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Press Releases

An Exaggerated Exhibition

June 30, 2010
“Hot Stuff” by John Miller Opens at Pittsburgh Glass Center on July 2


Design the Perfect Martini Glass

June 08, 2010
Pittsburgh Glass Center, Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka & Pittsburgh Magazine Launch Martini Glass Design Competition


PGC Gets Greener with New Exhibition Opening March 5

February 25, 2010
"From the Earth to the Fire and Back" Features the Work of 28 Local Artists


Photos on Fire

January 22, 2010
One-month Photography Exhibition Opens Feb. 5 at PGC


Rivers of Glass: Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue Unveiled

January 12, 2010
Pittsburgh's First Glass Public Art Installation Completed at 11 Stanwix


The Whole is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts

September 08, 2009
"The Return" an Exhibition by West Coast Artist Sheila Klein Opens Oct. 3 at PGC


Pittsburgh Glass Center Events Jul. - Dec. 2009

June 02, 2009


Modern & Playful

May 20, 2009
Nancy Callan Opens "Seventh-Inning Stretch" on July 3 at PGC


Jill Reynolds & Daniel Spitzer Selected for 11 Stanwix Lighting Project

April 24, 2009
Artist Duo from New York Awarded $75,000 Lighting Project Downtown Pittsburgh


Daviea Davis in Pittsburgh Wonderland

March 19, 2009
neighborhood Mosaic Project, 100% Complete & Recycled, Installation Opens April 3 at Pittsburgh Glass Center


Four Finalists Selected for $75,000 Lighting Competition

March 10, 2009
Artists from Across the U.S. Submit Ideas for Public Art Installation


Neighborhood Mosaic Project

February 05, 2009
Pittsburgh Artist Daviea Davis and Community Transform PGC Gallery into Glass Mosaic Wonderland


Holiday Sale Dec. 5 & 6

December 01, 2008
Local Glass Artists Sell Handmade Glass Art for Two Days Only at Pittsburgh Glass Center


Call to Glass Artists for $75,000 Lighting Competition

October 21, 2008
RexxHall Realty, LLC; EDGE Studio and Pittsburgh Glass Center Collaborate to Upgrade Downtown Pittsburgh Office Building


Loosen Up for the 2nd Art on Fire Auction on October 10

October 03, 2008
PGC & American Eagle Outfitters Present Pittsburgh's Only Glass Art Auction


Get Twiggy with Us

August 26, 2008
PGC Holds "Twigathon" on Sept. 5 to Prepare for Susan Taylor Glasgow's Exhibition


Building a Glass Nest Twig by Twig

August 11, 2008
Susan Taylor Glasgow Shows Her Homemaking Skills in Her Newest Exhibition at PGC


Colorful Collaboration Culminates at PGC

July 28, 2008
Glass Mosaics for Penn Avenue, Lawrenceville, and East Liberty Created by Daviea Davis Unveiled during Unblurred on August 1


Pittsburgh Glass Center Events and Exhibitions, June - December 2008

May 29, 2008


Call for Glass Twigs

April 02, 2008
Artists from around the world asked to create twigs made of glass to be included in "The Communal Nest," an installation that is part of Susan Taylor Glasgow's exhibition "Absence of Body" at PGC.


Glass & Steel: Art Transcends Industry

March 18, 2008
Thirty-one Regional Artists Create Art to Celebrate Pittsburgh's 250th Anniversary.


Summer Classes Scheduled At Pittsburgh Glass Center

January 10, 2008
New Teen Boot Camp from June 16 to 20.


Mother's Day Make It Now

January 08, 2008
Glass Flower Making for Mom and the Family at Pittsburgh Glass Center.


Make-It-Now At Pittsburgh Glass Center's Annual Holiday Glass Sale

November 15, 2007
As the city wraps up "Pittsburgh Celebrates Glass", Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) hosts its annual holiday glass sale, just in time for the holidays.


"Recollection" - An Obsession With Collecting & Craftmanship

November 14, 2007
Glass artist Michael Rogers and ceramic artist Richard Hirsh present their first major exhibition at Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) called "Recollection".


Raise Your Hand And Raise A Glass For Pittsburgh Glass Center

October 31, 2007
The celebration continues. Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC), "Pittsburgh Celebrates Glass!2007" and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) want the region to continue to benefit from and appreciate glass beyond this year.


Pittsburgh Glass Center Offers Fall Glass Classes

August 08, 2007
How did Dale Chihuly do it? Does it really take super strength and amazing lungs to blow glass? Take a glass class or workshop at Pittsburgh Glass Center this fall to get the answers to these questions and more.


"Allure of Japanese Glass" to Open at Pittsburgh Glass Center on May 4

April 26, 2007
The exhibition features 17 established and emerging artists who work in a full range of glass art methods and techniques.


Si02: A Formula that Shatters High School Students' Notion of Glass

April 23, 2007
They blew it! Twenty-three local high school students will be featured in an exhibition of studio glass art at Pittsburgh Glass Center on May 4, 2007 from 6 to 9 pm and May 5 from 2 to 5 pm. The work is the result of a unique scholarship program for high school students. The free 12-week after school program at Pittsburgh Glass Center is called "Si02: An Exploration in Glass for High School Students".


Glass + Food = 8 Delicious Designs

March 27, 2007
What started out as a cheesy idea, turned into an innovative collaboration between Whole Foods Market in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC).


"Glass Birthday Suit" Reveals New Work by 56 Regional Artists

February 20, 2007
It's been five years of classes and workshops and many amazing works of art have been created in the state-of-the-art glass studios. PGC uncovers unique, new works of glass art made by 56 regional artists using its four main studios.


Making Mosaics on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 05, 2005
It's a great day for glass on January 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) invites community members of all ages to participate in the creation of two mosaics for installation in the Pittsburgh International Airport.


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