Monica Cook’s “Receiver,” from 2017, in her new solo show, “Above and Below” at UrbanGlass.Creditvia UrbanGlass; Blaine Davis

Press coverage from August 14, 2019 by Jillian Steinhauer for The New York Times - Link

New York Galleries: What to See Right Now

In Monica Cook’s world, and by extension her solo show “Above and Below,” everything is both beautiful and decrepit. Glass serpents gleam in the sculpture “Honeypot” (2019), but the treelike structure they guard appears weathered and aged.

Press coverage from August 1, 2019 by Dennis Briening for Fusion, Journal of the American Scientific Glassblowers Society

"Apparatus" and "Symbiotic Spheres" Exhibits Highlight Scientific Glass

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Press coverage from July 30, 2019 by Hannah Frishberg for New York Post - Link

Can Netflix’s ‘Blown Away’ make ancient glassblowing hot?

“People stumble upon it one night when they’re binge-watching TV and they come take a class here,” Devin Mathis, executive director of Brooklyn’s UrbanGlass, tells The Post. “A lot of individuals say they Googled to see what was out there in New York after watching the show” and came upon the studio space, which offers educational programming and has a retail shop.

Press coverage from June 24, 2019 by Katy Schneider for New York Magazine - Link

Best Bets: The New Glass Class

Fort Greene's UrbanGlass has been around since 1977 and was where Dale Chihuly worked in the '80s.

Press coverage from June 3, 2019 by Lainey Sidell for Surface - Link

Watch As KEEP Brooklyn Blows A Multi-Layer Glass Object—From Scratch

But on a warm spring day, when Surface editors observed KEEP co-founders Susan Spiranovich and Adam Holtzinger work their magic at Brooklyn’s UrbanGlass, sweet treats came up regularly.

Press coverage from May 28, 2019 by Hannah Martin for Architectural Digest - Link

Glass Act

One of those ideas has finally sprung to life at UrbanGlass, the Brooklyn hot shop where Adelman has been working with glass artist Michiko Sakano to create an array of unique treasures.

Press coverage from May 8, 2019 by Scott Enman for The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Link

5 artists to watch out for this weekend at BROOKLYN DESIGNS

"For BROOKLYN DESIGNS, he’ll be creating three small glassware pieces: two tumblers and a small craft piece, which he made at Urban Glass."

Deborah Czeresko Meat Chandelier 2018. Photo by Jess Julius.

Press coverage from May 8, 2019 by Casey Lesser for Artsy - Link

10 Innovative Glass Artists on the Challenges and Joys of their Medium

Glass institutions like the Corning Museum of Glass and UrbanGlass have helped make the material accessible to more artists, Czeresko said.

Press coverage from May 8, 2019 by Rachel Bashein for New York Magazine

3 New York Design Happenings to Check Out This Week

UrbanGlass Gala and Auction Since UrbanGlass was founded in 1977, artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Kiki Smith have leaned on it to undertake ambitious projects in glass and reach new heights. The experimental glass workshop will hold its annual gala and auction on Thursday, May 16, at its studio in Brooklyn. This year's event honors artists Tauba Auerbach and Keith Sonnier, as well as gallerists Zesty Meyers and Evan Snyderman.

Press coverage from April 4, 2019 for ARTFORUM - Link

UrbanGlass Awards Visiting Artist and Designer Fellowships

UrbanGlass, the Brooklyn-based organization that aims to foster experimentation and advance the appreciation for glass as a creative medium, announced today that Dean Erdmann, Carly Mandel, and Tiffany Jaeyeon will receive Visiting Art Fellowships and Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves of Studio Swine have been selected for its Visiting Designer Fellowships.

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