Open Studios: Spring in the City

Have you ever noticed all the glass you encounter every day in the city? From mosaics in the subway to windows in skyscrapers, glass makes our city a more vibrant and exciting place. 

Join us for Open Studios and discover the many ways glass shapes the world around us with an afternoon of art making and exciting demonstrations in UrbanGlass’ 17,000 sq ft studios. Sign up for one activity or try them all!

Glassblowing: Mushrooms

Beadmaking: Spring Charms

Fusing: Botanical Tiles

Upcycled Bud Vase (FREE)

Screen Printing (FREE)Bead Stringing (FREE)

Glassblowing & Flameworking Demonstrations (FREE)

Bead Project Market (FREE)

*Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver*

Bead Project Market — FREE: Celebrate local artists and shop stunning handmade jewelry created by alumni of The Bead Project scholarship program at UrbanGlass.

1 1 AM - 3 PM

Demonstrations — FREE: Watch professional glassblowers sculpt with molten glass, and see how borosilicate glass (the hi-temp glass used in science labs and pyrex bakeware) can be melted and shaped in the flame of a table torch.

11 AM - 3 PM

Bead Stringing, Upcycled Bud Vase & Screen Printing — FREE: String colorful beads into a wearable creation, cut vinyl stencils to sandblast onto a glass bottle that plays on shiny and frosted textures, or bring a shirt to screen print with a mystery design. We’ll also have $5 totes available for purchase. Drop-in activities, while supplies (all ages with chaperone).

1 1 AM - 3 PM

Glassblowing: Mushrooms — $75: Learn how to sculpt with gooey molten glass and make a colorful handcrafted mushroom to brighten up your tablescape. One-on-one lesson, 30 minutes (ages 12+).

Objects made during the lesson must cool slowly overnight, so please plan to return the following week for pickup.

•  5 tickets/slot: 11 AM, 11:30 AM, 12 PM, 12:30 PM, 1 PM, 1:30 PM, 2 PM, 2:30 PM 

Beadmaking: Spring Charms — $45: Play with fire at the table torch as you melt and shape glass rods into colorful beads inspired by blooms and bugs. One-on-one lesson, 30 minutes (ages 12+). 

Objects made during the lesson must cool slowly overnight, so please plan to return the following week for pickup.

• 5 tickets/slot (*only 5 slots*): 11 AM, 11:45AM, 12:30 AM, 1:15 PM, 2 PM

Fusing: Botanical Tiles — $35: Take inspiration from floral motifs and design a colorful coaster or tile by layering different forms of room-temperature glass (sheets, strings, crushed granules) that will get melted together in the kiln. Group lesson, 30 minutes (all ages with chaperone).

Objects made during the lesson must cool slowly overnight, so please plan to return the following week for pickup.

6 tickets/slot: 11 AM, 11:30 AM, 12 PM, 12:30 PM, 1 PM, 1:30 PM, 2 PM, 2:30 PM

Host or Publisher UrbanGlass