GlassRoots

This past month we welcomed the latest cohort of GlassRoots/Peters Valley Fellows to our Campus!⁠
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After taking a month of various glass workshops at GlassRoots Newark Glass Art Center, Ariana, Jhanae, Sergio, Yania, Nittaya & Fracesca came to Peters Valley to spend another 4 weeks living on our campus and taking workshops in our various studios. ⁠
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This transformative, immersive program is funded in part by the Nicholson Foundation.⁠

GlassRoots
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Hi Friends! We miss hearing from you. Find us here on our new page for the latest updates from the studio:

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GlassRoots Newark GlassRoots is a glass art studio located in Downtown Newark, NJ. Sparking change every day.

And that's a wrap!

1 Month
10 Teaching Artists
12 Schools
50 Classes
740+ Students
800 Tiles
1000+ Original Artworks
5000+ Beads
And infinite creativity!

Thank you Newark Public Schools for inviting us to work with our city's talented youth again as part of Summer Quest!

Last Friday was our last day with our summer intern, Chloe. She was an extraordinary addition to our team!

She journeyed to several Newark Public Schools with our Summer Quest Teaching Artists, helping students with mosaics, jewelry-making and other projects. She also assisted with classes, field trips, events off and on-site and myriad tasks in between.

As you can in this photo, the young people she worked with this summer appreciated her just as much as our staff did!

Speaking about her experience, she shared:

“This summer working with Glassroots affirmed my passion for teaching and expanded my artistic practice in ways I hadn’t imagined. Learning how to make glass art and then translating those skills into accessible, engaging lessons for students of all ages has deepened my commitment to pursuing a career in art education!”

Thank you, Chloe, for all your hard work this summer. And big thanks as well to our friends at for sending her our way!

Who knew summer school could be this much fun?!

We just wrapped a hands-on jewelry-making workshop as part of Newark Public Schools’ Summer Quest program.

It was a joy helping these 4th graders select beads, colors and textures for their bracelets, keychains and necklaces. One student explained that she was drawn to nature and included mini leaves and trees in her necklace while another created a unique piece for each of her family members!

GlassRoots Bids Farewell to Longtime Board Members Roger C. Tucker III (Board President), Mary Jaffa (Treasurer) and Will Simpson.

We are sad to see Roger, Mary and Will go but we know we’ll still see them around the neighborhood!

💫 Roger has served on our board since 2017, transitioning to Board President in 2020. He helped steer our expansion to our future home in Teachers Village, brokered countless connections and has consistently been a passionate brand ambassador!

💫 Mary has served as our Treasurer since joining our Board of Directors in 2015. As Treasurer, Mary worked closely with our Executive Director, Carol Losos, and our Finance Committee to steward all financial affairs.

💫 Will Simpson joined the board in 2018 and has provided valuable guidance regarding our strategic priorities and critical community involvement.

Read more in this month’s LIT July Newsletter: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/GlassRoots-LIT-July-Newsletter_ISSUE-20.html?soid=1112584144594&aid=FHYdY2LBVAk

📢 We’re featured on NRBP’s podcast this week!

Newark Regional Business Partnership is Newark’s premier Chamber of Commerce. We are so grateful for their ongoing support through networking events, informative panels, subsidized PR opportunities for nonprofits and so much more!

Listen to NRBP President and CEO, Ferlanda Fox Nixon chat with GlassRoots Executive Director, Carol Losos, about some of our youth success stories, art and wellness and the strength of Newark’s cultural community: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9hO5U2dKAFc

Thank you Ferlanda and NRBP!

LAST CHANCE!

Make a donation of any size by tonight at 11:59pm to show your support for GlassRoots before the close of this year’s budget.

The economic landscape is tight, inclusion is threatened at every turn and our young people are facing rising mental health needs. That’s exactly why GlassRoots matters so much right now.

Donate today to spark change with us tomorrow!

https://glassroots.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate-now-1

SAY YES to our Young People

SAY YES to Creativity

SAY YES to Diversity and Inclusion

SAY YES to Wellness

This is YOUR moment to say YES to us. Make a donation of any size by June 30 to show your support for GlassRoots before the close of this year’s budget.

The economic landscape is tight, inclusion is threatened at every turn and our young people are facing rising mental health needs. That’s exactly why GlassRoots matters so much right now.

Donate today to SAY YES: https://glassroots.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate-now-1