Current and Upcoming
Exhibitions
One Mellon Center Gallery
Located
in the Grant Street “T” station lobby of One Mellon Center
SCC's off-site exhibition space is open daily through midnight
Current
Exhibition
Living Red: Are You Feelin Me
May 13-August 21, 2005
An exhibition of work by members of Women of Visions, Inc.
Upcoming
Exhibition
Biko at 13
August 26-October 22, 2005
A retrospective exhibition of some of the mixed media work that Pittsburgh artist Emory Biko has created over the last 13 years.
Dates subject to change. Call 412.261.7003 to confirm.
Living Red: Are You Feelin Me, an exhibition of work by members of Women of Visions, Inc., will be on view at the Society for Contemporary Craft's (SCC) satellite exhibition space at One Mellon Center in downtown Pittsburgh from May 13 through August 21; followed by Biko at 13, a retrospective exhibition of some of the mixed media work that Pittsburgh artist Emory Biko has created over the last 13 years, on view August 26 through October 22. Both exhibitions accompany COLOR: Ten African American Artists, on view at SCC's main gallery in the Strip District from May 20 through October 22, 2005.
Founded in 1981, the Pittsburgh-based Women of Visions advances the art of African American women through self-promotion and education. The organization presents collaborative exhibitions with arts groups and individual artists, and builds relationships in the arts both regionally and nationally. Work produced by the members of Women of Visions, Inc. represents a diverse sampling of artistic styles and mediums.
The works featured in Living Red include sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking and fiber arts. A rich and varied expression of the personal, social and political experience of African American women is voiced through the work. Participating artists include: LaVerne Kemp (fiber); Mary Martin (mixed media); Ruth A. Ward (fiber); Tina Williams Brewer (fiber); Jo-Anne Bates (prints); Sandra Gould Ford (fiber); Ruth G. Richardson (watercolor); Delores Dee Currin (painting); Elizabeth Asche Douglas (giclee on canvas, colored pencil, collage); Joyce Baucum (photography); and Vanessa German (mixed media).
Emory Biko was born Emory Johnson in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1958. He graduated from Schenley High School in 1975 and took the last name Biko in 1995 in honor of Stephen Biko, a Black South African nationalist who was murdered under the apartheid system of government. Currently residing in Homewood, Biko is the founder of The Museum of the African's Experience in America, the title he uses when showing his work and collection of artifacts. Biko's work chronicles the African American experience and this exhibition will combine the artist's mixed media sculpture with memorabilia he has purchased at flea markets.
COLOR: Ten African American Artists is supported by the Multicultural Arts Initiative; the Humanities-and-the-Arts initiative, administered by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and funded principally by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts; Jo-Anne Bates, William and Rose Edmondson, Ann and Leon Haley, Cecile M. Springer, Franklin Williams, and Pittsburgh Chapter, Links, Incorporated. The media sponsor is WDUQ 90.5 FM. General program support for exhibitions is provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Elizabeth R. Raphael Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation.
Current and Upcoming
Exhibitions
One Mellon Center Gallery
Located
in the Grant Street “T” station lobby of One Mellon Center
SCC's off-site exhibition space is open daily through midnight
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Current
Exhibition
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Living Red: Are You Feelin Me |
May 13-August 21, 2005 |
An exhibition of work by members of Women of Visions, Inc. |
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Upcoming
Exhibition
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Biko at 13 |
August 26-October 22, 2005 |
A retrospective exhibition of some of the mixed media work that Pittsburgh artist Emory Biko has created over the last 13 years. |
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Dates subject to change. Call 412.261.7003 to confirm. |
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Living Red: Are You Feelin Me, an exhibition of work by members of Women of Visions, Inc., will be on view at the Society for Contemporary Craft's (SCC) satellite exhibition space at One Mellon Center in downtown Pittsburgh from May 13 through August 21; followed by Biko at 13, a retrospective exhibition of some of the mixed media work that Pittsburgh artist Emory Biko has created over the last 13 years, on view August 26 through October 22. Both exhibitions accompany COLOR: Ten African American Artists, on view at SCC's main gallery in the Strip District from May 20 through October 22, 2005. Founded in 1981, the Pittsburgh-based Women of Visions advances the art of African American women through self-promotion and education. The organization presents collaborative exhibitions with arts groups and individual artists, and builds relationships in the arts both regionally and nationally. Work produced by the members of Women of Visions, Inc. represents a diverse sampling of artistic styles and mediums. The works featured in Living Red include sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking and fiber arts. A rich and varied expression of the personal, social and political experience of African American women is voiced through the work. Participating artists include: LaVerne Kemp (fiber); Mary Martin (mixed media); Ruth A. Ward (fiber); Tina Williams Brewer (fiber); Jo-Anne Bates (prints); Sandra Gould Ford (fiber); Ruth G. Richardson (watercolor); Delores Dee Currin (painting); Elizabeth Asche Douglas (giclee on canvas, colored pencil, collage); Joyce Baucum (photography); and Vanessa German (mixed media). Emory Biko was born Emory Johnson in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1958. He graduated from Schenley High School in 1975 and took the last name Biko in 1995 in honor of Stephen Biko, a Black South African nationalist who was murdered under the apartheid system of government. Currently residing in Homewood, Biko is the founder of The Museum of the African's Experience in America, the title he uses when showing his work and collection of artifacts. Biko's work chronicles the African American experience and this exhibition will combine the artist's mixed media sculpture with memorabilia he has purchased at flea markets. COLOR: Ten African American Artists is supported by the Multicultural Arts Initiative; the Humanities-and-the-Arts initiative, administered by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and funded principally by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts; Jo-Anne Bates, William and Rose Edmondson, Ann and Leon Haley, Cecile M. Springer, Franklin Williams, and Pittsburgh Chapter, Links, Incorporated. The media sponsor is WDUQ 90.5 FM. General program support for exhibitions is provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Elizabeth R. Raphael Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation.
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