Fellowships & Opportunities

Visiting artist Jarrod Beck working with UrbanGlass artists in the hotshop.

UrbanGlass 2017 Studio Residencies will provide 4 artists working in glass with the opportunity to create a new body of work in our studio. Application deadline: Friday, November 30th at midnight EST.

Bead Project Alumni are encouraged to submit a work to the 20th Anniversary Exhibition!  Deadline for submission is Wednesday, August 16, 2017.

UrbanGlass is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2017 Fall semester. 

The Agnes Varis Art Center (AVAC) is accepting proposals to showcase artwork in select storefront windows during 2018-19. AVAC will feature a total of 6 exhibitions, from April 2018 - February 2019. Deadline: September 1st, 2017 at midnight EST.

Tauba Auerbach A Flexible Fabric of Inflexible Parts, detail, 2015 borosilicate glass on table of aluminum, wood and paint 11 helical components each approximately 3 x 3 x 31 1/2 inches (7.6 x 7.6 x 80 cm). Overall dimensions: 3 x 78 x 25 inches (7

The UrbanGlass Visiting Artist Fellowships will provide artists the opportunity to develop a new body of work exploring ideas and techniques using the medium of glass.  Fellowships must be completed within the calendar year. The fellowship includes access to all areas of UrbanGlass' 17,000-square-foot glass working studio.  In 2018, UrbanGlass will offer 3 Visiting Artist Fellowships, all of whom will be chosen through this application.  

Material Location. Curated by Susie Silbert

UrbanGlass seeks proposals for exhibitions that explore the various uses of glass as a creative medium. Submission deadline: Friday, October 20, 2017 at midnight EST

Burnt Asphalt in the studio

UrbanGlass seeks proposals from artists and artist collectives for performance works to be presented in the studio in 2018. Deadline: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at midnight EST

UrbanGlass offers internships in the areas of Education, Studio, Development, and Journalism.

The Bead Project is a scholarship program designed for creatively inclined, economically disadvantaged women. Over the course of ten classes at the UrbanGlass studios, students learn the art of glass beadmaking and simple jewelry fabrication techniques. The Bead Project offers students a transformative experience, new tools for self-expression, and the skills to turn glass bead making into a viable form of income, while becoming a part of a dynamic creative community.