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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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Creative Concepts in Kilnforming

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Morgan Madison creates work in glass and other media that is informed by his love of drawing and inspired by place- the colors, materials and forms that comprise the man-made and natural environments around us. His interest in these elements stems from their ability to tell us about the character of a place as well as to tell us something about ourselves. This class will explore the process and techniques Morgan uses to achieve the distinct linear...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$550

5 sessions

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Glass 6: The Tabula Rasa

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Glass is an amazing sculpting material with unique qualities for self-expression and the realization of art. Inside the furnace, liquid glass is a blank slate waiting to be shaped and formed into anything you can imagine. During this course you will be asked for three things: First, come to class with an open mind that writes and draws its ideas. Sketches are fundamental tools to visualize the task at hand. These images don’t have to be illustrations...

(54) Beginner 18 and older
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$760

6 sessions

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Blowing and Sculpting Inside the Bubble

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

In this class, you will focus on unique techniques and approaches to solid and blown sculpting from within the bubble. Emphasis will be placed on the freedom to explore process and the potential of the material. You will learn bit work and how to use various torches and the garage.  Some previous glass experience is highly recommended for this class. Q&A Q: Can I make up a class if I miss one? A: No, there are no makeups allowed....

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$2,500

9 sessions

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Glass 1: Things you Need to Know to Blow

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

This introductory glassblowing class will provide students with a solid foundation on which to build their skills. In a fun filled environment, students will learn basic techniques through demonstrations, drills, projects and lots of hands on time to help improve their skills and efficiency. With practice, students will leave class with improved hand skills and a thorough understanding of how to make a variety of basic shapes. Q&A Q: ...

(54) Beginner 18 and older
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$780

6 sessions

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Cut, Paste, Repeat: Glass Mosaic

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Anyone, aged 8 to 80, can enjoy completing a colorful work in glass mosaic. From the earliest examples dating to the 3rd millennium BC, all peoples have contributed to the rich history of mosaic. The beauty in the process is its project-friendly simplicity. This course is the perfect introduction to glass for those interested in turning their experience in drawing and painting into three-dimensional works of glass art. Instructor lectures presenting...

(54) All levels 8 and older
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$550

6 sessions

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Glass + Metal = A Perfect Mélange

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

In this collaborative course with Brooklyn Metal Works we will work with the lost wax technique to kiln cast small pâte de verre jewels. These glass pieces will be designed as either brooches or pendants and will be made wearable using metalsmithing techniques. Beginning at the UrbanGlass studios, we will create wax models using soft waxes from both the jewelry and sculpture worlds. Combining these materials and techniques will yield a more detailed...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$695

8 sessions

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The Freedom of Formula: From Conception to Realization

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Rather than focus on one specific glass technique, process or material, we will work through a series of class exercises and projects which start with an idea, investigate ways of developing that idea, explore processes and technical options along the way and then survey results.  This class will explore the whole making process that we as artists engage in. Demonstrations and class discussions will be part of the workshop alongside kiln...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$575

4 sessions

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#Glassblowing: All Ages Glassblowing Weekend

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

This exciting all ages beginners class will introduce students to the hot shop and glass blowing. Students will work in teams to create several intro projects including marbles, paperweights and colorful leaves or flowers. The two-day class will culminate in learning to blow a bubble into molten glass and a large group sculpture. Emphasis will be on hot shop safety, teamwork, and #FUN! There will be plenty of photo-ops for posting on Instagram and...

(54) Beginner 8 and older
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$550

2 sessions

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Controlled Failure: Goblet Weekend

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

This class is intended for the mid to advanced student looking to broaden their horizons and improve hand skills by way of the traditional Venetian goblet. With focus on teamwork, form and function, timing and garage work, students will leave the class with a better understanding of the material and how to assemble simple, as well as complex goblets. Starting with the foundation of joining two bubbles together to make simple footed goblets, students...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$780

6 sessions

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From Render to Cast: 3D Printing in Glass

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Join us for our first collaborative class with one of Brooklyn's most dynamic spaces for transdisciplinary creativity. This workshop will introduce students to the process of rapid prototyping and its translation and applications to glass casting. In the first two sessions, students will learn the basics of 3D modeling with Rhinoceros. A small prototype will be initially printed after the first class and reviewed the following week. During the second...

