“QUIET, please,” at Spinning Plate gallery is open til the end of November with open hours, Wednesday-Sunday, 11-6. The exhibition features the work of:

Michel Demetria Tsouris, John Bond, John Eastman, Lisa Bergant Koi, Glendon Hyde, Constance Merriman, Jean McClung, Catherine Parrish, Paul Rosenblatt, Rachel Rodkey, Emmett Smith, Kara Snyder, Suzanne Werder

5821 Baum Boulevard PGH 15206

Invisible Wounds, a collaboration between Dafna Rehavia and David Hanauer, opens October 18th, 5-9pm at Artist Image Resources. The show will run from October 18th to November 22nd with a closing reception November 22nd, 5-8pm. the show also features Angela Biederman, Trish Foley, Sara Tang, Patty Tran, Margaret Barry, and Ashley Hikey Flavin.

Learn more at the link below:
Www.Dafnarehavia.work/invisible-wounds-project

Exhibition put together by The Bee Collective to raise awareness and funding for pollinator habitat. The juried exhibition consists of 15 artists in utilizing various mediums such as ceramic, wood, steel, glass and fabric, and placing them in one of The Bee Collective's hives over the summer so bees could build comb onto the pieces. Artists included in the show are from across the country. The goal of this project is to connect work from artists in this community to the honey bees in a way that truly binds our culture and nature. Creating a true physical symbol of our initial steps to merge these two cornerstones in Franklinton, Ohio. As the honeybees fill spaces, build comb, and fill the cracks to fit their needs, they are a reminder that we do this in our own lives. Opening is October 12 2-8pm, with live music 5-7:30pm

The exhibition runs from October 12-October 27, 2024 and located at The Mansion 731, 731 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio.

Currently three shows are on view, two of which prominently featuring AAP Members, are celebrating their opening reception October 3rd. All three exhibitions will be on view til March 21st, 2025. Learn more about all three shows below.

Broken Ground
In Western Pennsylvania and beyond, images of workers taming the earth were among the most powerful symbols of human achievement. Contemporary concerns over the ecological and social impacts of extractive industries, however, now cast scenes of mining, farming and steel production in a very different light. This exhibition brings together works from the UAG collection with loans from local partners and contemporary artists to reconsider these once seemingly heroic images of land and labor. 

This exhibition includes works from the UAG’s permanent collection, loans from the Senator John Heinz History Center, Rivers of Steel and the University Library System, and works by local artists Jamie Walters Kessler, Chris McGinnis, and Clayton Merrell.

Joe Magarac Returns
As legend tells it, Joe Magarac, a Slavic immigrant from Braddock, Pennsylvania, stood over seven feet tall and was literally a man of steel. This untiring goliath worker gave his life to the mills, turning out 2,000 tons of steel per day. Using William Gropper’s 1947 painting of Joe Magarac as the central focus, this exhibition explores the cultural and social dimensions of Pittsburgh’s most famous folklore hero and his resonances in the local imagination, then and now. 

This exhibition includes a new installation by artist Quaishawn Whitlock that explores the resonances between the stories of John Henry and Joe Magarac.

Presented by the University Art Gallery with generous support from Humanities Engage, the Mellon Foundation, and the Marstine Family Foundation. Special thanks to Rivers of Steel, the University Library System (ULS), and the Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka.

Rewilding
How can we reclaim nature from industry, extractive labor, and consumer culture? Filmmaker Sarah Moore explores this question in a seven-channel video installation specially designed for the UAG. This immersive installation projects footage of rewilded golf courses from across the Eastern United States on the ceiling, walls, and screens in the historic Rotunda. Together, the video projections celebrate spaces given back to nature after centuries destroying land for industry, greed, or sport.

This installation is presented by the University Art Gallery with generous support from the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, the Film and Media Studies Program, the Mellon Foundation, and the Marstine Family Foundation.

Special thanks to Scott Andrew, Tony Balko, Ian Cartwright, and Joshua Challen Ice.

To learn more about the exhibitions and visiting click the link below!

https://www.uag.pitt.edu/exhibitions/current

New exhibition, smash the ceiling, floor, and walls; take the broken shards and blow it back, opening October 4th at the Pittsburgh Glass Center from 6-9pm. The exhibition will be on til January 20th, 2025.

smash the ceiling, floor, and walls; take the broken shards and blow it back critically analyzes the personal, professional, and political implications of heteronormative and patriarchal barriers through the creative work of femmes and gender non-conforming artists. By reframing the social issue through interactions: smashing, gathering, and blowing, this exhibition references some of the ways artists are actively processing their lived experiences. 

FEATURED ARTISTS

Sandra Bacchi, Dawn Bendick, Layo Bright, Scout Cartagena, Laura Adelaide Hudspith, Michelle Young Lee, Aullar Mateo, Anna Mlasowsky, Audie Murray, Kathleen Mulcahy, Gracia Nash, Karen Donnellan and Suzanne Peck, Renata Petersen, Georgia Saxelby, Kristiina Uslar, Ann Weathersby

Curated by Alyssa Velazquez

Learn more at the link below.

https://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/event/exhibition-smash-the-ceiling-floor-and-walls/

'Not Still Lives' featuring the work of Charlee Brodsky and Nancy McNary Smith, opens October 5th, 1-4pm, at BE Galleries. The exhibition continues November 30th. Learn more at the link below.

https://begalleriespgh.com/

'24 Minis,' features works from a selection of artists that include AAP Members. This fundraiser exhibit opens September 7th, 4-8pm, at the Manos Gallery in Tarentum, PA. Visit https://themanosgallery.webflow.io/ for more information.

Artists:

Madonna Yoder, Wayne Niemi Deborah Kollar, James Powell Darcy Tomayko, Sally Brown, Ruth Ann Bauerle, Deborah Reese Lynda Sadecky, Larry Brandstetter, Lorraine Free, Luanne Haak Kristi Adkins, Hannah Powell, Andrew Thorton, MJ Fields, Toby White, Leanne Longwill, Dave M. Howard, Mary Jean Stabile, Rachel Wheeler, Rafi Perez, Betty Trout, Kim Williams, Jane Armstrong, Ari Wulff, Travis Benn, Maggie O'Lear, James Sabulsky Lisa Coombs, Rachel Rodkey, Joan Bohnet, Kelly Stouffer,, Trish Housman, Shannon Mazzei, Julia Berenson Emily Glass, Hanasu- Jane Grasso, Lynn Manley, Sheila Klotz, Ernesto Camacho Jr.

