Exhibitions & Programming
Currently On View in the Robert Lehman Gallery
STARMAN: Sixty Years of Exploring Glass Art
STARMAN: Sixty Years of Exploring Glass evokes the radiant energy that defines Swedish artist and designer Bertil Vallien’s oeuvre, while acknowledging his pioneering role in elevating glass from a craft medium to a powerful vehicle for conceptual and sculptural expression.
On view April 3 - June 7, 2026
On view through Sunday, June 7, 2026
STARMAN: Sixty Years of Exploring Glass Art
- April 3rd – June 7th, 2026
STARMAN: Sixty Years of Exploring Glass evokes the radiant energy that defines Swedish artist and designer Bertil Vallien’s oeuvre, while acknowledging his pioneering role in elevating glass from a craft medium to a powerful vehicle for conceptual and sculptural expression.
On view April 3 - June 7, 2026
Continue ReadingRoxana de Leon: Ripe For The Picking
- May 13th – June 26th, 2026
Ripe for the Picking is a super-sized, pseudo-ecological, installation that exists to transport viewers into the horribly delightful glass jungle that is created specifically for a fishbowl feeling, window gallery show.
Opening reception May 13, from 6-8 PM.
Continue ReadingThe Bead Project Trunk Show
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May 20th, 2026
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Don’t miss The Bead Project Trunk Show on May 20th, from 3- 6PM!
The Bead Project is a unique scholarship program at UrbanGlass that empowers economically disadvantaged women, femmes, and gender non-conforming individuals in NYC to learn glass beadmaking and entrepreneurship. Over 10 weeks, participants take part in both studio and classroom coursework where they develop skills in a variety of glass bead techniques, jewelry fabrication and design, product marketing, and practical strategies for launching a successful small business.
Continue ReadingHot Glass Hangout & Studio Sale: Studio Residents Edition with Leckie Gassman & Alex Krueger
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June 5th, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Ever Curious Man
- June 17th – August 28th, 2026
The Ever Curious Man presents an overview of the artistic explorations of Sydney Cash across his six-decade career.
Opening Reception June 16, from 6-8 PM.
Continue ReadingMichael Stern: Imprinted Time
- July 8th – August 28th, 2026
Imprinted Time invites the viewer into the compression of object and person, past and present, held together in material that remembers.
Opening Reception July 8, from 6-8 PM.
Continue ReadingNational Open Studios at UrbanGlass
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July 18th, 2026
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us for a day of demonstrations, shopping, and bead making lessons by alumni of the Bead Project.
Continue ReadingHot Glass Hangout & Studio Sale: Flame Shop Edition with Hannah Martin, Han Duong, Fran/Ember Janal, and River Valadez
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August 7th, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm