06/09/2026
⭐️ Artist Spotlight: Brad Smith⭐️
Brad Smith began blowing glass at age 13 at Bucks Rock visual and performing arts camp in New Milford, CT. After high school Brad moved to Rindge, NH to attend Franklin Pierce College where he studied glassblowing and ceramics. After two years of study at Franklin Pierce College, Brad was offered the opportunity to work with master glassblower Peter Greenwood, whom Brad assisted in the creation of several production designs as well as many special commissioned projects. After his apprenticeship, Brad moved to Smithville, TN, where he studied under Curtiss Brock for 5 years at the Appalachian Center for Craft. In April 2012, Brad completed his study with the culmination of his senior exhibition at the craft center gallery. In 2012, Brad moved to Santa Fe, NM to pursue glass full time. Brad built a home studio for grinding and polishing glass objects. In 2016, Brad relocated to Asheville, NC, an area renowned for its long tradition of craft, where he now operates his own business, Brad Smith Studios. You can catch his current exhibit at our Black Mountain Location this net=xt week!
