Pittsburgh Center For Arts & Media

We’re happy to be featuring the work of artist Nancy Smeltzer in our shop!

Nancy became a bird watcher on her many trips to Chincoteague Island, VA. Many of her pots are decorated with images of nature and the birding world. Her work is thrown, altered and decorated with birds of the natural world. She continues to be fascinated with the way the woodfire, ash, and soda lend their finishing touches to embellish the work. She likes to envision most of her work on the table or in the hand to celebrate the everyday ritual of eating and drinking. She fires in Manabigama, Boury Box and Joe Finch Wood Kilns.

Stop by to check out the full selection of Nancy's pieces we have in stock, and take one home today!

Our fall classes ARE NOW ENROLLING!!

We’re beyond excited to offer a schedule so large that we literally had to redesign our brochure just to make everything fit!

With over 90 classes, there’s truly something for everyone, no matter the age or skill level!

You can view all of our upcoming offerings and register online through the link below!

https://pghartsmedia.org/catalog/course/

Our fall classes begin enrolling THIS MONDAY!

This fall we’re excited to offer our LARGEST schedule yet! With over 90 classes, there’s truly something for everyone, no matter the age or skill level!

Excited to start planning? You can view all of our classes on our website now!

https://pghartsmedia.org/catalog/course/

Time flies when you’re having fun! It’s already Week 5 of our summer art camps, which means we’re already halfway through one of our best summers ever! ☀️

We’d like to take a moment to recognize our incredible camp team, who’s filled the summer with so much fun!

Thanks Ashlyn, Avery, & Katelyn for knowing to play as hard as you work!

Have you been missing our Sunday Series Artist Talks? While we’re taking a quick break from the series during the summer, you can now view all of our spring conversations now on our Vimeo channel!

Catch up on 4 months of conversations with Marcè Nixon-Washington, Zoë Welsh, Ron Copeland, and Marvin Touré!

Excited to join the conversation? Join us for our next talk on Sunday, September 29th with Ron Donoghue!

https://vimeo.com/showcase/8965178

Noticed anything different about us lately?? If you’ve driven past the center recently, you may have noticed we had a bit of a glow up, and have some brand new banners hanging in our front lawn!

We have lots to offer, and are always growing and expanding our programming! You can learn more about everything we have to offer at our website or by stopping by and seeing for yourself!

www.pghartsmedia.org

It’s the last week to apply for our yART Sale! Applications for our upcoming artists' market close Sunday, July 14th at 11:59pm!

Half yard sale, half art show, yART is a market for artists to sell their seconds or any materials that they’ve outgrown, and celebrate all of the perfectly imperfect art they have to offer!

You can learn more about the event and submit your work through the link in our bio!

Already applied? We'll be going through applications next week, and will be in touch soon!

https://pghartsmedia.org/markets/

Mark your calendars! Our fall classes begin enrolling on Monday, July 22nd!

This fall we’re excited to offer our LARGEST schedule yet! With over 90 classes, there’s truly something for everyone, no matter the age or skill level!

Excited to start planning? You’ll be able to view all of our classes on our website on July 15th, or when catalogs start hitting mailboxes!

We’re having a short week and will be closed tomorrow in observance of July 4th. Summer art camps will start again next week, and adult classes resume on Saturday, July 6th.

We’ll be open for member access on Friday, July 5th.

Tonight's the big night! Our 4th Annual Member & Student Exhibition opens tonight!! Join us for the opening reception from 6:00pm to 8:00pm!

Our walls are absolutely filled with incredible paintings, drawings, photos, sculpture, and everything in between!

The reception is free and open to the public. Stop by, bring a friend, and help us celebrate the incredible talent of our creative community!

We’re excited for Tina Williams Brewer for her recent achievement of receiving the Carol R. Brown Achievement Award as their 2024 Established Artist.

As the Established Artist honoree, Brewer is recognized for a remarkable body of work produced over decades, and for her sterling reputation across a wide spectrum of her peers.

Brewer began quilting in 1986, weaving symbolism into her works to tell stories on issues of women and children, spirituality of the African American culture, generational healing, spirituality and her personal experiences associated with them. She also works in artistic community outreach, sharing her knowledge to encourage others, especially young people, to create and share art.

Co-sponsored by The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments since 2012, the awards program highlights the importance of the arts to the Pittsburgh region. It is based on the two foundations’ shared commitment to providing career-advancement opportunities to Pittsburgh-based artists. The importance of nurturing artistic talent and retaining artists locally has been championed by award namesake Ms. Brown, who was president of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust from 1986 to 2000. She led the revitalization of Pittsburgh’s Downtown arts district, which remains core to the vitality of the region’s cultural community.

