Mar 27 Wednesday
Join us in the STUDIO at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27 for a lecture from JooYoung Choi as part of the Women in Animation Series.
JooYoung Choi is a Houston-based Korean American multidisciplinary visual artist working with paintings, sculpture, and video to portray the mythology of a fictional world called The Cosmic Womb. In this talk, Choi will unravel the enchanting synergy of world-building and interdisciplinary art. As a world builder, she’ll guide us through the immersive landscapes she crafts, seamlessly integrating various artistic disciplines into a cohesive and mesmerizing experience. Get ready for a journey into the realms of creativity, where every brushstroke and animated frame contributes to the construction of a vibrant, highly structured imaginary realm known as The Cosmic Womb.
Made possible by the generous support of Carnegie Mellon University Center for the Arts in Society, the College of Fine Arts Dean’s Office, Dietrich College Department of Modern Languages, the Frank Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, the Humanities Scholars Program, IDeAle, and Carnegie Mellon School of Art
Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Magistrate Judge Katherine Lovelace (Magisterial District 05-2-31) and Allegheny County Public Defender, Seth Barkley, Esq. will talk about how to navigate the process of expungement and clearing your record after a criminal incident, including a review of the documents required for completion and where to go to file these documents. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. Advance registration is strongly encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. Hope to see you there!
Register at PMC Shares Workshop: Expungement of Records and Clean Slate | Allegheny County | Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (pmconline.org)
Mar 28 Thursday
Ever wonder what the future in space will look like? Let's plan it! Learn about hidden figures like mathematician Katherine Johnson and modern day figures like Ruth Carter, designer of costumes seen in Black Panther.
Embark on a captivating voyage back in time to the era of Titanic, where the poignant stories of real passengers and crew come to life through a meticulously curated collation of authentic artifacts and immersive settings at TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition.
Upon entering the Exhibition, you will be handed a boarding pass bearing the name of an actual passenger. As you traverse the Exhibition, allow your imagination to transport you to the opulent world of the “Ship of Dreams.” Experience the grandeur through full-scale room re-creations and authentic artifacts that weave the intricate tapestry of the Titanic, as well as the lives of its passengers and crew.
See more than 154 genuine artifacts honorably and carefully recovered from the Titanic wreck site. Among these artifacts are a telegraph mechanism, delicate Saalfeld perfume vials and labels, playing cards, exquisite passenger jewelry, and even au gratin dishes discovered in an almost perfect stack amidst the wreck site of this iconic vessel.
Viewed by more than 30 million people worldwide, TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition is an educational and entertaining experience for all ages. Get tickets to one of the best exhibitions in Pittsburgh – it is only here for a limited time!
“Oneness: Brie Ruais”, the first in Contemporary Craft’s new Tomayko Solo Artist Elevation Series, is a solo exhibition featuring the work of ceramic artist Brie Ruais.
The exhibition is a large survey of work, spanning eight years and exploring the idea that memory, place, and experience are based on an individual's perception and haptic experience.
Each of Ruais' works start with clay equal to Ruais’ body weight at the time. From there, she uses her body as a tool to push and shape the clay into its final form, completing the work in under 15 minutes.
“Oneness: Brie Ruais” is on view Feb. 2 - May 4, 2024. Admission is free.
Neither Here nor There features recent work by seventeen faculty members of the University of Pittsburgh’s Studio Arts Department. While these artists all engage in disparate forms of multimedia creation such as video, photography, printmaking, painting, installation, and sculpture, their unique practices underscore shared investments in locating the fluid nature of things in between. Artists grapple with issues of movement and migration, displacement, the politics of remembering, and identity as neither here nor there, not one thing nor another, but simultaneously occurring at the same time.
Neither Here nor There will be on view March 21 – April 20, 2024.
Allies for Health + Wellbeing offers FREE testing each Thursday at QMNTY Center. Get screened for HIV, hepatitis C, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, with results in only 20 minutes for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis!
No appointment is needed – just stop by. You can also talk with our knowledgeable community health team about your sexual health – they’re happy to answer any questions or address any concerns.
Join us in the STUDIO at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28 for a talk by George A. Romero scholar Adam Charles Hart!
Few movies have had more impact than George A. Romero’s debut feature, "Night of the Living Dead." When it was unleashed on the world in 1968, it scandalized some and was dismissed by others, but it clearly struck a chord. Night invented a new kind of smart, savage horror, and it’s been watched, loved, and imitated as much as any movie ever made. And its influence continues to be felt across the culture, from zombie properties like "The Walking Dead" and "The Last of Us" to “elevated” horror films like "Get Out" and "Midsommar." But, once upon a time, it was just a low-budget movie from Pittsburgh made by a Carnegie Tech dropout and his pals. This talk, taken from the new book "Raising the Dead: The Work of George A. Romero," traces Romero’s creative life throughout the decade leading up to Night to show how and why a zombie movie could change the cinema.
Adam Charles Hart is a scholar and archivist, and the curator for Media Burn, an independent video archive based in Chicago. He is the author of "Monstrous Forms: Moving Image Horror Across Media" as well as "Raising the Dead: The Work of George A. Romero," which was published this month by Oxford University Press.
Live music in the tasting room. Free entry!
Support WPBDF by attending a Pittsburgh Penguins Game! See the Penguins battle the Blue Jackets!
When: Thursday, March 28, 2024Game Time: 7 p.m.Where: PPG Paints Arena
1001 Fifth AvePittsburgh, PA 15219
Upper Bowl: $53Lower Bowl: $92
A maximum of six (6) tickets can be purchased at a time. For larger groups, please email Derick atdwoodard@pittsburghpenguins.com.
$10 from every ticket will be donated to the Western PA Bleeding Disorders Foundation. You can help provide education, support groups, and patient assistance to our families and individuals in need!
Get tickets at: https://bit.ly/penguinsbdf23