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Tuesday – Thursday
10 am – 7 pm
Friday – Sunday
10 am – 4 pm
Mondays CLOSED
We find that different personalities tend to be drawn to different studios. For example, the hot shop is fast-paced, spontaneous, and physical, while flameworking is slower-paced and tends to require a focus on detail and precision.
Which type are you?
As you get acquainted with our studios, you’ll probably find yourself drawn to a particular way of working with glass…or you might just fall in love with them all!
*Unless otherwise noted, you must be at least 14 years old to take a workshop or class.
These workshops meet one time for 2 hours. This a great way to get a taste of glass making without a huge commitment.
You have seen the Chihuly gardens and glass exhibition, now make your own beautiful glass object for your garden.
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Create sparkling designs in glass that almost appear to be holograms.
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Kilnformed mosaic is similar to stained glass without foiling or soldering. Create intricate patterns and imagery using sheet glass and fine frit.
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Marbles are a fun and interesting way to get to know glass over the torch.
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In the hot shop glass flowers are sprouting up everywhere.
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Learn the historical art of stained glass.
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In this paperweight workshop you can learn how to shape and add color to molten glass to make a unique paperweight.
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Learn the secrets of how beads are made at the torch in this introductory session.
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If you're intrigued by how glass is fused into colorful flat glass patterns for coasters and other decorative objects, learn the basics.
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Use colorful pieces of glass and copper wire to create a one-of-a-kind wind chime for your home.
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Try your hand at sandblasting, etching and engraving. Take home your own glass.
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For those interested in trying a little bit of everything.
Green thumb or not this class will help you spruce up your garden just in time for spring.
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In two nights, make a pair of unique glass goblets.
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If you’re intrigued by hot glass and want to experience several different hot techniques while making something cool to take home each week, this introductory class is for you.
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Does creating your own one-of-a-kind jewelry sound like fun? Then this is the class for you.
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Have you always wanted to create your own designs in glass? Well, now you can try your hand in this three night class.
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New to glass and don't know where to start? Why not try a taste of each of our four studios — hot, warm, flame, and cold.
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Sometimes two hours just isn't enough, but a multi-week session is too long. If that is the case, then our extended workshops are for you.
If you have been dying to blow glass, this one-day workshop is for you. What better way to use a lazy Saturday or Sunday than by spending a cool day in the hot shop?
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Glass that looks like woven fabric! Loose, tight, warp, weft, - How do they do it? This workshop explores the basics of creating a fascinating woven effect.
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Many houses in Pittsburgh have stained glass windows. Your home might too. Have you ever wondered – how did they do that?
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You will be amazed at what you can make at the torch – beads, marbles, chains and pendants to name a few.
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Come and learn the ancient, beautiful and fun art of fused and slumped glass.
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Local arts organizations joining together to present a collaborative workshop.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PCA) and Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) come together for a great new collaboration! Make beautiful fused glass pendants, then set them with silver and wire for stunning finished jewelry.
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PGC offers in-depth four-week classes for beginners who are ready to take the plunge into a longer class. Unless otherwise noted, classes meet for four weeks in three-hour sessions.
This four-week beginning hot glass class will cover some of our favorite objects that can be created in the hot shop.
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Get introduced to all the equipment in the cold shop including belt sanders, flat grinders, dremels, lathes the sandblaster, and the diamond saw.
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Learn the secret behind the crackle technique, which is the organic cousin to mosaic patterns.
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Ramp up the excitement by taking the kiln above 1,500 degrees. In this four-week class, you will explore four techniques that harness the heat.
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In this class add a little something extra to your glass by including metal and harnessing the power of the bubble.
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Learn to work with borosilicate glass over the torch.
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Come and learn the ancient, beautiful, and fun art of fused and slumped glass.
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This four-week class will introduce students to working with moretti glass over the torch.
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This 4-week class will experiment with high fire enamels, etching, sandblasting and photo resist techniques to capture photographic images into kilnformed flat glass.
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Many homes in Pittsburgh have stained glass windows. Your home might too. Have you ever wondered – how did they do that?
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PGC offers in-depth eight-week classes for beginners who are ready to take the plunge into a longer class. Unless otherwise noted, classes meet for eight weeks in three-hour sessions.
This glassblowing class is appropriate for students with limited or no hot shop experience
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Students will learn the art of stained glass through pattern making, cutting, foiling and framing to create a stained glass window.
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Come and learn the ancient, beautiful, and fun art of fused and slumped glass.
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If you're fascinated by baubles, bangles, and beads, this is the class for you.
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If you want to learn how to explore a broader variety in flameworking, this is a great combination class.
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Would you like to learn how to create sculptures or functional objects out of glass using molds and kiln casting techniques?
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