Drinking Vessels HQ: Bat Country

Bat Country is nestled in the magnificent mountain town of Minturn, Colorado. Located on the Eagle River behind Vail, our studio is under twenty minutes to ski Vail or Beaver Creek. Bat Country serves as Drinking Vessels HQ while also offering both short and long term rental opportunities for glass blowers and artists of other mediums alike. 

Facility Amenities & Featured Artists

Amenities: Vertigo Lathe, Heathway Lathe, 4 Additional Flameworking Benches, Cold Work Room (Sandblaster, Covington Lapidary Wheel, MK Saw), Skutt XL, Liquid Oxygen, Industrial Ventilation, Smithy Metal Lathe / Drill Press.

Featured Artists: Wigged Out, Old Greed, Don Mega, Natalie Isis, Rogue, Val Kepler, JCOST, Natron, Glass Cuisine, Bianca Greene.

Artist in Residency Program: This allows for artists of any medium to visit Vail for an extended ski trip in the winter and have a space to create their work while here. Not just limited to winter, come enjoy all that the Vail Valley has to offer year-round.

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