Art & Museums category, Page 48
Studios, art centers offer creative options to all ‘makers’Video
Andi Sharp has always wanted to have her own art studio. A Kickstarter.com campaign helped her raise the funds to open Studio C in Herminie, her hometown, last November. Sharp defines the studio as a community space where she encourages “makers” of all skill levels to share ideas and where...
Pittsburgh Glass Center debuts Monmade design exhibition
Pittsburgh Glass Center will hold an opening reception 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 1 for “Modern Meaning: A MONMADE Design Exhibition.” The exhibit, described as featuring dynamic products from producers working in and around Pittsburgh, will remain on view through Feb. 19. According to the glass center, the show challenges...
Artist will discuss metalsmith work at Lunch a l’Art program
Metalsmith Melissa Davenport will present a program at the noon Feb. 21 Lunch a l’Art program at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. The $15 event includes lunch and presentation. A teaching artist with SAMA and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Davenport combines metal art with...
18 artists will display ‘Art of Love’ in Greensburg exhibition
“The Art of Love,” with love-themed artwork by 18 area artists, will be on display Feb. 4-28 in the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. Works include watercolor, acrylic, oil painting, wood-burning, mixed media, 3-D pieces and jewelry by artists from Connellsville, Greensburg, Jeannette, Latrobe, Mt. Pleasant, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. “Whether...
West Overton site plans opening reception for World War II exhibitVideo
West Overton Village and Museums will hold an opening reception from 3-6 p.m. Feb. 9 as it hosts the traveling exhibition “We Can Do It! WWII.” As the nation commemorates the 75th anniversary of World War II, the 500-square foot exhibit, created by the Senator John Heinz History Center, will...
Freeport art students check into hospital for month-long exhibit
Art speaks loudly, powerfully, often beautifully, without words. It expresses feelings in a visual way, reminds Freeport High School junior Allison Breski. “Others can look at the piece and hopefully enjoy it,” she adds. “Art imitates life and life isn’t black and white but many times gray,” adds Freeport senior...
Stevo Sadvary translates passion for life into his art
Steven “Stevo” Sadvary isn’t shy about sharing a grand vision for his creativity. “I would like the world to be a more beautiful, happier place through my art, ” says the Penn Hills resident whose studio is in Squirrel Hill. “I simply want my art to speak for itself. I...
Preview of Pittsburgh Opera’s telling of POW’s story set at Soldiers & Sailors
In celebration of Pittsburgh Opera’s upcoming premiere of “Glory Denied,” the company will hold a musical preview at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum at 6 p.m. Jan. 31 in Oakland. “Glory Denied” tells the story of Colonel Jim Thompson, America’s longest-held prisoner of war, who spent nearly nine...
From here to infinity: Refik Anadol’s art showcased during Winter Gallery Crawl
The Winter Gallery Crawl “Crawl After Dark” throughout the cultural district is from 5:30 to 10 tonight. This year marks the 15th time the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is presenting four crawls annually. These events bring one-of-kind visual arts experiences, engaging activities and performances created by community partnerships with cultural district...
The Frick Pittsburgh appoints former The Westmoreland head in interim roleVideo
Judith O’Toole, Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO emerita of Greensburg’s The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, will serve as interim executive director of The Frick Pittsburgh, according to its board of directors. O’Toole most recently served as acting director of Pittsburgh’s The Mattress Factory amid an investigation into sexual harassment claims...
‘Free Solo,’ the Oscar-nominated documentary, showing at Carnegie Science Center, AMC Waterfront
“Perfection or death.” That’s the standard set by Alex Honnold’s free solo climb up the 3,000-foot granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in 2017. You probably shouldn’t try such a climb on your own, but you can watch Honnold make the journey — without a rope or...
Redstone offers trip to see ‘Hamilton’ and the sights in Chicago
Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare has a deal for people who didn’t score tickets for the Pittsburgh run of the hit musical “Hamilton,” along with a chance to spend some time in the Windy City. “Because ‘Hamilton’ is in residence in Chicago for an extended run, the (CBIC Theater) makes a limited...
State grants help preserve records at Bethlen Home, Heinz History Center
Bethlen Communities’ Heritage Center in Ligonier and the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh have received state grants for preserving and organizing historical records in their possession. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission recently awarded an $11,600 Historical and Archival Records Care grant to Bethlen Home of the Hungarian...
Study of Leonardo’s 1st landscape finds he had 2nd thoughts
ROME — The first-ever scientific study of the oldest known drawing by Leonardo da Vinci has found that he added details to an earlier sketch of a countryside landscape, said the Uffizi Galleries, whose collections include the fragile work. The Galleries said the 1473 “Landscape Drawing for Santa Maria della...
Springdale Twp. artist John Wiegand draws the world in fresh colors
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...
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art appoints new director of advancement
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...
Saint Vincent College galleries planning new winter exhibitions
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...
Mt. Lebanon photographer finds warmth, humanity on trip to Cuba
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...
Artists’ work on display at Irwin gallery opening night
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...
Gullah-inspired art dolls part of Jeannette gallery exhibition
“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...
Fort Ligonier’s ‘Hamilton’ connection, lecture plans
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...
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art hosts ‘Winter Workshop’
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 invited to ‘Fraktur & Fun’ class at The Westmoreland
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...
Smithsonian and the National Gallery held on as long as they could, but they’re closed
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...
