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Contemporary Craft Announces Teen Apprentice in Craft and Technology Program
The TACT program will begin with its fourth cohort of 10 teens from the Pittsburgh region in October 2024.
History Center Partners with Smithsonian and Museums Nationwide to Host Inspiring Civics Programming
The Senator John Heinz History Center, the Smithsonian’s home in Pittsburgh, will join 400+ museums and organizations nationwide for the Fourth Annual Civic Season, held in partnership with the Smithsonian and the History Made By Us national coalition.
History Center Launches New Digital Archive Documenting Local Effort to Rescue Jews During the Holocaust
The Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives at the History Center has launched a new digital archive featuring over 500 letters from the papers of United States Congressman Henry Ellenbogen that document his efforts to help Jews escape Europe during the Holocaust.
Fort Pitt Museum to Host Public Programs and New Exhibition
This summer, the Fort Pitt Museum – part of the Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center’s family of museums – will host an engaging lineup of events and a new exhibition that will bring 18th-century Pittsburgh history to life.
Silver Eye Scholarship Program Application Deadline Approaches
Scholars @ Silver Eye are college seniors from Pittsburgh area universities who have been selected to participate in a year-long, intensive, work-based training program, at Silver Eye. The Scholars @ Silver Eye develop hands-on, fine art skills alongside curatorial and arts nonprofit management training.
Latrobe Art Center Announces 4th Annual Week of Kindness
Latrobe Art Center is seeking to spread intentional acts of kindness throughout the community coinciding with Pennsylvania's own designated day of kindness (1-4-3 Day) inspired by the life and legacy of Fred Rogers.
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Symposium Expands Perspectives, Reveals Mystery
Four presenters took what many of us know of as a regional conflict which we call the “French and Indian War” involving the British and French Empires, as well as several indigenous nations and confederacies, and opened our eyes to a wider world conflict.
Bushy Run Charter Day Through Pictures
On March 12, the Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society hosted the 243rd birthday of Pennsylvania when King Charles II granted a charter to William Penn. Two Hundred and twenty five guest including adults and a large amount of children were present.
Pine-Richland Sixth-Graders Complete Architecture Apprenticeship
For the ninth consecutive year, gifted students at Eden Hall Upper Elementary School in the Pine-Richland School District took part in a program that brings to light the mutually reinforcing benefits of historic preservation and environmental sustainability.
Landmarks Foundation Seeks Docents
Consider becoming a docent for the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
CMU School of Art Appoints Alisha Wormsley Asstant Professor of Social Practice
The School of Art is pleased to announce the appointment of Alisha B. Wormsley as Assistant Professor of Art in the area of Social Practice. Wormsley was previously a Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar, Visiting MFA Core Faculty, and Adjunct Professor of Art at CMU. She will begin her new position in Fall 2024.
Pittsburgh’s public art could be likened to the city’s fingerprint. It is unique, celebratory of local voices, and a testament to its post-industrial landscape.
As public art invites everyone to interact with the creative spirit of Pittsburgh, The (New) Pittsburgh Exposition offers seven public art sites in and around the city that have helped define its civic art scene.