Creative Hive by Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council - Pittsburgh Glass Center
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Creative Hive by Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council - Pittsburgh Glass Center
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Creative Hive by Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
4/28/2026 | 5:30 PM
-
7:30 PM
Free
Pittsburgh Glass Center is excited to host the April edition of the Creative Hive! The Creative Hive is the
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
‘s FREE monthly community-building event designed to provide a friendly and casual space for artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators to establish and foster professional relationships.
Program highlights include:
Free and tailored to artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators.
Be a part of creating stronger connections and bonds, especially between disciplines and roles, to improve the breadth and strength of our sector.
Glassblowing Demonstrations from 5:30-6:30pm and from 7:00-7:30pm
Snacks and non/alcoholic beverages are provided
The event is free; please
register for a free ticket
.
Register for free
Details
Date:
4/28/2026
Time:
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
Featured Event
,
Community
Website:
https://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/events/creative-hive-april-2026
Organizer
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
View Organizer Website
Hot Shop Activities
With 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.
Kiln Shop Fusing Activities
Combine 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.
Flame Shop Activities
With 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.
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Creative Hive by Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
4/28/2026 | 5:30 PM
-
7:30 PM
Free
Pittsburgh Glass Center is excited to host the April edition of the Creative Hive! The Creative Hive is the
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
‘s FREE monthly community-building event designed to provide a friendly and casual space for artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators to establish and foster professional relationships.
Program highlights include:
Free and tailored to artists, creatives, art educators, culture bearers, and arts administrators.
Be a part of creating stronger connections and bonds, especially between disciplines and roles, to improve the breadth and strength of our sector.
Glassblowing Demonstrations from 5:30-6:30pm and from 7:00-7:30pm
Snacks and non/alcoholic beverages are provided
The event is free; please
register for a free ticket
.
Register for free
Details
Date:
4/28/2026
Time:
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
Featured Event
,
Community
Website:
https://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/events/creative-hive-april-2026
Organizer
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
View Organizer Website
Hot Shop Activities
With 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.
Kiln Shop Fusing Activities
Combine 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.
Flame Shop Activities
With 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.
ARTISTS
EDUCATORS
SHOP
JOIN & GIVE
DONATE NOW