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Flowers
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Join us for a fun and floral introduction to the UrbanGlass hot shop! This fast-paced class will give you a thorough understanding of the glass studio, while working toward making your very own small, colorful, solid flower. What to Expect: Students will work together and learn to manipulate molten glass (2000 degrees). Safety, color application, and tools will all be covered in a fun and exciting environment. The hot shop is a loud studio,...
$145
One Day Mosaics: Mosaic Floral Arrangements
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Join us for an exciting one day introduction to glass mosaics for middle school aged youth.Young artists will create a mosaic bouquet. While learning glass cutting skills students will learn techniques such as cutting, adhering and grouting flat glass to create their own mosaic while understanding the importance of color selection and placement. What to Expect: Students will create their own small glass mosaic that they will be able to take...
$145
Intro to Boro: Chain
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Learn the art of flameworking and create your own glass chain in this hands-on workshop at UrbanGlass. Discover the techniques of cutting glass, shaping links using heat and gravity, and connecting loops. No experience is required.
$145
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Intro to Beads: Friendly Glass Monsters
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Unleash your creative side and join us for an exciting beginner workshop at UrbanGlass. Discover the art of creating your very own glass monsters in a fun and fast-paced environment. No previous experience is required.
$125
Glass Terraria and their Living Companions
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
In this two-part class, explore the art of flameworking at Urban Glass and the science of house plants at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The course will begin at UrbanGlass with a behind-the-scenes peek into how artist Amy Lemaire creates her signature terraria. After a short lecture that explores Amy’s artwork and the inspiration for the UrbanGlass Terrarium design, the class will head to our studio for a live glass flameworking demonstration...
Level 1 - NABCEP PV Associate Design and Installation
New York City College of Technology @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Become a certified NABCEP PV Associate and gain hands-on training at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Learn the principles of solar PV system design, installation, and operation in this comprehensive course. Boost your career in the renewable energy industry.
Sat, Oct 21st, 11am–2pm EDT
(3 hours)
Intro to Beads: Funky Creatures & Characters!
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Unleash your creativity and learn the art of flameworked glass beads in this beginner workshop. Discover the magic of melting colorful glass rods at the torch and shape them into your very own wearable, animal-inspired creations. No experience required.
$95
Make A Blown Ornament! (30 min slots)
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Create beautiful and unique blown glass ornaments to add a festive touch to your holiday decor. Work one-on-one with a teaching artist in a fun and exciting environment, learning the techniques of glassblowing and choosing from a variety of vibrant colors. Ages 12+ are welcome to join this in-person class at UrbanGlass.
$75
Winter Wonderland
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Come and learn to make your very own winter themed beads. Transform basic shaped beads with colorful glass rods into snowpeople, holiday trees, candy canes and more! We will explore color and form through the lens of pattern and texture, applying your unique touch to the art of flameworked glass beads. With safety talks and demonstrations, students will learn the process of melting colorful glass rods at the torch and how to use a basic set...
$95
Mirror Party
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Learn the art of glass mirroring at UrbanGlass with James Akers and Kacie Lees. Join this hands-on workshop to discover how to coat flat and blown glass forms with a mirroring chemical solution. No experience is necessary, all are welcome!
$75
Junior Company Spring Session (Ages 10-13)
Irondale Ensemble Project @ 85 S Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY
Junior Company is back in session! Our middle school ensemble, for ages 10-13, is a junior version of our teen ensemble, Irondale’s Young Company. Students will learn the essentials of theatrical stagecraft, including: character development, relationship building, improvisation, acting, movement and space work, design, playwriting, directing, and game play. Each session will culminate in a final project: tailored to the...
All levels
10 - 13 years old
Yoga for Glassblowers
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
As a glassblower, you depend on your body to make your art, and you ask it to perform daily for you. Repetitive movement and extreme asymmetrical usage of your back, arms, hips, and legs are a regular part of your craft, but over time it puts stress on your joints, causes chronic pain, and can shorten your artistic life. They key to a healthy, sustainable life as visual artist is to learn how to stretch, counter pose, and balance the strength in...
Fusing for All Ages: Glass Pendants
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Fun for the whole family! Join us to create one-of-a-kind fused glass pendants in this Open House style workshop. Students will arrange a variety of colorful glass materials to build a handful of pendants, then learn how temperature can affect their designs as they are fused in the kiln. No experience necessary. 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...
$35
40-for-40 Prof Dev't Series-How to Shoot Your Own Work
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
This class will focus on getting better photographs of glass objects using obtainable tools, then utilizing Photoshop to edit and finalize your images. We will focus on highly accessible techniques and equipment like camera phones, professional and prosumer-grade DSLRs, DIY lighting, flash and basic backdrops to create shooting environments ideal for glass. On the second day, we will cover basic Photoshop techniques so you can update your portfolio...
40-for-40 Prof Dev't Series - Taxes for Glassmakers
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Steven Zelin, widely known as the Singing CPA, will give a presentation on taxes tailored to the needs of artists, specifically glassmakers. The lecture will cover all you need to know about 1099s, self-employment taxes, business expenses, deductions, and much more, followed by a question and answer session. With tax season approaching, get your questions answered and confusions addressed in this free workshop.
Free
40-for-40 Prof Dev't Series : Building A Portfolio
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
The goals of this workshop are to organize your work, connect with your audience, and style your new website. The workshop will run from 6:30-8 PM, starting with a presentation of the Squarespace platform, followed by a working session where the artists will work on their laptops to begin building their personal portfolios. During the working session, Squarespace Community Specialist, Jose, will provide a checklist to...
Free
Light(bulb): Idea Generator
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
How do you navigate the lighting industry, source parts and come up with designs? Join Jay Macdonell, Manager of Material Explorations for Bocci, an innovative design and architecture firm based out of Vancouver and Berlin for a week of questions. Student ideas will become class demonstrations. Problem solving and integration of hardware and material will be explored. We will find the answers together, or at the very least come up with better...
Free
Playful Characters: a demo and lecture on Devious Drinking Devices
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Join us for a demo and lecture on Trick Glasses, by Kitty Lameris and Marc Barreda Internationally renowned glass expert Kitty Laméris and glass artist and expert on glassmaking techniques Marc Barreda conducted large-scale research into the use and history of trick glasses, their users and the way they were made. It led to groundbreaking new insights. Trick Glasses is the definitive guide to this playful phenomenon of Renaissance Europe. In...
Free
Artist Talk: Shahzia Sikander with Yasmeen Siddiqui & Alpesh Kantilal Patel
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Join us for a wonderful conversation between Shahzia Sikander, Yasmeen Siddiqui, and Alpesh Kantilal Patel discuss The Glass Mosque; a collaboration among Sikander, composer Vijay Iyer, poet Bhanu Kapil, and author Fred Moten. Sikander, Iyer, Kapil, and Moten are equal partners in this three-year creative project which began in 2022. The Glass Mosque will be realized as a book produced by Siddiqui and potentially an artwork. Shahzia Sikander is...
Free
Bead Project EXPO: Beadmaking
UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Melt colorful glass rods in the flame of a table torch to create your very own wearable beads. One-on-one 30 minute lessons with a Bead Project Alum. Objects made during the lesson must cool slowly overnight, so please plan to return the following week for pickup, or contact us to arrange shipping.
$35
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