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Drawn to Glass: Teen Gallery Sketching (FREE)
  • April 28th, 2023
    3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Calling NYC teens! Get inspired by artwork and create some of your own with a drop-in drawing session in our Agnes Varis Art Center. Explore Transparency and Opacity, a multi-media show by artists Jacek J. Kolasiński and Edouard Duval-Carrié, and sketch in the gallery from works in the exhibit. Stay and develop drawings for the whole afternoon, or swing by for a quick doodle. Optional group share and discussion throughout! Art materials are provided, but feel free to bring your trusty sketchbook.

This event is FREE with registration — spread the word and bring a friend!

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Open Studios: Spring in the City
  • March 12th, 2023
    11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Join us for Open Studios: Spring in the City and discover the many ways glass shapes the world around us with an afternoon of art making and exciting demonstrations in UrbanGlass’ 17,000 sq ft studios. Sign up for one activity or try them all!

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Club EXILE: Disco Mosaic Workshop

  • January 27th, 2023
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The public is invited to contribute to the creation of Sebastian Duncan-Portuondo's exhibition by assembling a mosaic altar in memory of the Pulse Nightclub shooting victims as part of the ongoing Club EXILE project.

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Open Studios: Winter in the City 2022
  • December 3rd, 2022
    11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Join us for Open Studios: Winter in the City and discover the many ways glass shapes the world around us with an afternoon of art making and exciting demonstrations in UrbanGlass’ 17,000 sq ft studios. Sign up for one activity or try them all!

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Gala + Auction: 45th Anniversary
  • October 6th, 2022
    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

UrbanGlass is happy to announce the celebration of the organization's 45th Anniversary at the 2022 annual Gala + Auction, hosted by artist, Grace Whiteside and honoring co-founder and board member, Richard Wilfred Yelle. We are also delighted to have Founder and Principal Designer of Cartwright New York, Carolyn Cartwright, as this year’s Event Chair.

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Open Studios: Fall in the City
  • September 17th, 2022
    11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Join us for Open Studios: Fall in the City and discover the many ways glass shapes the world around us with an afternoon of art making and exciting demonstrations in UrbanGlass’ 17,000 sq ft studios. Sign up for one activity or try them all!

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Bead Project Alumni Gathering & Pop-up Show
  • September 11th, 2022
    3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

RSVP for the Bead Project Annual Alumni Gathering on Sept 11th from 3-6pm! This event is for current and past participants of the UrbanGlass Bead Project, as well as their friends and family, to come together, share stories, and talk about where the Bead Project has led them. 

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