Melissa Catanese's "Fever field" included in exhibition at Phoenix Museum of Art.
Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape aims to raise renewed ecological awareness through visual representations of the environment, as seen through the photographic lens.
Scott Turri interviews Sheila Ali in BOMB Magazine
A conversation with Sheila Ali about her work documenting the history of PIttsburgh's art scene in her book Pittsburgh's Avant-Garde: 60 Years Inside The Underground Art Scene.
Mutations, an exhibition by Melissa Catanese, opens Jan 29.
Studio Arts is pleased to announce the exhibition, Mutations by Studio Arts professor, Melissa Catanese opens Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in the Paul Mesaros Gallery at the Canady Creative Arts Center at West Virginia University. Professor Catanese will be giving an artist talk at 5pm in Bloch, followed by a reception in the gallery.
Turri presents Slow Core Trilogy at Eberle Studios
HOMESTEAD -- Eberle Studios is pleased to present Slow Core Trilogy an animation screening of three animations by Pittsburgh-based artist Scott Turri on Saturday, January 25 at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Free admission. This trilogy includes "Seele Heimat," "Liminal," and "Eye Bird Blink." These pieces are connected by their exploration of themes such as memory, the supernatural, ritual, place, home, and the impact of built environments on our physical and metaphysical experiences within these spaces.
Call for Student Artists: Hillman Library Mural
The University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) is excited to invite students to participate in the creation of a collaborative mural to celebrate the completion of Hillman Library’s multi-year renovation, slated for 2025.
The ULS is seeking up to 8 students to join local artist Alison Zapata in designing and creating this unique mural that will celebrate the rich diversity of textual and visual communication through history and cultures.
We're Hiring: Teaching Assistant Professor in Foundations
The Department of Studio Arts at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor in Foundations who may teach in the areas of Painting, Drawing Visual Thinking, Photo or Sculpture beginning Fall 2025, pending budgetary approval. The position will focus on teaching foundation-level courses and may include upper-level courses as needed.
Triton Mobley: Recent Publications and Research Presentations
Two essays by Triton Mobley have been published this fall. The essay "Infrastructural Architectures: Land [Dis]Trust" has been published in Techniques Journal, Issue D: Dark Infrastructure.
The Pratt Institute’s Pounds Per Image photo journal has published the essay "Deep.Fake.Blackness."
Turri Animation Screening: Slow Core Trilogy
Teaching Associate Professor Scott Turri had an animation screening of his Slow-Core Trilogy: Seele Heimat, Liminal, and Eye Bird Blink at the Galactic Panther Satellite Gallery in Alexandria, VA, on Saturday, November 23. “The work is a soft, slow unveiling of internal voyages, the procession of time, breathing, heart beating, the engine like the wheels of an industrial machine churning to the rhythm of the murder of crows.
Weissberger featured in exhibition at Project: ARTspace
As artists, we challenge ourselves to court the unknown. The creative journey from idea to tangible object is rarely a straight shot, likely requiring us to recalibrate along the way. Irregularities are inevitable. This show brings together four artists who, each in their own way, embrace the messiness of making things. IRREGULAr is a celebration of trial and error, of flaws and accidents, and of what happens when we allow ourselves to accept the exceptions.
Delanie Jenkins exhibits "Timefulness" at IUP's Kipp Gallery
Timefulness offers three works as meditations on change. Influenced by the erosion of a national landmark, a boom-and-bust ruin of an oil producing state, and the overwhelm of consumer waste, Timefulness considers geologic time scales, human impacts of consumption and waste, and the forces of the planet and our responsibility to it.
Timefulness
October 23 - December 5, 2024
Kipp Gallery - Sprowls Hall
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
The Art of Democracy
Associate Professor Aaron Henderson has a new series of five photographs titled "East Palestine off the Rails!" in an upcoming exhibition at Brew House Arts.
The Art of Democracy demonstrates the integral role that artists play in a healthy democracy. The exhibition looks to explore ways that artists and activists are using their voices, working in direct collaboration with communities, and harnessing collective power to move us towards a more just and liberated world.
Curator: Natalie Sweet
Studio Arts faculty featured in Adaptation – Local Notes
Melissa Catanese, Sean P. Morrissey, Loring Taoka, and Barbara Weissberger are featured in the group exhibition, Adaptation - Local Notes, at the Tomayko Foundation. There will be an opening reception on Thursday 10 October from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
Barbara Weissberger Awarded Fellowship by VCCA
(Amherst, VA) – Barbara Weissberger of Pittsburgh, PA, has been awarded a fellowship by the Virginia
Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA). Barbara Weissberger will be among more than 20 other Fellows focusing on their own creative projects at this working retreat for writers, visual artists, and composers.
People Are Afraid of the Talent I Have
J Rich Studios and Wick Monet are excited to announce the opening of “People Are Afraid of the Talent I Have,” a month long exhibition showcasing a series of collaborative paintings & sculptures between J Rich & other artists. Such artists include EXDX Art, Ajani Zanaya, Caitlin Pulizotto, Chesney Warden, Emma Shearer, Alex Kunkel, Isa Villegas, Violet Hershberger, and more.
TQ Live! 10th Anniversary Edition
TQ Live! will celebrate its 10th anniversary on September 13, 2024, marking a decade’s worth of vibrant and inclusive performances that have become a cornerstone of queer expression in Pittsburgh. This year’s milestone event at the Carnegie Museum of Art continues the tradition of showcasing diverse talent from LGBTQIA+ communities both locally and nationally, with a special focus for 2024 on the transportive power of music.