GLASS Arts Festival 2025

Glass artists are invited to enter the Glass Lakefront Art Show and Sale (GLASS) Arts Festival, an exclusively glass festival held outside on the grounds of Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah, WI. Glass artists and collectors from across the country will gather to celebrate glass art during the Friday night VIP collectors' shopping experience Friday, August 8, 5:30-8:30pm, and the Saturday, August 9, 10am-5 pm GLASS Arts Festival, open to the public. In addition to the best in glass art, visitors will enjoy live music, artisan food and beverages, children's art activities, and glass blowing demonstrations.

Artists will enjoy amenities such as opportunities to explore exhibitions in the museum, $3,500+ in cash prizes, a solo exhibition at the museum in 2026 for the top prizewinner, appetizers and beverages on Friday evening, continental breakfast, box lunch and booth sitting on Saturday. Artists will be provided with a 10' x 10' booth space, under a festival tent with electrical available. The 2025 GLASS Arts Festival juror is Mary Childs, Executive Director of the Sandwich Museum of Glass in Sandwich, MA.

Awards include 1st Place: $2000 and solo exhibition at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass in 2026 plus free booth fee in 2026; 2nd Place: $1000 and free booth fee in 2026; 3rd Place: $500 and free booth fee in 2026. Medium categories include beads/jewelry, blown, cast, fused, kiln-formed, lampworking/flameworking, mixed media (with primary medium glass), mosaic, stained glass, sculpture, and paperweights. Non-member jury fee is $45.00; member jury fee is $0.00. Booth fees are $300.00 for one 10' x 10' space or $500.00 for two adjacent booths.