BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Shiftworks Community + Public Arts - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Shiftworks Community + Public Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Shiftworks Community + Public Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220517T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220517T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220505T204554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220506T202646Z UID:10000170-1652788800-1652790600@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Visual Discrepancies in Documentative Art & Journalism DESCRIPTION:OPA Live! is an Instagram Live series that features Pittsburgh-based cultural producers in conversation with their peers in other locations nationally and internationally. For the third session of this season of OPA Live!\, we welcome our host\, artist Julie Lee and her guest\, artist and visual journalist\, Selina Lee. \nSession Description\nDocumentative media has a reputation for flattening story subjects through imagery\, especially those belonging to traditionally marginalized groups. In this session of OPA Live!\, host Julie Lee\, whose artistic practice focuses on historical and psychological reconstruction\, is joined by artist and visual journalist Selina Lee to discuss examples of these representations within the journalism and contemporary art industries. Breaking down racialized and exoticized visual tropes\, they consider how artists working beyond stereotypical depictions can carve out a space of their own. \nAbout Julie Lee\nJulie Lee (she/her) is a Korean-American artist from Alabama residing in Pittsburgh\, PA. Her lens-based works (primarily collage and photography) explore themes of ancestry and the photograph as existential affirmation. These works have circulated nationally and internationally\, encouraging new ways of seeing and representing ideas in contemporary image culture\, of seeing and being seen\, as well as speculating historical\, psychological reconstructions. \nHer work has been exhibited in Columbia University’s PostCrypt Gallery\, the Curated Fridge\, and the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Her work has also been featured in publications such as the Journal of Art Criticism\, Yale University’s Asterisk* Journal of Art and Art History\, and Hyperallergic. \nAbout Selina Lee\nSelina Lee is an artist and visual journalist whose current work is concerned with competition as it applies to international affairs\, sports culture\, and national identity. Focusing on image-making processes and visual criticism\, she uses drawing\, photography\, graphic design\, animation\, and writing to explore alternative modes of representation within news media. She is a 2022-2023 Fulbright Germany Research Scholar with previous experience working for magazine publications Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2020 with a BFA in Visual Art. URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/visual-discrepancies-in-documentative-art-journalism/ LOCATION:Instagram Live CATEGORIES:Artist Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022_OPALive_May_Julie_and_Selina_Banner-4.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220521T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220521T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220427T172507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T172612Z UID:10000163-1653141600-1653145200@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Yoga for Creativity with YOGAMOTIF at Allegheny Landing DESCRIPTION:Join Alecia Dawn of YOGAMOTIF for an inspired workshop centering creativity as a wellness practice. Pause\, breathe\, and look inward to experience gentle yoga\, a reflective drawing prompt\, and a guided meditation. Wear clothes that support free movement including seated\, floor\, and standing yoga postures with variations available throughout. Prepare for this all-levels experience by bringing a yoga mat\, blanket or meditation pillow\, and water. \nAbout Alecia Dawn\nAlecia Dawn is an arts worker and yoga guide who explores the creative process as an invitation to heal. She believes that creating art and creating life are connected and invests her time in people\, projects\, and communities that explore these practices. In 2018\, she founded YOGAMOTIF\, a creative wellness studio that offers art and yoga classes to youth\, pregnant people\, and the community at large. She makes space to center Black women in healing\, and is honored to support the community with a joyful and breath-centered practice. \nClass Information\nAll participants should plan to arrive by 1:45 PM to check-in. If you do not arrive by 2:00 PM\, we reserve the right to forfeit your space to a walk-up participant. Classes will be held rain or shine\, except in the case of extreme weather. In the event that the class is canceled\, participants will be notified via email 2 – 4 hours in advance of the class start time and will be fully refunded. Canceled classes will not be rescheduled. \nDirections and Parking Information\nThis class will be held at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Please keep in mind that the Roberto Clemente Bridge will be closed due to construction. Paid public parking is available in the ALCO Parking Blue 10 Garage. From there\, you enter Allegheny Landing park via Isabella Street. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is $5.00.  The registration button below will redirect you to Eventbrite where you complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/yoga-for-creativity-with-yogamotif-at-allegheny-landing/ LOCATION:Allegheny Landing\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15212 CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PCC_Programs_YOGAMOTIF_Banner_2022-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220528T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220528T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220427T172527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T172545Z UID:10000164-1653746400-1653750000@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Sanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music DESCRIPTION:Classically trained Indian dancer and founder of Sanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music\, Shambhavi Desai will lead this outdoor class to teach participants a blend of Indian dance. Join us for an invigorating afternoon appropriate for all age levels. The dance will be a combination of popular folk and light classical dance movements\, which will be easy to follow and fun for all. Please wear comfortable clothes\, bring water\, and shoes are optional during the class. \nAbout Sanskruti School of Dance and Music\nSanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music was founded in Pittsburgh by the performing artiste\, choreographer and artistic director\, Guru Smt. Shambhavi Desai. It offers an ongoing comprehensive training for beginner through advanced levels in Bharatanatyam\, Lok Nritya (Folk dance)\, and Hindustani Classical\, Semi Classical and Devotional music. Its mission is to groom the students in Indian culture and performing arts\, and to support\, celebrate and present to a wide range of international audiences the dance and music of India through performances\, workshops\, educational outreach programs\, and formal dance and music instruction. Sanskruti also offers a formal examination for Hindustani classical vocal conducted by the ‘Pandit Jasraj Institute for Music and Research’ after the first two or three years of training. \nSanskruti dance and music programs are influenced by the contemporary cultures of India\, by experimenting with different languages\, music\, and social topics-while retaining the unique Indian essence that defines the Indian Diaspora. \nSanskruti has been performing for the past many years at all major events locally and special events around the United States. Some of the events include Pittsburgh city’s Bicentennial Celebration\, Pittsburgh’s International Folk Festival\, the Nationality Room Events at the University of Pittsburgh\, the Interfaith Ministries\, the FBI Cultural Diversity Day\, the Wierton Festival of Nations\, Indian cultural events / festivals\, several schools and colleges\, local libraries\, several private\, semi-private\, non-profit organizations\, and fundraising events within the United States of America. \nClass Information\nAll participants should plan to arrive by 1:45 PM to check-in. If you do not arrive by 2:00 PM\, we reserve the right to forfeit your space to a walk-up participant. Classes will be held rain or shine\, except in the case of extreme weather. In the event that the class is canceled\, participants will be notified via email 2 – 4 hours in advance of the class start time and will be fully refunded. Canceled classes will not be rescheduled. \nDirections and Parking Information\nThis class will be held at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Please keep in mind that the Roberto Clemente Bridge will be closed due to construction. Paid public parking is available in the ALCO Parking Blue 10 Garage. From there\, you enter Allegheny Landing park via Isabella Street. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this class is $5.00 per person. The registration button below will redirect you to Eventbrite where you complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/sanskruti-school-of-indian-dance-and-music/ LOCATION:Allegheny Landing\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15212 CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PCC_Programs_Sakskruti_2022_Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220528T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220528T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220427T172622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T175801Z UID:10000165-1653751800-1653755400@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Sanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music DESCRIPTION:Classically trained Indian dancer and founder of Sanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music\, Shambhavi Desai will lead this outdoor class to teach participants a blend of Indian dance. Join us for an invigorating afternoon appropriate for all age levels. The dance will be a combination of popular folk and light classical dance movements\, which will be easy to follow and fun for all. Please wear comfortable clothes\, bring water\, and shoes are optional during the class. \nAbout Sanskruti School of Dance and Music\nSanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music was founded in Pittsburgh by the performing artiste\, choreographer and artistic director\, Guru Smt. Shambhavi Desai. It offers an ongoing comprehensive training for beginner through advanced levels in Bharatanatyam\, Lok Nritya (Folk dance)\, and Hindustani Classical\, Semi Classical and Devotional music. Its mission is to groom the students in Indian culture and performing arts\, and to support\, celebrate and present to a wide range of international audiences the dance and music of India through performances\, workshops\, educational outreach programs\, and formal dance and music instruction. Sanskruti also offers a formal examination for Hindustani classical vocal conducted by the ‘Pandit Jasraj Institute for Music and Research’ after the first two or three years of training. \nSanskruti dance and music programs are influenced by the contemporary cultures of India\, by experimenting with different languages\, music\, and social topics-while retaining the unique Indian essence that defines the Indian Diaspora. \nSanskruti has been performing for the past many years at all major events locally and special events around the United States. Some of the events include Pittsburgh city’s Bicentennial Celebration\, Pittsburgh’s International Folk Festival\, the Nationality Room Events at the University of Pittsburgh\, the Interfaith Ministries\, the FBI Cultural Diversity Day\, the Wierton Festival of Nations\, Indian cultural events / festivals\, several schools and colleges\, local libraries\, several private\, semi-private\, non-profit organizations\, and fundraising events within the United States of America. \nClass Information\nAll participants should plan to arrive by 3:15 PM to check-in. If you do not arrive by 3:30 PM\, we reserve the right to forfeit your space to a walk-up participant. Classes will be held rain or shine\, except in the case of extreme weather. In the event that the class is canceled\, participants will be notified via email 2 – 4 hours in advance of the class start time and will be fully refunded. Canceled classes will not be rescheduled. \nDirections and Parking Information\nThis class will be held at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Please keep in mind that the Roberto Clemente Bridge will be closed due to construction. Paid public parking is available in the ALCO Parking Blue 10 Garage. From there\, you enter Allegheny Landing park via Isabella Street. