positive to look forward to! 

When classes begin again, please know that Gather Glass goes above and beyond to make sure your glass making experience is extremely safe and sanitary.  Even before the coronavirus we had an aggressive cleaning protocol in place.  In between each student we wipe down all surfaces, tools and equipment with alcohol and bleach based disinfectants. We do that for the safety of the students as well as for the teachers.

Thanks to everyone who has been supporting the small business community. While these are challenging times we are hopeful that this will bring our community, country and world closer together.

We are inspired by glass and teaching others how to make it.  We can’t wait to share that experience with you soon!

Rhody Gem Of The Month!

We are thrilled to be named the Rhody Gem Of The Month. Thank you to everyone that has made this last year a complete success. If we have not had the pleasure of having you into our studio yet we hope we can see you soon.

We are pleased to introduce Rhody Gem, a new monthly column in Providence Monthly. We’re always being thanked for spotlighting the “hidden gems” of the state, and in our ongoing efforts to leave no stone unturned, we’re putting the call out to our readership Each month we’ll spotlight a Rhody Gem: a business, artisan, or place suggested to us by our faithful readers.

What it is: 
Gather Glass is a workshop that offers people the chance to try glass blowing in a safe and fun environment. Students learn from master glass blowers how to make objects such as drinking glasses, ornaments, paperweights, pumpkins, bowls, and more……..

Read the full article by Providence Monthly here.

Learn about the world of glass blowing with Gather Glass in Providence

Even though Gather Glass has been in business for over six years, they just opened their first brick and mortar location. You may recognize them from their mobile unit at WaterFire, where they do glassblowing demos of jewelry and small sculptures. Now, with the new location, Gather has opened their doors to the world of glassblowing with hands-on classes in their studio. 

Ben Giguere, one of the creators of Gather, has been blowing glass for 20 years and is incredibly excited about this new chapter. “A Gather class is a community space for blowing glass, bringing people together and bringing in other artists to work in here as well. We do our own one-of-a-kind work, but we also work closely with some non-profits, for a good cause here in Providence,” he says...

Read the full article by Providence Monthly here.

Connecting with Community Through Art at Gather Glass

The experience had at Gather is meant to inspire their visitors just as much as their beautiful hand blown glass creations do. Connecting with community through art by sharing their passion for the craft of glassblowing is at the core of what they do. It is also the inspiration for their name. Master glassblower Benjamin Giguere invites you to their studio/gallery to attend a glassblowing class and make your own unique glass creation. Learn how to craft an ornament, drinking glass or paperweight in one of their group classes. They can also be a destination for friend or family gatherings, or for workplace team building parties.

Read the full article by Federal Hill here.