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Summer Hours
(Now through Sept. 5)

Mon., Fri. & Sat.
10 am – 4 pm

Tues., Wed. & Thurs.
10 am – 7 pm

CLOSED Sunday

Our Flame Shop is one of the best. At 900 square air-conditioned feet, it features:

Twelve workstations each containing:
- Nortel major/minor burners
- Nortel hand held ranger torches
- Herbert Arnold Zenit Torches with foot pedals
- Benchtop annealers with 12" x 9" interior
- Ventilation hood
Two 4' x 3' interior annealers for large scale work
Plus, each workstation also has a full set of beadmaking tools, hand tools and a variety of metal and graphite shaping tools.
Air conditioned studio

Flame Shop Rental:

Standard rental $15/hour (minimum 1 hour rental)

This only includes torch usage and one small kiln. For rates on additional items (tools, scrap color, and large annealing ovens) please feel free to contact PGC at 412.365.2145 ext. 204.

Rental Rates

All studios at PGC are available to rent. Time must be booked at least one day in advance and you must be a PGC member. Call 412.365.2145 ext. 204 for more information and to schedule time.

Open Studio

Pittsburgh Glass Center offers open studio time at a discounted rate for students currently enrolled in a class or anyone who has taken a class within the last year. The price varies from studio to studio and includes all tool rentals. In addition, a technician is on duty to answer questions.

Fridays from 10am — 2pm are generally the times set aside for open studio in the hot, flame and warm shops. The cold shop is available for open studio on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Time must be scheduled in advance.
Call 412-365-2145 x 204 with questions or to schedule open studio time.

We offer beginner, intermediate, advanced and high school Flame Shop classes. View our upcoming classes »