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is $5.00 per person. The registration button below will redirect you to Eventbrite where you complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/sanskruti-school-of-indian-dance-and-music-2/ LOCATION:Allegheny Landing\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15212 CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PCC_Programs_Sakskruti_2022_Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220531T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220531T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220505T211023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220506T163829Z UID:10000171-1653998400-1654000200@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Why Wander Outside? DESCRIPTION:OPA Live! is an Instagram Live series that features Pittsburgh-based cultural producers in conversation with their peers in other locations nationally and internationally. For the final session of this season of OPA Live!\, we welcome our host\, artist and writer Anisha Baid and her guest\, interdisciplinary artist Sobia Ahmad. \nSession Description\nReflecting on their overlapping as well as distinctive cultural experiences as South Asian women currently living in the western world\, Anisha Baid and Sobia Ahmad will engage in a conversation about the intersections between the personal\, political and spiritual dimensions of experience. This conversation will be anchored through a reflection and exchange of poetry\, specifically works from two poets – the mystic saint poet Kabir and the revolutionary Marxist poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Through this poetry\, they will explore the ground from which a nuanced engagement with identity politics\, coloniality\, and migration is built into Ahmad’s practice. This conversation will also tread into personal stories of growing up in ritual cultures\, and different kinds of faith – from two sides of a colonial border (India and Pakistan)\, and the lessons and questions we draw from it in a time when technocratic narratives seek to erase these ancestrally rooted ways of being. \nAbout Anisha Baid\nAnisha Baid is an artist and writer from Kolkata\, India\, currently based in Pittsburgh\, USA. Through her practice and research\, she is investigating the intersection of computer interfaces\, corporate culture\, and gendered labour. She works with found and archival material – often sourced from the internet to construct narratives that move between fiction and documentary. Her work has been shown internationally including at the Technical Collections\, Dresden\, Landskrona Foto Museum\, Sweden and 1Shanthiroad gallery\, Bangalore. Baid is currently pursuing an MFA degree at Carnegie Mellon University\, Pittsburgh. \nAbout Sobia Ahmad\nSobia Ahmad is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores how our deeply intimate struggles of belonging can inform larger conversations about national identity\, notions of home\, cultural memory\, and gender. Exploring ancestral knowledge\, she reimagines rituals and storytelling as acts of liberation. \nBorn and raised in Pakistan\, Ahmad moved to the U.S. at the age of fourteen. She has exhibited internationally\, including at the Herbert Johnson Museum of Art (Ithaca\, New York)\, Craft Contemporary (Los Angeles)\, Queen Mary University (London)\, Museum of Craft and Design (San Francisco)\, and the Women Filmmakers Festival at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington\, D.C.). \n  URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/why-wander-outside/ LOCATION:Instagram Live CATEGORIES:Artist Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022_OPALive_May_Anisha_and_Sobia_Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220604T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220604T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220427T172752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T172455Z UID:10000169-1654351200-1654354800@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:PGH Tango Connection at Allegheny Landing DESCRIPTION:PGH Tango Connection will lead this hour long\, all-levels class. The mission of PGH Tango Connection is to connect people through the passion of tango. Tango is a won­der­ful way to social­ize and meet new peo­ple while get­ting exer­cise and express­ing your­self through music. Classes focus on tango basics\, includ­ing the tango walk\, pos­ture\, embrace\, and dance floor navigation. \nAbout PGH Tango Connection\nHusband and wife team Koichiro and Yulia have been dancing Tango together since 2008. They were introduced while they were both studying at Duquesne University. Koichiro and Yulia’s extensive backgrounds in music give them a deep understanding of musicality\, incorporating this in their dance and bringing a powerful presence to their performances. Yulia’s passion for tango and her ability to capture the attention of her audience\, led by Kiochiro’s experienced and yet vividly improvisational hand\, combine on stage to poignantly reveal the essence of Tango: a man and a woman as one\, lovers for the length of each dance they perform. \nKoichiro and Yulia and their students traveled to Buenos Aires and studied with Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragon\, Julio Bassan\, Ines Muzzoppa\, Federico Naveira & Sabrina Masso\, Alejandro Larenas & Marisol Morales. The cou­ple has per­formed at var­i­ous venues\, includ­ing Tango en Huracan\, Club Atletico Milonguero 2014\, Maldita Milonga\, Santelmo 2015 in Buenos Aires\, United States\, Canada\, and Japan. In 2019 Koichiro and Yulia performed with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Wheeling Symphony. Currently\, Koichiro and Yulia teach at the Wilkins School Community Center in Pittsburgh where they also organize weekly social dances. Their characteristic teaching styles complement each other effectively to cover fundamental as well as more advanced material thoroughly in an easy\, progressive\, and very approachable manner. \nClass Information\nAll participants should plan to arrive by 1:45 PM to check-in. If you do not arrive by 2:00 PM\, we reserve the right to forfeit your space to a walk-up participant. Classes will be held rain or shine\, except in the case of extreme weather. In the event that the class is canceled\, participants will be notified via email 2 – 4 hours in advance of the class start time and will be fully refunded. Canceled classes will not be rescheduled. \nDirections and Parking Information\nThis class will be held at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Please keep in mind that the Roberto Clemente Bridge will be closed due to construction. Paid public parking is available in the ALCO Parking Blue 10 Garage. From there\, you enter Allegheny Landing park via Isabella Street. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is $5.00 per person. The registration button below will redirect you to Eventbrite where you complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/pgh-tango-connection-at-allegheny-landing-2/ LOCATION:Allegheny Landing\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15212 CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PCC_Programs_Tango_Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220427T172642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T172430Z UID:10000166-1654956000-1654959600@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Flamenco Pittsburgh at Allegheny Landing DESCRIPTION:Join Flamenco Pittsburgh for this introductory class to learn the basics of flamenco. Flamenco is an art form based on the folkloric music traditions of southern Spain\, later shaped and influenced by musicians and performers in the Caribbean\, Latin America\, and Europe. UNESCO recently recognized it as part of the World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. Many have fallen in love with the passion\, joy\, and rhythm that Flamenco embodies from exquisite combinations of singing (cante)\, music (toque)\, dance (baile)\, and rhythmic hand-clapping (palmas). Please wear comfortable clothes\, bring water\, and wear comfortable shoes. \nAbout Flamenco Pittsburgh\nFlamenco Pittsburgh seeks to celebrate and increase awareness of flamenco culture in Western Pennsylvania. As part of that mission\, we offer flamenco instruction for the community\, for beginner to advanced levels. Our instructors and performing artists are professionals who teach and perform in addition to their daytime vocations. Our students represent a spectrum of ages\, demographics\, and professional pursuits—we have children\, grad students\, physicians\, computer scientists\, writers\, architects\, media and opera professionals\, lawyers\, construction workers…a rich cross-section! Those drawn to explore flamenco typically represent a wonderful mix of heritage\, too\, from native Latinos\, to Asian\, Indian\, Eastern European\, and other ethnic origins. \nClass Information\nAll participants should plan to arrive by 1:45 PM to check-in. If you do not arrive by 2:00 PM\, we reserve the right to forfeit your space to a walk-up participant. Classes will be held rain or shine\, except in the case of extreme weather. In the event that the class is canceled\, participants will be notified via email 2 – 4 hours in advance of the class start time and will be fully refunded. Canceled classes will not be rescheduled. \nDirections and Parking Information\nThis class will be held at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Please keep in mind that the Roberto Clemente Bridge will be closed due to construction. Paid public parking is available in the ALCO Parking Blue 10 Garage. From there\, you enter Allegheny Landing park via Isabella Street. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this class is $5.00 per person. The registration button below will redirect you to Eventbrite where you complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/flamenco-pittsburgh-at-allegheny-landing/ LOCATION:Allegheny Landing\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15212 CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PCC_Programs_Flamenco_2022_Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220427T172703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T172401Z UID:10000167-1655560800-1655564400@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Yoga for Creativity with YOGAMOTIF at Allegheny Landing DESCRIPTION:Join Alecia Dawn of YOGAMOTIF for an inspired workshop centering creativity as a wellness practice. Pause\, breathe\, and look inward to experience gentle yoga\, a reflective drawing prompt\, and a guided meditation. Wear clothes that support free movement including seated\, floor\, and standing yoga postures with variations available throughout. Prepare for this all-levels experience by bringing a yoga mat\, blanket or meditation pillow\, and water. \nAbout Alecia Dawn\nAlecia Dawn is an arts worker and yoga guide who explores the creative process as an invitation to heal. She believes that creating art and creating life are connected and invests her time in people\, projects\, and communities that explore these practices. In 2018\, she founded YOGAMOTIF\, a creative wellness studio that offers art and yoga classes to youth\, pregnant people\, and the community at large. She makes space to center Black women in healing\, and is honored to support the community with a joyful and breath-centered practice. \nClass Information\nAll participants should plan to arrive by 1:45 PM to check-in. If you do not arrive by 2:00 PM\, we reserve the right to forfeit your space to a walk-up participant. Classes will be held rain or shine\, except in the case of extreme weather. In the event that the class is canceled\, participants will be notified via email 2 – 4 hours in advance of the class start time and will be fully refunded. Canceled classes will not be rescheduled. \nDirections and Parking Information\nThis class will be held at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Please keep in mind that the Roberto Clemente Bridge will be closed due to construction. Paid public parking is available in the ALCO Parking Blue 10 Garage. From there\, you enter Allegheny Landing park via Isabella Street. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this class is $5.00 per person. The registration button below will redirect you to Eventbrite where you complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/yogamotif-at-allegheny-landing/ LOCATION:Allegheny Landing\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15212 CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PCC_Programs_YOGAMOTIF_Banner_2022-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220624T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220624T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220603T150800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220617T164612Z UID:10000172-1656091800-1656099000@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Checkpoint C Artist Talk with Ricardo iamuuri Robinson DESCRIPTION:Join artist Ricardo iamuuri Robinson for a closing reception for his current installation\, Checkpoint C. This multimedia time-based audio installation explores the ways in which streams of information\, entertainment\, and consumerism widen the gap between civilians and military service members. It is an immersive art installation that includes visual and spatial elements\, positioning listeners in the sand as sound moves throughout the interior of a retrofitted shipping container. \nDuring the reception\, Robinson will discuss the artwork and his collaboration with the post-9/11 veteran community of Pittsburgh. The artist talk will be followed by a Q & A and time to view the installation. Refreshments will be provided. \nAbout Checkpoint C\nCheckpoint C is a multimedia\, time-based audio installation that explores ways in which streams of information\, entertainment\, and commercialization desensitize and widen the gap between civilians and our military service members. \nIn 2019 The Office for Public Art and RethinkVets announced Ricardo Iamuuri Robinson as the artist in residence with the RethinkVets coalition. Throughout this two-year initiative\, Robinson engaged with members of the post-9/11 veteran community\, facilitating workshops\, discussions\, and virtual forums. By embedding himself in the veteran community\, a collaborative experience developed to create a final work of art. \nThis immersive art installation is the culmination of many perspectives on why division persists between civilians and military service members. Seven speakers have been arranged in a bi-rectangular ambisonic array\, simulating a three dimensional composed soundscape. The installation positions listeners in the sand as sounds move throughout the interior\, inviting a variety of complex questions but still leading to one automatic response: thank you for your service. \nThis project is supported by the Office for Public Art and The Heinz Endowments. \nAbout Ricardo iamuuri Robinson\nRicardo iamuuri Robinson is an interdisciplinary conceptual sound recordist\, composer\, and visual artist whose work explores acoustic ecologies–a discipline studying the relationship\, mediated through sound\, between human beings and their environment. His work activates and responds to the utterance: “The listener is always the composer.” Packed in this sentence is an expansive truth–humans\, across time and space\, encounter sound through entangled filtration. Humans experience the world and its multifaceted harmonics with who they are\, their experiences\, their positionalities. Sound is site-specific\, yet world-trekking; It is planetary–if not experienced through the ear\, then through the hum and resonance in the body. \nRobinson’s work utilizes this unique capacity and wisdom of sound in order to (re)tell the story of production. It affects our sense of time and place\, mood and affect. The exposure and relation to sound is mediated through our societal affiliations and afflictions–cities sound different from suburbs sound different from neighborhoods with emergency sirens sound different from high-rise million-dollar condominiums with valet. Each pocket of the Earth formulates its own soundscape\, which becomes and continues to exist in convoluted relationship with the sociopolitical systems that be. \nEmploying research\, field recordings\, archiving\, media archeology\, filmmaking\, performance art\, and creative listening engagements\, Robinson invites listeners to cultivate a deeper understanding of the ways in which listening and sound informs our sense of place and awareness while exposing the listener to its sociopolitical dimensions to encourage a heightened engagement with systems of power. \nRegistration\nThis event is free to attend; advance registration is encouraged. To register\, please visit the registration link below. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/checkpoint-c-artist-talk-with-ricardo-iamuuri-robinson/ LOCATION:The Backyard\, 8th Street and Penn Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Artist Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rethink_EventBanner-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220427T172713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T172334Z UID:10000168-1656165600-1656169200@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Flamenco Pittsburgh at Allegheny Landing DESCRIPTION:Join Flamenco Pittsburgh for this introductory class to learn the basics of flamenco. Flamenco is an art form based on the folkloric music traditions of southern Spain\, later shaped and influenced by musicians and performers in the Caribbean\, Latin America\, and Europe. UNESCO recently recognized it as part of the World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. Many have fallen in love with the passion\, joy\, and rhythm that Flamenco embodies from exquisite combinations of singing (cante)\, music (toque)\, dance (baile)\, and rhythmic hand-clapping (palmas). Please wear comfortable clothes\, bring water\, and wear comfortable shoes. \nAbout Flamenco Pittsburgh\nFlamenco Pittsburgh seeks to celebrate and increase awareness of flamenco culture in Western Pennsylvania. As part of that mission\, we offer flamenco instruction for the community\, for beginner to advanced levels. Our instructors and performing artists are professionals who teach and perform in addition to their daytime vocations. Our students represent a spectrum of ages\, demographics\, and professional pursuits—we have children\, grad students\, physicians\, computer scientists\, writers\, architects\, media and opera professionals\, lawyers\, construction workers…a rich cross-section! Those drawn to explore flamenco typically represent a wonderful mix of heritage\, too\, from native Latinos\, to Asian\, Indian\, Eastern European\, and other ethnic origins. \nClass Information\nAll participants should plan to arrive by 1:45 PM to check-in. If you do not arrive by 2:00 PM\, we reserve the right to forfeit your space to a walk-up participant. Classes will be held rain or shine\, except in the case of extreme weather. In the event that the class is canceled\, participants will be notified via email 2 – 4 hours in advance of the class start time and will be fully refunded. Canceled classes will not be rescheduled. \nDirections and Parking Information\nThis class will be held at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Please keep in mind that the Roberto Clemente Bridge will be closed due to construction. Paid public parking is available in the ALCO Parking Blue 10 Garage. From there\, you enter Allegheny Landing park via Isabella Street. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this class is $5.00 per person. The registration button below will redirect you to Eventbrite where you complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/flamenco-pittsburgh-at-allegheny-landing-2/ LOCATION:Allegheny Landing\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15212 CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PCC_Programs_Flamenco_2022_Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220715T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220806T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220713T162438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220715T134626Z UID:10000181-1657882800-1659816000@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery: Dream of a Black Planet DESCRIPTION:Dream of a Black Planet is an exhibition of new works by artist Shori Sims. This exhibition will take place in the Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery located at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s pop-up park\, the Backyard at 8th and Penn. \nGallery Hours\nWednesday/Thursday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM \nFriday/Saturday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM \nSunday 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM \nDream of a Black Planet\nShori Sims’ new paintings see Black people in a futuristic paradise of their own conception. Depicting Black bodies joined in joy\, Sims — through highly symbolic paintings — posits what could happen if African-descended people came together now\, in an act of mutual healing. Utilizing futuristic and utopian imagery\, Sims paints Black people in a way that highlights their humanity. \nSims is creating work within an imagined narrative. This narrative posits a world in the not-so-far future where\, having abandoned Earthly conquest in favor of intergalactic pillage\, whiteness is no longer concerned with the subjugation of Blackness. Black people are left on Earth and paradise is created from the ruins of white civilization. Sims’ conception of the future is highly symbolic\, and refers to the supernatural as a means to discuss historical trauma. \nIn their paintings\, Sims presents an optimistic response to afro-pessimist thought that instead posits an inevitable afro-utopia. \nAbout Shori Sims\nShori Sims was born in Baltimore\, Maryland in 1999. In their work–spanning sculpture\, video\, and performance–Shori seeks to excavate queer Black collective memory. Shori’s work positions itself at the intersection of past and future\, interrogating past feelings and experiences to further expand\, improve\, and propagate the archive. Conceptually\, Shori is fascinated by the line between life and death\, the construction of queerness and Blackness in a future that no longer necessitates the physical body\, and the Internet as a tool of queer Black reclaiming and liberation. Visually\, Shori is looking to early 2000s video games\, beauty supply stores\, and the Internet itself as a vessel of images. Through numerous and varied methods\, Shori conjures images of Black feminist utopia. \nDirections and Parking\nThe Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery is in the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s pop-up park\, the Backyard\, located at 8th Street and Penn Avenue\, Downtown. \nThere are several public parking garages in the vicinity of the Backyard\, including the Liberty Avenue Garage and the Theater Square Garage. View a map of nearby parking HERE. \nIf taking public transportation\, there is a bus stop at 7th Street and Penn Avenue that serves routes 13\, 16\, 17\, 86\, 87\, 88\, and 91. There is also a light rail stop at Wood Street Station. View a map of nearby stops HERE. \n  URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/pittsburgh-creative-corps-gallery-dream-of-a-black-planet/ LOCATION:The Backyard\, 8th Street and Penn Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Pittsburgh Creative Corps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PCC_Gallery_Sims_Exhibition_Banner-copy-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220715T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220715T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220630T180714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220630T180714Z