Tina Williams Brewer: Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award Established Artist Learn more about Tina Williams Brewer, the 2024 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award Established Artist. Ms. Williams Brewer is a fiber artist known for...

Our 4th Annual Member & Student Exhibition opens in just two days!! Here’s just a little sneak peak at some of the incredible work that’s filled our walls 👀

Join us for the opening reception from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Friday, June 28th and help us celebrate the incredible talent of our creative community!

The reception is free and open to the public!

Last week was a busy week at the center with the start of our summer art camps!

Here are a few fun moments for the memory book!

Have a young artist in your life that would like to join the fun? There are still seats available in upcoming camps! Check out our website to see what’s open and enroll today!

https://pghartsmedia.org/catalog/camps/

We’ve been hard at work installing the work for our 4th Annual Member & Student Exhibition!

With over 90 artworks in the show this year it’s been a fun challenge to find the perfect place for each piece, but we think we’ve just about done it!

The opening reception is just one week away!! Stop by and see everything at the opening reception on Friday, June 28th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm!

The reception is free and open to the public. Stop by and help us celebrate all of the incredible work our members & students have created in and out of our studios.

We’re extending the deadline for our Ceramic Residency Program until July 1st!

It’s not too late to apply to join our growing list of artists served through our residency program!

Every year PCA&M offers one 8-9 month artist residency in ceramics for emerging ceramic artists looking to take their work to the next step!

Our intention with the Ceramic Artist-in-Residence program is to continue to expose our immediate ceramic community (both internal and the greater Pittsburgh area) to fresh new perspectives in technique and discipline within the ceramic arts, in turn also helping to create greater visibility for the participating artist.

Our program is intended to foster greater community engagement between the resident and other interested parties through:

• Shared studio practice
• Interaction with members & students
• Paid teaching opportunities
• Sales opportunities through our retail shop and markets
• A mid-residency solo exhibition in our gallery space.

You can learn more about the program, as well as information on how to apply through the link below!

Summer is finally here! At least for us anyways. Today we welcomed young artists from all over the city for the very first day or our summer art camps!

We can’t wait to see all of the incredible work our campers make this year, and for all the memories this summer will hold!

Interested in joining in on the fun? There’s still spots available in camps for the rest of the summer!

https://pghartsmedia.org/catalog/camps/

Our summer art camps start on Monday! We’ve been thinking about all the new faces and new memories we’ll be making over the next 10 weeks, we wanted to share some of our favorite moments from last summer!

Still looking for the perfect gift for dad this Father’s Day? We might have just the thing in our shop!

Fresh from Tom Sarver, we just received this school of hand-painted fish, that are bound to be the perfect catch for the fish and art loving father in your life!

Not feeling trout this year? We also have plenty of other items in stock that are bound to put a smile on their face!

It’s the last week to sign up for our adult classes this summer!

Enrollment ends on a rolling basis: Monday classes are already closed, but Tuesday classes close on Tuesday, etc…

You can view our available courses and enroll today through the link in our bio!

https://pghartsmedia.org/catalog/course/

Our 4th Annual Member & Student Exhibition is just 3 weeks away! The artwork is coming in and we can’t wait to get all of the work on the walls for everyone to see

Join us for the opening reception on Friday, June 28th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and help us celebrate all of the talented artists that help support us!

Painting:
“Cherry Springs House” by Don Strange

Last Sunday was the unveiling of the Healing with Nature collaborative mural created by artist-in-residence Laura Jean McLaughlin and community members impacted by the October 27th, 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack. We are so proud to have supported this artist-in-residency project through our Artists in Schools & Communities program, in conjunction with the Arts in Education partnership of the PA Council for the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Other project partners included Lively Pittsburgh, 10/27 Healing Partnership, Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburgh, Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.

Read the article in Pittsburgh Union Progress to learn more about the project, artist-in-residence Laura Jean McLaughlin, the participants, and the impact this project had on the community.

Photo credit: 10/27 Healing Partnership

https://www.unionprogress.com/2024/06/05/healing-with-nature-mosaic-mural-creates-more-than-art/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3Jwc1JzyQ5QmrGqOkTcam5qBdYiwKPtHFG5tM3U3Z6AFOnLfyHV0xJ7-E_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

Applications are currently open for our ceramic residency program!

Every year PCA&M offers one 8-9 month artist residency in ceramics for emerging ceramic artists looking to take their work to the next step!

Our intention with the Ceramic Artist-in-Residence program is to continue to expose our immediate ceramic community (both internal and the greater Pittsburgh area) to fresh new perspectives in technique and discipline within the ceramic arts, in turn also helping to create greater visibility for the participating artist.

