Meet The Voice Behind PGC’s Audio Tour
Meet Emmanuel Chumaceiro, the voiceover artist behind our self-guided audio tour featured in our mobile guide on the Bloomberg Connects app.
October 25, 2022
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Translating Glass: ASL Interpreters At Pittsburgh Glass Center
At Pittsburgh Glass Center, we offer American Sign Language interpretation to help facilitate our live demonstrations. However, translating the names of the materials and processes used at the demonstrations can be an unexpected, yet fun challenge for interpreters.
September 21, 2022
Explore More of Pittsburgh Glass Center with Our New Mobile Guide
Pittsburgh Glass Center is excited to announce the launch of our new digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Bloomberg Connects app, available for download from Google Play or the App Store, makes Pittsburgh Glass Center accessible for either onsite or offsite visits through photo, audio, and video features offering insights into the science, art, and history of glass in Pittsburgh. Download the free app now!
September 12, 2022
There’s More to Hot Wheels Than a Souped Up Truck
Did you see our mobile glass studio Hot Wheels on KDKA last month? Even though we say that Hot Wheels can popup anywhere, anytime, it takes a lot of behind the scenes work to bring Hot Wheels out into the community.
August 25, 2022
PGC Artist John Sharvin Competes on Netflix Hit Glassblowing Series Blown Away
The Netflix Original hit glassblowing competition series “Blown Away” is back for a third season, and we are fired up to announce that amongst this season’s competitors is Pittsburgh Glass Center’s own John Sharvin! Join us for a FREE “Blown Away” watch party and demonstration on Friday, July 22 from 5-9pm.
June 22, 2022
SEEN: Pittsburgh Glass Center Open House with Elliot Walker
Via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Elliot Walker, the winner of the second season of “Blown Away” on Netflix, demonstrated his glassmaking craftsmanship as he worked on a piece surrounded by 100 guests during a private open house Saturday at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. READ THE ARTICLE
May 11, 2022
Pittsburgh Glass Center Plans Major Expansion For Its Garfield Headquarters
Via NEXTpittsburgh: “Demand for the center’s classes and equipment is so great that they have run out of room. So a major expansion is in the works, to be grafted onto the existing brick building. The new space will largely be floor-to-ceiling glass — of course — looping over the top of the parking lot, but preserving most of the parking behind the building.”
January 4, 2022
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