Visit the studios of AAP members Lisa Bergant Koi, Paula Garrick Klein, Kitty Spangler, and other artists in the Why Not Etna studio building during the annual Etna Art Market Block Party. September 21 from 2-7 p.m. Learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/510944235200547

A piece by Penny Mateer is featured in 'Free Speech: Art and Activism' at Lexington Arts and Crafts Society located in Lexington, MA. The exhibit runs from July 21 - August 25, 2024.

About the show:
This exhibit will showcase artists who are passionate about our national dialogue. We seek artwork that challenge norms, ignite conversations, and shed light on diverse political narratives. Join us in creating a space for dialogue and reflection on the major issues of our time and help us answer the question, how can we as artists contribute to actively provoking and engaging an audience to participate in the civic life of the nation.

https://www.lexart.org/exhibit-information/free-speech%3A-art-%26-activism

Brian Sesack featured in this years Photo Review 2024 Competition. The Photo Review Competition enables thousands of people across the country and the world to see the accepted work in our 2024 competition issue and on our website. The Photo Review, a journal of fine art photography, selected Brian Sesack's "Thru the Haze" for their 2024 Competition Web Galleries.

To learn more click the link below:
https://photoreview.org/2024-competition-landscapes/

Reception August 2, 6:00 PM- 8:30 PM

Artist Talk 6:30 PM
Food and Drinks  7:00- 8:30 PM

​"This retrospective exhibition embodies my favorite dances and explorations from twenty years of wood-firing. While alluding to function, many sacrifice their function to aesthetic exploration. I intend them as aesthetic objects, not as pots for use. " ~ Dale Huffman

​After earning a BS in Physics from Carnegie-Mellon and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Dale Huffman spent several years as part of a ragtag, over-educated crew repairing air-cooled Volkswagens in Illinois. Returning to Pittsburgh he and Betsy spent two decades as full-time artists before Dale was asked to join the faculty at Carlow University. Dale has been included in wide-ranging national and international exhibitions as well as books and leading periodicals from England, Germany, Ireland, Australia and the US. His work has taken him to Japan, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan. Dale is now Professor Emeritus at Carlow and enjoying the time to explore paths not taken. 

Learn more here: https://www.mcgyouth.org/events-exhibitions

Opening reception Saturday, July 27th, from 5-8pm

Dark Mode. That ubiquitous viewing setting on our devices is not only a visual theme to reduce eye strain but is something of a daily ritual of gradual psychic decomposition. In this twilight state, cellular renewal occurs - we shed dead cells and generate new ones in an unseen yet constant coming and going of thought/matter within the body. Here, “dark” also suggests that which eludes direct observation - the work inspired by deep field images captured by the Hubble Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope.

Sanders' initial curiosity about humanity's presence in outer space has mutated over time into a contemplation of the ability to see into the endlessness of the cosmos: what does it mean to see so much? 

Tracing an Outline Around a Man's Shadow, A group exhibition featuring Atticus Adams, Aaronel deRoy Gruber, Michael Morrill, Ed Panar, and La Vispera. The Opening reception is Thursday, August 1, 6-8 pm and runs August 1 - September 13, 2024.

Tracing an Outline Around a Man’s Shadow is a group exhibition of works that explore shadows, cast light, color, and negative space. Six artists working across entirely different mediums and thematic concepts come together, playfully casting shadows, capturing darkness, and employing materials that diffuse light in unique cascades and hues. 

The exhibition’s title is in reference to the myth of the Corinthian Maid, who, in an effort to capture the likeness of her lover before he went off to war, drew an outline of his shadow on the wall behind him as he slept. The myth, recounted by numerous philosophers throughout history, is often referenced as the birth of painting, and as humanity’s primary foray into the depiction of the self. When considering the shadow’s mythical place in history to bring us out of the proverbial darkness, one discovers that is has also been associated with the soul, evil, and the self’s own doppleganger. A shadow’s many associations serve as a psychological mirror to our existential fear and wonder and is explored here by the containment and diffusion of light and darkness within the gallery setting. 

Simultaneously highlighting the psychological impacts of shadows and darkness, Tracing an Outline Around a Man’s Shadow explores materiality through the various mediums employed by each artist. In focusing on the presence of each work, how can viewers contend with the underlying nothingness that gives a shadow its unique significance? In approaching each work, viewers will find that the fleeing intangibility, which is a central element of both shadows and light, acts as a unifying force throughout the exhibition.

The Flock Artist Collective is composed of artist/mothers whose creative practices explore the wide-ranging, multifaceted, often-unseen work of parenting. Artists include Eileen Alcalde, Sandra Bacchi, Aimee Bungard, Sophia Cardillo, Naomi Chambers, Megan Lindsey, Christine Lorenz, Michele Randall, Megan Shope, Carrie Smith Libman, Masha Solus, Janet Watkins, Courtney Williams, Alisha Wormsley, Alecia Dawn Young, and Stefanie Zito.

Each artist has their own way of tracing out the lines that connect artmaking to mothering, and none of them look like simple geometry. They are lines with mass and weight, lines that meander like rivers over time, lines that blur, lines that start to fray where they are stretched near breaking. Above all, they are lines that converge, sketching out the arcs of lives. Above all, they are lines that converge, sketching out the arcs of lives. Long or short, they are also wide.

