Fifteen Pittsburgh glass artists transformed an ordinary material into extraordinary art in this exhibition.   
The work was diverse and showed the great depth and breadth of what is possible in glass art. The unifying themes for this exhibition were the material of glass and the location of the artists. All 15 artists call Pittsburgh home, but most of them are originally from locations around the country. What brought them to Pittsburgh was the vision of Kathleen Mulcahy and her late husband Ron Desmett, the founding artists of Pittsburgh Glass Center. "Making the Ordinary Extraordinary" refers to Desmett and Mulcahy’s belief that an arts organization can transform a community and to the awe-inspiring and eye-opening experience that viewers had when they saw this display of ordinary material through the extraordinary perspective of 15 artists. 
 
Artists included:

• Chris Clarke

• Sarah Cohen

• Ron Desmett

• Jason Forck

• Liz Fortunato

• Dana Laskowski

• Mike Mangiafico

• Ashley McFarland

• Kathleen Mulcahy

• Lyla Nelson

• Ed Pinto

• Travis Rohrbaugh

• John Sharvin

• Becky Smith

• Margaret Spacapan