The Studios

Hot Soup is Philadelphia’s premier glassblowing studio, and our main goal is to bring the excitement of learning to blow glass to the general public (not just to a few art students)! We are active members of the Old City Arts Association, and believe that our neighborhood and our studio have a lot to offer to any student interested in the arts, in arts education, and in the artist community of Philadelphia.

Our studios include a hot shop, with a furnace containing 400 lb. of hot glass, two gloryholes and three annealers, a flameworking studio with six individual torches, and a fusing area with kiln.

Hot Shop Guidelines

Shirt and closed-toe shoes are required

UV protected sunglasses suggested

Long hair should be pulled back

New Hot Shop Rental Rates:

$40/hour for Hot Soup students
$50/hour for non-Hot Soup students

Torch rental for bead-making is $30/hour or $25/hour for interns, teachers and current students, and includes Bullseye glass.

On Wednesday nights, torches are available for a flat fee of $50 between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m.

Private Lessons:

Hot shop lessons available at a rate of $75 per hour for 1 person, $100 for 2, and $125 for 3 or 4 people.

Torch lessons available for $50 per hour for one person, $75 per hour for two people, or $100 per hour for three people.

Fusing lessons are available for $25 - one student makes one tile.

Private Parties:
Call to inquire