Glick Center for Glass

The Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass will be named for one of Indiana’s most influential arts supporters and an avid glass art collector. The center will feature hot glass instruction, three glass furnaces, glass blowing and workspace, a cold shop, and a photo documentation lab.

The state-of-the-art equipment and workspace will attract national and international visiting artists as well as undergraduate and graduate students interested in the glass program. In addition, the central Indiana community will benefit (link to community link below) from the world-class facility.

The glass program and the Glick Center for Glass complement the exceptional education Ball State University offers and will also benefit from:

• central Indiana and the Muncie community’s significant glass-making history
• ongoing local glass industry
• current patrons and collectors
• being the first facility built on the Ball State campus to take advantage of geothermal heating and cooling
• Ball State University’s acclaimed Museum of Art
• the long history of excellent scholarship and distinguished programs within the College of Fine Arts and Department of Art
• the university’s beautiful, vibrant campus and proven track record of superior facility management

This enhanced position within the regional, national, and international educational fields will serve to attract and retain faculty as well as encourage interest in glass at other institutions.

Your gift will ensure that Ball State students will continue to have access to the country’s finest programs and professors through the Glick Center for Glass.

Download a booklet [PDF] about the Glick Center for Glass.