UrbanGlass Studio Residencies Grant

UrbanGlass Studio Residencies Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: UrbanGlass
Amount: US $5,000
Last Updated: September 19, 2025

Summary

The UrbanGlass Studio Residencies provide a unique opportunity for artists to explore glass as a creative medium. Selected artists receive a $5,000 budget for studio rentals and materials, culminating in a public presentation of their work. UrbanGlass, a prominent resource for glass art, encourages independent artists and collaborative pairs to apply, with a focus on amplifying underrepresented voices in the arts. This residency fosters innovation and community engagement in the vibrant field of glass artistry.

Overview

Note: This residency does not include assistants, room and board, or travel. UrbanGlass is a leading resource for both aspiring and established artists wishing to create with glass. We foster innovative art and advance the use and appreciation of glass as a creative medium. UrbanGlass is a 501(c)3 organization. Studio Residencies at UrbanGlass Exemplifying the spirit of UrbanGlass' mission, the residency fosters experimentation and advances the critical understanding of glass as a creative medium. The program offers three artists a $5,000 budget to be used for scheduled studio rentals and classes, $500 of which may be allocated for materials. At the end of their residency, the artists will present their work, discuss their practice, and connect with the greater UrbanGlass community with an artist-talk or similar public program. UrbanGlass’ 17,000-square-foot state-of-the-art glass studio offers a complete glassworking studio with a hot shop, cold shop, flameworking studio, neon shop, mold shop, and kiln shop. Residents may make use of any or all of these areas of the studio.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Residents must be able to work independently in glass. Artists who work independently or as a collaborative pair (no more than two) are eligible to apply. Collaborative applicants should submit one application and a joint biography and resume that demonstrate a history of collaboration.Participants cannot be enrolled in a full-time degree-granting program or its equivalent.As part of our continued mission to ensure space for underheard voices and perspectives in the field, we strongly encourage individuals that have not been historically represented in the arts sector to apply.

Ineligibility

Current UrbanGlass board members, artists who have participated in the UrbanGlass residency or fellowship programs in the last two years are not eligible.