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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This show is a reunion, a yearbook, a map and a moment in time. To mark the occasion of Brooklyn Metal Works’ 15th anniversary, In The Gallery will present Here, There, and Everywhere, a juried exhibition of jewelry and objects by members of the Brooklyn Metal Works alumni network.

All exhibited works must have been made during or after the artist’s time at Brooklyn Metal Works.

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Claire Oliver Gallery is proud to present Masters of the Stitch: Threaded Stories, an exhibition drawn from the personal collection of artist, curator, and Women of Color Quilters Network founder Carolyn Mazloomi, on view May 29–August 8, 2026.

Featuring works by twelve acclaimed artists, the exhibition offers a singular opportunity to acquire quilts from one of the nation’s most significant collections of Black textile art, celebrating quiltmaking as fine art, cultural history, and legacy.

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Join the American Folk Art Museum for a conversation celebrating the legacy of Charlie Willeto. A Hatááłii (medicine man) from Diné Bikéyah, Willeto created distinctive hand-painted wooden carvings that drew on Diné ceremonial traditions while engaging broader artistic audiences.

Through the lens of Diné history, philosophy, and art, the speakers will explore Willeto’s life, vision, and enduring impact, as reflected in works currently on view at AFAM.

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Jessica Lichtenstein: Rewilding is an immersive installation where thousands of digitally rendered female figures form lush, imagined landscapes.

Reclaiming the nude from art history’s conventions, the work reimagines the body as a site of autonomy, collectivity, and ecological renewal.

Blending craft and technology, Lichtenstein presents a bold feminist vision in which nature and femininity converge in a dynamic, self-determined world.

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In conjunction with Suzanne Sullivan’s solo exhibition The Wilderness of Mirrors, join us at Brooklyn Metal Works for a chess tournament celebrating stealth, strategy, and subterfuge. Ceramicists Maggie Boyd and Julia Elsas will join Sullivan in this collaborative event, each creating a handmade chess board that will be set up for gameplay. Sign up to challenge the artists and immerse yourself in The Wilderness of Mirrors!

*Please note that these spaces are only accessible via stairs.

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M&S Schmalberg is a fourth-generation, family-owned fabric flower studio located in New York City’s historic Garment District.

Founded in 1916, the company preserves a rare American craft tradition as the last remaining domestic manufacturer of handcrafted fabric flowers. Using vintage dies and time-honored techniques, skilled artisans create custom flowers for fashion, theater, film, and special events.

M&S Schmalberg welcomes visitors for guided studio tours and hands-on flower-making experiences, offering a unique opportunity to witness and participate in this enduring craft.

The studio was featured in the EAST episode of the Peabody Award-winning PBS series Craft in America.

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Drawn from the American Folk Art Museum’s collection, Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States examines how Americans have defined themselves through the creation, collection, and transmission of vernacular objects.

Emelie Gevalt, Deborah Davenport and Stewart Stender Deputy Director & Chief Curatorial and Program Officer, discusses the variety and artistry of works on view, including oil paintings, drawings, needlework, and sculpture.

Online event
Monday, April 27 • 10 AM – 11:15 AM PDT

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Join the American Folk Art Museum for a conversation on folk art, history, and nation-building.

From weathervanes and trade signs to quilts, carvings, and painted portraiture, American folk art encompasses a wide range of handicraft practices dating back to the 17th century that symbolize ingenuity, independence, and pride, key values of American identity.

Online Event:
Tue, Aug 4 • 10 am PDT

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Goldi reimagines the familiar tale of Goldilocks through a quieter, more tender lens.

In Nicole A. Vanasse’s hands, the story becomes not one of intrusion, but of curiosity—of a small, wandering presence (Goldi the cat) moving gently through a space not her own, discovering what it means to feel at home.

Rendered across sixteen cotton batik panels, the narrative unfolds through fabric, pattern, and form.

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The Women’s Art Center of the Hamptons supports and elevates women thinkers and makers through educational initiatives, community programs, exhibitions and events for the enjoyment and enrichment of the human spirit with accessibility for all.

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Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley is a mid-career survey of the exuberant, imaginative worlds of twin artists Nikolai and Simon Haas.

Featuring 85 fantastical, hybrid creatures, algorithmically generated landscapes, and meticulously hand‑built ceramics, Uncanny Valley reveals the Haas brothers’ singular ability to fuse cutting‑edge technology with deeply tactile, human‑centered making.

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