Get involved
Help us light the furnace.
We’re a young organization with a real plan and a lot of momentum. Here’s how you can help us open the doors and keep them open.
Donate
Give to Charlottesville Glass.
Your gift buys glass, gas, and time at the bench — and helps keep pay-what-you-can seats open so cost is never the reason someone stays home.
More than money
Ways to help right now.
Money matters, but it isn’t the only thing that gets a studio running. A few of these might be a better fit for you.
Volunteer
Help at open days, assist facilitators, or lend a professional skill — bookkeeping, grant writing, photography, web.
Partner with us
Clinicians, recovery programs, schools, and employers: let’s design sessions for the people you serve.
Refer someone
Know a person or group who’d benefit from studio time? Point them our way, or tell us about them.
Give in kind
Glass, tools, kiln and hot-shop equipment, safety gear, or studio materials — usable donations go straight to work.
Sponsor a seat
Underwrite pay-what-you-can seats so cost is never the reason someone stays home. Ask us how.
Spread the word
Follow along, share the site, and tell people what we’re building. Early word-of-mouth is worth a lot.
For considered giving
Donor-advised funds & planned gifts.
We’re establishing a donor-advised fund so supporters can give in a tax-smart, flexible way, and so larger or recurring gifts have a solid home. If you already give through a DAF, a family foundation, or a workplace match, we’d love to be on your list.
These arrangements are being finalized. Reach out and we’ll share the details as soon as they’re ready — and make sure your intentions are set up the way you want.
Stay close
Be the first to know.
Programs, open days, and new experiences — we’ll send occasional updates and nothing else. Email us to get on the list, and tell us what you’d want from a community glass studio while you’re at it.