Photo top Bob Gibson, bottom Jeremy Burke/Oregon Coast Visitors Association 38 2026 OFFICIAL VISITORS GUIDE GLASS ART Lincoln City is celebrated for its thriving glass arts community. Every year, visitors uncover locally blown glass floats that have been strategically hidden on area beaches as part of the city’s beloved Finders Keepers program. However, you don’t need to set foot on the sand to see — or even take home — captivating glass art, as there are plenty of glassart galleries and workshops in the area. In the Historic Taft District, the Lincoln City Glass Center is a great place to start. Watch artists at work on the torch, blowing striking, colorful pieces in open sight. For a hands-on opportunity, sign up for a glassblowing experience to create a glass float, heart, candleholder, fluted bowl or paperweight under the tutelage of an expert instructor. There’s also a spacious gallery featuring art of glassblowers from across the region. Find pendants to delicate lotus flowers crafted by Lincoln City Glass Center’s co-owner and in-house artist, Kelly Howard. Across the street from the Lincoln City Glass Center, Volta Gallery is a multidisciplinary studio featuring pieces by artists working in a variety of media, from photography to ceramics. There’s a dedicated glass room where you can browse or buy vibrant, one-of-akind pieces to take home. There’s also a large assortment of locally made jewelry, much of which is crafted in silver, available for purchase. A block south of the center, Mor Art is an art school that focuses on a different type of glass artisanry: fused glass. Students of all levels, from first-timers to experienced glassworkers, are welcome at this hands-on studio. Sign up for a one-on-one intensive course or join a group class and learn to make a colorful coaster, bowl, light cover, or even a backsplash, under the guidance of a professional glass artisan. If you want to design your own piece of glass art but don’t feel ready to get behind the torch yourself, head to the Alder House, a working studio set on a charming patch of farmland just south of Siletz Bay. It’s the oldest glassblowing studio in Oregon and a great place to learn about the intricacies of glass art from some of the area’s most passionate glass artists. Even if you don’t have a commission in mind, stop by (at no cost) to watch glassblowers in action. The studio is open seasonally, from May through October. A 10-minute drive down the road from Alder House, on the banks of the Siletz River, ThornMeadow Glassworks is part glass-art gallery, part educational institute. Find decorative pieces infused with Oregon Coast sand and handblown glass seashells, or sign up for a private class and learn how to make your own multihued float, paperweight or wine glass. Arts and Culture Alder House Lincoln City Glass Center DID YOU KNOW? A collection of historic glass fishing floats is displayed at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum.
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