GlassRoots

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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!

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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

GlassRoots is pleased to introduce you to our 2025 GlassRoots | Peters Valley Fellows! Join us in welcoming (L to R) Sean Jones, Jamesia Griffin, Liz Henderson, ShaNoah Rutledge, Orchid Sylvester and Cezar Regala.

Selected from a pool of dozens of applicants, this talented group has been immersed in all things glass for the past two weeks ranging from stained glass and glassblowing to fusing and sandblasting. They start most mornings in professional development workshops led by various industry professionals and are in the process of meeting our community partners.

It’s been a pleasure getting to know this year’s cohort, and we can’t wait to see what they create this summer with our partners at Peters Valley School of Craft!

Oh, What a Night! Thank you to everyone who made GlassBall 2025 such a rousing success! From the glow of the Mobile Hot Shop to the exuberant live auction, the evening was buzzing with spirited chatter, lively connections and inspired presentations.

Special thanks to our host, the Montclair Art Museum, our generous sponsors, the GlassRoots Board of Trustees and, of course, the GlassRoots studio artists and our impressive Youth Entrepreneurial Spirit (YES) teens!

Congratulations as well to our GlassBall 2025 Honorees John Schreiber, Robinson Holloway, Roger C. Tucker III and Andy Toxtle who shared moving testaments reinforcing GlassRoots' impact and continued need for support as we look forward to the next 25 years!

Current status: basking in the glow of last Thursday’s GlassBall gala and last night’s Tony Awards. 💫

As Hamilton creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, reunited with the original cast at last night’s ceremony, we felt an even deeper appreciation of our work and our studio artists.

Just last month, our team collaborated with The Town Hall to create The Town Hall Vanguard Award for Miranda who was honored at their Spring Shout Benefit Concert on May 19th! In addition to this bespoke award, we also made fellow honoree Tom Wirtshafter’s award by hand right here in downtown .

📸: (1) Phellix Rodriguez Video (2) Allison V. Brown