Art & Museums category, Page 35

The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and MuseumLab will host the Great Night In Family Gala 2020 on June 14. The event, originally set for June 6, was changed to allow the museum to update the program. “Specifically, the Gala program will address — and enable parents and children to have...

Editor’s note: This event is now at maximum capacity. Another Pop-Up Studio is set for June 24, with a project to be announced. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will host its first digital Pop-Up Studio on May 27, inviting participants to create their own explosion gift box photo albums....

You Are Here gallery in Jeannette is seeking applications for its artist of the week program. The new website feature is designed to introduce artists to the community and to help them promote their work during the coronavirus-related shutdown. “For many artists, unless they have a side gig, their artwork...

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has developed two new outreach programs, one to supply face coverings to community members and another to to keep in touch with senior citizens during the covid-19 quarantine. Several staff members applied their sewing talents to the Free Face Coverings Project, creating masksfor people...

A new work by the elusive street artist Banksy, honoring health workers, has been unveiled at a British hospital. The framed picture, titled “Game Changer,” depicts a young boy sitting on the floor playing with a nurse superhero toy. Batman and Spiderman action figure toys lie in a wastepaper basket...

Fallingwater is closed to the public at least through May 15, as part of precautions against spread of the coronavirus. But the Frank Lloyd Wright architectural gem in Fayette County, and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy that operates the famous rural residence, are offering several online programs. Virtual summer camps for...

Even though it’s spring in Pennsylvania, cool weather and the coronavirus quarantine have kept people indoors and away from all the delights of the season. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is bringing nature inside for all to enjoy via “Spring in Pennsylvania,” a virtual exhibition available for viewing on...

The Carnegie Science Center has partnered with Pittsburgh-based Chairman of the Boards and Lamar Advertising to post uplifting messages on billboards. The companies offered free space to help get the word out from the science center. There were four digital and one static billboard sharing the words “Think like a...

The Senator John Heinz History Center might be closed during the covid-19 pandemic, but the museum’s Detre Library & Archives are exploring family histories with two virtual genealogy workshops this month. The workshops will feature live presentations from renowned genealogists and examine historic records and electronic resources. “We wanted to...

After virtually judging more than 900 projects, the Carnegie Science Center has announced the winners of this year’s Covestro Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair. The virtual judging plan was adopted after the annual science fair was canceled because of public health concerns related to covid-19. PRSEF named three Carnegie...

Local poets will read works inspired by The Frick Pittsburgh’s “Maker & Muse” exhibition during an online session at 7 p.m. April 30. “Ekphrasis: Poetry Meets Art (Meets the Web)” will feature Jamie Agnello, Valerie Bacharach, Veronica Corpuz, Jim Daniels, Karen Howard and Ellen Smith reading new pieces commissioned in...

When do you know that a work of art is “heckin’ goob”? When a canine critic says it is, that’s when. Following in the pioneering paw prints of Doge, the shiba inu whose fractured syntax was immortalized in about a million memes, dogs have taken to social media to offer...

Tonight’s “Extraordinary Measures” online concert from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will provide viewers with an extra treat. The symphony’s rendition of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral,” scheduled for a future CD release, will be accompanied by images of artworks and photos from The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Carnegie Museum...

Because of current covid-19 restrictions, the Westmoreland Art Nationals Fine Arts and Photography Exhibition originally scheduled for May 16-June 3 at the Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood campus will be a virtual exhibit. “Having the virtual exhibition will still allow the juror-selected artwork to be seen, purchased by viewers and...

Running out of ideas for your at-home art projects? Latrobe Art Center has a series of free online tutorials, featuring member artists including Pamela Cooper, Peg Panasiti and Eileen Stoner, as well as some from center director Lauren Buches. Other online resources include a peek into Doreen Currie’s studio and...

Western Pennsylvania fans of NBC’s “Will and Grace” should watch the April 16 episode with particular care. Not only will it be the penultimate episode of the long-running sitcom, which ends its second run on April 23, but it also will feature prints of paintings by Pittsburgh artist Johno Prascak....

Members of Franklin Regional’s National Art Honor Society may be stuck at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, but their artwork continues to make a difference in the lives of others. Most recently, it made a difference by way of the Memory Project, which promotes intercultural awareness and friendship through art....

“Technological Textiles: Computing History and Decorative Textiles,” the current exhibit at the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery at Saint Vincent College, has been digitized and is now available for viewing online. The display includes sections on the history of generative art, Joseph Marie Jacquard’s 1801 invention of the Jacquard...

The Frick Pittsburgh will institute temporary salary reductions in order to rescind many of the temporary staff furloughs announced last week. An announcement says the move was made in response to expected economic stimulus support that will contend with mounting financial losses due to the covid-19 pandemic. “By taking this...

Pop culture is a big part of Jeremy Raymer’s art, and he knows the value of having a finger on the pulse of the cultural zeitgeist. So when a friend mentioned the old tiger’s head, painted on a wall near the intersection of Moultrie Street and Tustin Street behind the...

The Frick Pittsburgh has extended the closure of its campus and cancellation of programs through June 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Point Breeze historical site and art museum is working to move some scheduled programs online, and will be sharing information as it becomes available. Resources currently available...