UrbanSparkle 2023
- November 15th – January 5th, 2024
The 2023 exhibition of UrbanSparkle features four artists working specifically in clear glass, each with their own twist.
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Gather: A Creative Round Table (November 2023)
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November 15th, 2023
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Featuring a new topic each session, join this group to discuss various ways to better your business practices as an artist, designer or freelancer. Moderated by Adam Holtzinger and Susan Spiranovich of KEEP, these conversations are meant to bring local creatives together to have an open dialogue about what can seem like the most mysterious parts of money tactics and survival in running an arts-based business.
Continue ReadingIn Conversation: Shahzia Sikander with Yasmeen Siddiqui and Alpesh Kantilal Patel
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November 5th, 2023
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join us for a wonderful conversation between Shahzia Sikander, Yasmeen Siddiqui, and Alpesh Kantilal Patel discuss The Glass Mosque; a collaboration among Sikander, composer Vijay Iyer, poet Bhanu Kapil, and author Fred Moten. Sikander, Iyer, Kapil, and Moten are equal partners in this three-year creative project which began in 2022.
Continue Reading2023 UrbanGlass Academic Symposium
- November 2nd – November 4th, 2023
The 2023 UrbanGlass Academic Symposium: "Glass Education for a New Era" focuses on the challenges and opportunities presented by the changing landscape of glass education. The symposium is held in New York City at UrbanGlass from Nov 2 to Nov 4. Don't miss out on this incredible event – buy your tickets now!
Continue ReadingPlayful Characters
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October 30th, 2023
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us for a night of togetherness at UrbanGlass in the Hot Shop on Monday Oct 30th, 2023. Marc Barreda will be onsite demonstrating how to make trick glasses and Kitty Lameris will join in via zoom for a virtual presentation to share further insights found in their research. Their book Trick Glasses will be available for purchase at the event. Light refreshments will be provided.
Doors open at 5:30 PM, the Demo begins at 6.
Sita Syamini: A Land of Fractured Jewels
- October 18th – December 1st, 2023
Sita's Window Gallery exhibition features installations and landscapes with gemstones mined throughout America. The stones are encased in borosilicate, soft and recycled glass using traditional and non-traditional glassblowing and flameworking techniques.
Opening Reception October 18th from 6-9 PM.
Continue ReadingForm and Formless: Constellations of Knowledge
- October 18th – February 23rd, 2024
The diverse works from eighteen artists will be installed throughout the gallery to eschew singular storytelling and instantiate multiple narratives for our fourth and final exhibition of 2023.
UrbanGlass 2023 Gala and Auction Exhibition
- September 23rd – October 7th, 2023
Come have a look at the auction pieces created by the vase artist community of UrbanGlass!
Place your bid at givergy.us/urbanglassgala!
Continue ReadingOpen Studios: Fall in the City 2023
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September 23rd, 2023
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Have you ever noticed all the glass you encounter every day in the city? From mosaics in the subway to windows in skyscrapers, glass makes our city a more vibrant and exciting place. 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!
Continue ReadingFall Product Launch Party
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September 16th, 2023
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us in celebration of our very first reception for the newest collections and the artists who made them!
FREE
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