UID:10000179-1657906200-1657913400@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Dream of a Black Planet - Artist Talk with Shori Sims DESCRIPTION:The Pittsburgh Creative Corps invites you to join artist Shori Sims for an opening reception for their newest exhibition\, Dream of a Black Planet. \nDuring the reception\, Sims will talk about the new works in Dream of a Black Planet\, followed by a Q & A. Following the artist talk\, attendees are invited to explore the exhibition. Refreshments will be provided. \nDream of a Black Planet\nShori Sims’ new paintings see Black people in a futuristic paradise of their own conception. Depicting Black bodies joined in joy\, Sims — through highly symbolic paintings — posits what could happen if African-descended people came together now\, in an act of mutual healing. Utilizing futuristic and utopian imagery\, Sims paints Black people in a way that highlights their humanity. \nSims is creating work within an imagined narrative. This narrative posits a world in the not-so-far future where\, having abandoned Earthly conquest in favor of intergalactic pillage\, whiteness is no longer concerned with the subjugation of Blackness. Black people are left on Earth and paradise is created from the ruins of white civilization. Sims’ conception of the future is highly symbolic\, and refers to the supernatural as a means to discuss historical trauma. \nIn their paintings\, Sims presents an optimistic response to afro-pessimist thought that instead posits an inevitable afro-utopia. \nAbout Shori Sims\nShori Sims was born in Baltimore\, Maryland in 1999. In their work–spanning sculpture\, video\, and performance–Shori seeks to excavate queer Black collective memory. Shori’s work positions itself at the intersection of past and future\, interrogating past feelings and experiences to further expand\, improve\, and propagate the archive. Conceptually\, Shori is fascinated by the line between life and death\, the construction of queerness and Blackness in a future that no longer necessitates the physical body\, and the Internet as a tool of queer Black reclaiming and liberation. Visually\, Shori is looking to early 2000s video games\, beauty supply stores\, and the Internet itself as a vessel of images. Through numerous and varied methods\, Shori conjures images of Black feminist utopia. \nDirections and Parking\nThe Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery is in the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s pop-up park\, the Backyard\, located at 8th Street and Penn Avenue\, Downtown. \nThere are several public parking garages in the vicinity of the Backyard\, including the Liberty Avenue Garage and the Theater Square Garage. View a map of nearby parking HERE. \nIf taking public transportation\, there is a bus stop at 7th Street and Penn Avenue that serves routes 13\, 16\, 17\, 86\, 87\, 88\, and 91. There is also a light rail stop at Wood Street Station. View a map of nearby stops HERE. \nRegistration\nThis event is free to attend; advanced registration is encouraged. To register\, please visit the registration link below. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/dream-of-a-black-planet-artist-talk-with-shori-sims/ LOCATION:The Backyard\, 8th Street and Penn Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Pittsburgh Creative Corps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PCC_Gallery_Sims_Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220722T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220722T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220615T201310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220627T154002Z UID:10000173-1658516400-1658521800@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Write the Rivers\, Hazelwood DESCRIPTION:Interested in exploring Pittsburgh’s rivers this summer? Sometimes they seem to hide in plain sight. We plan to think\, write\, and walk beside a few. In this guided walk-and-write tour you’ll get outside\, explore city neighborhoods\, and write creatively. \nWriter Sherrie Flick will lead this guided hour-and-a-half writing and walking tour that uses the urban environment and rippling water for inspiration. This session will focus on a stretch of the Monongahela River and the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. No experience necessary—just bring your pen\, paper\, curiosity\, and walking shoes. \nAbout Sherrie Flick\nSherrie Flick is an award-winning writer\, editor\, and teacher who loves to walk around. She’s the author of the novel Reconsidering Happiness and two short story collections\, Whiskey\, Etc. and Thank Your Lucky Stars. Her nonfiction has appeared in Ploughshares\, The Wall Street Journal\, New England Review\, and Creative Nonfiction. Flick writes a monthly gardening column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\, and she teaches in the Food Studies and MFA programs at Chatham University. www.sherrieflick.com \nDirections and Parking\nFrom Second Avenue\, heading away from downtown\, turn right onto Blair Street. The tour group will meet at the train trestle. There is public parking before and after the trestle. \nStreet parking is available along Blair Street and Lytle Street. There is also a public parking lot in front of Mill 19 at Beehive Street and Lytle Street. You can find more information on parking and directions to Hazelwood Green HERE. \nIf taking public transportation\, there is a stop at Blair Street and Beehive Street that serves route 57. View a map HERE. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this class is $5.00 per person. The registration button below will redirect you to Eventbrite where you complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/write-the-rivers-hazelwood/ LOCATION:Hazelwood Green\, 4501 Lytle Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15207\, United States CATEGORIES:Pittsburgh Creative Corps,Walking Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PCC_Programs_Write_the_Rivers_Banner-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220724T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220724T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220622T175330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T190606Z UID:10000176-1658674800-1658682000@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Rumbón de la Calle DESCRIPTION:Join Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist in residence Christiane Dolores as she hosts a series of acoustic musical performances in collaboration with musician Geña\, at Allegheny Landing from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The performances will be held in the public space/upper terrace of the park\, a three minute walk from the Andy Warhol Museum. \nThis series\, titled Rumbón de la Calle is an ensemble of locally based\, world renowned percussionists and drummers of the African diaspora emulating the community gatherings of their respective countries. Featuring: Elie Kihonia\, Hugo Cruz\, Noel Quintana\, Kelley E Parker\, and Geña\, to name a few. \nThis performance series is presented by the Pittsburgh Creative Corps\, a partnership between the Office for Public Art and Riverlife. \nDirections and Parking\nThis performance series will be held at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Please keep in mind that the Roberto Clemente Bridge will be closed due to construction. Paid public parking is available in the ALCO Parking Blue 10 Garage. From there\, you enter Allegheny Landing park via Isabella Street. \nIf taking public transportation\, there is a stop at Isabella Street that serves routes 1\, 2\, 4\, 6 \,7\, 8\, 11\, 12\, 13\, 15\, 16\, 17\, O5\, and P13. View the map HERE. \nRegistration\nThis event is free to attend; advance registration is encouraged. To register\, please visit the registration link below. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/rumbon-de-la-calle/ LOCATION:Allegheny Landing\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15212 CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PCC_Programs_RumbondelaCalle_Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220810T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220810T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220615T202839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220629T171752Z UID:10000174-1660158000-1660163400@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Write the Rivers\, South Side DESCRIPTION:Interested in exploring Pittsburgh’s rivers this summer? Sometimes they seem to hide in plain sight. We plan to think\, write\, and walk beside a few. In this guided walk-and-write tour you’ll get outside\, explore city neighborhoods\, and write creatively. \nWriter Sherrie Flick will lead this guided hour-and-a-half writing and walking tour that uses the urban environment and rippling water for inspiration. This session will focus on a stretch of the Monongahela River and the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh. No experience necessary—just bring your pen\, paper\, curiosity\, and walking shoes. \nAbout Sherrie Flick\nSherrie Flick is an award-winning writer\, editor\, and teacher who loves to walk around. She’s the author of the novel Reconsidering Happiness and two short story collections\, Whiskey\, Etc. and Thank Your Lucky Stars. Her nonfiction has appeared in Ploughshares\, The Wall Street Journal\, New England Review\, and Creative Nonfiction. Flick writes a monthly gardening column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\, and she teaches in the Food Studies and MFA programs at Chatham University. www.sherrieflick.com \nDirections and Parking\nParticipants will meet at 317 East Carson Street\, which is the street-level entrance to the Highline Park. Paid public parking is available in the parking lot at the Station Square East Parking Lot. \nIf taking public transportation\, there is a stop at East Carson Street and 2nd Street that serves routes 48 and 51. View a map HERE. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this class is $5.00 per person. The registration button below will redirect you to Eventbrite where you complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/write-the-rivers-southside/ LOCATION:The Highline\, 317 East Carson Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15219\, United States CATEGORIES:Pittsburgh Creative Corps,Walking Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PCC_Programs_Write_the_Rivers_Banner_Southside-copy.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220828T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220828T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220622T181723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T190550Z UID:10000177-1661698800-1661706000@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Rumbón de la Calle DESCRIPTION:Join Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist in residence Christiane Dolores as she hosts a series of acoustic musical performances in collaboration with musician Geña. Each performance will be held at Allegheny Landing from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on the last Sunday of the month\, July through September. The performances will be held in the public space/upper terrace of the park\, a three minute walk from the Andy Warhol Museum. \nThis series\, titled Rumbón de la Calle is an ensemble of locally based\, world renowned percussionists and drummers of the African diaspora emulating the community gatherings of their respective countries. Featuring: Elie Kihonia\, Hugo Cruz\, Noel Quintana\, Kelley E Parker\, and Geña\, to name a few. \nThis performance series is presented by the Pittsburgh Creative Corps\, a partnership between the Office for Public Art and Riverlife. \nDirections and Parking\nThis performance series will be held at Allegheny Landing on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Please keep in mind that the Roberto Clemente Bridge will be closed due to construction. Paid public parking is available in the ALCO Parking Blue 10 Garage. From there\, you enter Allegheny Landing park via Isabella Street. \nIf taking public transportation\, there is a stop at Isabella Street that serves routes 1\, 2\, 4\, 6 \,7\, 8\, 11\, 12\, 13\, 15\, 16\, 17\, O5\, and P13. View the map HERE. \nRegistration\nThis event is free to attend; advance registration is encouraged. To register\, please visit the registration link below. