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Suppliers & Professional Assistance Listing
This reference of suppliers was designed for Glass Artists in or close to Canberra Australia.
It also contains important international references.
Glass Workshop reference website: www.anu.edu.au/ITA/CSA/Glass/Glass.Canberra/
Gla ssAustralia reference website: www.glassaustralia.anu.edu.au/
General Suppliers
ACT Fibre Glass Supplies
84 Wollongong Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 6280 6197
Fibreglass matting (for casting moulds) and Gelflex molding
material.
BOC Gas and Gear Store
9 Barrier Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 62806921
Gas, propane and welding supplies. Also good range of
safety clothing, kevlar gloves, glasses and quality
respirators. But wait there is more! Say you are from the
Glass Workshop and you should get a healthy discount.
Consolidated Bearing Company
57 Kembla Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 6280 4288
Loctite glues (UV and epoxie for glass) but call and order
first as they do not keep in stock!
Metal Mart
53 Collier Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 6239 2211
Good variety of metal including some recycled
Wire Mesh Industries
7-9 Rhodes Street
West Ryde NSW 2114
Ph: (02) 9809 0900
Stainless steel wire, knitted and woven mesh. What do you
need this for? Well you can use a fine open weave stainless
mesh for reinforcing your standard plaster based casting
moulds
Acme Anodizing
Alex Redaway
Beltana Road
Pialligo ACT 2609 (right next to studio Arc)
Ph: (02) 6230 6147
Quality anodizing, affordable prices (Alex is an amazing
cook as well).
Capral Aluminum Centre
156 Gladstone Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 6280 7833
Aluminium products, sheet, rod, tube etc
Fisher Discounts
68 Barrier Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 6280 4105
Cheap tools, huge range
Loctite Australia Pty Ltd
3 Endeavour Road
Caringbah NSW 2229
Ph: (02) 9525 8366
Technical advice for glues. They do not sell directly to
consumers. To buy Loctite products you can use CBC
Bearings, Fyshwick (see above)
Workin’ Gear
Paragon Mall
Gladstone Street
Fyshwick
Ph: (02) 6280 5885
Fax: (02) 6239 1311
Email: shop@workingear.com.au
Web: www.workin.gear.com.au
Work clothes including shoes
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Kiln
Australian Stained Glass
39 Pyrmont Street
Pyrmont NSW
Ph: (02) 9660 7424
Glass & supplies
Blackwoods Crystal
837 Taugerty-Thornton Road
Thornton VIC 3712
Ph: (03) 5773 2203
blackwood@virtual.net.au
Lead casting glasses
Finn’s Glass
129 Boundry Road
Peakhurst NSW
Ph: (02) 9553 4333
Glass & supplies
Hot & Sticky Pty Ltd
Steve Harrison - Kiln and Clay Technology
Old School, Railway Parade
Balmoral Village Via Picton NSW 2571
Ph/Fax: (02) 4889 8279
Mob: 0413 000019
Gas and electric kilns that gets your glass hot and sticky
Blackwoods J and Sons Ltd
187 Gladstone Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 6234 5345
www.blackwoods.com.au
Extensive range of industrial supplies and have published a
catalogue bigger than War & Peace
Boral Australia Gypsum Ltd
7 Barrier Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 6280 4243
Plaster! (Pottery, casting and dental plasters). Good quality
and much cheaper than Bunnings
Gaffer Glass
2 Collins Street
Morningside, Auckland AK1
New Zealand
Ph/Fax: + 64 9 846-9000
Casting glasses and colour blowing rods
Walker Ceramics
289 Canberra Avenue
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 6280 5700
Ceramic supplies including silica and other mould material,
enamels & lustres, kiln shelves.
Hot
Amadeus Glassworks (Hot & Cold Working Equipment)
Stuart Smith
36 Webb Road
Wanganui, New Zealand
Ph: (06) 345 7319
Fax: (06) 345 2263
Mob: (021) 1368 360
Email: ssmith@shadowfax.whanganui.ac.nz
Quality crafted equipment for the Glass Artist, including the
Spherical Miracle Lathe and the Diamond Flatbed
Carlo Donà
Studio: Calle Beroviero, 1/A – 30141
Murano, Venezia, Italy
Ph/Fax: 041 739 257
Home Ph/Fax: 041 527 4121
Furnace tools, including the best and most expensive hand
tools available
Steinert Industries Inc
1507 Franklin Avenue
Kent, Ohio 44240, USA
To order: 1800 727 7423
Ph: 330 678 0028
Fax: 330 678 8238
Web: http://www.steinertindustries.com
Email: glasstools@steinertindustries.com
Quality tools for the Glass Artist, the Rolls Royce of blow
pipes and irons
Cutting Edge Products
PO Box 3809
Chico, California 95927, USA
Ph/Fax: 530 342 1970
Email: info@cuttingedgeprdx.com
Web: www.cuttingedgeprdx.com
Precision tools for the Glass Artist
Jim Moore Tools for Glass
PO Box 30936
Seattle, Washington 98103, USA
Ph: 206 440 9420
Hand-crafted tools for glass artists, the best after Carlo
Donà
Gaffer Glass
2 Collins Street
Morningside, Auckland AK1
New Zealand
Ph/Fax: + 64 9 846-9000
Casting glasses and colour blowing rods, colour rod,
powders and frits for blowing
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Cold
Australian Stained Glass
39 Pyrmont Street
Pyrmont NSW
Ph: (02) 9660 7424
Glass & supplies
Crystalite Lapidary & Glass Products
8400 Green Meadows Drive
Westerville, OH 43081, USA
Ph: 1800 777 2894, (614) 548 4855
Fax: (614) 548 5673
Embel Lapidary
1229 Canterbury Road
Punchbowl NSW 2196
Ph/Fax: (02) 9759 3632
Toll Free: 1300 300 412
GranQuartz Stone Tools & Equipment
PO Box 33569
Decatur, GA 30033
Ph: 800 458 6222
Fax: 770 621 9771
Web: http://www.granquartz.com
Hogans Wholesalers
95 Betts Road
Smithfield NSW 2164
Ph: (02) 9632 4380
Based in Sydney but travels to Canberra once a month:
glass tools, linishing belts, cutters, rulers etc.