Our program is intended to foster greater community engagement between the resident and other interested parties through:

* Shared studio practice
* Interaction with members & students
* Paid teaching opportunities
* Sales opportunities through our retail shop and markets
* A mid-residency solo exhibition in our gallery space.

You can learn more about the program, as well as information on how to apply through the link below!\

https://pghartsmedia.org/ceramic-residency-program/

Our summer schedule starts in just two weeks!! Between art camps & adult classes we have a very busy and very fun summer ahead of us!

We still have seats available for some camps and classes! Spend your summer with us making new memories and your next masterpiece!

You can view our upcoming classes and camps and sign up today through the link below!

https://pghartsmedia.org/

Today is the last day of our membership drive! Membership is our way of giving back to those who support us through various yearly benefits, including discounts on classes and workshops and opportunities to exhibit and sell work!

We spoke to long-time students and members, Jude and Sam Gentile, about their experiences at PCA&M and how a membership with PCA&M has benefitted them!

“As a former watercolor painting instructor at Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media, I appreciate the importance of PCA&M and the value of membership. My husband, Sam, and I have taken a variety of classes, and membership has helped to offset the costs. Sam states, and I agree, that PCA&M has been a welcoming place for us, and this attitude is reflected leadership and staff at the organization. In addition, the instructors are very knowledgeable and willing to share their expertise. It has been a unique experience to independently create art together in such a nourishing environment. We both look forward to taking more classes together, and meeting more new friends. We will both have pieces included in PCA&M's Member and Student Exhibition, as well.”

Membership levels range in cost from $30/year for a student membership to $450/year for a benefactor membership. Each membership level grants you the following benefits:

• $25 off classes & camps, $15 off open studios, and $5 off workshops
• 10% discount in the PCA&M Shop
• $25 discount on all events as a vendor/artist
• Eligibility to jury artwork into exhibitions and retail sales, including the Shop and artist markets
• Access to artist services and fiscal sponsorship
• Recipient of PCA&M newsletter
• Benefactor Level Only: One free class per year (up to a $350 value)

You can learn more about our membership and sign up today through the link below!

https://pghartsmedia.org/artist-services/membership/

Heading down to the The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Three Rivers Arts Festival this weekend? Stop by and visit us!

Join PCA&M Teaching Artists in the Creativity Zone at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival on Sunday, June 2 from 12:00pm to 6:00pm where they’ll be sharing information regarding different types of clay bodies and various techniques for manipulation!

Working and creating in clay is multi-sensory; participants will experience how to manipulate wet clay by wedging, squeezing, rolling, twisting, pinching, and/or hand-molding, learning how clay feels, sounds, and smells!

Applications for our yART Sale are now open!

Half yard sale, half art show, yART is a market for artists to sell their seconds or any materials that they’ve outgrown, and celebrate all of the perfectly imperfect art they have to offer!

You can learn more about the event and submit your work through the link below!

https://pghartsmedia.org/markets/

If you’ve been waiting to sign your young artist up for a fun and creative camp this year now is the time! This weekend you can save 15% on all of our upcoming camps!

You can view our upcoming camp schedule through the link below, but sign up while you can, camps have been filling up fast!

https://pghartsmedia.org/catalog/camps/

PCA&M wants Pittsburgh to be a place where artists can continue to thrive. We’re dedicated to nurturing local artists of all experience levels through classes, studio access, professional development, and economic opportunities including jobs, funding, and exhibition and retail sales. In 2024, we estimate we will put over $300,000 directly into the pockets of working artists in Pittsburgh through our programs.

We have been very lucky to have started working with
Cassandra Dunphy-Lieb this past year! Cassandra taught a handful of our summer art camps, vended in our yART Sale, and has become a member in our ceramics studio.

“I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Media this year, teaching summer camps, taking classes, firing my ceramics, and participating in my first artist market. I cannot begin to explain how valuable this experience was for me. For those who have known me for a long time, you know I've always loved being creative. This summer completely reignited that spark. On top of that, I've made so many new connections and friendships with amazing people. I'm so excited to continue exploring this avenue and sharing my creativity with the world!

It gives us great pride to see artists like Cassandra thriving in their artistic practices through the support of our programs. We can't provide this level of support without your help. You can donate to our end-of the-year campaign through the link below and support Pittsburgh artists today.

https://secure.qgiv.com/for/pgd

Our holiday sale continues on with more big savings in our shop!

Each week until December 21st we’ll be holding sales on select items in our shop to help make your holiday shopping just a little easier.

Spend $50+ on a weeks selected category and receive 15% off your total order!

This week you can save on all PCA&M merchandise! Show your support at our Winter Artists Market this Saturday by wearing some of our most stylish threads!