May 2024
I extend a heartfelt thank you to the UrbanGlass Board of Directors for their steadfast commitment to sharing wisdom and guidance, and for nurturing the staff and community that make UrbanGlass an integral part of their daily lives. It is with their support, and the generosity of so many artists, donors, community partners, and institutional funders that keeps UrbanGlass a vital resource for the creation and appreciation of glass art. Your collective support has maintained UrbanGlass as an important presence in the New York cultural landscape for over 46 years. Because of your generosity, we continue to offer a diverse range of programming and events to engage professionals and enthusiasts alike.
This year we look forward to working with community partners on new programming: hosting a performance in the Agnes Varis Art Center in partnership with ISSUE Project Room, connecting with international artists through the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York City, and celebrating an event with Better Together. None of this is possible without the hard work of the UrbanGlass Staff who are spirited individuals that infuse this place with life, community, and boundless creativity. Thank you all for your dedication to UrbanGlass.
In Community,
Abram Deslauriers
Interim Executive Director
Donating Artists
Bianca Abreu
Lindsey Adelman*
James Akers
Jasmine Anokye
Christina Z. Antonio
Maria Aroche
Layo Bright
Jane Bruce*
Sydney Cash
James Corporan
Bill Couig
Deborah Czeresko
Abram Deslauriers
Robert DuGrenier* and Alex Sorenson
Paulette Erde
Tanda Francis
Dolores Furtado
Leckie Gassman
Josie Gluck and Michael Shunke
Andrew Hughes
Jessica Jane Julius
David King
Lara Knutson
Kellie Krouse
Stephanie Sara Lifshutz
Cecilia Lopez Bravo
Joanna Manousis
Jessi Moore
Dena Pengas
Rachel Rader
Seth Randal
Lynn E. Read
Erica Rosenfeld*
Michiko Sakano*
Biba Schutz
Alison Siegel and Pam Sabroso
Lorin Silverman
Susan Spiranovich and Adam Holtzinger of KEEP
Studio Futures: Kyra Lai, El Quesada, Taylor Whigham
Grace Whiteside
Individual Funders
Hallee and Dave Altman*
Vinay Adenwala*
Darel and Carlos Benaim
Anonymous
Connie and Jeffrey* Beers
Dave Braun
Jane Bruce*
Jonathan Burden
Robert Cantave*
Carolyn Cartwright
Michele and Martin Cohen
Simona Chazen
Anna and Robert Cortiglia
Orville Dale
John de Meij
Katherine and Robert DuGrenier*
Paulette and Steven Erde
Lynette and Alan Eusden
Pamela and Sheldon Ferber
Olivia and Harlan Fischer
James Flaws and Marcia Weber
Florence Feinberg and Ben Geizhals
Jere Gibber and J.G. Harrington
Patricia Berretty and Nathaniel Greene*
Lois Perelson-Gross and Stewart Gross
Jennifer and Bud Gruenberg
Micol Ostow and Noah Harlan*
Katya* and Douglas Heller
Laura Howat*
Katherine Jackson
Suzanne D. Jaffe*
Sharon Karmazin and Dave Greene
Dan Kusnetz*
Eileen Lach
Angelina Lippert
Dena and Ralph Lowenbach
Petra Lukoschek
Andre Meade
Nancy and Alan Manocherian
Barbara Manocherian
Bernice Manocherian
Cynthia* and Jeffrey Manocherian
Marie Mckee and Robert H Cole Jr
Andre Meade
Jean Warshaw and Robert Michel
Joseph Mizzi
David Wellspring and Olivia Moss*
Denise Bernardo and Eddie Muentes
Janet Mulligan and Daniel Bello
Suzanne Perrault and David Rago
Elizabeth and Carl* H. Pforzheimer III
Rona and David Picket
Daniella Lukashok and Michael Plottel
Cynthia Reich
Rachel Rishman and Jamie Harris*
Erica Rosenfeld*
Susan and Fredric Sanders*
Dorothy Saxe
Debbie and Richard Shulman
Julie* and Benjamin Solomon
Dana and Andy Stone
Vincent Tancredi
Barbara Tober
Anita and Thomas* Volpe
Nettie and Melvyn* Weiner
Karol Wight
Carol Yorke* and Gerard Conn
Judith Zachs
Toots Zynsky
A special thank you for donations by family and friends in memory of Foster Padway
Institutional Funders
The Agnes Gund Foundation
The CIM Group
City of New York
Con Edison
Glass Impact Group
The Goldman Sonnenfeld Foundation
Hyde and Watson Foundation
Metropolitan Contemporary Glass Group
National Endowment for the Arts
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York City Department of Education
New York State Council on the Arts
The Pitterman Family Foundation
The Robert Lehman Foundation
Sciame
Studio in a School Foundation
Veterans United Foundation
Windgate Foundation
Footnote
Donors mentioned made contributions in 2023 at or above the Prism level
*Indicates members of the UrbanGlass Board of Directors