Glass Center releases list of summer classes
The top glass artists from all over the world come to Pittsburgh Glass Center to teach and share their knowledge and experience with students of all abilities from newbie to ace. Our one-week intensive classes are the best way to perfect your technique. You get one-on-one time with world-class instructors and over 12 hours a day in our state-of-the-art studios to practice what you’ve learned. Check out and register for classes below.
HOT SHOP
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May 16–May 20 Jaime Guerrero — Hot Shop Open Projects All Skill Levels
May 23–May 27 DH McNabb & Janusz Pozniak — Refinement: Improvement by Introducing Subtleties or Distinctions Advanced
May 30–June 3 Aya Oki — Emphasis And Accent All Skill Levels
June 6–June 10 Raven Skyriver — Animalism Advanced
June 13–June 17 Robert Lewis + Dave Walters — WHITE Intermediate
June 20–June 24 Julia Rogers + Robin Rogers — Adventures In Glass Sculpting Advanced
June 27–July 1 Ryan Thompson — Embracing Failure: Intro To Goblet Making Advanced
July 4–July 8 James Akers — Borderline: Neon & Plasma Intermediate
July 18–July 22 Ethan Stern + Amanda Stern — From The Furnace To The Lathe Intermediate
July 25–July 29 Jason McDonald — But Is It Efficient? Intermediate
Aug 1–Aug 5 Jarrod Futscher — Right Place, Right Time Beginner
Aug 8–Aug 12 Sally Prasch + George Kennard — From Flame To Furnace All Skill Levels
Flame Shop
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May 16–May 20 deb crowley — Aquatics #3: Hawaiian Reef Intermediate
May 23–May 27 Suellen Fowler — Off-Hand Flamework Glassblowing and Sculpting Beginner
May 30–June 3 Eunsuh Choi — Glass Dimensional Construction Intermediate
June 6–June 10 Chris Ahalt — Sculpting the Imagination Intermediate
June 13–June 17 Amy Lemaire — Improvising With Texture And Form Intermediate
June 20–June 24 Margaret Zinser Hunt — Sculpting and Painting Nature with Glass and Enamel Intermediate
June 27–July 1 Hethre Larivee — Flow With It! All Skill Levels
July 4–July 8 Jeri Warhaftig — Innovative Borosilicate Glass Chain All Skill Levels
July 18–July 22 Jodie McDougall — Spoon Full Of Sugar Skull Murrine Intermediate
July 25–July 29 Kimberly Thomas — The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction All Skill Levels
Aug 1–Aug 5 Madeline Rile Smith — Flameworking Fever All Skill Levels
Aug 8–Aug 12 Sally Prasch + George Kennard — From Flame To Furnace All Skill Levels
SiO2 teen boot camp • July 11–15 • $400
Teens in grades 6–12 take over Pittsburgh Glass Center in this intensive class! This one-week summer day camp introduces the science and art of glass to teens. It gives students the rare hands-on experience of learning the many facets of glass in one of the top facilities in the country. Sessions will include glassblowing, flameworking, kilnforming, and coldworking. During the lunch hour all students will come together for discussion with the instructors and fellow students. Scholarships available; apply by June 1. Learn more and register.
Kiln Shop
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May 16–May 20 Mary Driver — Getting The Light Right: Achieving Photo-Realism In Mosaics Intermediate
May 23–May 27 Morgan Gilbreath — Experimental Kilnforming with Recycled Glass All Skill Levels
May 30–June 3 Anthony Amoako-Attah — Making Your Fabric Intermediate
June 6–June 10 Susan Taylor Glasgow — Sewing Glass Intermediate
June 13–June 17 Steven Durow — Sculptural Glass Casting All Skill Levels
June 20–June 24 Joseph Cavalieri — Imagine, Construct, and Display Intermediate
June 27–July 1 Morgan Madison — Adventures in Kilnforming All Skill Levels
July 18–July 22 Ed Kirshner — Plasma Sculpture Using Glass Solder Intermediate
July 25–July 29 Claire Hall — Landscapes And Seascapes: A Masterclass Intermediate
Aug 1–Aug 5 Austin Norvell — Let’s See How Complicated We Can Make This! All Skill Levels
Aug 8–Aug 12 Nathan Sandberg — Vitrigraph Murrine + Dropout Vessels Intermediate
Cold Shop
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May 16–May 20 Rye — The Joy Of Carving: A Spiritual Journey All Skill Levels
May 23–May 27 Matteo Seguso — Engraving And Coldworking: An Extraordinary World To Discover! All Skill Levels
May 30–June 3 Pavel Novak — Cold Construction And Lamination All Skill Levels
July 4–July 8 Vanessa Cutler — Technology Doesn’t BITE Intermediate
July 18–July 22 Ethan Stern + Amanda Stern — From The Furnace To The Lathe Intermediate