CDK Stone Pty Ltd
12 Rich Street
Marrickville NSW 2204
Ph: (02) 9518 0971
Mob: 0409 573 957 James
Stone polishing and working machinery. Pads and grinding
equipment for ‘No Friends’ and other cold working gear.
Canberra Diamond Blade Suppliers
48 Sandford Street
Mitchell ACT 2911
Ph/Fax: (02) 6242 8996 mob 0414 623 476
Diamond drill bits for the air engraver. Our standard shaft
size is 2.3mm and we also have 3mm.
Crystalite Diamond Products
Ashworths Pty Ltd
PO Box 87
Home Hill QLD 4806
Ph: (077) 82 1177
Fax: (077) 82 2490
Finn’s Glass
129 Boundry Road
Peakhurst NSW
Ph: (02) 9553 4333
Glass & supplies
Halas Dental Limited
44 O’Dea Avenue
Waterloo NSW 2017
Ph: (02) 697 6288
Fax: (02) 697 2650
Unit 4/84 Wollongong Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 6280 6580
Kurt Merker Kelheim
PO Box 1536
D-93304 Kelheim, Germany
Ph: -49 9441 3355
Fax: -49 9441 12815
Email: k-merker@t-online.de
Tools for glass – Suppliers to the glass industry since 1923.
Lathes, stone and diamond wheels: simply the best.
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Organisations
Arts Law Australia
The Gunnery,
43 Cowper Wharf Road
Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Ph: (02) 9356-2566
Legal advice for artists
Ausglass (Australian Association of Glass Artists)
PO Box 4018
McKinnon VIC 3204
Ausglass@vicnet.net.au
Membership information, organisations, conference and
newsletter
Australia Council
Postal: PO Box 788
Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
Physical: 372 Elizabeth Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Ph: (02) 9215 9000
Freecall: 1800 226 912
Web: www.ozco.gov.au
professional support services for visual artists
OBJECT (Australian Centre for Craft & Design).
Level 3, 31 Alfred Street,
Circular Quay
Sydney NSW 2000
Ph: (02) 9247 9126
Object magazine, Membership, Object stores, Objects
galleries. Read Object mag!
CraftACT, Craft & Design Centre
Physical: North Building, London Circuit, Civic
Postal: PO Box 992
Civic Square ACT 2608
Ph: (02)6262 9333
Outstanding exhibitions, regular newsletters on issues in the
crafts and very friendly staff. Don’t delay become a member
today!
GAS (Glass Arts Society)
1305 Fourth Avenue, Suite 711
Seattle, WA 98101 2401 USA
Ph: 1 206 382 1305
Fax: 1 206 382 2630
http://www.best.com/-gas
Membership, conference information and general glassie
information
National Association for the Visual Arts
(NAVA)
43 Cowper Wharf Road
Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Ph: (02) 9368 1900
Professional support services (these guys have an important
book called 'Money for Artists' , it's only a few bucks and is
tax deductible)
ArtsACT
Physical: Department of Urban Services, Level 4 Macarthur
House, Corner of Macarthur and Northbourne Avenues,
Lyneham ACT 2602
Postal Address: GPO Box 158
Canberra City ACT 2601
Ph: (02) 2607 2384
Fax: (02) 6207 2386
Email: artsACT@act.gov.au
Web: www.arts.act.gov.au
Galleries
Beaver Galleries
81 Denison Street
Deakin ACT
Ph: (02) 6282 5294
Fax: (02) 6281 1315
Gallery showing glass and other 2D and 3D art
CraftACT, Craft & Design Centre
Physical: North Building, London Circuit, Civic
Postal: PO Box 992
Civic Square ACT 2608
Ph: (02) 6262 9333
Outstanding exhibitions, regular newsletters on issues in the
crafts and very friendly staff. Don’t delay become a member
today!
