From introductory lessons taught by distinguished teachers from across the United States, to master-level intensives led by internationally-acclaimed artists, UrbanGlass’ year-round educational programming provides a space to explore this incredible material through hands-on and experiential learning. We also offer private lessons and group events too!

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Hot Glass Hangout is a free demo series, occurring on the first Friday of every month, starring our multi-talented team of studio technicians, administrators and teaching artists doing what they love to do!

See the skills and teamwork that go into shaping molten glass, meet friendly local artists and shop a pop-up Studio Sale featuring beautiful glassware and jewelry crafted by our community.

Soft drinks and snacks are on the house.

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Through glass, scent, and mapping, familiar spaces from a barbecue shop in Hong Kong to personal locations in Los Angeles are revisited and reimagined. Together, the works consider how memory travels, shifts across places, and continues to exist through material and sensory experience, holding onto what remains even after leaving.

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Anna Boothe and Nancy Cohen’s newest collaborative project, Confluence, integrates their research into southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey’s rich glass history, the region’s current scientific glass industry, and the local river system and environs that have played a central role, initially in the 1700s, by providing the necessary materials and distribution capabilities in the growth of this signature industry.

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Artist Kate Clements will be in conversation with Linnea Seidling, the CAT’s Assistant Curator of Glass.

Starting at 6:00pm, learn more about Clements and her work featured in the CAT’s exhibition, Meet Me in the Forest, and have the opportunity to see the exhibition afterward.

The CAT is proud to participate in Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide initiative led by Craft in America to honor the handmade during America’s Semiquincentennial. Through this artist conversation, we join museums, artists, and organizations nationwide in celebrating the craft traditions that connect us through history and time.

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Take your pumpkin-making skills beyond the basics in this focused glass blowing intensive. A favorite seasonal item for artists to create and sell, glass pumpkins offer endless opportunities to explore color, form, and design.

Led by artist Keegan O’Brien, “Beyond the Basic Pumpkin” is designed for beginner through advanced glass blowers who want to strengthen their foundation, refine their technique, and create more distinctive glass pumpkins.

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Take your kiln-glass practice to the next level by mastering the art of the multi-fire process. In this dynamic, hands-on workshop, you won’t just melt glass once and call it a day—you will learn how to treat glass as a raw material that can be engineered, deconstructed, and reimagined.

Related Programming:

Emily Potter Artist Talk:  Thursday, September 3 at 6 pm at Belger Crane Yard Gallery

First Friday Demo: September 4 from 6-8pm at the Belger Glass Annex

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Becoming Heirlooms examines the extrafunctional power of craft and art objects, not merely as artifacts, but as tools for gathering, witnessing, and remembrance.

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Please join us to celebrate the launch of our newest publication, Handwork: Handcrafted Objects that Made America; a visually stunning, deeply inspiring celebration of America’s spirit through ordinary, surprising, and overlooked handcrafted objects spanning more than 250 years.

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Indie Craft Experience is a thoughtfully curated marketplace designed to showcase exceptional independent artists, makers, and creative entrepreneurs.

Through hands on maker activities and immersive experiences, we create opportunities for visitors to do more than shop—they can discover, learn, and participate in the creative process.

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Craft in America is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit arts organization founded in 2004 with the mission to promote and advance original handcrafted work through programs in all media. The Peabody Award-winning, Emmy-nominated Craft in America documentary series first aired nationally on PBS in 2007 and has produced over 35 hour-long episodes to date. These programs are filled with artists, techniques, and stories from diverse cultures, blending history with living practice.

In addition to the series, Craft in America’s organizational efforts include its extensive website, a YouTube channel, multi-disciplinary educator guides that adhere to national standards, and the Craft in America Center in Los Angeles, which presents exhibitions, talks by artists and scholars, workshops, and K-12 school tours. All of Craft in America’s multimedia educational content is provided to the public at no charge.

Our Mission

To promote and advance original handcrafted work through programs in all media.

Our Goals

To document the importance of handmade objects and the artists who make them.

To provide a gateway to discover, explore and experience craft.

To celebrate our nation’s cultures through craft.

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Indie Craft Experience is a thoughtfully curated marketplace designed to showcase exceptional independent artists, makers, and creative entrepreneurs. Since 2005, we’ve connected shoppers directly with talented creatives selling handmade goods, original art, and vintage treasures while fostering meaningful connections between artists and the community.

Through hands on maker activities and immersive experiences, we create opportunities for visitors to do more than shop—they can discover, learn, and participate in the creative process.

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Artazan Handcraft Market brings together a thoughtfully curated collection of artists, and makers for a three-day celebration of handcraft. Explore exhibits featuring ceramics, jewelry, textiles, fine art, woodwork, home décor, specialty foods, and more.

Inspired by the spirit of traditional artisan markets, Artazan offers an opportunity to discover beautiful work, connect with the people who create it, and experience handcraft in all its forms in a vibrant and welcoming marketplace.

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Art in the Park Festival hosts an annual attendance of over 78k people throughout two sunny days in Howard Amon Park.

Artists from around the United States travel to show case, demonstrate, educate, and sell their original work. Boasting over 300 artists, Art in the Park Festival colourfully engulfs Howard Amon Park in Richland, Washington.

With music from popular artists, live entertainment, gourmet food provided by award winning food trucks, interactive art experiences, sculpture gardens, and an immersive festival vibe.

We promise a one of a kind art experience.

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Reverse glass painting, or Hinterglasmalerei, is an art form where the image is painted on the back of a glass sheet and viewed from the front.

Throughout the session on September 26, we will examine examples of the history of the craft and use acrylic paint, which dries quickly, and acrylic pens which work on glass. There will also be experimentation with the backgrounds using specialty papers and foils creating shimmering multi-dimensional effects.

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