The Glory Hole, Inc. today announced that it has signed a contract to open a hot glass studio at the Sundial Lodge in the central 'Forum' of the Canyons resort. The hot glass shop will produce glass art and functional glass. The studio will also offer participatory classes for anyone interested in learning about glass art. The shop will feature glass blowing facilities, glass casting, slump molding, stained glass, neon glass and lampwork. The studio will include a viewing gallery for visitors to watch while glass art is produced. The Glory Hole employs a number of highly skilled glass artists that will be producing art and teaching classes. The hot shop will also be showcasing famous skilled artists-in-residence from around the world on a rotating basis. Currently there are no complete glass studios in Utah that provide all of these services. The center is expected to open by mid January of 2008.

The Glory Hole plans to offer college courses through both the University of Utah and Westminster College. This will create a unique opportunity for higher education in Park City. Professional seminars focused on teamwork are also planned.

One focus of the studio will be the use of environmentally appropriate technology, methods and materials. The Glory Hole will be a 'green' company. The company will be using highly efficient, less polluting furnace and kiln technology developed and patented by Roberts.

A 'glory hole' refers to both the furnace that hot glass is heated in and kept warm for working; it also refers to a rich vein of silver ore that is mined to the surface, thus forming a glory hole. The studio will emphasize Park City's silver mining history.

The company's website will include live web cams to showcase the action in the studio. Currently the website is under construction. Art will be sold with DVD's used to capture the dramatic process of artists' work. For further information, call (435) 940-1425.