Our Classes
Special Classes
Focused on exploring the fullness of UrbanGlass’s creative environment, these classes range widely in subject matter and are designed to add richness to both your studio practice and everyday life.
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Under Vacuum - Plasma Light Sculpture in Borosilicate with Angela McHale
5 Sessions: January 7 — January 11
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Printing Techniques for Glass with Pippa Beveridge
5 Sessions: January 7 — January 11
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Play, Make, Display with Olivia Booth & Suzanne Peck
5 Sessions: January 7 — January 11
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Engraving and Coldworking, All You Need To Know with Matteo Seguso
5 Sessions: January 7 — January 11
Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
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Drawing with a Beam of Light: Illustration in Neon! with Matt Jacob
5 Sessions: January 14 — January 18
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
The Cool Side of Glass – Breaking the Skin with Jane Bruce
5 Sessions: January 14 — January 18
Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Pipe Dreams: The Fundamentals of the Glass Pipe with Ben Barocas
6 Sessions: January 22 — February 26
Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Intermediate Neon: Love Letters with James Akers
5 Sessions: February 14 — March 21
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Molds and Folds with Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz Sugiki
2 Sessions: February 19 — February 20
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Let’s Focus: Shapes, Textures, Hollows, Metals with Sheila Checkoway
3 Sessions: March 7 — March 9
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
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MIRRORWORLD: Imperfect Practices in Neon & Reflection with Kacie Lees & James Akers with Kacie Lees & James Akers
5 Sessions: March 25 — March 29
Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Middle School Youth
Classes for ages 12-14.
There are no classes for this category and semester listed at this time. New classes are usually listed 2 months before the start of the semester.
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High School Youth
Ages 14-18.
There are no classes for this category and semester listed at this time. New classes are usually listed 2 months before the start of the semester.
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Glassblowing
Learn the tools and techniques that have been used to blow and sculpt glass for over two thousand years. Introductory classes start with the basics of safety, teamwork, and form, while advanced classes focus on specific techniques, best practices and innovations in the field.
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Intermediate Glassblowing: Demystifying Color with Jason Minami
6 Sessions: November 7 — December 19
Thursday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Intro to Glassblowing with Lucas Kernan
6 Sessions: November 8 — December 20
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Glassblowing - 11/9 with Soraya Shockley
One-Day | 1 Session: November 9th
Saturday, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Glassblowing 11/16 with Soraya Shockley
One-Day | 1 Session: November 16th
Saturday, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm -
Pumpkin - palooza! (11/17) with James Smith with James Smith
1 Session: November 17th
Sunday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
Paperweight Party (December) with Nicole Majewski
1 Session: December 4th
Wednesday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
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Level Up: Intermediate Glassblowing with Liesl Schubel
2 Sessions: December 14 — December 15
Saturday, 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Glassblowing -12/17 with Soraya Shockley
One-Day | 1 Session: December 17th
Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm -
Play, Make, Display with Olivia Booth & Suzanne Peck
5 Sessions: January 7 — January 11
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
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Intro to Glassblowing: From the Grape to the Glass with Gayle Forman & Megan Ulrich
7 Sessions: January 29 — March 12
Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Speed and Agility: Maximize Your Blow Slot with Alix DeFabbia-Kane
6 Sessions: January 30 — March 6
Thursday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Punties & Gathers: Glassblowing Bootcamp with Malcolm Kriegel
1 Session: February 4th
Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
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Controlled Chaos: Plates and bowls with Liesl Schubel
2 Sessions: February 8 — February 9
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Simple Goblets with Charles Provenzano
6 Sessions: February 11 — March 18
Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Molds and Folds with Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz Sugiki
2 Sessions: February 19 — February 20
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm -
One Day Glassblowing: I Found My Heart In New York with Roxana De Leon
1 Session: February 22nd
Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm -
Glassblowing 101 (March) with Emily Doerflein
2 Sessions: March 8 — March 9
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Coldworking Studio
The tools of the cold shop are used to carve, shape, polish, decorate and finish cold glass. Similar to a wood or metal shop, the cold shop contains saws, flat grinders, belt sanders, lathes, and a sandblaster specific for working with glass. Start with a focus on safety, and expand into exploring the many dynamic ways coldworking enhances and compliments glass work.
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Play, Make, Display with Olivia Booth & Suzanne Peck
5 Sessions: January 7 — January 11
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Engraving and Coldworking, All You Need To Know with Matteo Seguso
5 Sessions: January 7 — January 11
Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
The Cool Side of Glass – Breaking the Skin with Jane Bruce
5 Sessions: January 14 — January 18
Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Flameworking and Beadmaking
Flameworking (or lampworking) encompasses many different types of glasswork created with a torch. Artists use glass rods or tubes softened by the heat of the torch to create detailed sculptures, hollow forms, beads, and more. Learn the basics of beadmaking all the way through the subtleties of detailed glass sculpture.
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Intro to Bead: Minis & Multiples with Julia Aneiro
1 Session: November 14th
Thursday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Beadmaking (11/17) with Maria Aroche
One-Day | 1 Session: November 17th
Sunday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm -
It All Starts with a Dot with Maria Aroche
2 Sessions: November 23 — November 24
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
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Mindful Movement and Glass Fusion: Exploring Glass through Kinesthetics and Flameworking with Saint & Renado Tozer
1 Session: December 7th
Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm -
Fruits and Fungi! Intro to Beads (December) with Hannah Martin
1 Session: December 13th
Friday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
Under Vacuum - Plasma Light Sculpture in Borosilicate with Angela McHale
5 Sessions: January 7 — January 11
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Pipe Dreams: The Fundamentals of the Glass Pipe with Ben Barocas
6 Sessions: January 22 — February 26
Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Fruits and Fungi! Intro to Beads (January) with Hannah Martin
1 Session: January 24th
Friday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
One Day Boro with Jess Krichelle with Jess Krichelle
One-Day | 1 Session: January 25th
Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm -
Memories Trapped in Glass (February) with Lindsy Marshall
2 Sessions: February 1 — February 2
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Intro to Beadmaking: Hearts in Fire with Maria Aroche
1 Session: February 7th
Friday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
Boro 101: line drawing with glass with Marcy Chevali
2 Sessions: February 8 — February 9
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Intro to Soft Glass: Glassimals with Richard Paz
1 Session: February 22nd
Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm -
Intro to Flameworked Vessels with River Valadez
6 Sessions: February 23 — March 30
Sunday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Intro to Beadmaking: Button Beads with Fran Janal
1 Session: March 2 — March 2
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
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Let’s Focus: Shapes, Textures, Hollows, Metals with Sheila Checkoway
3 Sessions: March 7 — March 9
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Etched Glass Beads: From Sticker to Sandblaster with Ayana Benjamin
2 Sessions: March 15 — March 22
Saturday, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm -
Neon
Neon signs light up the city in all different shapes, words, and colors. From beginner to advanced classes, learn to bend glass tubes to be pumped with noble gasses and lit as sculptures or signage.
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Pattern Free: Neon Weekend with James Akers
2 Sessions: December 14 — December 15
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Drawing with a Beam of Light: Illustration in Neon! with Matt Jacob
5 Sessions: January 14 — January 18
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Intermediate Neon: Love Letters with James Akers
5 Sessions: February 14 — March 21
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
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MIRRORWORLD: Imperfect Practices in Neon & Reflection with Kacie Lees & James Akers with Kacie Lees & James Akers
5 Sessions: March 25 — March 29
Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Stained Glass & Creating Imagery on Glass
For thousands of years, artists have created decorative stained glass panels that cast colorful shadows and depict histories through image. Learn the basics of designing, cutting and piecing together unique stained glass creations. Explore glass painting and imagery processes to tell layered stories on glass.
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Stained Glass Projects with Kelsie McNair
Weekly Class | 6 Sessions: November 7 — December 19
Thursday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Learn Stained Glass in a Weekend! with Kelsie McNair
2 Sessions: November 23 — November 24
Saturday, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm -
One Day Mosaics: Abstract Landscapes and Patterns with Michelle Bayat
1 Session: December 7th
Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm -
Printing Techniques for Glass with Pippa Beveridge
5 Sessions: January 7 — January 11
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Stained Glass Painting with Michael Davis
6 Sessions: January 23 — February 27
Thursday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
One Day Mosaics: abstract and geometric with Courtney McCloskey
1 Session: February 2nd
Sunday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm -
Stained Glass 101 (February) with Sacha Carlos-Raps
2 Sessions: February 8 — February 9
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Intermediate Stained Glass with Kelsie McNair
6 Sessions: February 21 — March 28
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
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One Day Mosaics; Flora and Fauna with Courtney McCloskey
1 Session: March 29th
Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Kilnforming and Casting
Kilnforming refers to the spectrum of techniques that use the heat of the kiln to transform and shape glass. Fusing and slumping explore cutting flat glass to create shapes and patterns, the use of colorful crushed or powdered glass, and how these elements are transformed once inside the kiln. Kiln casting techniques include moldmaking, working with wax, and firing 3D forms in the kiln.
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One Billet Wonder with Jane Bruce
3 Sessions: December 14 — December 19
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Printing Techniques for Glass with Pippa Beveridge
5 Sessions: January 7 — January 11
Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Functional Art with Fusing with Kelsie McNair
6 Sessions: January 22 — February 26
Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Intro to Fusing- Coasters (January) with Daniel Lolley
1 Session: January 24th
Friday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
Pâte de Verre: Moulds Frits EXTRAVAGANZA with Catarina Cubelo
8 Sessions: January 28 — March 18
Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Intro to Fusing- Coasters (February) with Nicole Majewski
1 Session: February 1st
Saturday, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm -
Intro to Fusing- Coasters (March) with Catarina Cubelo
1 Session: March 2nd
Sunday, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm -
The Glass Postcard (March) with Jane Bruce
2 Sessions: March 15 — March 19
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Youth Camps
Dive into an exciting glass technique in one of our camps!
UrbanGlass offers a unique camp experience for young creatives looking to discover the endless creative possibilities of glass. Our week-long courses for middle and high school students introduce students to various techniques like glassblowing, beadmaking, stained glass, and more! In an effort to provide greater access to glass education for our growing community of young artists, we offer sliding-scale pricing options for youth camps so families can self-select the pricing tier that fits their financial situation.
We also offer FREE camps in collaboration with STEM Matters NYC, a Dept. of Education program that partners with cultural institutions to provide enrichment programs during spring and summer break for NYC students in grades K-12. Students are selected through an application process, with priority given to students who attend Title I schools. To be notified when applications open, please join the STEM Matters NYC mailing list by signing up here: https://spep.libwizard.com/f/mailinglist
There are no classes for this category and semester listed at this time. New classes are usually listed 2 months before the start of the semester.
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Youth Camps - Summer Camps
There are no classes for this category and semester listed at this time. New classes are usually listed 2 months before the start of the semester.
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Free Programs
Join a variety of free programming including lectures, professional development from our staff, and community still-life drawing sessions.
Give For Glass
A class series that raises money for Education Programs at UrbanGlass
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Give for Glass: Glassblowing - 11/9 with Soraya Shockley
One-Day | 1 Session: November 9th
Saturday, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Glassblowing 11/16 with Soraya Shockley
One-Day | 1 Session: November 16th
Saturday, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Beadmaking (11/17) with Maria Aroche
One-Day | 1 Session: November 17th
Sunday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Glassblowing -12/17 with Soraya Shockley
One-Day | 1 Session: December 17th
Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm