Glue a Turkish Mosaic Lamp in Indianapolis, Grout It Later
One instructor, a table of cut stained glass and bead bowls, and three projects to pick between. What separates them is mostly the metal underneath.
Mosaic Art Studio keeps Suite B335 on the third floor of the Stutz Building, off North Capitol Avenue. The company opened its first room in Hong Kong in 2019 and now runs both permanent storefronts and travelling pop-ups in the US. Indianapolis is one of the permanent ones; Carmel, Fishers, Anderson and Columbus get the pop-up version, so the third floor here is a staffed studio, not a weekend pop-up.
A session seats you in front of a tray of cut stained glass, a row of bead bowls and a bottle of silicone glue, with an instructor working the table through every step. No prior experience is asked for. The booking holds a fixed 150-minute slot, and the studio's own schedule note says how long a project takes depends on which one you pick.
Every seat is booked by project, and everyone meets at the studio. Bookings close 48 hours before a start time and confirm instantly.
Mosaic Lamp Workshop in IndianapolisTurkish tea, Turkish delights, all glass and tools, and a take-home grouting kit. A fixed 150-minute slot.www.viator.comSix Steps at the Table, One at Home
The studio publishes a seven-step agenda. You arrive, hear a short introduction to Turkish mosaic lamps and the materials, lay out a design either freehand or from the studio's design paper, then glue cut glass onto the glass globe working from the center outward. Beads go into the gaps afterwards to fill them and catch the light. Then the tea comes out.
The seventh step happens at home. Your piece leaves the studio unfinished: the glue needs a minimum of 12 hours to dry before you spread the grout the studio sends with you. After that you clean the surface, fit it to its base and switch it on.
The kit covers all of it. Glass pieces, lamp base, tools and the take-home grouting kit are in the price, along with step-by-step guidance from the instructors. The adhesive is silicone, and gloves are available if you ask.
Three Projects, and the Glass Is the Same
Three of the studio's projects are sold here. The candle holder is the entry at USD 79 and finishes at 3.1 by 3.9 inches. The table lamp is USD 99 at 5.5 by 11 inches. The swan lamp, the one with the curved neck, is USD 119 at 8.7 by 15 inches.
The table lamp and the swan lamp decorate the same size glass globe, so the extra money goes on the metalwork around it. The studio puts it plainly: the glass base on the candle holder is smaller than the globe the lamps use, and from there the metal either gets bigger or gets more complex as the price rises.
One difference sits underneath. The lamps come wired, with a US plug and an energy-efficient LED bulb included. Youth, adult and senior seats all pay the same price for the same project.
Tea at the End, and Who the Room Fits
Turkish tea and Turkish delights are included and come out near the end, once the gluing is done. The studio's delights contain nuts.
The studio describes the workshop as suited to kids, families, team-building and private parties. The listing sets a minimum age of 8 years old, and the studio repeats that minimum on its own Indianapolis page. The same listing also carries a line about infants and small children riding in a pram or stroller, which the age rule rules out. Treat 8 as the operating number.
Access holds up better than a third-floor address suggests. The listing marks the activity wheelchair accessible and says all areas and surfaces are accessible, and the studio's own Indianapolis page carries the same mark. The building has several parking lots, some charging a flat fee and some by the hour, plus metered street parking around it and on the side streets; the studio adds that the free spots nearby are limited. The listing notes public transport nearby.
Three Start Times a Week, and No Refunds
The published schedule runs three sessions a week:
- Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM
- Tuesday at 5:30 PM
Weekend slots are listed through December 22, 2026. From December 23 the published schedule carries the Tuesday evening only.
All sales are final on this booking, and cancellations are not refunded. One booking covers up to 10 travelers and issues one ticket.
Two things can still move your session. If fewer than four people are booked, the studio may call 24 hours out to reschedule you. The listing also allows cancellation for bad weather.
Arrive at least 10 minutes early. The studio counts an arrival more than 30 minutes late as a no-show, and it does not take walk-ins, so the seat has to be booked ahead. The listing has collected three ratings so far, all of them five stars, which is a thin base to read much into.
📍 The studio is Suite B335 on the third floor of the Stutz Building, 1060 North Capitol Avenue. There are two published ways in. From 11th Street: cross the main lobby to the elevator, ride to the third floor, turn right as you step out and walk straight down the corridor, and Mosaic Art Studio is the first shop on your right. From the North Capitol Avenue side, which is where the address sends you: follow the hallway to the crossroads, turn left, carry on to the elevators near the end, then take the same third floor and the same right turn.
The building runs its own entrance hours: the landlord lists them as 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM Monday to Friday, and on Saturday and Sunday the entrances are open for events. This workshop sits on the building's public events calendar under its own name and suite number.
Everyone meets there and there is no pickup. Confirmation arrives by email when you book, and the studio asks you to call or write if nothing has landed within 48 hours.
Leave room in the car for the box on the way out. The piece rides home wet.