Shape Up with Kate Hush

Shape Up with Kate Hush

In this intimate semi-private lesson, two promising pupils will work directly with their instructor to create a classic neon shape.

By UrbanGlass

Date and time

Saturday, June 7 · 10am - 4pm EDT

Location

UrbanGlass

647 Fulton St Floor 3 (Enter on Rockwell Pl.) Brooklyn, NY 11217

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 14 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 6 hours

Do you relish a rhombus? Want to try for a triangle? Can you spare a square? In this intimate semi-private lesson, two promising pupils will work directly with their instructor to create a classic neon shape. Choose from an array of modern runes, each one both chic and timeless. These simple forms can transform a space without being beholden to time, place, or epoch - and are forever on trend. Sign up today and prepare to mark your territory with light.


What to expect: Neon is a unique and complex artform. In this introductory lesson, you will complete one simple neon shape or squiggle (no text). You will work with glass tubing at the torch to bend and manipulate the glass. Read more about how to prepare for class on our Registration Info page.

With neon work, participants primarily engage in standing activities such as bending and assembling neon tubes over a torch flame. Working with glass materials requires a certain level of dexterity. Learn more about accessibility on our website.

Eligibility: No previous experience required. Open to ages 14 and up.

Pick-up: Neon tubes may be bombarded during class, however should processing take additional time, students will have to return to UrbanGlass once notified to pick up their work.

This is an in-person class taking place on-site at UrbanGlass. Health and safety guidelines will be emailed to you upon registration.


We recommend registering for classes early to reserve your spot! We base materials, and teacher needs off of student enrollment. Early registration not only guarantees your spot in class, but also helps to ensure the class will run. Classes with low enrollment may be cancelled within two weeks of the start date of class. Contact our Registrar of Education, Ari Eshoo, at arianna@urbanglass.org if you have questions about the class or would like to arrange a payment plan.


1 Session, Saturday, June 7th, 10am-12:30pm OR 1:30pm-4pm

Instructor Kate Hush

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UrbanGlass

UrbanGlass fosters experimentation and advances the use and critical understanding of glass as a creative medium. The organization provides access to and an education in glass for professional artists, seniors, students, and members of the public of all backgrounds and familiarity with the material. We offer year-round free and low-cost programming through our 17,000 square foot studios, robust class schedule, fellowship and scholarship opportunities, exhibition center, and in-house printed magazine.

Founded in 1977 by a group of dedicated artists, UrbanGlass sought to confront the many barriers limiting creative access to glass such as the high costs of real estate, equipment, and the scarcity of technical expertise. From the organization’s conception it served as it does today: As a creative hub and unparalleled resource center for artists, enabling this material to become available for experimentation beyond the confines of factories and universities in New York City for the first time. Today, glass is seen as an integral component of contemporary art’s complex landscape.

$600