July 25th, 6-9pm is Tomayko Foundation's Summer Silent Auction, which features a number of AAP Members. The proceeds from the auction will be split evenly between the artist and the foundation. The funds raised not only support our community of artists, but will increase the Foundation’s giving capacity to even more creatives and scholars within the Pittsburgh region. Enjoy an evening of art and great wine! To get tickets click the following link: https://tomayko.foundation/2024-Summer-Silent-Auction

Participating artists include:

Andy Julo
Atticus Adams
Frank Mason
Chris McGinnis
Christine Lorenz
Clayton Merrell
Dan Droz
David Aschkenas
Fabrizio Gerbino
Gavin Benjamin
John Tronsor
Mark Perrot
Michele Randall
Ron Donoughe
Nancy McNary Smith
David Stanger

The Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards 2024 honorees have been announced, with fiber artist Tina Williams Brewer named Established Artist and director-writer-performer Adil Mansoor tapped as Emerging Artist.

The awards program, co-sponsored by The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation, is guided by a shared belief in artistic excellence, creative development and the need for continuous career advancement.

In the tradition of the Creative Achievement Awards created by Carol Brown during her tenure as president of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust more than three decades ago, two artists are honored. One award is directed to an established artist and one to an emerging artist, and both must live and work in the southwestern Pennsylvania region. Each of this year’s awardees receives $50,000 in unrestricted funding.

Visit the following link to learn more: https://www.heinz.org/strategic-areas/creativity/carol-r-brown-creative-achievement-awards

Stu Chandler has been fortunate to travel the world, always with a camera in one hand, usually a cup of coffee in the other. In 2021, he closed the chapter on his career as an engineering manager for a major semiconductor manufacturer and is now free to explore the world through the eyes of an artist.

Photography is often expected to be a documentary representation of what the photographer saw.  As an artist, however, Stu seeks to create images with a sense of place, interest, moment, drama, beauty. Through the digital darkroom, he embraces the freedom to shape an image to realize the full potential of a scene, with no apologies.

Stu is a proud member of the Professional Photographers of America.

The Art of Travel will be on view daily through 7/5.

Support Stu and his work and attend the closing reception on Friday 7/5, 6:30pm-8pm!

For more information follow the link: https://coopersiegel.librarycalendar.com/event/art-travel-photographer-stu-chandler-23280

'This Magic Moment’ - an exhibition of Danny Devine's art at PULLPROOF Studio (5112 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224) on July 5th from 6-9PM. This is the second showing of Danny's work since his unexpected passing in 2021. The first showing, ‘Simply Devine: A Retrospective of Danny Devine’ spanned Danny’s entire artistic career. ‘This Magic Moment’ focuses on Danny’s toner transfer process and prints.

To learn more about Danny Devine and his work, click the link below:
www.dannydevinestudio.com

'Holding Still,' a published essay written by Helen Trompeleter, reviews Bryan Martello's solo exhibition 'The Front Yard.' TO read this great write up visit the following link: https://bunkerprojects.org/holding-still/

Currently at the Monroeville Public Library is Origami Tessellations by Madonna Yoder in the display case and DOTS: The Pointillist Art of Jack Puglisi in the Gallery Space. Origami Tessellations by Madonna Yoder is on view now through June and DOTS: The Pointillist Art of Jack Puglisi opens with a reception June 15th, 6-8, and is on until June 25th.

The opening reception for Matthew Constant's solo exhibition 'Mumbles' will take place at PULLPROOF studio June 7th, 6:30pm-10pm. The show will feature watercolors and drawings completed over the past year by Matthew Constant.

'My Subject' by Paul Peng is now on view at Bunker Projects from May 23–July 5. The show is running alongside (f)utility by Cole Modell.

Exhibition statement:

Any representational artist must contend with what it means for their art to be both real and not real, but this question gains a fraught edge for those artists who draw less from their observations—how the real world actually affects them—and more from their desires—how they want the real world to affect them instead. In My Subject, Paul Peng insists that his desires already exist in the real world: as real drawings and real pictures, brought about by his singularly intensive approach to improvising and rendering scenes from simple pencil and paper. Described by the artist as “drawings of monster boys in situations” and contextualized through the folk art of furry subcultures and cartoon fandoms, the works in this exhibition aim to honor their picturehood as the real look that happens when something looks at something else, even when those somethings themselves do not exist in the real world.

Learn more here: https://bunkerprojects.org/peng

The Irma Freeman Center for Imagination presents Beyond The Brush, opening Friday, June7, 7 - 10 pm. This show features the work of 4 artists. Christopher Boring*, Vania Evangelique, Heather Heitzenrater*, and Lewis V. Pell.

The artists in this show have come together, each with their own distinct techniques, to explore the depths of painting within a naturalistic theme-and what it could mean to go ‘Beyond the Brush’. Exhibited for the first time together, these artists were selected for their inspirational and thought provoking artistry.

A diverse collection of paintings, ranging from surreal abstracts to landscapes and impressionistic pieces. Represented cohesively alongside one another, the pieces delineate the work of each artist, while embodying the variance we find in our everyday lives. Paired together, these works establish a dialogue that evokes the rediscovery of our environment and our own humanity; Emphasizing the interconnectedness of biocentrism in an anthropocentric world and shedding light on the seen and unseen.

Ashley Cecil's solo exhibition, 'Common Wealth,' opens June 8th at ZYNKA gallery with an opening reception 5-8pm. The exhibition is on til July 20th. To learn more visit zynkagallery.com.

Ashley Cecil’s Common Wealth explores our allegiances and how we express them. Familiar flags and emblems that visually signal our affiliations, beliefs, and values are steeped in patriotic or male-centric views that divide us by artificial borders and presume our rights to ownership of nature.

Lines are blurred at Androgyny, Etc - A Heidmann Art Salon in collaboration with Crossroads Hotel. Your hosts invite you to ask:

Are we handsome, or are we beautiful? Or could we be a compelling blend of both, bending the boundaries that society imposes. This art exhibition is a celebration of the fluidity of being and fashion - a journey beyond the binary, into a realm where every face, every form, tells a story of duality. Expect expression in all forms, from the audio to the adornments. Here, art does not just imitate life; it redefines it. Order a beverage & simply observe for 2 nights only.

Fashion styling by Fine Folk, music by Sir Queen. All are welcome - at no cost.

Join us on June 7th & 8th at Crossroads Hotel.

