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Scholarships for Glass Center Winter Intensives Deadline: December 18
The Pittsburgh Glass Center studios are open to everyone who wants to learn and create. They offer a variety of scholarships in an effort to make our classes accessible to as many people as possible. Full- and half-tuition scholarships are available for all classes and workshops including winter intensives.
Heritage Center Kicks Off Year-End Fund Drive
The McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center has had an exciting year and there are many new things planned for 2023. They continue to expand our reach into the community through partnerships, programming, exhibitions, and publications. They have also diversified our offerings and plan to host more programming that involves minority communities such as African Americans, American Indians, and LGBTQ+, to name a few.
Rising Voices 2: The Bennett Prize for Women Figurative Realist Painters Comes to 937 Gallery
“Beautiful, amusing, haunting, mystifying, celebratory, and surprising, these artworks invite closer examination of the artists’ perspectives and offer viewers an opportunity to evaluate their own lives, experiences, and perceptions of the world.”
Bids being accepted for Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Johnston House Roof Replacement Project
The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor (LHHC) is now accepting project bids for a roof replacement project to be completed in 2023. The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor operates the Lincoln Highway Experience museum in Latrobe, PA, dedicated to sharing the story of the first coast-to-coast highway. The facility is in need of a roof replacement and is now accepting bids for the overall project.
History Center Partners With 15 Affiliate Program Museums to Launch Civic Empathy Project
With Election Day approaching, the Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center is partnering with 15 museums, libraries, and cultural organizations across the region to activate the connection between history and civics education.
Meet Julia Castor (Video)
The Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Mediad recently sat down to talk with Julia Castor, one of the three talented ceramic artists in Path of the Flame. Over the past months, Julia has been in an apprenticeship with Dan Tomcik at Touchstone Center for Crafts, and has been learning how to master the art of wood-fired atmospheric ceramics.
2023 LEAP Award - Applications Now Open!
The LEAP Award was established in 2007 in honor of Contemporary Craft Director of Exhibitions Kate Lydon’s 20-years of service. The program recognizes exceptional emerging talent in the contemporary craft field and provides opportunities for these early career artists to bring their artwork to the consumer market. The yearlong retail program features, markets and sells the work of one winner and four finalists. The winner also receives a $1,000 prize.
Local Playwright Premieres Modern Shakespeare at New Hazlett Theater
New Hazlett Theater is thrilled to premiere Pittsburgh playwright Nathan Wagner’s Perdita on December 1. Directed by Tru Verret-Fleming and with dramaturgy by Carnegie Mellon University's Kristi Good, the play follows Ethan Cole, a high school student struggling to navigate his senior year while being constantly interrupted by the ghost of a certain famous playwright.
WESTMORELAND CULTURAL TRUST TO UNVEIL A NEW WINGS ACROSS WESTMORELAND LOCATION AT THE LAMP THEATRE IN IRWIN
Westmoreland Cultural Trust partnered with The Lamp Theatre Board of Directors to unveil a new addition to the Wings Across Westmoreland public art initiative. The unveiling ceremony took place on Thursday, October 27 at The Lamp Theatre in Downtown Irwin, where the wings are permanently displayed.
Ordnung, An Amish Ballet to Premiere at IUP
IUP Dance Theater, along with devised theater students from the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance, guest artists, community members, and The Mahoning Valley Ballet will premiere this collaborative work on Thursday November 10, 2022 at Waller Main Stage with a free pre-show discussion with Torah Bontrager, founder of The Amish Heritage Association at 5:30 p.m.
Charles "Teenie" Harris on PBS's Making Black America (Video)
Teenie, the preeminent photographer for The Pittsburgh Courier, one of the nation’s most influential Black newspapers, created an unparalleled chronicle of Black history and culture during the mid-twentieth century. In 1999, Carnegie Museum of Art acquired Teenie’s archive, and today, nearly 80,000 photos are available to browse on the Carnegie Museum of Art’s website.
Mike Zickefoose - ART TALK Episode 13
What doesn't Mike Zickefoose do? Artist, environmentalist, yoga enthusiast, musician, festival planner, teacher, we're running out of room so we'll just let you listen. Mike Zickefoose joins RJ Kozain on the latest episode of Art Talk!
History Center to Host “History’s Mysteries: The Allegheny Arsenal Explosion”
On Halloween weekend, the Senator John Heinz History Center – the Smithsonian’s home in Pittsburgh – will host a book talk, “History’s Mysteries: The Allegheny Arsenal Explosion,” with History Center President and CEO Andy Masich and authors Tom Powers and James Wudarczyk of the Lawrenceville Historical Society, Friday, Oct. 28, from 6:30-8 p.m.
Handmade Arcade Announces Makers for 18th Annual Holiday Market
Handmade Arcade is delighted to announce the selected makers for its 18th annual Holiday Market, which returns to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Friday and Saturday, December 2-3, 2022. A keystone of Pittsburgh's holiday traditions, the Handmade Arcade Holiday Market is the region's largest, drawing approximately 10,000 shoppers each year.
50 Years Later: Sports Museum Kicks Off Campaign to Honor Immaculate Reception Anniversary
The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, part of the Senator John Heinz History Center’s family of museums, unveiled a special campaign to commemorate the Immaculate Reception – the greatest play in NFL history – to mark its 50th anniversary this season.
History Center Free for Kids through October
The Senator John Heinz History Center – the Smithsonian’s home in Pittsburgh – will offer free admission for all kids aged 17 and under this October, sponsored by UPMC, throughout the History Center’s family of museums.
GLASS CENTER RECEIVES $100,000 GRANT
Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) received a $100,000 grant from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation through its Frankenthaler Climate Initiative to support the construction of a thermal envelope for its expanded facility using new high-efficiency glass donated by Vitro Architectural Glass. This will be the first installation of this new technology in Pittsburgh.
GLASS CENTER LAUNCHES NEW DIGITAL GUIDE
Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) launched a new, digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Doors Open Pittsburgh: Skinny Version
Three hours was how long it took to see five buildings, but I had my pick of thirty-five altogether. I could’ve seen the courthouse, the playhouse, the Arcade Comedy Theater, and, and, and you get the idea.
Rachael Caskey - ART TALK Episode 12
Art Talk returns after a long pandemic hiatus! Rachael Caskey joins your host RJ Kozain to discuss her work which involves acrylics, digital art, and textiles. They dive into religion, the supernatural, mental health, Christina Aguilera and more! You don't want to miss the return of PGH Museums Art Talk.
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.