Calling all art lovers: events in Pittsburgh this week include art actions, an exhibition opening, and a gallery crawl. Your collection might need a new addition…
5Point Adventure Film Festival
3 Rivers Outdoor Co., September 22
What’s more epic than watching a film about the outdoors while seated outdoors? Before the screening of On the Road Reel 2 starts at 8:30pm, take part in games and activities like corn hole, shopping, and listening to live music.
Art on Fire
Rockwell Park, September 22
Ten percent of Pittsburgh Glass Center’s annual operating funds are generated at this one-night-only party and glass art auction. Not only is this fundraiser an opportunity to purchase unique, handmade glass, it’s also a chance to help support free public programming and glass education in Pittsburgh.
Art for Change
Stage AE, September 22
If you’re looking to add painted or framed artwork to your home’s collection, the Persad Center’s 36 annual art auction takes over Stage AE on Friday. The proceeds from the artwork purchased during this event support HIV/AIDS-affected communities and provide mental health services to the LGBTQ+ community.
Workflow
Wood Street Galleries, Opening Reception September 22
Artist Jenson Leonard’s first solo exhibition uses film and computer monitors to comment on the intersection of Blackness and capitalism. “My film seeks to disabuse notions of completion, whether it be completion of the human, the nation state, or civil society,” Leonard says of Workflow. “[Methods] to maximize profits and production can be traced back to methods worked out and perfected in the cotton and sugar cane fields hundreds of years prior.”
Fall Gallery Crawl
Downtown, September 22
A silent disco, a performing dance piece, the Market Square Night Market, Workflow‘s opening reception, and street magic. Find all this and more during the fall iteration of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Gallery Crawl.
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