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UrbanGlass, the NYC-based nonprofit established in 1977, fosters experimentation and advances the use and critical understanding of glass as a creative medium.
UrbanGlass was founded as the New York Experimental Glass Workshop in 1977 by a group of recent art school graduates—Erik Erikson, Richard Yelle, and Joe Upham—who wanted to continue their experiments in glass. In addition to providing studio space for artists already versed in the material, the Workshop featured an education program, which provided classes for working artists and the general public to expand their understanding of glass.