Lectures

STUDIO Lecture: Mimi Onuoha

Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry CFA 111, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Mimi Onuoha is an artist and researcher examining the implications of data collection and computational categorization.

Artist Talk: Claire Fontaine

Giant Eagle Auditorium 5000 Forbes Avenue, Baker Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Taking its name from a French publisher of school stationery, Claire Fontaine is an artistic partnership between James Thornhill and Fulvia Carnevale, formed in 2004. Their work responds to global events, politics and society through the use and misuse of powerful symbols and status objects.

STUDIO Lecture: Lesley Flanigan

Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry CFA 111, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Inspired by the physicality of sound, experimental musician Lesley Flanigan builds her own instruments using minimal electronics, microphones, and speakers.

Something Nothing

Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry CFA 111, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

"Something Nothing" is a presentation of papers by first year MFA candidates.

There’s More Than One Way to Spin a Cat

Kresge Theatre 4919 Frew Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Join the School of Art MFA Candidate for 5 minute presentations about their research and practice.

CAS Lecture: Theresa Devine

Gregg Hall (Porter 100) 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsbugh, PA, United States

Theresa Devine talks about explorations in her studio and the discoveries of hidden knowledge she has made in building her body of work, Ce n'est pas un jouet: This is not a toy.

STUDIO Lecture: Mrs. Kasha Davis

Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry CFA 111, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Mrs. Kasha Davis is known for competing on the 7th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and can be seen in her one-woman-show "There’s Always Time for a Cocktail."

Lecture Series: Rachel Rose

Kresge Theatre 4919 Frew Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Rachel Rose's immersive video installations bring together seemingly unrelated footage, images, and audio to address some of society's most pressing problems.

CAS Lecture: Peter Burr

Gregg Hall (Porter 100) 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsbugh, PA, United States

This lecture by School of Art alumnus Peter Burr (BFA '02) takes a trans-media look at a history of experimental architecture.

Lecture Series: Miguel Gutierrez

Kresge Theatre 4919 Frew Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Miguel Gutierrez works across dance, performance, music, and poetry around recurring themes of mortality and the desire for meaning, how identity relates to content and form, and the commingling of the mundane with the sublime.