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SUMMARY:Open Figure Drawing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Fall 2025 Sessions\nHeld on Sunday afternoons\, the School of Art’s Open Figure drawing sessions are an opportunity to draw from live models in any medium. Open Figure provides a variety of models that range in sex\, age\, and ethnicities from which artists can work. \nAll sessions take place from 6:00 to 8:30 PM in the College of Fine Arts room 308. \nSeptember 7\nSeptember 14\nSeptember 21\nSeptember 28\nOctober 5\nNo Session: October 12\nOctober 19\nOctober 26\nNovember 2\nNovember 9\nNovember 16\nNovember 23\nNo Session: November 30\nDecember 7 \nFor questions\, please contact Keni Jefferson\n412-268-8001\, kjefferson@cmu.edu
URL:https://art.cmu.edu/event/open-figure-drawing-sessions-fall-2025/
LOCATION:CFA Room 308\, 4919 Frew St\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:What's in the Fridge? MFA Presentation Night 2025
DESCRIPTION:Please join the MFA cohort for its annual Research and Practice Presentation Night. Free and open to the public.\nBack in person after several years in a virtual format\, this annual event showcases 5-minute talks from every MFA candidate. Hear from first-years as they share the ideas driving their work\, and see how second- and third-years’ practices are evolving as they prepare for next spring’s MFA exhibitions. \n  \nFeaturing:\nFirst-Year Candidates\nSarah Al-Sarraj\nAmber N. Ford\nWalter Smits\nMorgan Strahorn\nYiying Wang\nStefanie Zito \nSecond-Year Candidates\nAnne Chen\nAleena Akbar Khan\nLogan Larsen\nAshley Ross\nMorgan Shankweiler \nThird-Year Candidates\nNaomi Chambers\nBulumko Mbete\nAfrooz Partovi \n  \nFinding The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry\nThe Studio is located in room CFA 111\, at the North end of the 1st floor of the College of Fine Arts building at Carnegie Mellon University. Enter the College of Fine Arts building from the west (main) entrance closest to the College of Fine Arts Lawn\, turn left at the top of the short flight of stairs\, and the Studio will be at the end of the hall. Street parking is available along Frew and Tech streets or in CMU’s East Campus Garage.
URL:https://art.cmu.edu/event/whats-in-the-fridge-mfa-presentation-night-2025/
LOCATION:Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry\, CFA 111\, 5000 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Featured,Event MFA
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SUMMARY:Artist Public Lecture: Sharmistha Ray
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a public talk\, titled “Resident Alien\,” by Sharmistha Ray\, Estella Loomis McCandless Assistant Professor of Art\, followed by a Q&A.\n  \nAbout the Artist\nSharmistha Ray’s art practice delves into the complex inheritance of multiple cultures through the lens of their queer identity\, immigration\, and modes of abstraction\, both Western and non-Western. Working primarily in painting and drawing\, they also engage in sculpture\, installation\, curation\, criticism\, and pedagogy. In addition to their solo work\, they co-founded\, with artist Dannielle Tegeder\, the feminist art collective Hilma’s Ghost\, a collaborative model for research\, artistic production\, pedagogy\, and community. \nRay’s work has been featured in exhibitions and projects nationally and internationally including at The Guggenheim\, New York\, NY; The Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP)\, São Paulo\, Brazil; The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum\, Ridgefield\, CT; Galeria RGR\, Mexico City\, Mexico; Marlborough Gallery\, New York\, NY; Secrist|Beach Gallery\, Chicago\, IL; Hill-Stead Museum\, Farmington\, CT; The Armory Show\, New York\, NY; Parallax Art Center\, Portland\, OR; India Art Fair\, New Delhi\, India; Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke\, Mumbai\, India; and Mill Hall\, Kochi\, India\, among others. In 2025\, they unveiled a permanent 600 square foot glass mosaic mural with Hilma’s Ghost at Grand Central Station in New York. Reviews of their work have appeared in The New York Times\, The Brooklyn Rail\, Artnet\, Hyperallergic\, Art India\, and TimeOut Mumbai. \nRay is a recipient of the Montblanc Young Artist Worldwide Patronage Award\, a TED Fellowship\, and a Joan Mitchell MFA Grant. They received a BA from Williams College and a dual MFA in Painting and MS in Theory\, Criticism\, and History of Art\, Design and Architecture from Pratt Institute. They have previously taught at Parsons School of Design\, Rhode Island School of Design\, and in the MFA program at the CMU School of Art. \n  \n \nA Deeper Look at Sharmistha Ray’s MTA Arts & Design Public Artwork\nA monumental glass mosaic mural\, Abstract Futures is the culmination of a two-year project by Ray’s artist collective\, Hilma’s Ghost.