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SUMMARY:Family Matters: Writing Immigrant Stories
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 second session of this season of OPA Live!\, we welcome our host\, photographer Karen Lue\, and her guest\, writer Cathy Linh Che. \nSession Description\nKaren Lue and Cathy Linh Che will discuss translating immigrant stories and familial relationships into creative work. Both Karen and Cathy’s work are informed by their identities as Asian Americans and their experiences growing up in immigrant families. They will explore themes such as intergenerational trauma\, mental well-being\, art as healing\, and more. \nAbout Karen Lue\nKaren Lue is a Chinese American artist whose photographs explore aspects of identity in relation to concepts of grief\, loss\, isolation\, and displacement. She also examines her identity through self-portraiture and the body as it is shaped by her race\, ethnicity\, chronic illness\, and mental well-being. Karen was an inaugural Visual Arts Coalition for Equity Fellow in 2021. She has exhibited at the Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media\, CDCP Project Space\, and SPACE Gallery\, and her work has been featured in SLANT’D Media and TABLE Magazine. \nAbout Cathy Linh Che\nCathy Linh Che is the author of  Split (Alice James Books)\, winner of the Kundiman Poetry Prize\, the Norma Farber First Book Award from the Poetry Society of America\, and the Best Poetry Book Award from the Association of Asian American Studies. She also cowrote the children’s book A Is for Asian American (Haymarket Books)\, which will be published in May 2023. She has received awards from MacDowell\, The Anderson Center\, and the Jerome Foundation\, among others. She is currently a PhD student in English at Fordham University and serves as Executive Director at Kundiman.
URL:https://shiftworkspgh.org/event/family-matters-writing-immigrant-stories/
LOCATION:Instagram Live
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk
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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. 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/pgh-tango-connection-at-allegheny-landing/
LOCATION:Allegheny Landing\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15212
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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