Exhibit: Growing Glass: Instructor Honor Roll by W7, May 1- June 30, 2026.
Location: W-7
On View: May 1- June 30, 2026
Reception: June 13, 2026, Saturday 6 - 9pm
In celebration of Handwork 2026, Workhouse resident artists Candi Durusu and Sandi Martina are curating W7's first invitational exhibition, "Growing Glass: Instructor Honor Roll." The focus of this exhibit is to honor artists from across the country who have generously shared their talents and knowledge through workshops and classes in the Glasshouse since its opening in 2008.
Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 is a nationwide semiquincentennial initiative showcasing the importance of handmade, throughout history and in contemporary life. The Workhouse Arts Center is excited to be participating in this unique event. For more happenings on campus: https://www.handwork2026.org/participant/workhouse-arts-center/
"Growing Glass: Instructor Honor Roll" will be on display in W7 Glasshouse Gallery from May 1 through June 30, 2026. A reception will be held on Saturday, June 13 from 6–9pm.
Candi Durusu began flame working glass in 2008. As time and classes progressed she became more interested in borosilicate/scientific glass, completing courses in 2013–15 with multiple artists. Candi has been a resident artist and instructor at the Workhouse Arts Center since 2017. A love of material and what it does has produced periods of her life immersed in clothing design, culinary professionalism and, currently, glass sculpture. One could say she experiments with media that may, with the proper skill, make verbs visible.
Sandi Martina has a keen eye for design with a degree in Visual Communications. In 2008 her artistic journey expanded after taking a variety of glass classes at the Workhouse Arts Center. A year later Sandi became an emerging glass artist. She is currently a resident artist and instructor in the W7 Glasshouse. Sandi found glass to be an ideal medium to express and bring her creative background and ideas to life.
Photo caption: Artists teaching workshops in W7. Carmen Lozar flameworking in 2017; Peter McGrain demonstrates his Vitri-Fusaille technique in 2018 and Paul Messink 'creating dimension' in a fusing workshop in 2019. (Credit: Workhouse Arts Center)