OUR STORY
Pollack Glass Studio and Gallery is a private atelier in New Orleans, Louisiana, founded by Andrew Pollack and his friends and family. With emphasis on Lampworked glass techniques, Andrew teaches and features his artwork alongside other talented artists.
Andrew has worked with schools in the community for over 20 years. This space serves as a place for Andrew to create and to educate. The Studio accommodates weekly classes, monthly workshops with leading artists in the field, as well as community torch nights, and special events.
The Gallery hosts rotating exhibitions with a central focus on glass, in addition to serving local artists as a top-notch, commercial showroom.
Online you will find a curated cross-section of work by artists represented in the gallery. Please feel free to inquire about pieces that may not be listed here or custom orders. You can also register for upcoming classes and purchase gift certificates that are good for any amount or for classes.
Pollack Glass Studio + Gallery, 4132 Magazine Street, New Orleans
WHAT IS LAMPWORKING?
Lampworking — also called flameworking or torchworking — is the primary glass technique Andrew practices. One of the oldest methods of hot glassworking (over 5000 years old!), lampworking shapes glass directly in the flame of a torch rather than by gathering molten material from a furnace. Hollow forms are started from glass tubing; solid pieces begin with glass rod, both heated and softened in the flame. Though most lampworked pieces are small to medium in scale, the technique allows exceptional detail and a broad range of outcomes: beads, marbles, paperweights, figurines, drinking vessels, and sculptures, among others. Andrew’s work also includes chandeliers and large-scale public installations. He combines lampworking with various hot and cold techniques to realize his ideas. His pieces are held in collections and museums around the world.
STAFF
Andrew and Tiffany Pollack, Founders
Tish Douzart, Gallery & Studio Coordinator
Andrew Justin Barrows, Faculty, instructor