Art & Museums category, Page 41
Brake for art at Roadkill Gallery in Pittsburgh
Attracting people to a brick-and-mortar art gallery can be a challenge, so Chelsea Schilling decided to take her show on the road. Every few weeks, she rounds up about a dozen or so local creatives, rents a 20-foot U-Haul truck, parks it outside of an area business and invites folks...
‘Kecksburg’ film’s Westmoreland County premiere set for Hanna’s Town
The Westmoreland County premiere of “Kecksburg,” a new feature film about the famous 1965 UFO incident, is planned for Sept. 28 at Historic Hanna’s Town. Westmoreland Historical Society will host the screening at 7 p.m. in the Westmoreland History Education Center at the historical complex, 809 Forbes Trail Road, Hempfield....
Fall Arts: Katharine Hepburn costumes highlight Frick Art Museum display
Fall brings exciting new exhibitions showcasing a wide range of artistic periods, styles and collections at area art museums. Highlights range from a study of collective memory and the synchronicity of time through the stories of women of color, at Westmoreland Museum of American Art, to a fun look at...
Latrobe Art Center tasting event to highlight local eateries
Latrobe Art Center will provide a taste of what various local restaurants have to offer at Taste of the Neighborhood, set for 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. 20. The aptly named Heavenly Biscuits will provide music. Pizza and appetizers will be provided by Chef Dato’s Table, Hotel Loyal, Michelle’s Lair, Palombo’s Italian...
Large collection of mummies arrives in Pittsburgh for Carnegie Science Center exhibitVideo
Step aside, zombie lovers: The mummies have arrived in Pittsburgh. But they’ll remain under wraps until Oct. 5 in their temporary home at the Carnegie Science Center on Pittsburgh’s North Side. They came to the city Tuesday in a temperature-controlled truck under heavy security for “Mummies of the World: The...
Kennedy Center looks to the future with opening of The Reach
WASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center is unveiling a massive new expansion designed to transform the relationship between audience and artist while revitalizing the performing arts complex for a new generation. The new $250 million addition, dubbed The Reach , will open Saturday with a 16-day festival featuring hundreds of free...
Latrobe Art Center hosts annual Fred Rogers juried exhibition
Winners in Latrobe Art Center’s ninth annual Mister Fred Rogers Fine Arts Juried Exhibition will be revealed during a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 5. As juror, Anne Kraybill, the Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, selected 71 pieces to be displayed in...
Mummies exhibition coming to Carnegie Science Center
You might get wrapped up in this exhibition. The largest collection of real mummies and related artifacts ever assembled is coming to the Carnegie Science Center on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “Mummies of the World: The Exhibition” features 125 real mummies and related artifacts. It opens Oct. 5 in the science...
Art show inspired by women opens at Garden and Civic Center
Latrobe artist Mary Ellen Raneri says she has long considered an exhibition of artwork inspired by women. Partnering with Ligonier artist Raven Cintron, she is making that happen with the 35-piece show, “The Art of Woman,” opening Sept. 3 at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, 951 Old Salem Road....
Young artists to display their talents at Greensburg Art Center
A group of young artists will have their talents put on view from 2-4 p.m. Aug. 25 in the Greensburg Art Center. “Over 100 art students, ages 3-18, were invited to participate in the Greensburg Art Center’s first ‘Young Artists Show,’” says center member Pat Majcher. “These students all took...
Fort Ligonier bakes up historical happy hour
Fort Ligonier will light a fire under its upcoming History Happy Hour. One of its reproduction historical field ovens will be lit for the event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 23. Patrons can line up for Connections Café’s crusty artisan pizzas as they pop out of the clay oven. Joe Golden...
Free admission on Museum Day, thanks to Smithsonian magazine
Smithsonian magazine is holding its 15th annual Museum Day, granting visitors free admission for two by visiting its website. This year’s date is Sept. 21. Several regional museums are participating, including the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Old Economy Village in Ambridge, Lawrence County Historical Society in New...
