The GEEX BIPOC Community Table (formerly known as the BIPOC Co-learner Affinity Group) creates a supportive environment for BIPOC co-learners to meet, network and be seen in a community of peers across the field of glass.
Who is this for?
This group is open to BIPOC-identified people learning and working with the material of glass. We use the term “co-learner” to expand the boundaries of “students” to include: recent graduates, self-taught individuals, people in high school, as well as emerging, mid-career, and established professionals that are interested in supporting each other intergenerationally.
Fall 2025–Spring 2026
Care, Curiosity and Positionality Presentation at the 2025 UrbanGlass Symposium
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Onsite at UrbanGlass
647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY
Join the GEEX BCT Facilitators at the upcoming UrbanGlass Symposium, November 6–8, as they present a hybrid presentation/workshop that centers the practice of care in this online affinity group.
The presentation will introduce the BIPOC Community Table, its background, history, and mission, and share various participant perspectives.
Learn more about the 2025 UrbanGlass Symposium: Crafting Mastery
Meet and Greet
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
5:30-7:00pm US-Central
Online via Google Meet
Throughout the year, GEEX hosts small gatherings for BIPOC in glass to meet, network, and be seen in a community of peers.
Join us online for an informal chat and get to know one another. This meeting is an opportunity to build community with BIPOC working in glass.
Decompression Session
Monday, March 23, 2026
6:00-7:30pm US-Central
Online via Google Meet
The BIPOC Community Table will offer a space to decompress, share resources, and speak about personal experiences within the glass community.
How do I participate?
- Read the Code of Conduct.
- Register for the GEEX BIPOC Community Table through this Google Form to receive event information.
Call for BIPOC Community Table Sponsors!
GEEX is currently seeking sponsors to support meetings across the 2025-2026 season. Become a sponsor by contacting us.
Past Meetings
About the Facilitators
Abigail Akindude
Abigail Akindude (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist and electrician who fell in love with glass after taking classes and participating in the Bead Project at UrbanGlass. She is an alumni of Brooklyn College and Hunter College who loves reading and dog watching.
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Adeye Jean-Baptiste
Adeye Jean-Baptiste (they/she) is a mixed media glass artist, who enjoys reading and traveling. She is a recent graduate of Alfred University, in Alfred, New York.
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Kiani Simms
Kiani Simms (she/her) is an alumni of Emporia State University, a therapist, and glass artist located in Kansas. Her favorite items to make are glass flowers and birds.
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Bre’Annah Stampley
Bre’Annah Stampley (they/them/theirs) is a UW-Madison alumni, bike nerd, GEEX Co-learner Board Representative, and a teaching artist located in Chicago, Illinois.