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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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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...

(54) All levels 14 and older
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$290
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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...

(54) All levels 8 and older
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$200
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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. 

(54) All levels 11 and older
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$220
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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...

(54) 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...

(54) 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.

(54) Beginner 12 and older
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$200
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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.

(54) All levels 12 and older
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$195
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Make an Engraving

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

In this introductory lesson, you will choose from a variety of engraving wheels to produce a simple design on clear glass. You will learn to engrave marks to create imagery and/or patterns with which to decorate a glass panel or object. Small scale clear glass objects and panels will be provided for the class; however, you are welcome to bring in your own clear glass object to work on. What to Expect: A brief presentation on engraved glass will...

(54) Beginner 18 and older
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$145
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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,...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$145
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Fruits & Fungi! Intro to Beads

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Join us for a workshop where you'll craft your own glass beads inspired by delicious fruits and whimsical mushrooms. Get ready to master the art of flameworking as you shape, color, and add intricate details to your creations under expert guidance.

(54) Beginner 12 and older
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$125
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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.

(54) Beginner 12 and older
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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!

(54) All levels 14 and older
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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...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$70

4 sessions

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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...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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Free
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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...

(54) All levels 16 and older
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Free
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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...

(54) All levels 16 and older
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Introduction to Kiln Casting

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

This three day workshop is packed with information about all your basic mold making needs for kiln casting.  In this introductory class, students will be working with clay and wax to create positives to be directly translated into glass.  Two high fire refractory molds will be prepared in the kilns to complete the process of melting glass to finalize your works of art.  This workshop also touches upon kiln schedules along with coldshop...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$585

6 sessions

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Mould Madness

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

The art of mould making can be translated into many forms and materials.  This workshop will give you the knowledge of kilncasting glass using high-fire refractory. Through this process, we will be covering techniques to house a range of mediums, allowing us to create multiples. Basic cold working will also be taught, to help produce a ready-to-display piece.

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$800

6 sessions

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Colorful Catch-All: Stained Glass Weekend

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

In this weekend workshop, students will explore color and form through the creation of a glass sculpture that holds objects. Our process uses the Tiffany stained glass method. Each pupil will learn basic glass cutting, coldworking with grinders, copper foiling, soldering, and finally the assemblage of said sculpture.  In addition, we will cover some stained glass history, along with a bit of color theory. The goal of this class is to connect...

(54) Beginner 18 and older
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$500

2 sessions

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Intro to Stained Glass Weekend

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the fundamentals of stained glass design, glass cutting, and the copper foil construction method to get a full introduction to this exciting medium. You will design, cut, and solder to complete your own unique stained glass panel in this fun beginner class. What to Expect: Students will have the opportunity to work on and complete 1 work of stained glass under 10 inches in any direction. Eligibility: No previous experience required. Open...

(54) Beginner 14 and older
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$525

2 sessions

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