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Compared to larger institutions, where roles are more specialized, local nonprofits can offer a more holistic approach to working with art. To say that I have learned a lot from my time at one would be an understatement.

I’ve always been drawn to the kinds of lessons that don’t happen in classrooms, the ones you stumble into by doing, observing, or being in a space that asks something of you. My internship at Silver Eye Center for Photography has become exactly that: an alternative education, one that blurs the boundaries between school, work, and art-making. 

Glass mosaic art is the process of arranging small pieces of colored glass to form a larger image. During my internship at Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC), I realized that my experience worked the same way, each small moment, each interaction, and each project came together to form a larger image: making glass art accessible to everyone, one piece at a time.