Art & Museums category, Page 14
Pride Prom brings dance party, fashion promenade to The Westmoreland
Pride Prom at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is an opportunity for “people to come and be themselves and be comfortable doing so,” said events manager Hannah Vincent. An annual event since 2019, Pride Prom is set for 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday in the facility at 221 N....
Greensburg bakery helps celebrate 40th birthday of Children’s Museum
A really big birthday party calls for a really big cake. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on the North Side is celebrating 40 years on Monday. The upcoming milestone inspired the museum to reach out to Prantl’s Bakery in Greensburg to create a 6-tier white, chocolate and red velvet cake....
Artist listens to inner voice through exhibit at Three Rivers Arts Festival
Through the silence, Laurie Shapiro still hears the message. Shapiro, who lives with a genetic condition causing her to progressively go deaf, often listens to her inner world. “I don’t always hear the outside world,” said Shapiro, a Carnegie Mellon University graduate who lives in Los Angeles. “But I hear...
Behind the Art: Pittsburgh’s John Kane was first renowned self-taught artist
(Editor’s note: Behind the Art is a recurring series highlighting artistic works throughout the county.) John Kane was both a rough-and-tumble immigrant laborer and a self-taught artist of renown. Born in Scotland in 1860, he emigrated to the United States at age 19. He landed in the Pittsburgh area, where...
Blawnox artist hopes sculpture for Three Rivers Arts Festival gets people to hear the conversation
Inside a black tent at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, you can hear jabbering. The sound is somewhat muffled, but the talking heads seem to be screaming, talking over one another. They are representative of how we think we are really listening to someone, but we have no...
64th annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival continues to evolve
If you’re planning on venturing into Downtown Pittsburgh for the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, it’s best to plan accordingly. The festival coincides with so many happenings Downtown this weekend — from Pittsburgh Pride Revolution: NO FEAR to “The Little Mermaid” in concert at Heinz Hall to concerts from...
Priceless painting looted by Nazis during World War II returns to Poland from Japan
WARSAW, Poland — A priceless 16th century Italian painting that was looted by Nazi Germany during World War II and discovered in Japan has been returned to Poland, authorities in Warsaw said Wednesday. The “Madonna with Child” attributed to Alessandro Turchi, is the latest of some 600 looted artistic pieces...
Florida art dealer gets 2 years, 3 months in Warhol forgery scheme
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A South Florida art dealer was sentenced Tuesday to two years and three months in federal prison in connection with a scheme involving the sale of fake Andy Warhol paintings. Daniel Elie Bouaziz, 69, was sentenced in Fort Pierce federal court, according to court records. He...
Behind the Art: Greater Latrobe art collection includes founder’s work
(Editor’s note: Behind the Art is a recurring series highlighting artistic works throughout the county.) The Greater Latrobe School District owes its Special Art Collection to the vision of two teachers who, in the depths of the Great Depression, saw the value of exposing students to original works of art....
Seth Rupert overcomes deafness to teach kids at Latrobe Art Center
Seth Rupert says he’s lucky to have a job at Latrobe Art Center. But everyone else seems to think it’s the center that is lucky to have him. “It’s hard for a deaf person to get a good job, even at Walmart or Target,” said Rupert, who has been a...
Danish masters prepped canvases with leftovers from brewing beer
NEW YORK — Danish painters in the 19th century may have turned to an unusual source for some of their supplies: breweries. Researchers examined paintings from the Danish Golden Age and found traces of yeast and grains. That suggests painters were turning to byproducts from local breweries to prepare canvases,...
‘Creating Connections’ at Westmoreland Museum to be focus of talk in Murrysville
Erica Nuckles, director of learning, engagement and partnerships at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, will be the featured speaker at the next “Boomers and Beyond” speaker series in Murrysville. It will be at 11:30 a.m. June 13 at Mother of Sorrows social hall, 4202 Old William Penn Highway in...
