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Boots on the Sound: Military – Civilian Divide

Zoom Video Conference

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,...

FREE

OPA Live! Mapping & Art: Unearthing Inner Territories

Instagram Live

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.

FREE

Family Matters: Writing Immigrant Stories

Instagram Live

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.

FREE

Visual Discrepancies in Documentative Art & Journalism

Instagram Live

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.

FREE

Why Wander Outside?

Instagram Live

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.

FREE

Checkpoint C Artist Talk with Ricardo iamuuri Robinson

The Backyard 8th Street and Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Artist Ricardo iamuuri Robinson will speak about his recent installation, Checkpoint C, a project that explores the military-civilian divide.

FREE

Dream of a Black Planet – Artist Talk with Shori Sims

The Backyard 8th Street and Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

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.

FREE

Literally So Hot – Artist Talk with Rosabel Rosalind

The Backyard 8th Street and Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

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.

FREE

The Future of Public Art in Pittsburgh

Zoom Video Conference

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.

$12 – $20

Public Art Training Camp 2022

Zoom Video Conference

Six-week training series for artists and arts administrators interested in learning more about working in the public realm.

$65

Site-Specific Commissions and Community Engagement

Zoom Video Conference

Community engagement, as part of the public art process, is an important topic that local artists would like to learn more about. For this session Nina Marren, Senior Program Manager...

$12 – $20