Host Brenda Smith of Upstream Pittsburgh takes over the OPA Instagram account for a live discussion with Susan Haugh of the Belwin Conservancy. Their discussion will focus on public engagement around the larger questions of ecosystem restoration and environmental threats.
Host Kirsi Jansa and guest Cheryl Slean take over the OPA Instagram account and discuss their topic of Changing Stories, Healing Climate.
Writer Sherrie Flick will lead this guided hour-and-a-half walking and writing tour that uses the urban environment for creative inspiration.
Classically trained Indian dancer and founder of Sanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music, Shambhavi Desai will lead an outdoor class to teach participants a blend of Indian dance.
Classically trained Indian dancer and founder of Sanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music, Shambhavi Desai will lead an outdoor class to teach participants a blend of Indian dance.
Host Hanna Beightley and guest Amanda Reddy take over the OPA Instagram account to discuss lead poisoning prevention and best practices for communities.
Writer Sherrie Flick will lead this guided hour-and-a-half walking and writing tour that uses the urban environment for creative inspiration.
OPA will be onsite during this event to feature the artists and artworks of the Environment, Health, and Public Art initiative.
This first session will outline the definition of creative placemaking within Pittsburgh’s public realm. Guest speaker Njaimeh Njie will provide an overview of her experience working on Homecoming: Hill District, USA.
Registration for Public Art Training Camp 2021 is now open. This training series will focus on artists and communities building relationships and collaborative practices.
Artist Edith Abeyta will be in conversation with filmmaker Tony Buba and Judy Barricella. Buba and Barricella worked together as a team on the film Small Differences,and on Voices of Our Region, an oral history project featuring 57 first-person stories from Western Pennsylvanians living with disabilities.
An afternoon dance workshop with Shambhavi Desai and the Sanskruti School of Indian Dance and Music. Class is appropriate for all age levels.
