OPA Live! Extended is a new online series from the Office of Public Art. The first guests in this series are Brittney Caldwell and Jeffrey Pufahl. This session will be a screening of their play "From Colored to Black" followed by a discussion moderated by Shaunda McDill.
During the next OPA Live! Extended, Che Anderson and his guest Matt Gondek will discuss the Business of Art and the intersectionality of the public sphere and the metaverse.
This first Boots on the Sound forum will focus on the civilian military draft and the all-volunteer force, raising the question of one's duty to their country. For this forum,...
The second forum of the Boots on the Sound series will feature a moderated panel discussion among members of Pittsburgh's veteran community.
Carolina Loyola-Garcia and Nayda Collazo-Llorens will discuss the challenges and experiences around devoting their lives to the arts as artists of Latin American origin living and working in the U.S.
For the second session of this season of OPA Live! we welcome photographer Karen Lue and her guest, writer Cathy Linh Che. They will be discussing translating immigrant stories and familial relationships into creative work.
OPA Live! welcomes host, artist Julie Lee and her guest, visual journalist Selina Lee. Their discussion will focus on documentative media and breaking down racialized and exoticized visual tropes.
Host, artist and writer Anisha Baid and her guest, interdisciplinary artist Sobia Ahmad discuss the intersections between the personal, political, and spiritual dimensions of experience. This conversation will be anchored through a reflection and exchange of poetry.
Artist Ricardo iamuuri Robinson will speak about his recent installation, Checkpoint C, a project that explores the military-civilian divide.
Join artist Shori Sims for a talk about their newest exhibition, Dream of a Black Planet, at the Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery at the Backyard at 8th & Penn.
Join artist Rosabel Rosalind for an artist talk about her exhibition, Literally So Hot, at the Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery at the Backyard at 8th & Penn.
In this opening session of Public Art Training Camp, Sallyann Kluz (Office for Public Art), Sarah Minnaert (City of Pittsburgh's Department of City Planning), and Dominique Chestand (art consultant) will discuss a recent collaborative survey, public art processes in Pittsburgh, and each organization's plans for the future.
