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Tales of Cursive Lands Exhibit to Open at Irma Freeman Center
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Tales of Cursive Lands Exhibit to Open at Irma Freeman Center

The Irma Freeman Center for Imagination presents: Tales of Cursive Lands by sāgar and Ravindra Kamath, a two person painting exhibition opening Friday, August 4th 2023. Ravi and sāgar construct images evoking landscapes of heritage, memory, reality, and dreams.

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ZYNKA Gallery Featured Artist

In her new series, Stephanie Armbruster delves into the realm of the self and the interior landscape of her own experience. Each work is the product of a period of profound introspection, touching upon universal themes of resilience and adaptation, isolation and connection.

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PA Museums Advocacy and Legislative Update
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PA Museums Advocacy and Legislative Update

Pennsylvania's House and Senate are on a break from session days until September with the budget up in the air for now. One lawmaker in the House resigned her seat last week to run for a different office, so that chamber is back to being tied until a special election scheduled for September 19.

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Partial Closures JULY + AUGUST and Pittsburgh Glass Center
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Partial Closures JULY + AUGUST and Pittsburgh Glass Center

July and August are obviously hot and at Pittsburgh Glass Center it can be even hotter with temperatures in the glassblowing studio reaching over 120 degrees! At that temperature, it is nearly unbearable and unsafe to be blowing glass and making art. That makes this time of year the best time to cool off, turn off the furnace, and make repairs. 

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Launch Your Future High School Internship Opportunity

Did you know there are over 100 companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania that contribute to the space industry? Pittsburgh’s space industry is growing, and we want our youth to be a part of it! During fall program sessions, teens will learn what it is like to work in the space industry through conversations with space professionals.

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LAYO BRIGHT RECEIVES RON DESMETT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR IMAGINATION WITH GLASS

Layo Bright received the 2023 Ron Desmett Memorial Award for Imagination with Glass. This annual award given by Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) recognizes artists who think outside of the box, practice curiosity, and take risks to create unique, imaginative works in glass. It is in honor of PGC's late cofounder Ron Desmett who was an artist who eschewed conventions and promoted idea over technique.

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Discussions with Artists 30+ Interviews
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Discussions with Artists 30+ Interviews

Artist Aaron Jack has released over 30 interviews with local artists available to view and listen to on his youtube channel! You can check that out and other interesting art related content on his YouTube page.

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Workshop Taught Three-Coat Plaster for Historic Preservation

“Restoring original materials in historic structures such as the plaster in the Judge McKee House is imperative to maintaining the historic character and look of the building,” said ORA Project Manager Abigail Watson-Popescu, who led the workshop. 

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Oil Region Alliance Reveals Historic Preservation Awardees

The ORA's annual Historic Preservation Awards were held Thursday, May 18 at Christ Episcopal Church in Oil City. 

Read on for details about the award winners and check out some photos from the evening as well as a recap of our annual Historic Preservation Month Workshop.

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Contemporary Craft has Open Call for Hereafter Regional Juried Exhibition 2024
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Contemporary Craft has Open Call for Hereafter Regional Juried Exhibition 2024

Craft objects have long been a vehicle for processing and understanding emotions, celebrating life, and invoking memory. For this exhibition, Contemporary Craft invites artists working with craft media, (including but not limited to wood, metal, fiber, glass, ceramic, found object, and paper) to respond to themes of grief, loss, joy, healing, and mourning.

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Center for Arts and Media Accepts yART Sale Apps through 7/16

Summer’s almost here, and along with a jam packed schedule of summer camps and classes comes one of our favorite events of the year! yART is back on our front lawn on Saturday, August 26th.Half yard sale, half art show, yART is a market to help artists clean out their studios, selling seconds or old materials.

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Grants Help Congregations Renovate Historic Religious Properties

A crew from Alex Restoration and Masonry Repairs worked on the renovation of the bell cot of Pittsburgh New Church in Point Breeze in May. The work included the removal of the existing mortar and caulking in the church’s bell tower, which was leaking. The tower’s renovated masonry was to be cleaned and its color and texture matched to the building’s exterior as much as possible.

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Parks Conservancy Announces Summer Programming Guide
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Parks Conservancy Announces Summer Programming Guide

The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy today released its Summer Programming Guide, which includes a full schedule of free programs and activities that offer entertainment, exercise, and education in Pittsburgh’s regional and neighborhood parks.

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Pittsburgh Glass Center Announces Virtual Glassblowing
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Pittsburgh Glass Center Announces Virtual Glassblowing

Pittsburgh Glass Center and the Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) have launched the first virtual glassblowing experience. PGC worked with a team of ETC graduate students over 15 weeks to design a virtual experience that educates, engages, and inspires middle and high students about the glassmaking process.  

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Bushy Run Heritage Society President Gives Update in Letter
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Bushy Run Heritage Society President Gives Update in Letter

The Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society has had an incredible spring season starting with Charter Day, the Spring Tea, the first of our History Speaks series on beer making, school tours, Stone room rentals, and an increase in daily visitation with some guests coming from other states around the country.

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