OPENING: Pittsburgh Glass Center keeps it local with latest exhibition

Heather Joy Puskarich, Avalon. H 25 1/2, W 48 1/2, D 1 in.

In the spirit of focusing on the local, the new exhibition at the Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) will showcase the work of over thirty glass artists living and working in the Iron City, including some of PGC’s earliest students and their instructors. Entitled “TENacity,” a reference to the organization’s tenth anniversary this year, each piece is based on events from the last decade ranging from the public — the September 11th attacks, the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Hurricane Katrina — to the personal, such as the loss of loved ones. Featured artists include Daviea Davis, Matt Eskuche, Jason Forck, Arthur Guilford, Leslie Kaplan, Jeffrey Phelps, Gillian Preston, and Heather Joy Puskarich.