\nREAD MORE \n  \nFinding Kresge Theatre\nKresge Theatre is located in the College of Fine Arts building on the south end of campus (near the Hunt Library). To find the theatre\, enter the College of Fine Arts building from the west (main) entrance closest to the College of Fine Arts Lawn. Street parking is available along Frew and Tech streets or in CMU’s East Campus Garage. \n  \nSchool of Art Lecture Series\nThe Carnegie Mellon School of Art Lecture Series is made possible in part by Elizabeth (Thompson) and Thomas M. Cox (A’29) Distinguished Artists Funds\, Robert L. Lepper Distinguished Lecture in Creative Inquiry\, and Orville M. Winsand Lecture for Critical Studies. Carnegie Mellon makes every effort to provide accessible facilities and programs for individuals with disabilities. This publication can be made available in an alternate format upon request. For accommodations\, contact the School of Art at schoolofart@cmu.edu or 412.268.2409. Lecture and event details are subject to change or cancellation. \n  \nImage: Sharmistha Ray\, Interplanetary Futures (Cosmic Flow)\, Acrylic and flashe on canvas\, 60 x 84 inches\, 2025
URL:https://art.cmu.edu/event/artist-public-lecture-sharmistha-ray/
LOCATION:Kresge Theatre\, 4919 Frew Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Art Book Fair 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Pittsburgh Art Book Fair (PABF) is a free celebration of printed matter featuring over 60 local\, national\, and international exhibitors. Co-presented by Carnegie Museum of Art and Pittsburgh Art Book Fair. \nJoin us for two days of artist books\, publications\, panel discussions\, workshops\, book launches\, and community with a shared love of printed matter. Meet artists\, publishers\, and other art book enthusiasts while browsing participating vendors and shopping an incredible range of artist books\, zines\, and publications.
URL:https://art.cmu.edu/event/pittsburgh-art-book-fair-2025/
LOCATION:Carnegie Museum of Art\, 4400 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:ICA Pittsburgh Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\n\n  \nJoin us for a keynote presentation by Elizabeth Chodos\, Founder & Director\, Institute for Contemporary Art Pittsburgh\, followed by a moderated panel discussion with: \n\nLisa Dorin\, Deputy Director\, Williams College Museum of Art\nJames McAnally\, Artistic and Executive Director\, Counterpublic St. Louis\nHarrison Kinnane Smith\, artist\nAlisha Wormsley\, artist and Assistant Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon University School of Art\n\nIn preparation for the 2027 public opening of its dedicated home in the new Richard King Mellon Hall of Science\, ICA Pittsburgh is undertaking a multi-phase creative research project to examine the role of contemporary arts institutions in light of shifting cultural\, political\, and social landscapes. This public symposium marks an important milestone in this ongoing research: an opportunity to open the process and share findings from an initial series of roundtable discussions and connect with key stakeholders and members of the Pittsburgh cultural community. \nHow Can We Remake The Museum? An Opening Conversation is a public symposium organized in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art lecture series and hosted in partnership with the Carnegie Museum of Art. This symposium is made possible with the generous support of The Fine Foundation. \n  \n \nEarly Access: Elizabeth Chodos on the Future of the ICA Pittsburgh\nIn this Q&A\, Elizabeth Chodos\, Founder & Director of the Institute for Contemporary Art Pittsburgh\, offers an advance preview of the ICA Pittsburgh’s next chapter.\nREAD MORE \n  \nFinding the Carnegie Museum of Art Theatre\nThe Art Theatre is located on the ground floor of the Carnegie Museum of Art. From the main entrance of the museum\, head down the stairs to the right of the reception desk and the theatre will be at the end of the corridor. If you are entering from the parking lot at the rear of the museum\, the theatre will be immediately to your right. \n  \nAbout the Panel\nJames McAnally is a dependent curator\, strategic critic\, intermittent editor and institution-shaper. McAnally is the Artistic + Executive Director of Counterpublic\, a triennial civic exhibition based in St. Louis reimaging the role of art in public life. He is a co-founder and former Executive Director of The Luminary\, an expansive platform for art\, thought\, and action based in St. Louis\, MO. McAnally also serves as the editor and co-founder of MARCH: a journal of art & strategy\, was the editor and co-founder of Temporary Art Review\, an international platform for contemporary art criticism that focused on artist-run and alternative spaces\, and is a founding member of Common Field\, a national network of independent art spaces and organizers. McAnally has presented exhibitions\, talks and lectures at venues such as the Walker Art Center\, Kadist Art Foundation\, Pulitzer Arts Foundation\, The Contemporary\, School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA)\, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center\, Carnegie Mellon