Arts and Entertainment

Glass After Dark: Visiting Artist Series – Helen Lee and Ruth Tamura

May 21 2026

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Perry Glass Studio 245 Grace Street, Norfolk VA 23510, Price: $10 for Museum members, $20 for non-members

Hot glass and live music come together for memorable evenings during Glass After Dark. Each month, watch the Perry Glass Studio team take the molten material to exciting places and enjoy entertainment by local musicians.

Helen Lee is an artist, designer, and educator. She holds an MFA in Glass from RISD and a BSAD in Architecture from MIT. Her work is in the collections of Minnesota Museum of American Art, Corning Museum of Glass, Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, and Toyama City Institute of Glass Art. Recent exhibitions include: Exuviae at Art Lit Lab, Through a Glass Darkly at Delaware Contemporary, and Momentum | Intersection at Toledo Museum of Art. Lee has taught at Rhode Island School of Design, California College of Art, Pilchuck Glass School, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Ox-Bow School of Art, China Academy of Art, Toyama City Institute of Glass Art and the MIT Glass Lab. She is currently an Associate Professor and Head of Glass in the Art Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and proudly serves as the Director of GEEX, the Glass Education Exchange

Doors open at 7 p.m. The event begins at 8 p.m.

$10 for Museum members, $20 for non-members, Cash bar.

Tickets increase $10 at the door, registration recommended.

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