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.
-
Pipe Dreams: The Fundamentals of the Glass Pipe with Ben Barocas
6 Sessions: September 12 — October 17
Thursday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Glass Survey with John Erwin Dillard
8 Sessions: September 20 — November 8
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Coasters (Sept. 21st) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: September 21st
Saturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Suncatchers (Sept 21st) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: September 21st
Saturday, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Coasters (Oct. 12th) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: October 12th
Saturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Suncatchers (Oct 12th) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: October 12th
Saturday, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Coasters (Oct 26th) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: October 26th
Saturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Suncatchers (Oct 26th) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: October 26th
Saturday, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm -
Venetian Foundations with Russell Carson
5 Sessions: October 29 — November 2
Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
-
Give for Glass: Suncatchers (Nov. 2nd) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: November 2nd
Saturday, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm -
Out of the Box Lighting with Michiko Sakano & Jan Mollet
Weekly Class | 6 Sessions: November 5 — December 10
Tuesday, 6:00 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.
Please check back soon!
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.
Please check back soon!
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.
-
Glass Survey with John Erwin Dillard
8 Sessions: September 20 — November 8
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
-
Puttin’ It Together - Next Steps in Hot Sculpting with Lucas Kernan
Weekend | 3 Sessions: October 11 — October 13
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
-
Composite Forms with Alex Demmerle
Weekly Class | 6 Sessions: October 20 — November 24
Sunday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
From Clicks to Cups: Prototypes and Blow Molds with Jessi Moore & Malcolm Kriegel
5 Sessions: October 22 — October 26
Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Venetian Foundations with Russell Carson
5 Sessions: October 29 — November 2
Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Out of the Box Lighting with Michiko Sakano & Jan Mollet
Weekly Class | 6 Sessions: November 5 — December 10
Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
-
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 -
Paperweight Party (December) with Nicole Majewski
1 Session: December 4th
Wednesday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
-
Level Up: Intermediate Glassblowing with Liesl Schubel
2 Sessions: December 14 — December 15
Saturday, 2:00 pm - 8:00 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.
-
-
The Glass Postcard (One Day Fusing) with Jane Bruce
2 Sessions: October 5 — October 10
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 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.
-
Pipe Dreams: The Fundamentals of the Glass Pipe with Ben Barocas
6 Sessions: September 12 — October 17
Thursday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Glass Survey with John Erwin Dillard
8 Sessions: September 20 — November 8
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Intro to Beads: Sparkly Beads: Metals, Foils, Leaf, and Aventurine with Ayana Benjamin
1 Session: September 20th
Friday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
FRIENDLY FIGURES: Soft Glass Bear Beads with Han Duong
1 Session: October 5th
Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm -
Intro to Beads: Psychedelic Drippy Beads with Austin Davenport Grier & DeVeor Rainey
1 Session: October 8th
Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
From Flame to Form: Learning to Flamework with Saint
1 Session: October 12th
Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm -
Memories Trapped in Glass with Lindsy Marshall
2 Sessions: October 19 — October 20
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Intro to Beads: Soft Glass with Cubic Zirconia with Maria Aroche
1 Session: November 3rd
Sunday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm -
-
Intro to Bead: Minis & Multiples with Julia Aneiro
1 Session: November 14th
Thursday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
It All Starts with a Dot with Maria Aroche
2 Sessions: November 23 — November 24
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
-
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
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.
-
Neon 101 (September) with Caroline LaCava
2 Sessions: September 21 — September 22
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
In Tube We Trust with James Akers
Weekly Class | 6 Sessions: October 25 — December 6
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Suddenly Seeking Neon with Kate Hush
2 Sessions: October 26 — October 27
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
-
Pattern Free: Neon Weekend with James Akers
2 Sessions: December 14 — December 15
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 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.
-
Chromatic Chronicles: Stained Glass Storytelling with Sacha Carlos-Raps
6 Sessions: September 11 — October 16
Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
-
One Day Mosaics: Exploring Glass Design with Ana Stavarache
1 Session: October 13th
Sunday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm -
Stained Glass 101 (October) with Lisandra Wieters
2 Sessions: October 19 — October 20
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Intro to Powder Drawing (November) with Suzanne Head
4 Sessions: November 3 — November 17
Sunday, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm -
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
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.
-
Working the Line with Jane Bruce
Weekly Class | 6 Sessions: September 10 — October 15
Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Glass Survey with John Erwin Dillard
8 Sessions: September 20 — November 8
Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Coasters (Sept. 21st) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: September 21st
Saturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Suncatchers (Sept 21st) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: September 21st
Saturday, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm -
The Glass Postcard (One Day Fusing) with Jane Bruce
2 Sessions: October 5 — October 10
Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Coasters (Oct. 12th) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: October 12th
Saturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Suncatchers (Oct 12th) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: October 12th
Saturday, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm -
Kiln Explorations with John Erwin Dillard
Weekly Class | 7 Sessions: October 23 — December 11
Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Coasters (Oct 26th) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: October 26th
Saturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm -
Give for Glass: Suncatchers (Oct 26th) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: October 26th
Saturday, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm -
Intro to Fusing: Coasters (November) with Austin Davenport Grier
1 Session: November 1st
Friday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm -
-
Give for Glass: Suncatchers (Nov. 2nd) with Jane Bruce
1 Session: November 2nd
Saturday, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm -
One Billet Wonder with Jane Bruce
3 Sessions: December 14 — December 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.
Please check back soon!
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.
Please check back soon!
Free Programs
Join a variety of free programming including lectures, professional development from our staff, and community still-life drawing sessions.
-
Better Together Brooklyn x UrbanGlass studio event
September 28th – September 29th, 2024