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Lenka Clayton and Jon Rubin

Lenka Clayton & Jon Rubin

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

Both Lenka Clayton and Jon Rubin are known for their extensive work in social practice and public engagement.

Text: "CFA 3rd Floor Underclass Art Show, Opening February 26 directly following Lenka Clayton and Jon Rubin lecture (~8)

Underclass Art Show

CFA Third Floor 5000 Forbes Avenue, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

First- and second-year art students take over the third floor of the College of Fine Arts to show their work and get feedback from fellow students.

Photo of two men in suits sanding in knee-deep water with three figures in large inflated white fabric surrounding them.

STUDIO Lecture: Igor Vamos

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

Igor Vamos is a founding member of The Yes Men, a comic duo pull off jaw-dropping pranks that target the world’s biggest corporate criminals.

Photograph of a man sitting surrounded by stacks of film reels

Library Speakers Series: Craig Baldwin

Hunt Library Studio A 4909 Frew Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Craig Baldwin “surfs the wave of obsolescence” using spoken word, graphics and motion picture clips to advocate for the re-working of marginalized film.

A photograph of a piece of installation on a simple wood stand in the middle of a beaux-arts hallway in the College of Fine Arts

David Noel: Encounters with Tactical Aesthetic

Powder Room 201 N Braddock Ave, #209, Pittsburgh, United States

In this installation, David Noel uses tacit knowledge to bring military tactics to the public, creating a neutral site for contemplation where material and form indicate the potential for change.

Drawing of an indigenous man holding up a medicine bag.

Sharing Our Stories: A Gathering of Local Indigenous Voices

Alumni Concert Hall College of Fine Arts, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, United States

"Sharing Our Stories" is an opportunity to hear from some of the indigenous people who call Pittsburgh and the broader Allegheny County home today.

Black and white headshot of Kamal Sinclair

STUDIO Lecture: Kamal Sinclair

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

Kamal Sinclair serves as the Director of the Sundance Institute’s New Frontier Labs Program, which supports artists working at the convergence of film, art, media and technology.

Lecture Series: Sean Lynch

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

Lynch’s sculptures, installations, and multimedia work stems from an interest in the role that history, especially forgotten history, plays in our lives.

Drawing of refugees on a left raft reaching out to a person who is photographing

CAS: Comics and Social Justice

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

This talk will provide overviews and analyses of three German-language comics that approach issues of identity in contemporary Germany.

Photograph of two people laughing standing against a brick wall

IDeATe Event: Turning Jewels Into Water

IDeATe Media Lab - Hunt Library A10A 4909 Frew Street, Pittsburgh, United States

"Turning Jewels Into Water" is a live electronic duo led by Indian-born drummer/producer Ravish Momin along with Haitian electronic percussionist Val Jeanty.