AAP Member Joshua Hoffman will have an artist reception where he'll have a short discussion on his works for a show that is at Borelli Cellars in the Mount Lebanon Galleria. This event will take place Friday May 24th from 6 to 8pm. The paintings are hung until the end of May. 

Congratulations to the winners of the Tomayko Foundation’s 2024 Performing Arts Sponsorship: Artists Heidi Wiren Kebe, Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, and Veronica Santiago Moniello!

Kebe, Hsieh, and Moniello present HORSES & FOXES, a 40-minute durational immersive performance with dance, sound, and sculpture performed live by the three artists, three women. This project is a synthesis of choreography and sound composition in which all elements are in constant conversation with one another; the materials used are strong yet elastic: steel, wood, glass, and ice. Depicting the shapeshifting quality of these creatures in folklore and the malleability of women kind. Built on the histories and mythologies of its namesake, HORSES & FOXES will take over Studio A at Pittsburgh’s WQED (The Fred Rogers Studio) and will feature Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, Veronica Santiago Moniello, and Heidi Wiren Kebe.

The performance will premier in February 2025.

For the 10th edition of NADA New York, CUE Art presents a new sculpture by Ling-lin Ku following her 2023 solo exhibition, Insight Outsight. Ku was an awardee of CUE’s 2023 open call, through which she received mentorship from Agnieszka Kurant.

The work on view at NADA, Invisiphilia (2024), builds upon the artist’s ongoing interest in the relationships between natural, built, and digital environments, examining these systems through the lens of insect behavior. In Ku’s practice, she generates worlds that leap between macro and micro scales, questioning familiar dichotomies between animal and human, ecology and technology, and the metaphorical and physical.

Invisiphilia is a digitally fabricated sculpture that playfully interrogates the disorienting experience of navigating digital spaces. A swarm of pill-shaped bugs engraved with 404 (the error code for a webpage that cannot be found) sits atop and within a bright pink melting puddle, navigating toward a central vortex. The layers of the structure become a stand-in for imaginary webpages and simultaneously resemble flora found in nature.

Presented on the rooftop of 548 West as part of NADA’s Sculpture Projects, Ku's work leverages this space of gathering to ask us to consider new environments and pose key questions: Where do we find ourselves in our search between desires and answers? In what ways do we render ourselves visible and invisible in these new digital landscapes?

NADA New York 2024

Thursday, May 2nd – Sunday, May 5th

548 West 22nd Street, NYC

Learn more about the piece and how to visit here or by following the link below:
https://cueartfoundation.org/nada-ling-lin-ku?mc_cid=ffb26e04c3&mc_eid=5a251063f6

‘Passerby,’ Solo Exhibition of Tom Ferraro’s work Opens May 18, 2024 5-8pm at Kada Gallery. There is a gallery talk, June 1, 1-2pm and a Gallery Night June 14, 5-8pm.

Saturday, May 4th 6-8pm is the opening reception of Two Open Mouths: A Solo Exhibition by Karen Lue. In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, the opening will include performances by Sara Tang, Brent Nakamoto, Elina Zhang, Trē Seguritan Abalos, and Iris Kang starting at 6:45PM. The exhibition will be on view through Saturday, June 1st.

Rainbow Serpent, a Black LGBTQ arts collective founded and led by Dr. Marques Redd and AAP Member Mikael Owunna, is ecstatic to showcase Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers, a collection of 16 life-size glass statues of Black queer Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) deities. Providing a modern take on Kemetic granodiorite statues, the busts were made through a lost wax casting process and affixed with headpieces fabricated with glassblowing and hot sculpting techniques.

This project is a revival and expansion of the traditions of gatekeepers, an ancient African lineage of queer spirit workers, artisans, and diviners, and it presents to the world a new Afro-diasporic spiritual system. The statues and the spiritual system that animates them are deeply woven into the collective’s larger explorations of African cosmologies, multimedia art, innovative healing protocols, and emerging technologies. Please mark your calendars now for what promises to be an endarkening and life-giving event.

Opens Friday, May 3 | 10 AM – 9 PM

FREE OPENING RECEPTION 6–9 PM

Don't miss the special opening reception with remarks from the artists, a virtual reality immersive film titled Blackstar Sanctuary, poetry by Dante Micheaux, visual art by Granville Carroll, African drumming by Legacy Arts Project, a dance performance titled Opening the Mouth, the musical premiere of Knowing the Evolutions of Ra, and more.

Glassblowing and flame-working demonstrations by PGC glass artists will be ongoing all day as part of a Remake Learning Days Open House.

To learn more click here or follow the link below:
https://www.therainbowserpent.org/projects/sculpture

OPENS FRIDAY MAY 3RD AT 6PM -9PM @ the spinning plate gallery 5831 baum east liberty

Jaime Bird. John Bond: Tyler Gedman*. Don Henderson. Kent Noble Todd Sherman. Michel Demetria Tsouris*. Suzanne Werder*

Don Bertschman. Leslie Mcilroy

AN EXPERIMENT IN CROSS-POLLINATION OF ARTISTS, MEDIA, AND THE PUBLIC

We Want To hear From Yinz Pittsburghers

we are compiling memories, thoughts, feelings, associations of anyone who lives here or who has lived here. Tell Us What Neighborhood Means To You.

We will be accepting your emails through May 31.

A special booth will be set up at the show so you can speak directly to the writers who will be editing all our stories together

*AAP Members

In the 28th Presence Almanac, Elliott Desai features the exhibitions and art of a selection of Pittsburgh Neighborhoods. Incuded in the 2023-2024 Featured Artist Exhibition at the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space, as well as exhibitions that highlight AAP members. Click here or follow the link below to read the online edition or order a physical copy:
https://onthetrendnow.com/2024/04/08/28th-presence-almanac/

AAP Members Featured:
Lauren Braun, Cheryl Capezzuti, Paul Roden, Ling-Lin Ku, Seth Clark, Laurie Trok, Ruth Bedeian, Joshua Hoffman, Ulric Joseph, Bryan Martello, and Centa Schumacher.

