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Glass Blowing Classes NYC

Unleash your creativity and learn the art of glass blowing with a variety of classes offered in NYC. Discover mesmerizing techniques, create beautiful glass pieces, and gain a new skill that will leave you feeling accomplished and inspired.

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Hot Glass to Hardware

UrbanGlass

Manipulate solid glass and blown glass forms at the torch to create a personalized collection of wine stoppers and/or drawer pulls in this introductory workshop. Once the forms are created in glass, the glass will then be bonded to stainless steel wine stopper cones and/or corresponding hardware. Q&A Q: Can I make up a class if I miss one? A: No, there are no makeups allowed. Q: Is a certificate of completion available to me...

(53) All levels 18 and older
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Introduction to Hot Glass

UrbanGlass

Spend an intense fun filled day learning how to blow glass. In just a few short hours, beginner students will explore the techniques used to gather and shape this molten material. The workshop will start with solid working and move forward towards blown forms, exploring color along the way.  Students are sure to leave this weekend not only with a fresh set of skills, but a new appreciation for the material. Q&A Q: Can I make...

(53) Beginner 18 and older
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Painting with Fire: All Ages Intro to Enamels

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

This workshop will introduce students to a variety of techniques used to enamel glass. Students of all skill levels will paint imagery onto both flat and three-dimensional glass forms, using traditional methods in combination with their own creativity. This will include powder painting, reverse painting, and layering imagery.  During this workshop, students will also learn the process of cutting and grinding sheet glass, and will take home...

(53) All levels 8 and older
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$200
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Summer Sun Catcher

Brooklyn Glass @ 142 13th St, Brooklyn, NY

Don't you wish Summer could last forever? Now it can~ Create your very own Summer sun catcher in our Seasonal class here at Brooklyn Glass. Handblown glass is the perfect material to capture the light of summertime, hung from the window or ceiling, your sun catcher will throw colorful shapes and shadows all around the room as the day progresses. Beginners welcome, no experience needed.

(369) Beginner 18 and older
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$180
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Picture Play: Introduction to Decals

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

A decal is an image prepared with special ink and paper to transfer the picture to glass. In this one day class, students will explore applying decals to glass surfaces. Playing with existing imagery, students will decorate, collage, and create visual stories. Class will conclude with a brief discussion on loading kilns and firing schedules. 

(53) All levels 11 and older
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$220
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Glass Apple Picking

Brooklyn Glass @ 142 13th St, Brooklyn, NY

Get into glassblowing at Brooklyn Glass with our one-day apple making workshop. During these 3 hours, students will learn the basics of gathering from the furnace and shaping the glass.  We will provide you with multiple glass colors which can be applied to the apples. Use these glass creations as decorations or paperweights! Beginners welcome.

(369) All levels 18 and older
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$180
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Glue

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

In this one day workshop, we will cover all different types of glues for glass. This includes UV glues, epoxies, silicones, and a variety of other techniques for glue assembly and construction. There will be demos as well as hands on time to students to try out different glues in class. This class is aimed at broadening your knowledge of cold construction techniques with glass and other materials and we can also help with problem solving specific...

(53) All levels 14 and older
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$210
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One Day Boro Rings

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the basics of flameworking to make simple to more complex borosilicate rings. Students are encouraged to explore the fluidity of glass in the form of wearable organic shapes, irregular forms and experimental designs. Bring your sketchbook!  What to Expect: Through this workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of flameworking including torch control and basic tool survey. There will be three short demonstrations during the class...

(53) Beginner 12 and older
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$210
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Intro to Coldworking

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Discover the art of coldworking and unlock the possibilities of finishing, altering, and resurfacing forms in this hands-on workshop at UrbanGlass. Learn to safely and effectively use various cold shop equipment, including saws, wheels, sanders, and more. Please bring your own piece to work on and uncover innovative solutions to enhance its beauty.

(53) Beginner 12 and older
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$200
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Investigations into Art and Architectural Applications

UrbanGlass

Bending the Rules: Investigations into Art and Architectural Applications of Bent Glass  This one day workshop will focus on the elasticity and plasticity of glass in sculpture and architecture. One sculptor and one engineer will offer a dual initiation to the physics, the technology and the textural advantages of cold and hot bent glass processes. Q&A Q: Can I make up a class if I miss one? A: No, there are no makeups allowed....

