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Loews Arlington Hotel partners with UTA Glass program

In the fall 2024, faculty and students at UTA Glass collaborated with Live! By Loews hotel in Arlington. The one-of-a-kind hand-blown cocktail glassware line was meticulously crafted by UTA students for the cocktails developed by the hotel’s culinary designers.

During the test run, the proceeds of sales from the glassware at Loews Arlington Hotel went to UTA. Additionally, Loews Hotel showcased UTA artists’ handcrafted glass ornaments and festive creations at a holiday pop-up in December 2024. Loews commissioned UTA alum Kevin Jacobs, who now runs an art handling and fabrication company Pushkin & Gogol, to fabricate vitrines and pedestals for their lobby, where the work of Justin Ginsberg and his students is on view. This program will be expanded as a competitive art & design call for short term student exhibitions, jurored by Loews’ corporate designers and artistic director.

Loews Hotels Partners with UT Arlington to Display Glass Art

In addition to this collaboration, on January 22, 2025 the mayor of Arlington Jim Ross visited UTA glass studio to try his best at making a glass artwork. Watch our student Phoenix Sanders skillfully demonstrating the steps of hot shop glassblowing to Mayor Ross on the City of Arlington’s channel:

Adventure Twenty-Six: Mayor Ross Turns Up the Heat with UTA Glass