University\, Kansas City Art Institute\, INCA\, Transformer\, and Washington University in St. Louis and has served as a Visual Arts panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts\, Creative Capital\, and numerous others. McAnally’s writing has appeared in publications such as Art in America\, Art Journal\, Artnet\, Hyperallergic\, OEI\, Terremoto\, VICE and The Brooklyn Rail\, and his publications are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)\, Smithsonian Museum of American Art\, LACMA\, the Art Institute of Chicago and Brooklyn Museum. His work has been featured in the New York Times\, Guardian\, ABC News\, Washington Post\, and numerous other publications. McAnally is a recipient of the Creative Capital | Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant for Short-Form Writing. \n  \nLisa Dorin is the Deputy Director of the Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown\, MA\, where she has served since 2013. At WCMA She leads a unified department comprising the curatorial\, engagement\, communications and publications team members in developing the museum’s collections priorities\, exhibitions\, public programs\, and teaching and learning initiatives. Dorin has co-chaired an annual course on contemporary curatorial practice in the Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art and has curated numerous exhibitions at WCMA featuring artists such as Beatriz Cortez\, Michael Rakowitz\, and David Zink Yi as well as multiple collection installations. Her current focus is managing the team in the collaborative programmatic planning for WCMA’s new museum\, which is being designed by SO – IL and scheduled to open in 2027. Prior to her appointment at WCMA\, Dorin was associated with the Art Institute of Chicago from 2005-2013\, where she worked extensively with the new media collection and organized dozens of temporary exhibitions featuring notable artists such as Monica Bonvicini\, Richard Hawkins\, Hito Steyerl\, Danh Vo\, and Kara Walker. Dorin graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz with a bachelor’s degree in art history and studio art. She received her master’s degree from Williams College in 2000. Prior to joining the staff of the AIC\, Dorin was an assistant curator at the Williams College Museum of Art. \n  \nHarrison Kinnane Smith (b. 1997\, Pittsburgh\, PA) is an artist based in Los Angeles. His collaborative work and site-specific interventions critique public institutions and financial systems. He has been published by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and included in exhibitions at the François Ghebaly and Melrose Botanical Garden galleries in LA; Romance Gallery and the Mattress Factory Museum in Pittsburgh; and SculptureCenter\, NYC. Smith is a co-founder of PlaceHolder Gallery\, LA. He holds a BA from Yale University and an MFA from the University of California\, Los Angeles. \n  \nAlisha B Wormsley (Pittsburgh\, PA\, USA) is an interdisciplinary artist and cultural producer. Wormsley’s work is dedicated to the expansion and creation of time and space and the repair and rematriation of Black/Indigenous Matriarch. Her main concern is to transform the world to a place where people can live. Recent exhibitions\, projects and public art commissions include; 2023 Creative Time open call with collaborator Suzanne Kite\, integrating media\, public space\, and public interaction. Kite and Wormsley’s project\, Cosmologyscape\, design invitations for rest and reimagination rooted in practices of Afro-Futurism and Indigenous Protocol. Wormsley received a commission for the new International Arrivals Corridor at the Pittsburgh International Airport\, and a solo exhibition at CUE Arts Foundation in NYC. Wormsley’s ongoing project\, There Are Black People In The Future exhibited at the Oakland Museum\, VCUArts Qatar\, Speed Museum\, Southbank Arts London\,this summer at the SFO Airport\, gives mini-grants to open up discourse around displacement and gentrification and was awarded a fellowship with Monument Lab. In 2019\, Wormsley launched an art residency for Black artists who m/other called Sibyls Shrine that supports over 150 artists. Her newest film in process\, Children of NAN: A Survival Guide\, a film that presents tutorials and survival skills for future Black womxn\, while exploring their relationship to ritual\, craft\, and the natural world won an Anonymous was a Woman NYFA Award\, a Pittsburgh Foundation grant and the Sundance Interdisciplinary grant. She is a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow in Fine Arts\, an Awardee the Carol Brown Achievement award among others. Wormsley has an MFA in Film and Video from Bard College and is an Assistant Professor of Art in the area of Social Practice at Carnegie Mellon University. \n  \nRegister Here
URL:https://art.cmu.edu/event/ica-pittsburgh-symposium/
LOCATION:Carnegie Museum of Art Theater\, 4400 Forbes Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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