(53) All levels 18 and older
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Seal the Deal

UrbanGlass

In this intensive weekend class, students will learn to manipulate blown borosilicate glass as they create flame worked knots, puzzles and labyrinths. With a focus on learning all manner of hollow and solid seals, students will gain confidence in manipulating complex forms and intricate shapes. This class is aimed at students with prior experience in the flame shop who wish to gain a better understanding of how to join, move and create form in glass....

(53) Intermediate 18 and older
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Father’s Day Glassblowing (2 hour Private Lessons)

UrbanGlass

Treat you and your father to this introductory glassblowing experience! Both participants can sign up for a two hour private lesson with one of our expert instructors who will walk you through the basics of glass sculpting and blowing and whet your appetite for future glass adventures!  Families encouraged, but everyone ages 11 and up welcome! Q&A Q: Can I make up a class if I miss one? A: No, there are no makeups...

(53) All levels 11 and older
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Glass Explorations for the K-12 Curriculum

UrbanGlass

This course is designed for K-12 teachers and parents wishing to know more about glass and to learn ways to introduce it to their classrooms, art-rooms or homes. Through different explorations with glass (based on fusing, kilnforming, and flameworking), participants will learn and discuss ways of integrating glass into their curriculum. Special attention will be given to using low impact and safe classroom-compatible techniques and materials, as...

(53) All levels 18 and older
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Hey There, Hot Stuff

UrbanGlass

Have you been curious about working with glass? Don’t be shy! Get into the studio for this one day taster and get things going. In this course we will learn the basic ins and outs of this amazing material. We will start the day with a quick safety talk and demonstration, then move on to exercises focused around successfully gathering and shaping glass, eventually using these newly acquired skills to create small masterpieces! Please bring a willingness...

(53) All levels 18 and older
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Heart Beam: A Neon Heart Bending Workshop

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the basics of bending neon signs while making a luminous heart with assistance from interdisciplinary artist and professor, Kacie Lees.  In this five-hour immersive workshop, participants will work with a heart-shaped bending pattern and follow along with a step-by-step illustrated guide to turn hollow glass tubes into radiant neon hearts. Beginners welcome! No neon or glass experience necessary. What to expect: Participants can expect...

(53) All levels 14 and older
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$290
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Flameworking: Halloween Treats and Tricks!

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the art of creating unique and spooky glass beads in this hands-on flameworking course. From witch's hats to friendly glass monsters, explore molten glass and shape it into fun Halloween decorations. No experience required, open to ages 12 and up.

(53) All levels 12 and older
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$195
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NYC Resistor / Experimentation Station

UrbanGlass

This class will teach everything needed to know to make ideas become a reality with laser and glass. In this two-location class, students will be led through all steps, from idea to pressing the "go" button on the laser at NYC Resistor. Students will then take their completed stencil or etched pane to UrbanGlass to add colored glass enamel to the etched pane, or sand blast a laser-cut stencil onto glass. After learning the basics at NYC Resistor,...

(53) All levels 18 and older
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$225
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Blow It Up and Paint It Down

UrbanGlass

In this quick introduction to this amazing material, our young students will spend an afternoon working with the instructors to design and create their dream piece of glass in the glassblowing studio. Once the pieces have cooled, the real fun begins! After a short demonstration of glass painting techniques, the students will go wild and paint their new creations from top to bottom. When they are done painting, the enamel will be fired on the glass...

(53) Beginner 18 and older
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Passover Special

Brooklyn Glass @ 142 13th St, Brooklyn, NY

Come celebrate passover with your family and friends at Brooklyn Glass. For $10 per guest, enjoy a seated demo from 1pm-3pm April 23rd and 24th.  Watch, captivated, as our masterful artists turn molten glass into beautiful works of functional art, creating cups and other amazing creations. Enjoy your family and learn something new this joyous holiday!  No children under 4 years of age will be permitted.

(369) All levels 4 and older
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