Fellowship & Opportunities

​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

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

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. 

Scholarships

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

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.