Middle School Camp! Intro to Beadmaking (FREE - STEM)

Jewelry and accessories are a decorative language used to communicate across cultures throughout history. Dive into the ancient art of flameworking and create your own wearable glass beads and 3D sculptures! Using heat, gravity, and a few simple hand tools, students will learn how to safely operate a table torch to melt and shape glass rods in a flame. Get ready to work closely with molten glass as you pinch, poke, stretch, and weld it into bold, colorful pieces that showcase your unique style. Immersed in the exciting world of a professional art studio, students will also learn about other ways of working with glass, discover creative careers in art, design, education and entrepreneurship, and see how art and science intersect through the fascinating material properties of glass.

This is a free program for NYC public school students in grades 7 & 8. The application deadline is Wednesday, February 18. Learn more and apply now. Spots are limited, and students are selected via lottery through an application process. Preference is given to students who attend Title I schools. For questions, contact STEMMattersNYC@schools.nyc.gov.

This is a free camp offered in collaboration with the NYC Dept. of Education and STEM Matters NYC, which partners with cultural institutions to provide enrichment programs during spring and summer break for NYC public school students in grades K-12.

Class Schedule

• Camp | 5 Sessions: April 6 — April 10
  Monday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm