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Pittsburgh Glass Center

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In 2012, the Glass Center purchased residential housing adjacent to its main gallery space to be used as student and
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The origins of the Pittsburgh Glass Center date to 1991, when David Stephens, then visual-arts officer of the
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is a gallery, glass studio, and public-access school dedicated to teaching, creating and promoting
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By 2012, the center had a $ 1 million budget, with 10 full-time employees.
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In fall 2010, the Pittsburgh Glass Center entered into talks with
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Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
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Pittsburgh Glass Center is located in Pittsburgh
Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
40°27′51″N 79°55′59″W / 40.464187°N 79.932919°W / 40.464187; -79.932919
www.pittsburghglasscenter.org
studio glass
Penn Avenue
Friendship
Pittsburgh
Paul Joseph Stankard
Dante Marioni
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Carnegie Mellon University
Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
LEED-certified
Garfield
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
artist-in-residence
housing



"About Us"
the original
"New Glass Center to Restore Art Form's Shine"
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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