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Saturday August 17, 2024 | by Arianna Eshoo

Brooklyn City Blues: The Reflections In Glass, By Brianna Lodge & Rosally Kuczek

As 2024 interns at UrbanGlass we got to experience the variety and diversity of glass art. From sculptures to bead-making, and working up close with the hot flame itself, the one thing that we honed in on the most was mosaics. Our first experience creating mosaics was here, initially all that we knew about mosaics was that it was a picture or pattern produced with intricate pieces of glass, stone, or tiles. With the help of Karina Oumov and John Drury, we learned the tools, materials, and processes needed to create a beautiful piece.…

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Tuesday September 5, 2023 | by UrbanGlass Staff

Student Get-Together

As we say goodbye to Summer and hello to Fall, we want to take a moment to appreciate the incredible community at UrbanGlass! This past June, we kicked off the season with a potluck get-together to celebrate our students! Folks come in to take classes through our Adult workshops, university programs, youth camps, private lessons, and scholarship opportunities like the Bead Project and Studio Futures. UrbanGlass is a unique and vibrant place because of our community, and we were overjoyed to spend time with each other and celebrate the work that everyone has done! …

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Tuesday July 25, 2023 | by UrbanGlass Staff

Hot Popping & Glass Painting with Bloomberg Arts Interns By Alyx Scala, 2023 BAI Intern

This July, UrbanGlass hosted 40 interns from Studio Institute’s Bloomberg Arts Internship program for a hands-on workshop focused on up-cycling glass bottles. Bloomberg Arts Internship (BAI) is a beneficial paid summer program for juniors in high schools across NYC. In this program, accepted students are given help preparing for college through college writing classes and a chance to try new things through various worksites.…

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