(54) Beginner 18 and older
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$600

2 sessions

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Fire Effects

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

This class is the perfect opportunity to combine two very different methods of creating with glass. Crossing over techniques from both the Hot Shop and the Flame Studio, students will get a fully rounded introduction into working with fire!  In the hotshop we will learn how to stretch, sculpt, and blow glass. In the flame studio we will work with torches to melt glass rods and play with color and form. In both shops students will learn the...

(54) All levels 12 and older
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$880

5 sessions

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Wearable Pattern: Kilnforming and Coldworking Jewelry

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

This class will focus on making kiln-formed inclusions to use in students’ jewelry designs. We will investigate different warm glass techniques including murrini making and fusing sheet glass together to create elaborately patterned glass. We will also use cold-working techniques including carving, sawing and drilling to finish pieces. Through lectures and class discussions, we will look at the history of glass jewelry from ancient times to contemporary....

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$780

6 sessions

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Portable Light

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

How can sculpture actively respond to the body or the environment? What can be discovered by making light sculpture mobile? During this course, we will explore the possibilities of using flame worked glass in conjunction with neon, plasma, and LEDs. We will use a small scale battery controlled microprocessor (Arduino) to control and change these light sculptures in response to sound, temperature, ambient light, heartbeat, movement, etc. via stress...

(54) All levels 12 and older
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$860

6 sessions

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Scandinavian Screen-Printing on Glass

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

In this workshop, students will learn step by step how to screen-print photo-based images on glass using enamels. Everything will be covered from the selection and production of your original imagery to its translation into a screen and then onto a glass surface. From there, we will discuss kiln strategies and methods for firing enamels onto the surface to create a beautiful and durable finish. Tomas will present both widely known techniques and...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$760

5 sessions

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Concentrating on Connections: Intro to Borosilicate

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

In this one-week intensive evening course, students will concentrate on developing a safe and effective practice of working with borosilicate glass (aka Pyrex). This course is open to all skill levels and provides a strong foundation upon which to build each individual’s voice with the material. Classroom time will be fully dedicated to the fundamentals of connecting two pieces of glass and corresponding exercises will guide students through the...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$800

5 sessions

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Pattern in All Dimensions: Fusing & Glassblowing

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

This 2 week workshop will have students working in all dimensions, creating colorful, pattern-filled glass as both 2-D fusings and 3-D blown glass forms.Week one will focus in the flat shop, introducing students to cutting and melting layers of sheet glass to explore color combinations, repetition, pattern making, and composition.In week two, students will move to the hot shop to explore the ways those same colors and patterns can be applied to glass...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$1,600

10 sessions

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Down to the Wire: Experimental Glassblowing w/ Cages

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Complete course title: Down to the Wire: Experimental Glassblowing with Cages, Molds, and More This class will explore the amazing ability glass has to take on beautiful and unexpected forms. Using experimental tools and methods, while expanding on fundamental glassblowing techniques, students will explore a world of new shapes. Utilizing the compatibility between copper and furnace glass, students will blow and cast into structures made...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$780
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Embrace the Moment

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Glass has the ability to be fluid in its molten state, and almost immediately become static as it cools. This unique characteristic offers artists the ability to capture momentum and freeze transitional forms. This class will explore the expressive potential and intensity of the hot glass by capturing this transformation through objects, sculpture, and pyrography.  In the kilnforming studio, we will take a much more calculated approach to creating...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$1,000

5 sessions

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Bend and Wear

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Students in Bend and Wear will learn neon tube bending basics while exploring wild methods of display. Students will learn to pattern, bend, and create wearable neon to become walking, performative, light sculptures that will be exhibited in the streets, in  a mobile installation through New York City. Participants will become walking emitters of electromagnetic waves in a variety of visible wavelengths by utilizing the cutting edge of the 1980s...

(54) Beginner 18 and older
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$880

5 sessions

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A Moving Solid: Introduction to Glassblowing

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

This class will serve as a platform to engage with the counterintuitive characteristics of molten glass as it moves through different states of matter. Students will be introduced to the hot shop, learning safety in the studio, and beginning their journey with this unusual material.  Students will learn hand and body skills to move fluidly in the studio and shape the glass into solid and blown, sculptural and functional, objects. Learning will...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$800

6 sessions

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