Trust Arts Education Center Presents Gallery Crawl, 4/23

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Department of Education and Community Engagement celebrates spring in the Downtown Pittsburgh Cultural District with the free and festive Gallery Crawl on Friday, April 23, from 5:30 - 9 p.m. This exhilarating arts open house showcases an array of activities throughout the Cultural District with the trademark, eclectic mix of visual art, dance, music and more.

"The Gallery Crawl is a welcoming gateway for art-centric exploration in Pittsburgh's Cultural District and a great opportunity to bring people together for socializing and sharing a curiosity for varied art forms," said Kathryn J. Heidemann, Senior Manager of Education and Community Engagement, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

New, featured events for the spring crawl include a Silk Screen Asian Arts Organization performance showcase in Katz Plaza, the newly-formed Pittsburgh's Public Action Communitarian Theatre (PACT) at the Trust Arts Education Center, live music by Boca Chica at the Backstage Bar, Pittsburgh Architectural Club's debut exhibition, and numerous other visual and performing arts happenings comprising 20 spaces in the Cultural District.

All Gallery Crawl events are free and open to the public. For more information and a map of the Gallery Crawl events, visit pgharts.org or call (412) 456-6666. The Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District is sponsored by First Commonwealth with media support from City Paper and 91.3fm WYEP.

WOOD STREET GALLERIES
601 Wood Street

Claudia Hart: Empire
Empire, by Claudia Hart, features a four-screen animation of a virtual monument running the "course of empire," inspired by the paintings made by Hudson River School artist Thomas Cole's series.

Performance featuring composer Ella Buckley as an extension of her world. Empire slowly decays and molds as it transits from sunrise to sunset.

SPACE
812 Liberty Avenue

Rock, Paper, Scissors
An art exhibition linking 3 unique galleries located in 3 distinct Pittsburgh neighborhoods and featuring local, national and international artists. Each venue will focus on 1 of the 3 titular materials-Rock (SPACE), Paper (Artists Image Resource/AIR) and Scissors (Fe).

Music by DJ hi-top wrangler

91.3fm WYEP Music Station outside of SPACE

TRUST ARTS EDUCATION CENTER
805-807 Liberty Avenue

Peirce Studio (Lower Level)
Pittsburgh PACT's Casino Liberty
Pittsburgh's Public Action Communitarian Theatre's (PACT) preview of an upcoming production that explores the impact of randomness, risk, and reward on life in the East End. Performance excerpts (15-20 minutes each) beginning at 6:00, 6:45, 7:30, and 8:15

Movement Room (2nd floor)
Movement Classes by Dance Alloy
Creative Movement 6-6:30pm, Hip-Hop 6:30pm-7pm, and Afro-Fusion 7pm-7:30pm.

SHAW GALLERIES
805 Liberty Avenue

Joan Milsom: The Long Span
This mini-retrospective exhibit will feature oils, watercolors and mixed media works that showcase the independent spirit of legendary local artist Joan Milsom

HARRIS THEATER
809 Liberty Avenue

Locally made short films looping in the theater, and photography by David Burt Harris in the Cellar Gallery

937 LIBERTY AVENUE
Bricolage Space - 1st floor:

Pre-Opening Night of "Speech & Debate" by Stephen Karam
Bricolage presents a series of artwork, installations, impromptu debates, and music - all aligned with the themes of our upcoming production of "Speech & Debate," opening April 24!

2nd floor

exchange
emerging and experienced artists come together - an Associated Artists of Pittsburgh exhibition. 40 emerging and experienced artists came together to produce art work for this first of 70 exhibitions this year celebrating the centennial of the organization.

TOONSEUM
945 Liberty

The Art of Akira
A rare exhibition featuring original animation art from the groundbreaking Anime classic Akira.

707 PENN GALLERY
707 Penn Avenue

dark and shiny night
Robert Raczka's exhibit "dark & shiny night" is a series of large photographs depicting the surreal beauty of the human-made world at night. The images connect a broad range of subjects from the enticements of advertising displays to nature cultivated as landscaping.

709 PENN GALLERY
709 Penn Avenue

Off the Page: The Comic Book and Game Art of Christopher Moeller
Christopher Moeller tells stories of crisis and resolution, struggle and redemption, using acrylic paint and a simple assortment of brushes.

LE CORDON BLEU INSTITUTE OF CULINARY ARTS
808 Liberty Avenue

Culinary Sculptures
Various sugar and tallow sculpture pieces created by PCI faculty. Hot food and beverages prepared by PCI students available for $1

AUGUST WILSON CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
980 Liberty Avenue

Sculptures by Thaddeus G. Mosley
Thad Mosley digs deep into art history, jazz, heritage and himself to create emotive sculptures that transcend generational and cultural boundaries.

SALON CHRISTINE
942 Penn Avenue

White Wedding
Wedding-themed local art, including photography by Joanne Bartone, and music by DJ Kelli Burns at an aromatic salon/spa

FUTURE TENANT
819 Penn Avenue

Responding
Features the work of five artist responding to a site of their choice. Curated By Anna E. Mikolay. With artists Rose Clancy, Vanessa German, Maria Mangano, David Pohl, and David Montano.
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CAPA GALLERY
111 Ninth St.

Made by Many Hands
CAPA's Theaters Arts Costume Design majors will display their many hours of talented work made for CAPA shows from the last 3 years

901 PENN GALLERY
901 Penn Avenue

Steel City Suppositions
Pittsburgh Architectural Club presents an exhibition of new ideas by young architects, who have created architectural expressions that would change and improve Pittsburgh. PAG is a group of architects, designers, and the allied fields who possess and appreciation of architecture.

905 PENN GALLERY
905 Penn Avenue

Looking In, Looking Out
Artists will create works live in the storefront window based on the theme of food, benefiting the Oakland Community Pantry and Resource Center

NORTHSIDE URBAN PATHWAYS GALLERY
914 Penn Avenue

Local Artist Impact
Murals & paintings created with visiting artist Lesley Ansley + steelpan, jazz & hip-hop performances + local crafters vending

BICYCLE COMMUTER CENTER
130 7th St. (Century Building)

Free artful public bike parking, giveaways courtesy of Bike Pittsburgh, plus unicycle performances by members of Zany Umbrella Circus!

BACKSTAGE BAR
655 Penn Avenue

Boca Chica
Live music by indie folk/alt-country pop band Boca Chica 5:30-7:30 pm

KATZ PLAZA
7th St. and Penn Avenue

First Commonwealth Hospitality Spot
Cookies, prizes and giveaways courtesy of First Commonwealth

Silk Screen: Asian Arts Organization & Film Festival Performances
Ongoing rotation of belly dancing, taiko drumming, Indian classical dance, sword dancing, and more!

2010 U.S Women's Open
Putting green, games, prizes and more

ALL INFORMATION AND LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE! Visit pgharts.org for updated and more detailed information.

Lead Sponsor: First Commonwealth, Other Sponsors: City Paper, WYEP 91.3 FM, Kreider Printing

All official Gallery Crawl locations will be marked with a Cultural District Stop sidewalk sign.

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