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Fellowship & Opportunities

We offer many ways to become involved with UrbanGlass through fellowships, scholarships, internships, employment and volunteer opportunities, and open calls for artwork for exhibition and display in our store.  Please visit this page often for current opportunities, or subscribe to our email newsletter at the bottom of the page.

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2026 Window Gallery Open Call

UrbanGlass is seeking artists who utilize glass in their practice to submit for exhibiting in the Window Gallery. This space consists of the western-facing windows in the Agnes Varis Art Center, a triangular window space on the corner of Rockwell and Fulton, and the large windows that are parallel to Rockwell Place. 

Deadline to submit: 11:59 PM on August 31st, 2025.


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​2025 Visiting Artist and Designer Fellowship

The UrbanGlass Visiting Artist and Designer Fellowship provides four artists or designers the opportunity to develop a new body of work using the medium of glass. To explore the use and appreciation of glass as a creative medium, fellows will have access to the UrbanGlass studios, technical support and instruction, as well as a budget to cover material cost.

Application deadline September 19th

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2025 Studio Residencies

Exemplifying the spirit of UrbanGlass' mission, the residency fosters experimentation and advances the critical understanding of glass as a creative medium.

Application deadline September 19th


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Teaching at UrbanGlass

UrbanGlass instructors bring knowledge and expertise to our students, sharing a passion for creative expression in glass. 

We are currently accepting proposals for week-long intensive classes, taking place each year in January, July, and August. 

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Scholarships

UrbanGlass offers scholarships to support merit and need based access to our classes.

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Product Open Call To The UrbanGlass Store

Present your designs to sell at the UrbanGlass Store during our Open Call for New Products! 

We are seeking handmade products that reflect the creative, glass community of Brooklyn and beyond. Each submission will be reviewed by a panel of art, design and retail professionals.

Applications have closed

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The Bead Project

The Bead Project is a unique scholarship program designed for economically disadvantaged women, femmes, and gender non-conforming individuals in New York City to learn the art of glass beadmaking while gaining an education in entrepreneurship. Over 10 weeks, scholarship recipients take part in both studio and classroom coursework where they develop skills in a variety of glass bead techniques, jewelry fabrication and design, product marketing, and practical strategies for launching a successful small business. 

Applications Window is Closed! Please check back early 2026 for Spring.