Behind the mask: The ‘I’m fine.’ project uncovers mental health issues
Maureen Joyce peeled back the top of one of the plastic containers, revealing clay face masks inside that seemed to be looking back at her. They were decorated in various colors – some bright and bold and others dark and dreary. Sayings are inscribed such as “It’s OK to NOT...
New Warhol Museum curator says ‘Warhol touches everything’ in art world
The incoming chief curator of The Andy Warhol Museum says he wouldn’t even have a career in the art world if it weren’t for the museum’s namesake. “Warhol touches everything,” said Aaron Levi Garvey, who will arrive this summer at the museum in Pittsburgh’s North Side. “I always say I...
Supreme Court rules against Andy Warhol in copyright case with Prince photo
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the 2016 publication of an Andy Warhol image of the singer Prince violated a photographer’s copyright, a decision a dissenting justice said would stifle the creation of art. The high court ruled 7-2 for photographer Lynn Goldsmith. “Lynn Goldsmith’s original works, like...
Safe travels: History Center exhibit highlights the ‘Green Book,’ for African Americans taking road trips
The building that housed the former Scotty’s Service Garage, an Esso gas station and car repair shop on Centre Avenue in the Hill District, is still there. It was more than a place to take a car — it was a safe and welcoming space for African Americans. An image...
Carnegie Museum of Art brings back free Inside Out programming
The Carnegie Museum of Art will once again celebrate summer with its third season of free Inside Out programming. Kicking off June 15, Inside Out will highlight Pittsburgh’s cultural landscape with performances, workshops, gatherings, DJs, art activities, food trucks and local drinks. The series will include nightlife-focused Thursday evenings and...
Irwin mosaic-maker Mitzi Hall follows beat of her own artistic drum
Mosaic artist Mitzi Hall of Irwin turned down what probably would have been the biggest commission of her career in favor of keeping her creative freedom. A restaurateur in Arizona had seen an image of one of Hall’s mosaic-inlaid guitars online and asked if she could make one for him....
Frick Pittsburgh exhibit explores Black freedom through automobiles
A car is more than steel over an engine and four wheels. To some, it was a vehicle for freedom. That’s the inspiration behind “Pittsburgh and the Great Migration: Black Mobility and the Automobile,” the exhibition opening Saturday at the Frick Pittsburgh in Point Breeze. In the years between the...
Free museum day highlights Ligonier Valley history, heritage
Ligonier Valley Free Museum Day will once again highlight the rich history and culture of the Ligonier Valley, with six sites offering free admission, new exhibits, activities and demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. “Free Museum Day is a fun way to share the Ligonier Valley’s storied history,...
New museum director eager to tell Lincoln Highway stories
When Kim Cady visits a museum, her fascination isn’t just with the objects themselves — it’s with the stories they tell and what those stories reveal about society as a whole. She’s looking forward to telling more of those stories as the new executive director of the Lincoln Highway Heritage...
Westmoreland Museum curator named awards juror for statewide exhibition
Jeremiah William McCarthy, chief curator at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, will serve as awards juror for the 56th annual Art of the State exhibition. Running Sept. 10 to Jan. 4 in The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, the juried exhibit is a survey of the...
Andy Warhol portrait of O.J. Simpson goes on auction block
NEW YORK — It was 1977, and Andy Warhol was at work on his “Athletes” series, portraits of top sports personalities who, he felt, were gaining cultural prominence just like “the movie stars of yesterday.” One of them was then the star running back of the Buffalo Bills: O.J. Simpson....
North Hills Art Center executive director recognized by American Association of University Women
Kim Freithaler, executive director of the North Hills Art Center, has been named the American Association of University Women - North Hills Branch’s 2023 Gateway to Equity Award winner. Freithaler was cited for her leadership during the covid-19 pandemic during which the North Hills Art Center remained safely open for...
Swissvale artist recognized at international juried painting competition
East Suburban Artists League member Cindy Berceli received an award for her pastel piece in the Faces 2023 International Juried Painting Awards. Berceli, of Swissvale, earned a Silver Award for her pieces, “Professor Molly,” a pastel portrait of a dog wearing reading glasses. Hosted by the Camelback Gallery in Scottsdale,...