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/rumbon-de-la-calle-2/ LOCATION:Allegheny Landing\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15212 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PCC_Programs_RumbondelaCalle_Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220902T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220924T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220713T164620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T172643Z UID:10000182-1662116400-1664049600@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery: Literally So Hot DESCRIPTION:Literally So Hot is an exhibition of works by artist Rosabel Rosalind. This exhibition will take place in the Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery located at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s pop-up park\, the Backyard at 8th and Penn. \nGallery Hours\nWednesday/Thursday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM \nFriday/Saturday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM \nSunday 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM \nLiterally So Hot\nLiterally So Hot consists of 20 works that collectively illustrate a vivid and melodramatic apocalyptic landscape. This world is informed by biblical mythology\, conspiracy theory\, pulp illustration\, the climate crisis\, and the artist’s identity as a born and bred San Fernando Valley girl. \nFeaturing Jewish Space Lasers\, mile-long traffic jams\, the biblical miracle of manna\, ant infestations\, and exactly 33 frogs\, Literally So Hot imagines the artist’s own sublime dystopia. The panorama situates environmental threat in the same reality as theological salvation narratives\, extremist conspiracy theories\, and contemporary disaster movies; all of which utilize sensationalism to convey an otherworldly intervention. Contending with both the rise of mainstream conspiracy and an impending sixth extinction\, this visual story presents an alternative world in which both real news and fake news coexist in an absurd universe beyond the earthly realm\, yet seemingly in a not so distant future. \nAbout Rosabel Rosalind\nBorn and raised in the San Fernando Valley\, Rosalind received her BFA in printmaking\, painting and drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017. She has been included in group exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago\, the Hyde Park Art Center\, and Sullivan Gallery in Chicago. In 2018\, Rosalind received a Fulbright Austria Research Grant to work with the Jewish Museum Vienna’s Schlaff Collection of anti-Semitic objects and postcards. As a result of this research\, she exhibited in solo exhibitions at Vienna’s Museums Quartier and Improper Walls Gallery. She is currently pursuing her Master of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University. \nUsing drawing\, painting\, installation and comics\, Rosalind’s work allegorizes a sublime universe unraveled by the theatrics of theology\, biology and autobiography. Informed by Jewish diasporic storytelling traditions\, contemporary conspiracy theories and personal and cultural memory\, her images animate the inanimate with uncanny sarcasm and critical cynicism. Humor serves a survivalist role in her work; through melodrama\, irreverence and subliminal messaging Rosalind dismantles patriarchal\, anthropocentric and white-supremacist hierarchies of power.\nWhile Rosalind draws a lot of formal and symbolic inspiration from the art-historical canon\, political caricature and early comic and pulp illustration\, much of her process involves archiving personal memory from her coming-of-age in the San Fernando Valley. Working across a variety of media\, she synthesizes a series of mythologies and builds a catalog of uncanny symbolism\, collapsing the past present and future into a sublime fiction that reflects her identity as a valley girl\, a Funny Girl*\, and a nice Jewish girl. \n*(a life-long Streisand fan) \nDirections and Parking\nThe Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery is in the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s pop-up park\, the Backyard\, located at 8th Street and Penn Avenue\, Downtown. \nThere are several public parking garages in the vicinity of the Backyard\, including the Liberty Avenue Garage\, and the Theater Square Garage. View a map of nearby parking HERE. \nIf taking public transportation\, there is a bus stop at 7th Street and Penn Avenue that serves routes 13\, 16\, 17\, 86\, 87\, 88\, and 91. There is also a light rail stop at Wood Street Station. View a map of nearby stops HERE. URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/pittsburgh-creative-corps-gallery-literally-so-hot/ LOCATION:The Backyard\, 8th Street and Penn Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Event,Pittsburgh Creative Corps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PCC_Gallery_Rosalind_Exhibition_Banner-copy.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220909T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220909T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220630T182842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T165400Z UID:10000180-1662744600-1662751800@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Literally So Hot - Artist Talk with Rosabel Rosalind DESCRIPTION:The Pittsburgh Creative Corps invites you to join artist Rosabel Rosalind for a reception for her newest exhibition\, Literally So Hot. \nDuring the reception\, Rosalind will talk about the works in Literally So Hot\, followed by a Q & A. Following the artist talk\, attendees are invited to explore the exhibition. Refreshments will be provided. \n Literally So Hot\nLiterally So Hot consists of 20 works that collectively illustrate a vivid and melodramatic apocalyptic landscape. This world is informed by biblical mythology\, conspiracy theory\, pulp illustration\, the climate crisis\, and the artist’s identity as a born and bred San Fernando Valley girl. \nFeaturing Jewish Space Lasers\, mile-long traffic jams\, the biblical miracle of manna\, ant infestations\, and exactly 33 frogs\, Literally So Hot imagines the artist’s own sublime dystopia. The panorama situates environmental threat in the same reality as theological salvation narratives\, extremist conspiracy theories\, and contemporary disaster movies; all of which utilize sensationalism to convey an otherworldly intervention. Contending with both the rise of mainstream conspiracy and an impending sixth extinction\, this visual story presents an alternative world in which both real news and fake news coexist in an absurd universe beyond the earthly realm\, yet seemingly in a not so distant future. \nAbout Rosabel Rosalind\nBorn and raised in the San Fernando Valley\, Rosalind received her BFA in printmaking\, painting and drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017. She has been included in group exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago\, the Hyde Park Art Center\, and Sullivan Gallery in Chicago. In 2018\, Rosalind received a Fulbright Austria Research Grant to work with the Jewish Museum Vienna’s Schlaff Collection of anti-Semitic objects and postcards. As a result of this research\, she exhibited in solo exhibitions at Vienna’s Museums Quartier and Improper Walls Gallery. She is currently pursuing her Master of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University. \nUsing drawing\, painting\, installation and comics\, Rosalind’s work allegorizes a sublime universe unraveled by the theatrics of theology\, biology and autobiography. Informed by Jewish diasporic storytelling traditions\, contemporary conspiracy theories and personal and cultural memory\, her images animate the inanimate with uncanny sarcasm and critical cynicism. Humor serves a survivalist role in her work; through melodrama\, irreverence and subliminal messaging Rosalind dismantles patriarchal\, anthropocentric and white-supremacist hierarchies of power.\nWhile Rosalind draws a lot of formal and symbolic inspiration from the art-historical canon\, political caricature and early comic and pulp illustration\, much of her process involves archiving personal memory from her coming-of-age in the San Fernando Valley. Working across a variety of media\, she synthesizes a series of mythologies and builds a catalog of uncanny symbolism\, collapsing the past present and future into a sublime fiction that reflects her identity as a valley girl\, a Funny Girl*\, and a nice Jewish girl. \n*(a life-long Streisand fan) \nDirections and Parking\nThe Pittsburgh Creative Corps Gallery is in the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s pop-up park\, the Backyard\, located at 8th Street and Penn Avenue\, Downtown. \nThere are several public parking garages in the vicinity of the Backyard\, including the Liberty Avenue Garage\, and the Theater Square Garage. View a map of nearby parking HERE. \nIf taking public transportation\, there is a bus stop at 7th Street and Penn Avenue that serves routes 13\, 16\, 17\, 86\, 87\, 88\, and 91. There is also a light rail stop at Wood Street Station. View a map of nearby stops HERE. \nRegistration\nThis event is free to attend; advance registration is encouraged. To register\, please visit the registration link below. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/literally-so-hot-artist-talk-with-rosabel-rosalind/ LOCATION:The Backyard\, 8th Street and Penn Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Pittsburgh Creative Corps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PCC_Gallery_Rosalind_Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220909T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220909T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220615T203933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220627T153727Z UID:10000175-1662750000-1662755400@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Write the Rivers\, North Side DESCRIPTION:Interested in exploring Pittsburgh’s rivers this summer? Sometimes they seem to hide in plain sight. We plan to think\, write\, and walk beside a few. In this guided walk-and-write tour you’ll get outside\, explore city neighborhoods\, and write creatively. \nWriter Sherrie Flick will lead this guided hour-and-a-half writing and walking tour that uses the urban environment and rippling water for inspiration. This session will focus on a stretch of the Allegheny River and the North Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh. No experience necessary—just bring your pen\, paper\, curiosity\, and walking shoes. \nAbout Sherrie Flick\nSherrie Flick is an award-winning writer\, editor\, and teacher who loves to walk around. She’s the author of the novel Reconsidering Happiness and two short story collections\, Whiskey\, Etc. and Thank Your Lucky Stars. Her nonfiction has appeared in Ploughshares\, The Wall Street Journal\, New England Review\, and Creative Nonfiction. Flick writes a monthly gardening column for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\, and she teaches in the Food Studies and MFA programs at Chatham University. www.sherrieflick.com \nDirections and Parking\nParticipants will meet at the intersection of Isabella Street and Sandusky Street\, near the Andy Warhol Museum. Paid public parking is available in the ALCO Blue 10 Garage. \nIf taking public transportation\, there is a stop at Isabella and Sandusky Street that serves routes 1\, 11\, 12\, 13\, 15\, 16\, 17\, 2\, 4\, 6\, 7\, 8\, O5\, and P13. View a map HERE. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this class is $5.00 per person. The registration button below will redirect you to Eventbrite where you complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/write-the-rivers-north-side/ LOCATION:North Side Walking Tour\, 106 Isabella Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15212\, United States CATEGORIES:Pittsburgh Creative Corps,Walking Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PCC_Programs_Write_the_Rivers_Banner_NorthSide-copy.