The annual lecture series was created to advance multidisciplinary perspectives on American Century Cycle, a set of 10 plays depicting decades of the 20th century African American experience, by award-winning playwright August Wilson.

The HBHF typically takes place in the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh and in the theater at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, with a combination of free, community concerts and ticketed special events. Due to Covid-19, we have to keep the music flowing virtually with musicians performing in their homes, from the Mississippi to New Zealand, and NOLA to Ireland.

Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA) today announced programming and details for its next major exhibition, Trevor Paglen: Opposing Geometries, which opens at the museum on September 4. This exhibition is part of the third iteration of the Hillman Photography Initiative (HPI), a CMOA project committed to exploring new ideas about photography. This cycle of the initiative, titled Mirror with a Memory, will also feature an interdisciplinary podcast series hosted by Martine Syms, launching in October, a scholarly publication, slated for December 2020, and free online programs taking place throughout the fall. Visitors to CMOA can purchase a timed ticket, which includes access to Trevor Paglen: Opposing Geometries, at CMOA.org

The East End museum is operating with limited hours and is opening in phases. Not everything is available because of social distancing constraints inside the Clayton House, the cafe and the greenhouse, said Frick spokesman Greg Langel.

During multiple Artist Residency Projects implemented since March 2018, PCA&M Teaching Artist/Visual Artist Alison Zapata and Teaching Artist/Performing Artist Geña Nieves have been creating with children enrolled in the Latino Community Center’s SOY (Supporting Our Youth) Pittsburgh program.

This summer has been unlike any of us have ever experienced in our lifetime, but it is also one that has given me hope: hope that our community will continue to work together to ensure that our families and neighbors remain healthy; hope as people around the world demand equality and stand against systemic racism; and hope that the art and conversations that the August Wilson African American Cultural Center has planned inspires meaningful discussions around these issues and brings you moments of joy in the weeks and months ahead.

Join a friendly teaching artist for an engaging series of on-demand online lessons for elementary, middle, and high school students! These video-based classes use our inspiring collection to teach problem solving, art making techniques, and creative self-expression.

Kennywood Park is excited to announce that Mark Pauls has taken the helm of America’s Most Thrilling Historic Landmark as the park’s new General Manager.

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote in the U.S., the Senator John Heinz History Center will virtually host Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence with the Smithsonian’s Kate Clarke Lemay on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m.