By Edward Trizzino, Point Park News Service: The recent closing of a local art exhibit has 252 pieces of art in need of a permanent home. The SPACE gallery located in Downtown…
Tag: Museums & Galleries
Gentrification can both threaten and help local artists
By Andrew Henderson, Point Park News Service: Seth Clark sits in a beat-up, repurposed armchair, one of a mismatched set arranged around a makeshift meeting table. He leans back and puts his…
Andy Warhol museum showcases four unique exhibitions
By Madison Krupp, Point Park News Service: The Andy Warhol museum offers Point Park University students free admission to the entire museum, as well as access to four special exhibitions that are currently available…
The Five List: History Center’s top artifacts
By Sara Payne, Point Park News Service: Amid the adventures in the Strip District is the Senator John Heinz History Center, a 275,000-square-foot museum housing 250 years of the Pittsburgh region’s history. Anne Madarasz,…
‘Kiss My Apps’ exhibit gets interactive in Lawrenceville
By Justin Varney, Point Park News Service: “Kiss My Apps” is a new art exhibit with pieces inspired by media apps. The concept behind artist Andi Irwin’s exhibit in the show is…
Artists’ Studio Tour in Lawrenceville
By Ralph Musthaler | Point Park News Service: The 10th annual Lawrenceville Artists Studio Tour featured 31 artists at 14 studios throughout the neighborhood for the daylong event.
Video: Photographers focus on Braddock Library anniversary
By Ligaya Scaff, Point Park News Service: At Point Park University, students in Professor Chris Rolinson’s specialized photography class learn about community storytelling through documentary film experience as they capture the 150th…
Fort Pitt Museum houses region’s early history
By Joel Anderson, Point Park News Service: Nestled next to the modern on-ramps of the highway, along the reflection pool and portal bridge of Point State Park, the Fort Pitt Museum sits….
An unusual happenstance: Monsters remake history
By Lauren Dantella, Point Park News Service: Whenever Matthew Buchholz watched his friend’s Lawrenceville gift shop, he would send her emails saying, “Everything is alright” – along with computer-edited images of monsters…
Gallery Crawl drives up interest in mobile art
By Liz Furrer, Point Park News Service: Four parked cars that have been morphed into a tiki bar, a demolition car and a bedazzled auto canvas will call Eighth Street and Penn…