Art & Museums category, Page 47

John Wiegand hopes to inspire people by creating artwork that helps them see things from a different perspective. “Everything can be seen as art these days, but fine art is where my passion is,” says the Springdale Township resident who was raised in Fox Chapel. “It is constantly changing, moving...

Finding the right person to oversee its fundraising efforts is an important goal for any cultural institution. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has hired Rhonda Madden to fill the position of director of advancement at the Greensburg nonprofit. Madden’s background includes six years at the Pittsburgh nonprofit Riverlife, working...

Two exhibits will open on Jan. 24 in galleries at Saint Vincent College in Unity. The Saint Vincent Gallery and the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery will host receptions for the new exhibits from 5 to 7 p.m. that day. Both will offer free admission, beverages and light hors...

Photographer Jay Kuntz of Mt. Lebanon was curious about what he viewed as “the chaotic relationship between the U.S. and Cuba,” and decided to use that as the inspiration for a photo essay. The result of that trip is Kuntz’s “Portraiture of Cuba: Character & Emotions” gallery, which will be...

Local artists Jeff Donato, who has instructed art at Westmoreland County Community College and Seton Hill University, and Ray Kuchinka, also a musician, will show their art work at Feathers Artist Market and Gifts, 102 Fourth St., Irwin, beginning with an opening night reception from 6-9 p.m. Jan. 10. The...

“Stitches,” a fiber arts exhibition opening Jan. 12 in Jeannette’s You Are Here Gallery, will include works that are “organic, whimsical and elegant in their own way,” says gallery co-founder Mary Briggs. The three-artist show will feature Indigo’s Friends Art Dolls by artist Imani Russell of Arlington, Va., inspired by...

Although Alexander Hamilton never made it to western Pennsylvania in his lifetime, there are several connections to the “10-dollar Founding Father” in the Fort Ligonier museum today. According to a news release, the smash Broadway musical’s song “History Has Its Eyes on You” references George Washington’s experiences in the French...

The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley will host a still life painting workshop with Doreen Currie from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 26. The “Winter Workshop” is designed for beginner and intermediate artists alike, according to a news release. Currie, an award-winning artist whose paintings recently were featured...

Children ages 7 to 10 can try their hands at Fraktur, a Pennsylvania Dutch style of decorative calligraphy, during a Jan. 12 class in the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. “Fraktur & Fun” is scheduled for 10 a.m.-noon in the museum at 221 N. Main St. Participants will...

WASHINGTON - Residents of D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood are accustomed to the roars of lions and cries of gibbons emanating from the National Zoo. And while they’ll still be able to hear the animals Wednesday, they won’t be able to see them in person for the foreseeable future. When the...