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Call for Artists: Reflections in Glass
On the first day of spring, a little magic sprouted up across Pittsburgh city parks. Tucked into tree roots and shrubs, nestled under benches, perched along paths, and hidden next to landmarks, fountains, and playgrounds, 25 handmade glass mushrooms popped up for Pittsburgh Glass Center’s 4th Annual Magnificent Glass Mushroom Hunt in partnership with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.
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April 20, 2026
A Little Magic in the City: Magnificent Mushroom Hunt Marvels in its 4th Year
On the first day of spring, a little magic sprouted up across Pittsburgh city parks. Tucked into tree roots and shrubs, nestled under benches, perched along paths, and hidden next to landmarks, fountains, and playgrounds, 25 handmade glass mushrooms popped up for Pittsburgh Glass Center’s 4th Annual Magnificent Glass Mushroom Hunt in partnership with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.
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April 2, 2026
Football Fans Only: Draft Days at Pittsburgh Glass Center
Step off the field and get closer to the fire at Pittsburgh Glass Center during Draft Weekend, April 24–26!
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March 2, 2026
PGC Joins Contemporary Craft and Union Project in “Pittsburgh IS Craft” Initiative
Pittsburgh Glass Center has partnered with Contemporary Craft and Union Project in a newly announced expansion of the Pittsburgh IS Craft initiative, a strategic collaboration seeking to bring Pittsburgh’s craft community to the forefront, promoting Pittsburgh as a national and international craft destination.
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February 9, 2026
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Digital Accelerator Program Powers New CRM and Registration Systems
If you’ve recently registered for a workshop at Pittsburgh Glass Center, you might have already experienced our new class registration and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, developed through the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Digital Accelerator for Arts and Culture.
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February 3, 2026
Pittsburgh Glass Center Celebrates 25 Years: Still Glowing, Still Growing
We’re thrilled to officially kick off a year-long celebration of Pittsburgh Glass Center’s 25th anniversary, marking a quarter century of innovation, education, community partnership, and global artistic influence.
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January 30, 2026
Year in Review: PGC’s Top 10 for 2025
Explore our vibrant shop this holiday season and discover a curated collection
of handcrafted gifts sure to spark joy, invite conversation, and leave a lasting
impression.
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January 29, 2026
AACG Awards $15k in Scholarships for Summer Glass Art Intensives at PGC
The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (AACG) has announced $15,000 in scholarship funds to be awarded to students attending 2026 summer intensive classes at Pittsburgh Glass Center.
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December 1, 2025
From Grain and Grit to Glass: Wigle Whiskey and Pittsburgh Glass Center Launch Limited-Edition Holiday Collaboration
Wigle Whiskey and Pittsburgh Glass Center announce the debut of the limited-edition Penn/Fairmount Rye, presented in an artist-altered glass bottle handcrafted by PGC designer Jason Forck. Each bottle is a one-of-a-kind collectible, a union of grain, fire, and imagination.
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November 12, 2025
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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