2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
Site-specific and integrated art
Sculptural art
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Sarah Cohen
Sarah Cohen Studio
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Ceramic / Glass
Metals / Jewelry
Murals
Second Harvest Thrift Store Community Mosaic, 2022. Stained glass mosaic. 8′ x 7.5.’ Created with the local community during artist-led mosaic work sessions.
Airport Mosaic, 2024. Glass mosaic, wood. 2′ x 4.’ Created with travelers, employees, airport staff, and plane technicians at collaborative work sessions that taught mosaic, the tools, and history of glass production in the region. Installed at the Pittsburgh International Airport.
EcoPark Fish Mosaics, 2023-2024. Glass mosaic, laser-cut acrylic. Installation 10′ x 10.’ An all-ages community art project with Shaler High School and the Etna Community Organization.
The Three Sisters, 2023. Glass mosaic. 2′ x 4.’ Created with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.
Dinosaur Mosaics at Ellis School, 2020. Glass mosaic. 8′ x 3.’ Led restoration of a dinosaur sculpture with students at the Ellis School.
About the Artist
Sarah Cohen uses glass mosaic to express vibrant color blends and joyous movement. Sarah is also a teaching artist with experience in public art and community engagement. The mosaic projects are often collaborative and involve the community from initial conception to actually learning and creating the mosaics.
Sarah continues to conduct workshops and teach programming in mosaics for children and adults in schools, museums, arts centers, and more throughout the Pittsburgh region. Examples of these community mosaic murals can be found at Pittsburgh International Airport, Etna’s EcoPark, and Second Harvest Thrift Store in Sharpsburg. Sarah has worked with Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Carmichaels Area High School, Trinity Elementary East & South, WARD Home, Propel Schools, company events, and more. Through these collaborative efforts, she aims to make art accessible and inspire the community with a sense of pride and purpose.
Originally a painter, glass found Sarah during her undergraduate degree at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, at Tufts University, 2012. In addition to mosaics, Sarah’s background in natural history museums inspired her jewelry business, PetalVision Glass.
Photo by Kelsie McNair
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- 1st Place in People’s Choice Award, Pittsburgh Glass Center, 2023
- Social Impact Design Award, American Institute of Architects (Pittsburgh), 2022
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
No
Teaching Artist
Yes, ages 5 and up
Joined the Directory
November 2024
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“I want to show people that we have the power to design and create a better world.”
Sarah Cohen
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
