Canberra Glassworks

The centre is strongly linked with the ANU School of Art Glass Workshop, whose founding workshop head Klaus Moje was pivotal in establishing the centre. The Glassworks is located in the Kingston Powerhouse, which was designed by John Smith Murdoch, constructed from 1913-1915, and is a historical landmark. The power station generated electricity until 1957, and is Canberra's oldest public building. Particular effort was made to preserve the original building and surroundings where possible, and the new facility was developed within a framework of Ecologically Sustainable Design (ESD). The creation of Glassworks and renovation of this building was part of the redevelopment of the lake foreshore surrounding Kingston. The centre was originally scheduled to be opened in September 2006, ==Description and governance==

Canberra Glassworks is the largest dedicated glass studio facility in Australia. Elizabeth Rogers was appointed new chief executive from October 2021. Before starting in this role, she had led Regional Arts NSW for 15 years. == Public outreach ==

The studio contains a public viewing gallery above the main hotshop areas as well as public access walkways around all glass working areas. Glassworks offers courses to non-practising artists and members of the public, as well as students. The studio also offers members of the general public to commission works through artists working at the studio. In addition there are rotating art displays featuring multiple different styles of glassworking. ==Photos==