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University Art Gallery exhibitions depict the legacies of land and labor

University Art Gallery exhibitions depict the legacies of land and labor

By Amber Frantz, Staff Writer October 4, 2024

American folk hero and original Man of Steel Joe Magarac grins as he bends a molten rod of orange steel while his fellow workers gasp in awe beneath him. Housed in the Frick Fine Arts building, this 1947...

The Jazz Hall of Fame, located on the first floor of the William Pitt Union, features jazz legends such as pianist Erroll Garner.

A guide to the people, art and entertainment that have come from Pittsburgh

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor August 22, 2024

Pittsburgh might not come to mind when you think about centers of entertainment, but the small city packs quite the roster of talent, along with a history of pushing the boundaries of the industry. Whether...

Photos by Justin Merriman on display at the ART Heals Pittsburgh exhibit in the Public Health Building.

ART Heals Pittsburgh showcases the role of community art in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Amber Frantz, Staff Writer April 19, 2024

When quarantine began in March of 2020, the kitchen table became the classroom and the living room couch served as the conference room for business meetings. Lockdown ushered in a wave of isolation and...

Mimesis | ‘Whiplash’: A Life in Art

Mimesis | ‘Whiplash’: A Life in Art

By Chloe Woodruff, Staff Writer March 28, 2024
Mimesis is a biweekly blog that discusses media through a philosophical and narrative lens.
Nicole Fleetwood speaks at the 10th annual Black History Month lecture series at the Heinz History Center on Wednesday night.

Heinz History Center lecture showcases importance of art in prison

By Tanya Babbar, Senior Staff Writer February 25, 2024

Over the course of a decade, Nicole Fleetwood interviewed over 6,000 incarcerated artists about their experiences creating art in prison, an environment where space, materials and time are limited.  Fleetwood,...

The sign for the exhibit “Unseen: Permanent Collection Works” in the Andy Warhol Museum.

Andy Warhol Museum unveils more than 60 previously never-displayed Warhol works

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer January 28, 2024

Andy Warhol’s works ponder questions of mundanity, sexuality and icons, with images of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell soup cans found throughout the five floors of the Andy Warhol Museum on the North Side....

The Carnegie Museum of Art

Pitt first-year Imaan Saeed wins Carnegie Museum inclusive art competition

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer January 22, 2024

Imaan Saeed had not considered art as a profession until recently. The first-year molecular biology and studio arts major won a prize at the “Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh” competition, the Carnegie...

Snack Landscape, 2020. Gabrielle (Gabe) Wolfe.

South Side art exhibit celebrates food in a casual creative space

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer November 29, 2023

“Buttery Spread,” an art exhibition that uses food as both a subject and a medium, invites visitors to indulge their child-like curiosity. Build a tower out of paper doritos. Look at a kayak shaped...

Artwork at the Teal Gallery on Thursday.

‘It breaks down that isolation’: Teal Gallery displays art from student survivors of sexual assault

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer November 12, 2023

When a student-led gallery of art and writing from survivors of sexual assault opened its doors on Thursday evening, the clothes that survivors wore when they were assaulted hung on clotheslines across...

Offbeat | How I’m Finding Meaning in Art: ‘Having Fun/Good Life, Symptoms’ by Bruce Nauman

Offbeat | How I’m Finding Meaning in Art: ‘Having Fun/Good Life, Symptoms’ by Bruce Nauman

By Jillian Rowan, Staff Writer November 10, 2023
In this week’s installment of Offbeat, staff writer Jillian Rowan dissects Bruce Nauman’s art installation at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
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