Clay Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the first of its series of tours of Allegheny County pottery studios. Encompassing nearly 20 sites throughout Pittsburgh and surrounding areas, the tour provides the opportunity to view and purchase work from over 50 ceramic artists. This celebration of the ceramic arts will take place on the weekend of April 27 and 28 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. While each location will differ somewhat in what they offer, there will be opportunities to talk to the potters about their work at each studio and demonstrations are planned at a couple of venues. A map of all studios is available from the Clay Pittsburgh web site (claypittsburgh.org). Funding for this event is provided by a generous grant of $10,000 from a local foundaton. It is anticipated that these tours will occur twice each year with a varied selection of participants.

A recently founded non-profit organization, Clay Pittsburgh’s mission is to advance the ceramic arts locally through education, exhibitions, and artist’s services. Western Pennsylvania is home to hundreds of potters and other ceramic artists. We bring these creative individuals together as a community and hope to bring the community to them.

To learn more click here or follow the link below:
https://claypittsburgh.org/tour/

Participating AAP Members:
Silvija Singh, Dan Vito, Nancy McNary Smith, and Kara Zuzu

‘Force/Counter-Force’ opens March 26 and runs until May 16th with a public reception Saturady, April 20th, from 12pm-2pm, and artist remarks at 1pm . The show is located at the Arts + Education At The Hoyt, 124 East Leasure Ave. New Castle, PA 16101.

“These abstract porcelain sculptures are about Repair and Renewal. In these works I am able to embody opposite ideas simultaneously. As the title Force/Counter-Force implies, first I try to depict the overwhelming forces that at times hit us. These can be forces from nature, like hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, the shift of tectonic plates. But they can also be from people. The sculptures first embody that acute moment when the force hits and everything seems to be Coming Apart. We feel the force might fragment us. All is in pieces. We can’t see a future…. Yet, we stand still in the middle. We pick up the pieces. We quilt them back Together. As in the sculptures, the pieces don’t always go back to their original spots. Bruises, scars, gaps remain, and yet a new whole is formed that can be quite lovely. In Repairing, we Renew. We find a way. And in so doing, we become beautiful. “

-Silvija Singh

https://hoytartcenter.org/event/singh/

MYTH | April 1 - 30, 2024 | PULLPROOF Studio

This exhibition delves into the intricate connections between myth, memory, dreams, cultural narratives, identity, and artistic expression. It aims to explore how myths serve as a dynamic conduit, translating memories and visual symbols into a language that artists have adopted and adapted across different epochs. In this context, myths can be envisioned as a perpetual turnstile — a continuum of stories where retelling is synonymous with metamorphosis, and meaning is not fixed but ever-fluid.

The Pittsburgh Print Group and PULLPROOF Studio are pleased to present this exhibition featuring works by the following artists:

Maggy Aston*, Kim Beck, Michelle Browne*, Caitlynn Buckler, Eleanor Earnhart, Doug Eberhardt, Joshua Shane Flores, Zach Fitchner, J. Leigh Garcia, Leslie Golomb, Jeff Hindal, Ignacio Lopez*, David Love, Joseph Lupo, Katie Kaplan, Lynda Kirby, AK Kurtz, Maria Mangano, Anita Maksimiuk, Dennis Moran*, Maritza Mosquera, Luis A. Navas-Reyes, Abigail Franzen-Sheehan, Massimo Spadari, Taro Takizawa, Elizabeth Urse, Tresa Varner*, Kristina Weaver, Bethany Wells, Eileen F. Yeager

*AAP Members

“Hereafter” featuring the work of 13 artists including 3 AAP members opening May 31 and on until August 24th.

Click here to learn more or use the link below:
https://contemporarycraft.org/exhibition/hereafter/exhibition-overview/

Duquesne Club Avenue 6 Magazine Feature: Made in Pittsburgh, Spring/Summer 2024, featuring members Lauren Braun and Sarika Goulatia.

Read here or at the link below:
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/39259314/18/

"Out of Order" Solo Exhibition of Paintings by Kristen Letts Kovak opens April 22 and runs until May 25 at Rosewood Arts Center.

Clich here to learn more or use the link below:
https://www.playkettering.org/upcoming-exhibition/

Fiberart Group Exhibition at Erie Art Museum opening April 4, 2004 and closing January 19, 2025. Featuring Dafna Rehavia’s piece from the upcoming series ‘Invisible Wounds’.

To learn more click here or use the link below:
https://www.erieartmuseum.org/

"Shelf Life" is a two-person installation featuring the work of Jennifer Shin and Sarah Tancred. The installation includes vegetable paper quilts, drawings, and ceramic objects installed at Blankspace (___), a 1900's home undergoing renovations, located in Wilkinsburg, PA. Blankspace (___) is stewarded by artist Joey Behrens, who offers the space as a resource to artists for experimentation and realization of projects.

Opening reception Saturday, April 20th 1pm-4pm (additional visitation by appointment)

Blankspace (___) 843 Holland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15221

Cadence, A curated exhibition of Tim Englehardt’s work at Moss Architects on April 5, 6-9 and through April 30th by appointment.

July 15-19 / 1:00pm-4:00pm

Age 7-12

All materials provided. Please bring a water bottle and snack every day.

This class gives students a chance to explore a new media – mosaic art. Students will work on two projects- a 2D and a 3D mosaic, and will be ready to bring home their finished artwork at the end of the week. They will be using stained glass, little tiles, beads and different findings. They will learn about mosaic art history, learn to use mosaic tools and above all, explore their imagination. They will be closely guided by the instructor to use the materials and tools provided. The class is designed for ages 7-12; the materials used to make the mosaics are kid-friendly and safe to handle.

To learn more click here or use the link below:
https://twigandberryart.com/classes/summer-camp-mosaic-art-july-15-19/

Adults and Age 18+

All materials included for one or two pieces of micromosaic jewelry

Feel free to bring a drink and snack

One class, May 11th 1:00-4:00pm

wear close-toed shoes

In this fun micromosaic jewelry class you will make one or two pieces of jewelry using stained glass, beads, milefiori, glass stringers and other findings. No experience necessary. The choices will be a pendant, bracelet, earrings or hairclip. You will learn to cut tiny pieces of glass to make them fit in the jewelry base to create original, ready-to-wear pieces of jewelry. Must be at least 18 years old to participate. Please wear close-toed shoes.