The Westmoreland to host rock ’n’ roll listening session
The sounds that shaped rock ’n’ roll culture will be the focus of a listening session from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 21 in The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The conversation will be led by Nwaka Onwusa, director of curatorial affairs at the Rock and Roll Hall...
Ligonier museum prepares for day of free family fun
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley will again host a free Family Fun Day at the One Boucher Lane site. The program is set from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 7. According to site coordinator Kristin Miller, activities for all ages will include silk marbling, storytelling, necklace making,...
Learn about ‘Monarchs, Milkweed and More’ at Ligonier museum
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley will hold “Monarchs, Milkweed and More,” a collaboration with Penguin Court and Brandywine Conservancy. The event, set for 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 18, is designed to enrich and educate children and adults on various pollinators, planners say. Penn State Master...
Main Exhibit Gallery and Art Center celebrates its 25th
A “Celebrating Our Art Community” event will kick off Ligonier’s Main Exhibit Gallery & Art Center’s 25th anniversary, says Mandy Sirofchuck, co-owner with husband Paul Sirofchuck. The free reception, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 16, will feature more than three dozen local artists in a variety of media. Guests...
Lincoln Highway Experience plans night of friendly competition
A night of friendly competition is planned for Aug. 23 at the Lincoln Highway Experience in Unity. Starting at 6 p.m., the “Thinkin’ Lincoln Summer Classic” will feature fun individual and team competitions both outside and in the museum’s new addition. Individual games will include basketball, fold a pie box...
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival ranks high for vendor profit
The Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival has been ranked as the nation’s 15th most profitable classic and contemporary craft show for 2018 by “Sunshine Artist” magazine, a leading publication for art and craft show exhibitors, promoters and patrons. The magazine’s 27th annual “200 Best” list, released today, says it was...
Latrobe Art Center has fall classes for all ages, skill levels
The fall lineup of art classes for all ages and skill levels will begin in September at the Latrobe Art Center. Two new classes are designed to create more interest in art among middle to high school students. Instructor Sharon Coons was an art teacher for 30 years, says center...
Artists converge in You Are Here ‘Bat Country’ exhibit
Three regional artists, along with a West Coast artist, will exhibit some unusual and eye-popping creations in an upcoming show at You Are Here, 406 Clay Ave., Jeannette. Participating in the joint and a “little off kilter” exhibit, “Bat Country,” are artists Nora Thompson, Brian McCall, Johnny Dismal and Dominic...
Scottish artist’s work on display at Gallery Space in Monroeville
Catriona Kirk is the third generation of her family to be involved in art, following in the footsteps of her father and grandmother. Largely self-taught, Kirk has drawn inspiration from her travels to countries like India and France, and the many people — and animals — she’s met along the...
Secret photographs on display at Pittsburgh’s SPACE gallery
Photographers took the pictures but had to wait to see them. The 1,921 photographs on display at SPACE gallery in Pittsburgh’s Downtown had never been seen—even by the photographers who captured the images – until the opening of the exhibit, which runs through Sunday. Pittsburgh-based curator/graphic designer Brett Yasko asked...
Art for Recovery to bring its mission to Greensburg Music Fest
Art for Recovery and Transformation will participate in the second annual Greensburg Music Fest on Sept. 13, by hosting an interactive painting activity and an art show and sale featuring some artists who are in recovery. The organization will have a booth in the night market section of the festival....
New Touchstone exhibit explores artists’ ‘Mutual Understanding’
Artists Adrienne Heinrich of Murrsyville and Judith Musser of Bedford will display their works in “Mutual Understanding,” a joint exhibition opening Aug. 2 at Touchstone Center for Crafts in Fayette County. An opening reception is planned for 2-5 p.m. Aug. 4 in the arts enclave’s Iron Gate Gallery at 1049...
Beds and floors ‘covered’ with new SAMA exhibit partnership
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art-Ligonier Valley exhibition, “A Celebration of Texture and Pattern: Hooked Rugs and Historic Coverlets,” features a collaboration between Ligonier resident Barb Carroll and the National Museum of the American Coverlet in Bedford. A rug-hooking enthusiast since the 1980s, Carroll creates rug patterns and writes about...
