Past Events
Free Educator Night: Glass in the Classroom
- February 28th, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Teachers and administrators across disciplines are invited to join us for an interactive evening of conversation and discovery.
Continue ReadingDonor Event: A Night Celebrating UrbanGlass’ Visiting Fellows
- February 8th, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Join UrbanGlass for a private event in our 17,000 square foot studios, featuring 2019 Visiting Artist Dean Erdmann as they recreate two life-sized ATV tires through the process of mold blowing in our professional hotshop.
Continue ReadingOpen Studios: Glass in the City
- February 8th, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Discover and celebrate the wonders of glass as a material that reflects, refracts, and makes up the walls and windows of our city! Join us for an afternoon of demonstrations and hands-on activities in our studio.
Stephanie Sara Lifshutz: But I Don’t Mind.
- January 15th – March 13th, 2020
Opening reception is Wednesday, January 15th 6-8PM. Artist talk at 5:45PM, open to the public.
But I Don't Mind. is an installation of new works by Stephanie Sara Lifshutz, that embodies her experience as a feminist Jewish woman navigating the Neon Studio Industry.
Continue ReadingProfessional Development Series: NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship
- January 15th, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
If you’re interested in learning how NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship can help your project by applying to grants and fundraising, and to learn how to apply for a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship, please join us at an upcoming information session.
Continue ReadingOpen Studios: Jewelry
- November 23rd, 2019, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Enjoy an afternoon behind-the-scenes in UrbanGlass’ 17,000 square foot glass studios learning the various ways glass techniques can be used for making jewelry. In collaboration with NYC Jewelry Week, demonstrations will show how glassblowing, neon, coldworking, and much more can be used to create beautiful wearable forms!
Continue ReadingUrbanSparkle
- November 18th – January 17th, 2020
UrbanGlass presents UrbanSparkle, an annual holiday exhibition of artists exploring the material of glass as adornment. Featuring work by James Akers, Mary Ancel, Bianca Abreu, Penelope Rakov and Luisa Restrepo.
Mia Sartori: Re/Collect
- November 13th – January 3rd, 2020
Opening reception is Wednesday, November, 13th 6-8pm.
Mia Sartori’s installation, Re/Collect, is a celebration and tribute to the mundane. Through a series of sculptures and collections, Sartori brings attention to objects that are often overlooked that one might interact with on a daily basis but pay no mind to.
Continue ReadingOlivia Booth: Drawing Out Time
- November 13th – January 31st, 2020
Curated by Alexis Wilkinson.
UrbanGlass presents new work by artist Olivia Booth. The works included range from sculptures made of reflective materials in slumped or melted states, invented ritualistic devices, subtle architectural interventions, and in-situ drawings depicting an inventory of real and imagined forms the artist has accumulated over the years.
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