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220910T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220910T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220801T152035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T202320Z UID:10000183-1662832800-1662838200@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:CONFLUX DESCRIPTION:CONFLUX is a performance event on the Allegheny\, Monongahela\, and Ohio Rivers. Transforming the Explorer riverboat into an immersive art experience\, collaborators Celeste Neuhaus and Heidi Wiren Bartlett will lead the audience on a journey into the river and within themselves. Adorned with sparkling flags and illuminated by magic spells and live video projections\, these events will be visible on the boat and alongside the river. Participants will observe microscopic plankton species essential to all river life\, and be guided into an embodied relationship with the diverse ecosystem of Southwestern Pennsylvania. As the riverboat embarks\, dancers will move as personified plankton\, and as the riverboat returns to shore\, a River Siren will sing on behalf of the water and the land at the confluence of the three rivers. \nThis project is made possible through a partnership with the Office for Public Art and Riverlife. \nAbout Heidi Wiren Bartlett\nHeidi Wiren Bartlett is an interdisciplinary performance artist from the Great Plains. Her work is concerned with the portrayal\, oppression\, and subversive existence of women in America today. Illuminating the often overlooked and forgotten\, she creates laborious action and still objects\, blurring lines between public and private. She deconstructs notions of gender\, race and corporeality through sculpture\, photographs\, moving image and action. She currently lives and works in Pittsburgh\, PA and is a co-founder of Propelled Animals\, a transdisciplinary arts and social justice collective.\nHer studio is currently housed at the Brew House Association in Pittsburgh\, PA and she is an artist-in-residence at High Concepts Labs in Chicago\, IL and the Karl Stirner Arts Trail in Easton\, PA. \nAbout Celeste Neuhaus\nCeleste Neuhaus is a witch who fuses art and magic. Her imagery\, objects\, performances and rituals support healing from the effects of living within capitalism and its intersecting systems of oppression. Chronic illness has acted as a constant catalyst for Celeste’s research into a spectrum of healing modalities\, which continually shapes the forms of her practice. Through her service Conjure Creativity\, she empowers people to align with the cycles of their unique creative processes. \n\n\nEvent Information\nArrival Time\nPlease plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start time to check-in and board the riverboat. The excursion will begin promptly at 6:00 PM. \nLocation and Address\nThe Explorer riverboat docks at the Rivers of Steel Dock on Pittsburgh’s North Shore near the headwaters of the Ohio River. The official address is 715 Casino Drive\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15212. For practical purposes\, the location is along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail\, between the Carnegie Science Center and The Landing Hotel at the Rivers Casino. All public tours and programs originate from this location. \nDirections and Parking\nThe Rivers of Steel Dock is accessible from the Three Rivers Heritage Trail via pedestrian and bicycle\, and by both public and private transportation. \nFor Pedestrians and Cyclists: Head west on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail from the Roberto Clemente Bridge (6th Street) (downriver\, towards the Point). The dock is less than 1 mile down the trail. Please note that there is limited bicycle parking immediately adjacent to the dock. \nFor Public Transit: The Allegheny Station of the light rail system is located near the corner of Reedsdale Street and Allegheny Avenue. From there\, head towards the Carnegie Science Center on North Shore Drive. There are several bus stops along Reedsdale Street that serve routes 14 and 18. For more information on public transportation and to plan your trip\, please visit the Pittsburgh Regional Transit website. \nParking is available at the Carnegie Science Center’s paid parking lots. Please review their parking information here. For more details\, including maps and step-by-step directions\, visit the Rivers of Steel Google Business page or download this pdf. \nAccessibility\nThe Explorer riverboat and its home dock are ADA accessible\, which includes an ADA restroom onboard as well as an elevator to navigate between the boat’s decks. Handicapped parking is available nearby at the Carnegie Science Center. Please contact the Office for Public Art directly at info@opapgh.org with requests for additional accommodations. \nCOVID-19 Policy\nFor the health\, safety\, and comfort of our guests\, employees\, and artists\, the Office for Public Art and Riverlife request that all guests wear masks while on the Explorer. Guests are expected to be considerate of others\, being respectful and allowing for physical distancing when possible. Guests should not attend if they have cold or flu-like symptoms\, such as cough / sneeze / fever\, or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. Please note that for the purpose of the performance\, artists may not be masked; however we expect all guests and non-performing employees to wear masks and maintain physical distance throughout the event. \nRegistration\nWhile not explicit in content\, this experience is intended for an adult audience; must be 18 or older to attend. \nTickets for this event are Pay What You Can with admission ranging from $5.00\, $10.00\, or $15.00. To purchase tickets\, please click on the button below. You will be redirected to Eventbrite where you will complete your purchase. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/conflux/ LOCATION:Rivers of Steel: Explorer Riverboat CATEGORIES:Pittsburgh Creative Corps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CONFLUX_Banner_1.png GEO:40.445918;-80.019547 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220801T152035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T202418Z UID:10000184-1662904800-1662910200@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:CONFLUX DESCRIPTION:CONFLUX is a performance event on the Allegheny\, Monongahela\, and Ohio Rivers. Transforming the Explorer riverboat into an immersive art experience\, collaborators Celeste Neuhaus and Heidi Wiren Bartlett will lead the audience on a journey into the river and within themselves. Adorned with sparkling flags and illuminated by magic spells and live video projections\, these events will be visible on the boat and alongside the river. Participants will observe microscopic plankton species essential to all river life\, and be guided into an embodied relationship with the diverse ecosystem of Southwestern Pennsylvania. As the riverboat embarks\, dancers will move as personified plankton\, and as the riverboat returns to shore\, a River Siren will sing on behalf of the water and the land at the confluence of the three rivers. \nThis project is made possible through a partnership with the Office for Public Art and Riverlife. \nAbout Heidi Wiren Bartlett\nHeidi Wiren Bartlett is an interdisciplinary performance artist from the Great Plains. Her work is concerned with the portrayal\, oppression\, and subversive existence of women in America today. Illuminating the often overlooked and forgotten\, she creates laborious action and still objects\, blurring lines between public and private. She deconstructs notions of gender\, race and corporeality through sculpture\, photographs\, moving image and action. She currently lives and works in Pittsburgh\, PA and is a co-founder of Propelled Animals\, a transdisciplinary arts and social justice collective.\nHer studio is currently housed at the Brew House Association in Pittsburgh\, PA and she is an artist-in-residence at High Concepts Labs in Chicago\, IL and the Karl Stirner Arts Trail in Easton\, PA. \n\nAbout Celeste Neuhaus\nCeleste Neuhaus is a witch who fuses art and magic. Her imagery\, objects\, performances and rituals support healing from the effects of living within capitalism and its intersecting systems of oppression. Chronic illness has acted as a constant catalyst for Celeste’s research into a spectrum of healing modalities\, which continually shapes the forms of her practice. Through her service Conjure Creativity\, she empowers people to align with the cycles of their unique creative processes. \n\n\nEvent Information\nArrival Time\nPlease plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start time to check-in and board the riverboat. The excursion will begin promptly at 2:00 PM. \nLocation and Address\nThe Explorer riverboat docks at the Rivers of Steel Dock on Pittsburgh’s North Shore near the headwaters of the Ohio River. The official address is 715 Casino Drive\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15212. For practical purposes\, the location is along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail\, between the Carnegie Science Center and The Landing Hotel at the Rivers Casino. All public tours and programs originate from this location. \nDirections and Parking\nThe Rivers of Steel Dock is accessible from the Three Rivers Heritage Trail via pedestrian and bicycle\, and by both public and private transportation. \nFor Pedestrians and Cyclists: Head west on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail from the Roberto Clemente Bridge (6th Street) (downriver\, towards the Point). The dock is less than 1 mile down the trail. Please note that there is limited bicycle parking immediately adjacent to the dock. \nFor Public Transit: The Allegheny Station of the light rail system is located near the corner of Reedsdale Street and Allegheny Avenue. From there\, head towards the Carnegie Science Center on North Shore Drive. There are several bus stops along Reedsdale Street that serve routes 14 and 18. For more information on public transportation and to plan your trip\, please visit the Pittsburgh Regional Transit website. \nParking is available at the Carnegie Science Center’s paid parking lots. Please review their parking information here. For more details\, including maps and step-by-step directions\, visit the Rivers of Steel Google Business page or download this pdf. \nAccessibility\nThe Explorer riverboat and its home dock are ADA accessible\, which includes an ADA restroom onboard as well as an elevator to navigate between the boat’s decks. Handicapped parking is available nearby at the Carnegie Science Center. Please contact the Office for Public Art directly at info@opapgh.org with requests for additional accommodations. \nCOVID-19 Policy\nFor the health\, safety\, and comfort of our guests\, employees\, and artists\, the Office for Public Art and Riverlife request that all guests wear masks while on the Explorer. Guests are expected to be considerate of others\, being respectful and allowing for physical distancing when possible. Guests should not attend if they have cold or flu-like symptoms\, such as cough / sneeze / fever\, or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. Please note that for the purpose of the performance\, artists may not be masked; however we expect all guests and non-performing employees to wear masks and maintain physical distance throughout the event. \nRegistration\nWhile not explicit in content\, this experience is intended for an adult audience; must be 18 or older to attend. \nTickets for this event are Pay What You Can with admission ranging from $5.00\, $10.00\, or $15.00. To purchase tickets\, please click on the button below. You will be redirected to Eventbrite where you will complete your purchase. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/conflux-2022-09-11/ LOCATION:Rivers of Steel: Explorer Riverboat CATEGORIES:Pittsburgh Creative Corps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CONFLUX_Banner_1.png GEO:40.445918;-80.019547 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220925T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220925T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220622T182322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220924T192441Z UID:10000178-1664118000-1664125200@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Rumbón de la Calle DESCRIPTION:Event Update (9.24.2022)\nThe in-person event at Allegheny Landing has been canceled for September 25\, 2022. This event will now take place online as a livestream event from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. To access the online event\, please visit: https://fb.me/e/4OXKhnkds. \nJoin Pittsburgh Creative Corps artist in residence Christiane Dolores as she hosts a livestream performance of Rumbón de la Calle on Sunday\, September 25\, 2022 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. \nRumbón de la Calle is an ensemble of locally based\, world renowned percussionists and drummers of the African diaspora emulating the community gatherings of their respective countries. Featuring: Elie Kihonia\, Hugo Cruz\, Noel Quintana\, Kelley E Parker\, and Geña\, to name a few. \nThis performance series is presented by the Pittsburgh Creative Corps\, a partnership between the Office for Public Art and Riverlife. URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/rumbon-de-la-calle-3/ LOCATION:Allegheny Landing\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15212 CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PCC_Programs_RumbondelaCalle_Banner.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220902T155932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T155932Z UID:10000185-1665072000-1665077400@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:The Future of Public Art in Pittsburgh DESCRIPTION:Public Art Training Camp opens with presentations and a moderated discussion between Office for Public Art’s executive director Sallyann Kluz; Assistant Director\, Public History\, Art & Design division at the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of City Planning Sarah Minnaert; and art consultant Dominique Chestand. \nChestand\, Kluz\, and Minnaert will discuss the recent collaborative survey Pittsburgh Public Art Counts!\, public art processes in Pittsburgh\, and each organization’s plans for the future. \nParticipants are encouraged to bring their public art questions to this session. \nThis session will be held online via Zoom. \nAbout Sallyann Kluz\nSallyann Kluz is a Pittsburgh-based arts administrator\, architect\, and urban designer whose practice is situated at the intersection of art and community development. With over 20 years of practice in the Pittsburgh region\, her work is focused on the public realm and the people who inhabit it. Her practice includes public art programs and strategies\, community engagement\, design education\, public space design\, and neighborhood development strategies. Kluz is the Director of the Office of Public Art. In her role\, she is focused on providing technical assistance to artists and clients\, and expanding the role of artists in community development\, civic design\, and community engagement. \nAbout Sarah Minnaert\nAfter serving more than 20 years in a number of visual art museum roles\, Sarah became the Public Art & Civic Design Manager for the City of Pittsburgh in April 2020. Sarah brings creative and dedicated nonprofit executive and arts administrator experience with a proven ability to manage complex systems and organizations. She is a strategic thinker with an eye on the sustainable future and a deep understanding of how resources\, especially human\, can be developed and maximized to achieve mission. A collaborative leader and team builder with strong communication skills and significant administrative\, financial and operational expertise\, Sarah believes that data can be a powerful platform\, and is driven to nurture future generations of art advocates. Sarah is excited to have made the transition to her first public service position\, and is looking forward to playing a new a role in championing the public value of art. \nAbout Dominique Chestand\nDominique Chestand is a multimedia artist and arts administrator from Chicago. With a background in multiple creative fields\, Dominique aims to support artists\, their artistic visions\, and their communities. As an arts administrator and consultant\, Chestand has worked with organizations such as the Danish Arts Council\, Young Chicago Authors\, the Los Angeles Dance Project\, the Chicago Park District\, the Silver Eye Center for Photography\, the Office of Public Art – Pittsburgh\, and more. \nTickets\nIndividual tickets are Pay What You Can ranging from $12\, $15\, or $20. \nThis registration link will redirect you to Eventbrite where you will complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/the-future-of-public-art-in-pittsburgh/ LOCATION:Zoom Video Conference CATEGORIES:Public Art Training Camp,Symposium/Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PATC_Banner_Week_1_2022.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220902T165959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T165959Z UID:10000192-1665072000-1668101400@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Public Art Training Camp 2022 DESCRIPTION:This registration is for the six session series. \nFor this season of Public Art Training Camp\, OPA has brought together a roster of local and national speakers who will focus their presentations on topics that directly respond to the answers collected from artists in the Pittsburgh Public Art Counts! survey\, conducted earlier this year by the Office for Public Art in collaboration with the City of Pittsburgh’s Public Art and Civic Design division. The format of the sessions will allow for interaction and reflection with the presenters. \nSessions will be held virtually via Zoom. Each session will begin at 4:00 p.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. \nSchedule and Registration\nTickets for the six-session series are $65. \nThe registration button will automatically redirect you to Eventbrite\, where you will complete your purchase. \nSchedule\nRegistration\n  \nThis year’s Public Art Training Camp is proudly sponsored by URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/public-art-training-camp-2022/ LOCATION:Zoom Video Conference CATEGORIES:Public Art Training Camp,Symposium/Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/OPA_TrainingCamp_2022_FullSeries_Banner-copy.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220902T160230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T183419Z UID:10000186-1665676800-1665682200@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Site-Specific Commissions and Community Engagement DESCRIPTION: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 of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Art Program\, will present on how the Department of Transportation works with the community. Her project examples will show how sites are selected for public art commissions and the methods artists employ to authentically engage the community. \nParticipants are encouraged to bring questions to this session. \nThis session will be held online via Zoom. \nAbout Nina Marren\nAs Senior Program Manager of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Art Program\, Nina Marren oversees implementation of public art and event-based arts and cultural programming on NYC DOT property citywide. Since joining NYC DOT in 2015\, Nina’s knowledge of Visual/Studio Arts and Art History have contributed to the successful execution of varied projects throughout New York City. Nina’s commitment to public programs is fueled by her dedication to the City as a native New Yorker. \nTickets\nIndividual tickets are Pay What You Can ranging from $12\, $15\, or $20. \nThis registration link will redirect you to Eventbrite where you will complete your registration. \nRegistration\n  URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/site-specific-commissions-and-community-engagement/ LOCATION:Zoom Video Conference CATEGORIES:Public Art Training Camp,Symposium/Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PATC_Banner_Week_2_2022.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220902T164008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T164008Z UID:10000191-1666886400-1666891800@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Make the Jump: Shifting Artistic Ideas DESCRIPTION:Make the Jump: Shifting Artistic Ideas features presentations by artists Kipp Kobayashi and Clayton Merrell followed by discussion with the audience. Kobayashi’s and Merrell’s session will focus on needs\, expressed by local artists\, to learn how to make the leap from a solo studio practice to working on public art projects that involve navigating different environments\, working with different materials\, collaborating with design teams\, and relying on installers. \nParticipants are encouraged to bring questions relating to this topic to the session. \nThis session will be held online via Zoom. \nAbout Kipp Kobayashi\nKipp Kobayashi is an artist interested in the traces of human activity and how they transform the structures and systems of our physical world into living entities of our collective thoughts\, action and experiences. His work stems from his background growing up as an Asian American which has led to a lifelong interest in deconstructing our preconceived notions of who we are and what we are; breaking them down into the most basic elements of human and natural factors to better understand the unique sets of combinations and patterns that define a more nuanced interpretation of identity and cultural belonging. \nAbout Clayton Merrell\nClayton Merrell is a Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon University. He earned an MFA in painting from Yale\, and has received awards/grants from the Fulbright Foundation\, ProArts\, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts\, Skowhegan\, Millay Colony\, Blue Mountain Center\, Vermont Studio Center\, Artists Image Resource and Roswell Artist-In-Residence Foundation. He was 2005 Artist of the Year at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. His work is collected and exhibited widely\, including exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution; Concept Gallery\, Pittsburgh; A+D Gallery\, Chicago; the Westmoreland Museum; the American Embassy in Belize; and Chautauqua. In 2015 the Pittsburgh International Airport installed a 69\,000 square foot terrazzo floor based on his design. \nTickets\nIndividual tickets are Pay What You Can ranging from $12\, $15\, or $20. \nThis registration link will redirect you to Eventbrite where you will complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/make-the-jump-shifting-artistic-ideas/ LOCATION:Zoom Video Conference CATEGORIES:Public Art Training Camp,Symposium/Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PATC_Banner_Week_3_2022.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220902T163823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T190448Z UID:10000190-1667412000-1667421000@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Portfolio Reviews\, Fall 2022 DESCRIPTION:The Office for Public Art is hosting a portfolio review session to give artists the chance to receive feedback on their work from national and local artists\, curators\, and arts administrators. Artists can reserve 25-minute time slots with a reviewer of their choice over Zoom. \nPortfolio reviewers for the evening are: artist Kipp Kobayashi (Los Angeles\, CA); multi-media artist\, filmmaker\, and engineer Mikael Owunna (Pittsburgh\, PA); artist and cultural worker Nataša Prljevic (Brooklyn\, NY); and public art consultant Shelly Willis (Sacramento\, CA). \nParticipants can register for up to TWO review time slots. Registration will close on October 17\, 2022. Registrants will be REQUIRED to submit their portfolios in advance. OPA will contact all registrants on October 18\, 2022 with details and deadlines for portfolio submissions. \nCancellations and no shows will not be refunded. Please choose your time slot(s) carefully; we cannot accommodate requested schedule changes. Please arrive at your session on time. Reviewers cannot extend your session if you sign in late. \nAbout the Reviewers\nKipp Kobayashi \nKipp Kobayashi is an artist interested in the traces of human activity and how they transform the structures and systems of our physical world into living entities of our collective thoughts\, action and experiences. His work stems from his background growing up as an Asian American which has led to a lifelong interest in deconstructing our preconceived notions of who we are and what we are; breaking them down into the most basic elements of human and natural factors to better understand the unique sets of combinations and patterns that define a more nuanced interpretation of identity and cultural belonging. \nMikael Owunna \nMikael Owunna is a Nigerian American multi-media artist\, filmmaker\, and engineer from Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania. Exploring the intersections of visual media with engineering\, optics\, Blackness\, and African cosmologies\, his work seeks to elucidate an emancipatory vision of possibility that pushes people beyond all boundaries\, restrictions\, and frontiers. \nOwunna’s work has also been featured in media ranging from the New York Times to CNN\, NPR\, VICE\, and The Guardian. He has been commissioned for major public art installations by organizations including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, Cleveland Foundation\, Contemporary Art Museum Raleigh\, Pittsburgh International Airport\, and Orange Barrel Media. \nNataša Prljevic \nNATAŠA PRLJEVIĆ is an artist and cultural worker from Užice\, Serbia based in Brooklyn\, NY. Rooted in collage and assemblage practice\, Prljević is committed to collaboration and collective work which center poetics and politics of conflict\, diasporic intimacy\, and art as a tool for rehearsal of transnational solidarity and imagination. In the past ten years Prljević worked and studied with art and cultural workers\, educators\, healers\, activists\, collectives\, and organizations from all over the world. Prljević is one of the initiators of HEKLER\, an artist-run platform and transnational collective that focuses on critical and experimental examination of hospitality and conflict. \nShelly Willis \nShelly Willis has more than three decades of experience planning\, curating\, and managing the production of hundreds of temporary and permanent artworks throughout the country. \nAs the Director of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s Public Art Program from 2007-2017 she managed the City and County of Sacramento’s Art in Public Places Programs\, including the $8 million dollar Sacramento International Airport and the $9.5 million Entertainment and Sports Complex public art programs. Willis came to Sacramento after six years of managing the University of Minnesota’s public art program where she also taught public art courses in the Departments of Urban Studies and Landscape Architecture. \nAs a private consultant since 2017 her clients have included\, among others\, the Cities of Sparks\, Nevada\, West Sacramento\, San Leandro\, Palo Alto\, Elk Grove; the Port of Oakland and the County of Sacramento; artist’s Mildred Howard\, Lava Thomas\, and Janet Zweig; The McConnell Foundation\, Sacramento Municipal Utility District\, the Rail Arts District in Napa; and Napa Redevelopment Partners\, Fulcrum Properties\, and Riverview Capital Investments. \nLast year she curated and managed 18 temporary projects throughout the State of California\, as part of the State’s “Your Actions Save Lives” campaign which was designed to keep Californian’s healthy during the pandemic. \nRegistration\nRegistration is $12 per review; limit two reviews per person. \nThis registration link will redirect you to Eventbrite where you will complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/portfolio-reviews-fall-2022/ LOCATION:Zoom Video Conference CATEGORIES:Training for Artists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PortfolioReviews_Banner_2022.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220902T163650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T163650Z UID:10000189-1667491200-1667496600@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Public Art Opportunities and Applications DESCRIPTION:Applications for public art commissions and opportunities can be daunting. A large majority of artists who responded to the Pittsburgh Public Art Counts! survey indicated that they have never applied for a public art project because the process was confusing\, they didn’t know how to prepare required documents\, and because they felt as if they didn’t have the necessary experience to be a strong enough candidate. This fourth session of Public Art Training Camp will include a presentation by public art consultant Shelly Willis that will provide information to help artists prepare applications\, self-select before applying to an opportunity\, and demonstrate how an artist’s practice and skills make them eligible for a public art opportunity with no prior public art experience. This session will conclude with discussion. \nThis session will be held online via Zoom. \nAbout Shelly Willis\nShelly Willis has more than three decades of experience planning\, curating\, and managing the production of hundreds of temporary and permanent artworks throughout the country. \nAs the Director of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s Public Art Program from 2007-2017 she managed the City and County of Sacramento’s Art in Public Places Programs\, including the $8 million dollar Sacramento International Airport and the $9.5 million Entertainment and Sports Complex public art programs. Willis came to Sacramento after six years of managing the University of Minnesota’s public art program where she also taught public art courses in the Departments of Urban Studies and Landscape Architecture. \nAs a private consultant since 2017 her clients have included\, among others\, the Cities of Sparks\, Nevada\, West Sacramento\, San Leandro\, Palo Alto\, Elk Grove; the Port of Oakland and the County of Sacramento; artist’s Mildred Howard\, Lava Thomas\, and Janet Zweig; The McConnell Foundation\, Sacramento Municipal Utility District\, the Rail Arts District in Napa; and Napa Redevelopment Partners\, Fulcrum Properties\, and Riverview Capital Investments. \nLast year she curated and managed 18 temporary projects throughout the State of California\, as part of the State’s “Your Actions Save Lives” campaign which was designed to keep Californians healthy during the pandemic. \nTickets\nIndividual tickets are Pay What You Can ranging from $12\, $15\, or $20. \nThis registration link will redirect you to Eventbrite where you will complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/public-art-opportunities-and-applications/ LOCATION:Zoom Video Conference CATEGORIES:Public Art Training Camp,Symposium/Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PATC_Banner_Week_4_2022.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221107T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221107T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220902T163452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T150911Z UID:10000188-1667836800-1667842200@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Artist Self-Organization DESCRIPTION:A common question from respondents to the Pittsburgh Public Art Counts! survey was how can artists self-initiate projects? A thoughtful and fair question\, self-organization can be a way to help artists create opportunities for themselves and others\, develop a wider network\, and reconsider what it means to work in the public realm. Brooklyn-based artists Nataša Prljević and Farideh Sakhaeifar will be leading this session and sharing their experiences as individual artists and as members of HEKLER\, an artist-run platform and transnational collective that focuses on critical and experimental examinations of hospitality and conflict. \nThis session will be held online via Zoom. \nPlease note that this session will take place on a Monday. \nAbout Nataša Prljevic\nNATAŠA PRLJEVIĆ is an artist and cultural worker from Užice\, Serbia based in Brooklyn\, NY. Rooted in collage and assemblage practice\, Prljević is committed to collaboration and collective work which center poetics and politics of conflict\, diasporic intimacy\, and art as a tool for rehearsal of transnational solidarity and imagination. In the past ten years Prljević worked and studied with art and cultural workers\, educators\, healers\, activists\, collectives\, and organizations from all over the world. Prljević is one of the initiators of HEKLER\, an artist-run platform and transnational collective that focuses on critical and experimental examination of hospitality and conflict. \nAbout Farideh Sakhaeifar\nFarideh Sakhaeifar is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Brooklyn\, NY. Sakhaeifar’s work investigates the politics of conflict\, collective history\, and personal accounts. Since 2018 she has been working collaboratively as a member of HEKLER\, an artist-run collaborative platform that fosters the critical examination of hospitality and conflict. She received her MFA from Cornell University (2011) and her BFA from Azad Art and Architecture University in Iran (2008). \nTickets\nIndividual tickets are Pay What You Can ranging from $12\, $15\, or $20. \nThis registration link will redirect you to Eventbrite where you will complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/artist-self-organization/ LOCATION:Zoom Video Conference CATEGORIES:Public Art Training Camp,Symposium/Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PATC_Banner_Week_5_2022.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T134556 CREATED:20220902T163356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T163356Z UID:10000187-1668096000-1668101400@shiftworkspgh.org SUMMARY:Living and Working as an Independent Artist DESCRIPTION:A goal for many artists\, according to the Pittsburgh Public Art Counts! survey is to live and work as independent artists. For this last session of Public Art Training Camp multimedia artist\, filmmaker\, and engineer Mikael Owunna and fiber and social practice artist Aram Han Sifuentes will present on how they have developed sustainable and independent art practices. Their presentations will touch upon how they transitioned to becoming independent artists and their strategies for doing so. Following their presentations will be discussion with the audience. Participants are encouraged to bring questions. \nAbout Mikael Owunna\nMikael Owunna is a Nigerian American multi-media artist\, filmmaker\, and engineer from Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania. Exploring the intersections of visual media with engineering\, optics\, Blackness\, and African cosmologies\, his work seeks to elucidate an emancipatory vision of possibility that pushes people beyond all boundaries\, restrictions\, and frontiers. \nOwunna’s work has also been featured in media ranging from the New York Times to CNN\, NPR\, VICE\, and The Guardian. He has been commissioned for major public art installations by organizations including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, Cleveland Foundation\, Contemporary Art Museum Raleigh\, Pittsburgh International Airport\, and Orange Barrel Media. \nAbout Aram Han Sifuentes\nAram Han Sifuentes is a fiber and social practice artist who creates participatory projects that center immigrant and disenfranchised communities. Solo exhibitions of her work have been presented at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum (Chicago)\, Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago)\, Chicago Cultural Center (Chicago)\, Pulitzer Arts Foundation (St. Louis)\, moCa Cleveland (Cleveland)\, and Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles). Aram has received numerous awards including 3Arts Award\, 3Arts Next Level Award\, Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship\, Map Fund\, and Joyce Award. She is currently a professor\, adjunct\, at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. \nTickets\nIndividual tickets are Pay What You Can ranging from $12\, $15\, or $20. \nThis registration link will redirect you to Eventbrite where you will complete your registration. \nRegistration URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/living-and-working-as-an-independent-artist/ LOCATION:Zoom Video Conference CATEGORIES:Public Art Training Camp,Symposium/Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://shiftworkspgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PATC_Banner_Week_6_2022.png ORGANIZER;CN="Office for Public Art":MAILTO:info@opapgh.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR