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Due to inclement weather, the UrbanGlass studios will close at 5pm on Sunday 2/22 and the Agnes Varis Art Center will be closed for the day.
This week
Urban Glass

Our Classes

Category

Duration

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.

Middle School Youth

Classes for ages 12-14.

High School Youth

Ages 14-18.

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.

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.

  • Michiko
    Out of the Box Lighting with Michiko Sakano & Jan Mollet
    6 Sessions: March 11 — April 15
    Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Jane Glassblowing
    Crossing Over: Hot and Cold with Jane Bruce & River Valadez
    5 Sessions: March 24 — April 21
    Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Aohcoldwork
    Intro to Coldworking with Andrew Hughes
    1 Session: April 11th
    Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • Olivia Booth And Susie Peck
    Play, Produce, Parade with Suzanne Peck & Olivia Booth
    5 Sessions: June 9 — June 13
    Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Luisa Restrepo Image05
    Deep Listening with Luisa Restrepo
    Intensive | 5 Sessions: June 9 — June 13
    Tuesday, 10:00 am - 4:00 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.

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.

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.

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.

Youth Camps

Dive into an exciting glass technique in one of our camps! 

UrbanGlass offers a unique camp experience for young creatives inspired by the endless creative possibilities of glass. With a focus on creativity, collaboration and play, our week-long programs for middle and high school students introduce students to techniques like glassblowing, beadmaking, stained glass and more. Immersed in the exciting world of a professional art studio, students will meet new friends, make portfolio-quality artwork and discover how art and science intersect through the fascinating material properties of glass.

We offer sliding-scale pricing in an effort to provide greater access to glass education for our growing community of young creatives. Families can choose the pricing tier that fits their financial situation.

We also offer FREE camps in collaboration with STEM Matters NYC, a branch of the NYC Dept. of Education that partners with cultural institutions to provide enrichment programs for NYC public school students in grades K-12. Students are selected via lottery 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 here: https://spep.libwizard.com/f/mailinglist

Youth Camps - Summer Camps

Free Programs

Join a variety of free programming including lectures, professional development from our staff, and community still-life drawing sessions.

Classes at UrbanGlass offer students of all ages the opportunity to explore the endless possibilities of glass. Educational programming includes everything from introductory classes for all ages to master classes for professional artists, as both in-person and virtual offerings. 

Get more information about Registering for Classes, including our Cancellation Policy, here. 

Learn more about preparing for neon classes in our Resources for Neon page. 

Buy a Gift Certificate for class credit through our store, here. 

Studio Hours

  • Monday Closed

  • Tuesday Reservations 9:00-8:00

  • Wednesday Reservations 9:00-8:00

  • Thursday Reservations 9:00-8:00

  • Friday Reservations 9:00-8:00

  • Saturday Reservations 10:00-8:00

  • Sunday Reservations 10:00-8:00