Donate to BAGI
Donate to BAGI
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The Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and relies on donations to support our facilities and programs to cultivate a vibrant glassworking community. Your donations help support the Institute’s mission and contribute to our stability, growth, and our mission to provide accessible, hands-on glass experiences that educate and inspire current and future generations of patrons, students, artists, and our community.
Your generosity directly helps BAGI programs such as:
- Facility Improvements as a part of our Capital Campaign
- The BAGI Scholarship Fund
- Visiting Artist Programs
- Community Outreach
To make a donation of a custom amount, please use our PayPal donation portal.
Alternatively, add multiple donation amount options to your cart which total your intended donation. For example, to donate $700, add one $200 donation and one $500 donation, totaling $700.
Other Ways to Donate:
Your employer might provide a matching gift to the contributions you make to BAGI. Check with your employer and you might be able to double your donation. BAGI is also able to accept gifts of appreciated stock.
Gifting Securities
Donating appreciated stocks or mutual funds held longer than one year are generally exempt from capital gains taxes and entitles the donor to a tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the securities at the time of transfer. For your convenience, you can download and fill out a Letter of Authorization. Supply your stock broker with this information and send a copy to BAGI at studio@bagi.org.
Please consult with your tax adviser regarding your specific situation, and whether this option is appropriate for you.
Honoring A Loved One
Your 100% tax-deductible gift is a wonderful way to honor or memorialize someone, especially those who are artists or art-lovers. Their legacy can help foster the next generation of glass artists.
BAGI TAX ID: 77-0444349
How to choose: Glass Experience, or Studio Class?
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Check out our Glass ExperiencesIf you’ve never interacted with art glass before and just want a casual introduction to the medium, you’ll want to book a Glass Experience. These are half-day sessions that are a lot of fun, whether solo or with a group.
These make for great team-building events, and we also have seasonal experiences where you can make pieces that are season or holiday-specific.
If you have a Groupon for BAGI, then the Glass Experience is for you—book here.
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Check out our Studio ClassesIf you’re ready to dig deep and start on the right path to becoming a proficient glass artist, you’ll want to book a Studio Class.
Age Requirements
Studio Classes:
All studio and visiting artist classes are available to adults ages 16 and up with variable prerequisites.
Glass Experiences:
Almost every class or experience is open to anyone ages 8 and up, except those in the Flameworking studio.
An adult must accompany children between the ages of 8 and 15. *Unless they attend one of our designated youth camps.
Flameworking Studio:
All experience classes and youth glass camps in the flameworking studio (soft & borosilicate) have a minimum age requirement of 12 years old.
Cancellation Policies
Studio Classes and Glass Experiences
To reschedule, please contact studio@bagi.org with all of the information used to book the class. Please allow up to 3 business days to process the request.
- Requests made with less than 4 days of notice will require a $15 rescheduling fee be paid before being rescheduled.
You can cancel an experience or class yourself here. Pull up the order, and hit "Request return"—our team will attend to you ASAP.
- Cancellations made 5 days before the first day of a class will be issued a 100% refund.
- Cancellations made 3-4 days before the first day of class will be issued a 50% refund.
- No refunds will be given with less than three days' (72 hours) notice.
- No refunds for no-shows.
- If BAGI were to cancel a class, a full refund for the class would be issued.
Practice Sessions
BAGI reserves the right to cancel practice sessions up to 24 hours prior to a session if only one person has enrolled (there is a two-person minimum). We apologize for any inconvenience.
Private Events/Team Building Events
- Cancellations made up to 7 days prior to the event will receive a 100% refund.
- Cancellations made up to 3–6 days prior to the event will be issued a 50% refund.
- Rescheduling 3–6 days cancellation will incur a $50 rebooking fee.
- A rescheduled event will not be considered for a second rescheduling and will, therefore, be considered a cancellation. If this occurs, 100% of the deposit will be forfeited.
- No refunds will be given with less than 3 days' (72 hours) notice of cancellation.
- No refunds for no-shows.
- If BAGI were to cancel an event, a full refund for the event would be issued.