Meme-ish: Art, Evolution, and Un-exceptionalism

College of Fine Arts, 214 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Hirsch Perlman’s lecture will draw from his latest work, and his developing thought about art and embodiment, and why we cannot help but make meaning, metaphors, and narrative out of anything and everything from simple wood blocks to piles of garbage.

B★A Presentations

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

B★A Presentations are short, five minute artist talks where undergraduate art students can present their work to the CMU community and beyond and be inspired by what their fellow students are doing.

Mairead Dambruch: The Butt End

The FRAME Gallery 5200 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

This show is an examination of things that are overlooked or considered to have little or no value. Mairead Dambruch BFA '20 will be showing a collection of oil paintings and illustrations she's been working on this past academic year.

A Scale of 1 to 10

Ellis Gallery School of Art 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

"A Scale of 1 to 10" by Jenna Houston BHA '18 is a three-channel video installation examining chronic vulvar pain in the context of the self and home.

The Treachery of Birds

The FRAME Gallery 5200 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

"The Treachery of Birds" is an exhibition opera by Joshua Brown, featuring artwork by Lane Anderson, Alyss Weissglass, and Bernie Yu, and staring Colleen M. McGovern, Dante Horvat, and Loghan Bazan.

Jamison Edgar: PERV

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

New paintings and sculptures by first year MFA candidate Jamison Edgar celebrate the queer desires embedded within childhood fantasy and curiosity.

Shot for Shot Student Film Festival

Margaret Morrison 103 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

​​The Shot for Shot Student Film Festival is a student film festival celebrating film and video work in the Greater Pittsburgh area.

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.

Kaleidoscope XX

College of Fine Arts, 214 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Kaleidoscope XX, the 20th anniversary of the BXA Intercollege Degree Program student exhibition, will host a reception on April 27, from 4–7pm in the College of Fine Arts room 214.