About the instructor: Sandi Timbus is a mosaic artist with 13 years experience. She has been studying mosaic with American and European masters and has been also teaching small private classes. She is a member of Pittsburgh Art Associations.

Click here for more information or visit:
https://twigandberryart.com/classes/micromosaic-jewelry-class-saturday-may-11/

Join Cheryl Capezzuti for her Laundromat Pop-up at The Laundry Club, April 4th-5th with a party featuring live music and treats for the community Friday from 6pm-8pm. The hours will be Friday 3pm-9pm and Saturday 8am-9pm and located at 3824 Penn Ave., Lawrenceville, 15201.

PARTICIPATE: Launder an item from someone you miss, write a note about the process & drop it at the Pop-up.

Learn more here:
https://studiocapezzuti.com/gb/spring-summer-2024/

Shadows Disrupted at The Manos Gallery features the work of 35 artists, including AAP members Larry Brandstetter and Emily Glass. The exhibition is on from April 6th - April 27th with an open house reception April 6th, 12pm - 5pm. The Manos Gallery, 320 E 5th Street, Tarentum PA 15084.

“Kathleen Zimbicki + Friends” Opens Friday, April 5, 2024, 6–8pm with music by Saxophonist and Composer Lee Robinson. This exhibit is Celebrating the life and works of Kathleen Zimbicki. 90 (and a day) colorful years!

It will be held at Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.

For more information read the article below:
https://triblive.com/aande/museums/collier-artists-work-to-be-featured-in-upcoming-childrens-museum-exhibit/

A piece by Hisham Youssef featured in Brooklyn, NY At The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC).

The show is located 481 Van Brunt St, Door 7A, Brooklyn, New York. It will run April 13- May 12, with a reception April 13, 1-6pm.

Cory Bonnet’s Patterns of Meaning: The Art of Industry, an exhibition at the Grohmann Museum at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, is featured in the American Art Collector Magazine.

Patterns of Meaning: The Art of Industry is on view until April 28th, 2024.

Click here to read the article.
*Note: The article starts on page 7 of the PDF

The Rauh Jewish Archives will exhibit Louise Silk: A Patchwork Life from September 2024 through April 2025. Through a retrospective lens of my work, the exhibit will consider the evolution of fiber art within the fine art world, the growth of feminism locally, and environmentalism within the craft movement, among other topics.

The centerpiece of the exhibit is my new work called The Witness Quilt made from more than 1200 individual patches, each bearing a piece of folk wisdom. Below is the opportunity to be a hands-on part of the quilt. Maybe you are interested? If so, sign up for an information session below. Or maybe you know someone who might like to do some stitching, please forward this blog.

Volunteer Opportunity:The Rauh Jewish Archives will be opening a retrospective this fall of local quilter and fiber artist Louise Silk. As part of the exhibit, Silk is creating a monumental new quilt with help from her “BubbeWisdom Stitching Circle,” a group of volunteers who will expand this quilt over the coming months. If you already have basic hand-stitching skills, you’ll be ready to go. If you’ve always wanted to learn, this is a great opportunity to acquire a new skill and join an exciting community initiative. To learn more about this project, and to help make it a reality, please register for an upcoming information session: Sunday, April 7, noon-2 p.m.Thursday, April 11, 6-8 p.m.

For more information, please contact the archive:rjarchives@heinzhistorycenter.org

https://bubbewisdom.com/blog/

Grief Cake a solo exhibition by Laurie Trok from March 28-May 3. ‘Grief Cake’ is the culmination of residency with Bunker throughout the past year.

https://bunkerprojects.org/exhibition-2403-grief-cake

“Story of the Blissfield General Store and the Pure Bliss Advertising Campaign,” a solo show by Ron Copeland Opening Reception is April 5th, from 6pm-8pm.

In the Story of the Blissfield General Store and the Pure Bliss Advertising Campaign, Ron Copeland explores his great-grandfather W.W. Moore’s history of owning the local general store in a small farming town named Blissfield. The town sprung up in the 1890s when the Pennsylvania Railroad extended a commuter and freight line through the sleepy Ohio Valley. As America shifted away from the rails and into the driver’s seat of the automobile, Blissfield was cut off from its lifeline.

Copeland imagines being hired by W.W. in the mid-1950s to create an advertising campaign to promote his spin-off product line, Pure Bliss. Together, they would develop color concepts, branding inspiration, and multiple logos for packaging designs and signage to promote products for those happy to be behind the wheel. The exhibition is a multimedia experience featuring a general store installation, hand-painted signs, sculpture, photography, antiqued elements, and created artifacts of the team’s ideations to promote the enjoyment of travel by Driving with Bliss

https://pghartsmedia.org/events/opening-reception-story-of-the-blissfield-general-store-and-the-pure-bliss-advertising-campaign-work-by-ron-copeland/

M.F.A. Painting Candidate Thesis Exhibition

Savannah College of Art and Design

Reception: Friday, April 19th at 6:00 p.m.

POP UP GALLERY

709 Parkview Drive, Gibsonia, PA 15044

April 20th – April 26th, 2024 2pm-6pm

www.climbingthewalls.net

Upcoming solo exhibition by Jason Shorr, "Galactic Funk," on view from April 25 - June 15 with an Art Social May 18th, 5pm-8pm at CURIO Art Gallery. Click the link for more information:
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Upcoming art exhibitions at CURIO Art Gallery in Zelienople PA, owned by member Jason Shorr. Click the link to learn more:
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Linda Price-Sneddon’s “Point of Beginning” @ Zynka GallerySaturday March 2—Sunday, April 14, 2024 Gallery hours Thur—Saturday 11-4 pm, Sundays noon-4Artist talk and poetry reading by Erin Burkett on Thursday, March 21 6-7:30 pm

For this body of paintings, Linda has reached back to her roots to tap into what drew her to the landscape as muse.

Price-Sneddon thinks of this new series of liminal landscapes as hovering between waking and dreaming.

