Call for Artists: Submit Your Lifeforms
The next Glass Lifeforms exhibition will be held at Pittsburgh Glass Center February 7–April 20, 2025. The call for artists is open now.
The next Glass Lifeforms exhibition will be held at Pittsburgh Glass Center February 7–April 20, 2025. The call for artists is open now.
The first retail collaboration between Pittsburgh Glass Center’s Penn/Fairmount line and Pittsburgh custom bowtie and apparel brand Knotzland has debuted in our retail shop.
The German/Dutch artist Stefan Hoffmann, known for his vertical screenprinting, began a two-month residency at Pittsburgh Glass Center this month. Hoffmann was invited to create a site-specific permanent installation in PGC’s expanded facility. He will be working on the project until late May when the installation will be unveiled.
Sarah Cohen, a Pittsburgh-based glass artist and PGC instructor, had the amazing opportunity to bring mosaic to Pittsburgh International Airport through their Art in the Airport program. Airport employees and travelers worked together to complete the artwork while learning about mosaic techniques and historic glass production in the region.
We asked Sarah to tell us more about her experience.
At Pittsburgh Glass Center, we’re always pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation in glass art. Today, we’re excited to
The doors are open again on Tuesday, Feburary 6 after a heated six weeks of major demolition and reconstruction. The
Nearly Half a Million Paid to Artists An important part of our mission is to support artists. This year we directly supported artists
We can see clearly now as the glass panels are installed on the front of our expanded facility.
New high-efficiency glass donated by Vitro Architectural Glass and a $100,000 grant from The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation have made this important part of our expansion possible.
Executive Director Heather McElwee takes you on a quick hard-hat tour of our new spaces.
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Hot Shop ActivitiesWith the help of an instructor, participants will learn how to transform 2,000°F molten glass into a unique glass artwork. Sculpted items will be manipulated and shaped with various metal hand tools. Blown items will be inflated via a flexible tube attached to a blow pipe. The Hot Shop, as the name might suggest, can get warm at times, particularly during summer months. That being said, the activity will only take about 10-15 minutes per person so you won’t be warm for long. We encourage our guests to wear lighter, natural material clothing for safety and comfort. Visitors are welcome to bring water bottles and a water fountain/filling station is available. These activities will involves sitting, standing, and walking around. Suitable for ages 5 and up. |
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Kiln Shop Fusing ActivitiesCombine brilliantly colored pieces of glass granules and thin glass strands to create a one-of-a-kind luminous fused glass artwork. Once you design it, we’ll fire it, so that all pieces become one. Participants will work seated in our climate-controlled Classroom and with room temperature pieces of glass. You will begin with a glass tile that acts as your “canvas,” then arrange the colorful glass granules and thin glass strands into a design of your choosing. Once the designs are complete, suncatchers are placed in a kiln overnight to melt (fuse) together forever. Suitable for ages 5 and up. |
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Flame Shop ActivitiesWith the help of an instructor, participants will learn how to use tools and a tabletop torch to melt and manipulate glass rods and transform them into truly one-of-a-kind objects. These activities take place in our climate controlled Flame Shop, which involves working with a flame, but is not nearly as warm as our Hot Shop. Participants will be sitting at a workstation, making this option slightly more accessible and less physically demanding. Suitable for ages 8 and up. |