Category: Museums & Galleries
Artist uses exhibits to bring attention to social causes
By Kineen Dillard Point Park News Service Jill Larson used her love of art to teach adults with mental instability how to create wood sculptures and wire work animals. With that experience and more she now addresses the growing bullying epidemic through conscious art pieces in the “Mean Girls” exhibit. For several years, Larson used [...]
Photography exhibit looks at famed ‘Silk Road”
By Allie Wynands Point Park News Service In 1972, Alban and Virginia Curtze travelled the famed Silk Road, photographing their experience along the way. When they died in the 1980′s, the images taken during their trip were thought to be lost. Forty years later, the images were rediscovered. Point Park University will host “Silk Road: [...]
Art exhibit calls attention to ‘mean girls’
By Kineen Dillard Point Park News Service On first view, there is a face of a young girl in a black and white composite photo, but on closer, inspection, one realizes there are fifty faces. Covering the faces are the names of each girl and the age they were when they took their own lives. [...]
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council takes on literacy challenges
By Ashley Ropar Point Park News Service In a downtown Pittsburgh office building, refugees from Bhutan, Israel, and Iraq are learning English by working through the days of the week and the weather. Across town in a South Hills library a tutor is helping adults overcome life-long learning difficulties to help them in the job [...]
Pittsburgh Glass Center – Blowing new life into the former Glass City
By Lindsay Lawrence Point Park News Service Growing up, Alex Szabo always had dreams of blowing glass although it seemed out of reach due to the lack of resources he had to work with. He knew that given the right circumstances, he would be able to create beautiful pieces of art that would last a [...]
Teachers visit Andy Warhol Museum for open house
By Lori Pometo Point Park News Service Sarah Wilt plans to add a “Warhol Unit” in her adaptive class to increase their knowledge and learning skills. Amanda Smatchko plans to have her students create Warhol-inspired portraits to show them the relation between themselves and art. Cat Wapenski sees art as a way to nurture her [...]
Painting, alcohol interesting mixture
By Lori Pometo Point Park News Service Eric Applebaum, who does not have painting experience, took a long sip of Fat Cat Pinot Grigio before attempting the tight brush strokes needed to replicate Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” at a studio in Murrysville. Cindy Adams, who has a glass in her hand as well, calculated her [...]
Lawrenceville art event prepares for spring exhibition
By Sarah Smith Point Park News Service Organizers for the Lawrenceville Art All Night show are encouraging a new realm of artists to submit all types of artwork to the free, 24-hour event. Artwork will also be available for bid and purchase to anyone who is looking for new and local artwork. The annual event [...]
Carnegie Science Center opens doors for ’21+ Night’ event
By Yas Hatcher Point Park News Service Young adults are invited to discover the many animals living in the coral reef through a 2000 gallon ecosystem in the SeaScape exhibit. They can explore the how’s and why’s of science concepts such as magnetic forces, lasers and sound through hands on activities in the Exploration Station. [...]
August Wilson Center hosts 1936 Nazi Olympics exhibit
By Mia Crow Point Park News Service There are pictures of Olympic hero Jesse Owens making his gold medal winning long jump in front of Adolf Hitler, defying the Nazi leader’s theory of a “master race.” Also, pictures showing black Connellsville native John Woodruff winning the 800 meter run in the 1936 Olympic Games in [...]