Click here to learn more about the show and Zynka:

http://zynkagallery.com/exhibitions#/new-gallery-1

Mattress Factory Presents three new and distinct exhibitions at the museum’s 1414 Monterey galleries from artists Isla Hansen, Marvin Touré, and Cata Schliebener Muñoz. These three artists were selected for exhibition by Guest Curator, Monique Long

Opening Reception Friday, March 8th, 2024

1414 Monterey St. Pittsburgh, PA 15212

6-8pm

“Untangling Our Roots” exhibition featuring the art of Peggi Habets and Lauren Braun

In the exhibition, Peggi’s work explores the evolution from childhood beliefs and cultural influences to developing a unique path and voice as an adult. Each painting in the series addresses a different universal struggle and is infused with a solitary figure, enigmatic nature as a healing and guiding force, and/or spiritual and cultural symbolism. This series strives to embody mystery, beauty, exploration, and discovery.

Lauren's art practice consists of researching images and creating a library of collage materials in a cyclical process of drawing and painting, cutting out and arranging. This current body of work was inspired by shell shaped architectural moldings, tide pools, and Art Deco jewelry and design. Her process is a playful exploration of materials in collage, mixed media and ceramics.

Together the artists' work creates a seamless flow of nature, color, texture, and symbolism.

Exhibition runs March 7 - June 23 at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Opening Reception: Sunday, April 14 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm

RSVP required at https://pittsburghbotanicgarden.org/

Zim Syed (Legal Dense Fund), a pop-up exhibition at the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination.

This exhibition opens First Friday, March 1st, 2024 with an art reception 5-10pm.

Gallery Hours will be held Saturday, March 2nd, 12-5pm Additionally throughout the week and by appointment.

All are welcome

“Through my practice I seek to dismantle hierarchical structures and ideas of predetermination. My paintings are a re-versioning of existing forms and my installation work focuses on bending reality into something more whimsical. My process is one of collaboration and chance. I often draw from children’s media, popular fiction, and art history; and am deeply influenced by rich history and practices of tricksters, clowns, magicians, and mimes.” - Zim Syed

Come out to support Danny Devine Studio on Saturday, March 2nd from 2-6PM! The event will feature an art exhibition of Danny’s work and a live screen printing experience.

Choose from blank t-shirts, tote bags and other gear, pick your DDS design and print yourself on-site! New DDS clothing, prints and stickers will also be available.

Thanks in advance for helping us preserve Danny’s art and legacy as we work toward establishing a DDS print shop. 5450 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15206.

CDCP x WCDC Present: Lizzee Solomon. We're thrilled to have Lizzee's work on the walls of the WCDC's Lohr Gallery. Make sure to join us on March 16th from 12-3 for the opening reception where Lizzee will chat about her work in the show.

Lizzee Solomon was born in New York, NY and grew up in suburban Chicago, IL. She earned a BFA in Studio Art and Hispanic Studies at Carnegie Mellon University in 2011. Lizzee is based in Pittsburgh, and participates in group and solo exhibitions as an artist and curator in the region. In addition to her studio practice, Lizzee is a commercial artist, working with businesses to elevate their products and brands using a combination of new and traditional techniques. Lizzee also has over fifteen years of professional teaching experience, having taught at the Carnegie Museum of Art, TechShop, and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. She is currently an instructor and Board Member at Protohaven in Wilkinsburg.

The artistic processes of Seth Clark and Jeffrey Smith vividly showcase the diverse ways in which artists engage with materials to convey their unique visions and narratives.

Seth Clark's choice of paper or wood as mediums in his 2 and 3 dimensional artwork reflects his fascination with the fragmented and tactile nature of decay. The fragility and varied textures of these materials align with the themes of transformation and deterioration in his artwork. The layering of acrylic, charcoal, pastel, and graphite, contributes to his artwork's multidimensional quality. This layering process creates depth and definition, allowing the raw materials to evolve into complex and textured compositions. Clark seamlessly integrates the processes of sculpting and drawing, blurring the boundaries between artistic processes. This fusion enhances the expressive quality of his artwork, where the meticulous arrangement of paper or wood interacts with drawn and painted elements.

Jeffrey Smith's choice of beads, found leather, and suede skins highlights his appreciation for the traditional art of beadwork. The combination of these materials serves as a canvas for his intricate, sculptural designs. Smith's artistry lies in his ability to balance the elements of shape, texture, and color. This delicate equilibrium contributes to the aesthetic appeal of his beadwork, showcasing his mastery in manipulating these components. Smith's use of invented patterns on shimmering surfaces demonstrates his creative prowess. The beadwork becomes a form of storytelling, with each pattern contributing to a larger narrative that exemplifies the beauty and artistry inherent in his artwork. The conversation between materials, their placement, and the spaces in between create movement in Smith's artwork. This dynamic quality adds a layer of life and vibrancy, making his creations more than static objects.

Seth Clark and Jeffrey Smith exemplify how the meticulous crafting process and the fusion of mediums contribute to the richness and uniqueness of their artistic expressions. Their resulting artworks serve as a testament to the profound connections between the artist, their chosen materials, and the narratives they seek to convey.

Member Quade Leana featured in Netflix’s glass blowing competition show, ‘Blown Away.’

‘The Nonie Series: A Second Look’ by Scott Hunter is currently on view until February 25th.

Click here to learn more about the show and Zynka.

Inspired by Father, Son, and… by Barkley L. Hendricks, on loan from Art Bridges, hear from local artists Janel Young and Gavin Benjamin* as they discuss sports-based artworks, including murals made on the court! This virtual event is FREE but registration is required. This event will take place February 8th, 7-8pm. For more information and to register, click here.

*AAP Member

Opening February 9th, 5pm-9pm, is “Up Til Now,” a group exhibition at Spinning Plate Gallery. It is open by appointment throughout February and ends with a closing reception February 28th, 5pm-9pm.

Featured Artists*:
Bob Ziller, Nancy Howarth, Kathi DePasse, Alexis Dillon, and Jake McCauley

*All featured artists in this exhibition are AAP Members

In Pittsburgh City Paper’s “Pittsburgh’s people of the Year” they named member Mikael Owunna as the Visual Artist of the year! To read the article visit the link here.