Shipping
Pack & Send
9/55 Townsville Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
Ph: (02) 6280 8008
Foam in place packing (very good way to send glass
objects). Can also ship work all over the world! Ask for
Ben
Printing
Worldwide Online Printing
30 Lonsdale Street
Braddon ACT 2612
Ph: (02) 6257 933
Fax: (02) 6230 5666
Email: braddon@worldwide.com.au
Web: www.worldwide.com.au
They can design and print your invitations, catalogues etc at
a very competitive price!
FedEx
34 Mort Street
Braddon ACT 2612
Ph: 132610
Fast shipping of work and documents all over the world
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Magazines
OBJECT (Australian Centre for Craft & Design).
Level 3, 31 Alfred Street,
Circular Quay
Sydney NSW 2000
Ph: (02) 9247 9126
Object magazine, Membership, Object stores, Objects
galleries. Read Object mag!
Vetro
Centro Studio Vetro
Calle Briati, 9/b
30141 Murano, Venezia
Ph: +39 041 527 4771
Fax: +39 041 527 6028
Csvetro@gpnet.it
ITA Library: 748.05 VET.1
Craftarts International
PO Box 363
Neutral Bay NSW 2089
Ph: (02) 9908 4797
Email: info@craftarts.com.au
Glass
The Urban Glass Art Quarterly
Urban Glass
647 Fulton Street
Brooklyn NY 11217
Ph: 718 625 3685
Email: GLASSquart@aol.com
Web: www.urbanglass.com
ITA Library: 748.05 NEW
Books
Studio Glass Book Catalogue
Whitehouse-Books.com
32 East Market Street, 2nd Floor
Corning, NY 14830, USA
Ph: 800 935 8536
Fax: 6007 936 2465
Email: julia@whitehouse-books.com
Modern glass, contemporary glass, working with glass,
technical, out of print and rare glass books
Ausglass Newsletter
PO Box 4018
McKinnon VIC 3024
Ausglass@vicnet.net.au
ITA Library: 748.0994 AUS.2
Stained Glass
Journal of the Stained Glass Association of America
10009 East 62nd Street
Raytown MO 64133, USA
Ph: (800) 438 9581
Fax: (816) 737 2801
Email: sgmagaz@kcnet.com
Web: www.stainedglass.org
ITA Library: 748.505 STA.1
Neues Glas
German Language Publications Inc
153 South Dean Street
Eaglewood NJ 07631
Ph: 201 871 1010
Fax: 201 871 0870
ITA Library: 748.05 NEU.1
New Glass Review
The Corning Museum of Glass
Buying Office
Corning NY 14830 2253
Ph: 607 937 5371
Fax: 607 974 8470
Email: museumshop@cmog.org
ITA Library: 748.05 NEW.2
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Schools
Pilchuck Glass School
Seattle Office (American Winter):
107 South Main Street 324
Seattle WA 98292 USA
Ph: 1 206 621 8422
Fax: 1 206 621 0713
Pilchuck Glass School
Campus (American Summer):
1201 316th Street NW
Stanwood WA 98292-9600
Ph: 1 360 445 3111
Fax: 1 360 445 5515
Summer classes and scholarship info.
North Lands Creative Glass
Quatre Bras
Lybster Caithness
KW3 6BN Scotland UK
Administrative Manager: Lorna Macmillan
Ph/Fax: +44(0) 1593 721 229
Email: northlands@freeuk.com
Web: www.northlandsglass.com
Masterclasses and annual conference
Centro Studio Vetro
Calle Briati, 9/b 30141
Murano Venezia Italy
Ph: +39 041 527 4771
Fax: +39 041 527 6028
Email: csvetro@gpnet.it
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
PO Box 518
Deer Isle ME 04627
Ph: 207 348 2306
Email: haystack@downeast.net
The Studio
Corning Museum of Glass
One Corning Glass Center
Corning NY 14830-2253
Ph: 607 974 6467
Fax: 607 974 6370
Email: thestudio@cmog.org
Fundació Centre del Vidre de Barcelona
c/ Comtes de Bell.lloc 192
Barcelona Spain 08014
Ph: 934 902 886 or 934 901 656
Fax: 934 906 171
Email: vidrebcn@fcv-bcn.org
Web: www.fcv-bcn.org
Eugene Glass School
575 Wilson Street
Eugene Oregon 97402 USA
Ph: 541 342 2959
Fax: 541 342 2924
Web: www.eugeneglassschool.org
Red Deer College
PO Box 5005
Red Deer AB T4N 5H5
Ph: 1 888 886 2787 or 403 357 3663
Email: anne.brodie@rdc.ab.ca
Niijima Glass Art Centre
122 Setoyama Niijima Honson
Tokyo 100-04 Japan
Ph: 04992 5 1540
Urban Glass
New York Center for Contemporary Glass
647 Fulton Street
Brooklyn NY 11217 USA
Ph: 718 625 3685
The Glass Furnace
Email: apply@glassfurnace.org
Web: www.glassfurnace.org
Penland School of Crafts
PO Box 37
Penland NC 28765-0037
Ph: 828 765 2359
Fax: 828 765 7389
Web: www.penland.org