Past Events

UrbanSparkle 2020

• November 13th – January 15th, 2021

UrbanGlass presents UrbanSparkle, an annual exhibition of artists exploring the material of glass as adornment. What sparkles better than fresh designs that change how both glass and jewelry can be used and perceived? Five artists have been selected for their nuanced and distinctive approaches to wearable glass. Lenise Omeasoo, SaraBeth Post, Gillian Preston, Melissa Schmidt, and Roxann Slate have created objects of adornment that emanate their bold explorations in the material. 

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Craft, Cocktails & Conversation

• November 6th, 2020
  7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Craft, Cocktails & Conversation will be an evening of dialogue that joins art, design, and craftsmanship across practices with a well-known mixologist, Ivy Mix, artist Grace Whiteside, and UrbanGlass executive director Devin Mathis in discussion.

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Active Reflecting: Still Life Zoom (Free) - Spooky Season

• October 29th, 2020
  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us for monthly zoom drawing sessions, featuring a different arrangement of glass and non-glass objects with dynamic lighting, angles, and a variety of short and longer time draws. 

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Earth Day Celebration with UrbanGlass and the Fort Greene Park Conservancy

• October 3rd, 2020
  9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join us in Fort Greene Park as we partner with the Fort Greene Park Conservancy to give out Faux Fused Leaf Pendant Kits that you can complete right in the park in celebration of Earth Day. 

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Virtual Open Studios Beach Day - Wednesday

• August 26th, 2020
  12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

With the energy of a summer day at the beach in mind, we will take you through three demonstrations in our studio showcasing a variety of glassmaking techniques. 

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Virtual Open Studios Beach Day - Saturday

• August 22nd, 2020
  12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

With the energy of a summer day at the beach in mind, we will take you through three demonstrations in our studio showcasing a variety of glassmaking techniques. 

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Outer Special

• March 11th – December 24th, 2020

Outer Special, a series of installations made by artists Lucia Riffel and Lily Reeves, imagines this space as an alternate reality; one that fluctuates between digital utopia and a dismal, dystopian, post-human landscape.

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Artist Talk: Anna Mlasowsky

• March 10th, 2020
  6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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Free Educator Night: Glass in the Classroom

• February 28th, 2020
  6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Teachers and administrators across disciplines are invited to join us for an interactive evening of conversation and discovery.

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Donor Event: A Night Celebrating UrbanGlass’ Visiting Fellows

• February 8th, 2020
  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.

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