‘We Held Onto These Things’ is a solo show of new works by S. LeDonne at The Union Hall. The opening reception will be Thursday, January 11th, 6-9pm.

‘Drawn Together: A Coming of Middle Age Story in 62 Portraits,’ by artists and AAP Members Kirsten Ervin and Suzanne Werder is now archived online through https://drawntogetherartproject.com/. You can find the collection in its entirety, plus notes about each day, the video made by Sandra Bacchi and the article written by Lisa Cunningham.

In Buttery Spread, Honcharski and Wagner are re-thinking what a gallery can be, by presenting an exhibition that is sensory, playful, exploratory, and non-transactional. They invite visitors to spend time with a collection of whimsical, food-related artworks, and have also transformed part of the gallery into a reading room, where visitors can enjoy a collection of food-related books, zines, and magazines. By creating a space that brings together art, food, and books, the curators hope to inspire conversation about what it means to build relationships—to share a meal with a neighbor, or share a book with a friend.

Featuring Vania Evangelique, JR Holtz, Darian Johnson, Sarah LaPonte, Lauren McCoy, Steph Neary, Sophia Pappas, Rosabel Rosalind, Jennifer Shin, Gabrielle (Gabe) Wolfe, and Imin Yeh*.

*AAP artist

‘Platonic Solids,’ a Projects at (___) curated by Liz Rudnick* and features: Andrew W. Allison*, Haylee Ebersole*, Georgia Hourdas, Arush Kalra, Millie Marshall, and Rachel Morgan Simmons.

The show opens November 16, 6-9pm at 843 Holland Ave, Wilkinsburg PA 15221.

*AAP Members

Akiko Kotani’s Berber Series is featured in ‘Artist Annual 2023: Discovery’ at Creative Pinellas in Largo, Florida.

On view from November 9th - December 31st.

Insight Outsight is a solo exhibition by Pittsburgh-based artist Ling-lin Ku, with mentorship from Agnieszka Kurant. The exhibition playfully interrogates relationships between natural, built, and digital environments through the lens of insects. Ku’s sculpture and installation works utilize digital fabrication to generate a world that leaps between macro and micro scales, questioning familiar dichotomies between animal and human, ecology and technology, and the metaphorical and the physical.

The show is on from November 9-December 22 CUE Art Foundation in New York, NY.

Join Michel Demetria Tsouris, Briget Sheilds, and Karen Chapin for the opening reception of ‘Random Acts of Painting,’ November 10, 5-8 PM.

Show runs Nov 6 thru Dec 3. and our hours are 11-6 Wednesdays - Sundays and By Appointment

SPINNING PLATE GALLERY. BAUM BLVD @ NORTH EUCLID STS EAST LIBERTY

Upcoming show featuring Nellie Lou Slagle at the Michael Hertrich Gallery in Somerset, PA, with an opening reception, November 11, 2023 from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM. This retrospective brings her work from the 1990’s and current work to compare and connect the two eras.

“Punctured Pots: Osteoporosis Series” by Nancy McNary Smith will be on display at the Hoyt Art Center, November 7-December 21. The public reception is November 11, 12-2pm.

For more information about the show and visiting information, click here.

Opening November 17 at Mark Rengers Gallery in Sewickley, PA, is ‘Fluid.’ This show features Margot Dermody*, atiya jones*, Erin Kaya, Kristen Letts Kovak*, and Yelena Lamm*.

Questioning, learning, growing, and adapting are all parts of life. The world is constantly changing, in both a physical and metaphysical manner. Learning to navigate our changing world requires a fluid state of mind, as moving with the changes is the one way in which we can flourish as individuals.

The show is on from November 17th-January 6th, 2024 and located at Mark Rengers Gallery, 549 Beaver St, Sewickley, PA 15143.

*AAP Members

Pittsburgh Filmmakers Solidarity Market is a market of handmade goods, resale items, original art, film & TV Memorabilia, and more, that supports local crew impacted by the strikes. It will take place Saturday, October 21, 2023 9am-4pm t Cinelease Studios, 150 Thorn Hill Drive, Warrendale, PA.

Showing at Albany Museum of Art from September 7, 2023 – January 6, 2024 is Ashley Cecil’s “Land That I Love,” which features Rupture. Rupture is a feminist installation of a garden of piñatas included in the AMA exhibition. Click here to learn more about the exhibition and how to visit.

“Land That I Love is my solo museum exhibition at the Albany Museum of Art. The work is about the similarities between society's mistreatment of women and nature - a theme I've been nurturing for years. And a key piece in the show is Rupture, an installation of a garden of piñatas.”
-Ashley Cecil

Larry Brandstetter has been featured in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. The article entitled, “Morningside native still draws 'like I’m an 8-year-old' and brings smiles to so many faces,” features his work and talks about the artist himself.

Also the orange Alligator collage, "All is Good" (featured in the article) is on display at Phil Salvato's 3rd Street Gallery in Carnegie, PA. Show ends October 21st, 2023.

‘listening to a song you're embarrassed to like (objects that erase themselves)’ is a two person show featuring Andrew Allison and Laurie Trok. The show opens October 19th and is on until January 5th at The Union Hall.

Keystone Progress Education Fund and Casey Droege Cultural Productions are thrilled to present our exhibit The Art of Democracy, juried by artist Fran Flaherty.

The show runs until October 31st and located at Repair the World, 6140 Station St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Featuring: Andrew Ellis Johnson, Frank Harris, Vaishali Paliwal, Max Almeida, Louise Silk*, Penny Mateer*, Tony Del Sardo, Helena Valentine, Jean Davis, Jacquet Kehm*, Lindsey Peck Scherloum, William Bill Kawah, Melanie Linn Gutowski

*AAP Members

The Pittsburgh Society of Artist 57th Annual Exhibition curated by Tara Fay, will run till October 21st at 3rd Street, Gallery in Carnegie, PA 15106, on Friday, Saturday and Sundays.

Work featured:
Samira Hagerty
AI Reckoning
Acrylic, netting, collage, and found objects on canvas.
24 x 30