GlassRoots

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!

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!

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!