

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Heirloom Fire: Czech Glasswork Presentation & Workshop
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Minnesota jewelry artist Andrea Turini brings audiences inside the living traditions of Czech glass and beadmaking. Her presentation, Heirloom Fire: Czech Glasswork, draws on firsthand experiences in Jablonec nad Nisou, a region long recognized as a world center of bead and button production.

Cultural Storytelling

The evolution of the Czech glass industry, from family workshops to state-run factories under communism, and how artists adapted their craft during these changing eras

Generational traditions — families who have passed down lampworking, pressing, and cutting techniques for centuries

The cultural significance of beads and buttons, both as local artistry and as exports that shaped global fashion

The resilience of a cottage industry that once fed an entire region, where survival depended on glass and beadmaking — and the fact that many workshops remain in business today is nothing short of astounding

Interactive Demonstration

Step-by-step look at how a bead and a button are made

Sample beads at different production stages for audiences to handle

A Czech button mold and examples of finished jewelry featuring Czech glass

Following the presentation, participants can enjoy a one-hour hands-on jewelry design session. Each person will design a coordinating set of jewelry.

Participants select from Andrea’s curated collection of authentic Czech glass beads to create their designs. Andrea demonstrates design concepts and assists with selection, then completes the technical finishing (wrapping, crimping and assembly) during class.

Earrings + Bracelet: $50

Earrings + Necklace: $55

Participation requirement: Enrollment in the jewelry workshop is only available to those who attend the presentation.

Register for the workshop at http://austinareaarts.vbotickets.com/event/czech_glass_jewelry_design_class/189635

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts &amp; cultural heritage fund.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/austin/heirloom-fire-czech-glasswork-presentation-and-workshop/200029814359821
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://austinareaarts.vbotickets.com/event/czech_glass_jewelry_design_class/189635?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=austin-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Austin
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 300 N Main St, Austin, MN, United States, Minnesota 55912
- **lat**: 43.66847
- **long**: -92.97453
- **full address**: 300 N Main St, Austin, MN, United States, Minnesota 55912

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Austin Area Arts (https://allevents.in/org/austin-area-arts/7590112)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 300 N Main St, Austin, MN, United States, Minnesota 55912
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Austin Area Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Heirloom Fire: Czech Glasswork Presentation & Workshop ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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