Thursday October 01, 2009 - 12/31/2010 • International Collaboration
Building a Transatlantic Bridge
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, along with the LVR-Industriemuseum in Oberhausen, Germany, has created the Building a Transatlantic Bridge project, a dynamic partnership that is connecting students from these two regions by using technology with a focus on the art and industrial heritage of the regions of Pittsburgh and the Ruhr Valley. The project is funded by the American Association of Museums and the U.S. Department of State.
Teachers and students from Greensburg Salem High School, and teachers and students in Heinrich-Böll-Gesamtschule, Gymnasium Gustav-Heinemann-Schulzentrum, and Freiherr-vom Stein-Gymnasium in Germany are participating in the project. Students identify steelmaking as the major 20th century industry of southwestern Pennsylvania and the Ruhr Valley, and reasons for the decline of steelmaking in each region, and are able to see how each region has adapted to these changes. Central to the exchange for participants is the creation of a central blog using free, open-source publishing tools. The blog serves as the primary platform for highlighting new achievements and illustrating project activities. Postings come from museum staff, students and teachers, and/or community participants.
Click here to go to our blog.
Visit The Westmoreland to experience our recently transformed KidSpace, which includes an interactive kiosk for visitors to record stories and reactions or to view other visitors' videos about the project or what they have experienced in the Museum. Another kiosk features Building a Transatlantic Bridge web sites, including links to social media sites established for the project, and to Feuerländer: Regions of Vulcan, an exhibition that features The Westmoreland's Born of Fire: The Valley of Work. The exhibition is on view in Oberhausen through November 28, 2010, as part of Germany's Ruhr Region's designation as the 2010 European Capital of Culture.
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Cost : free with admission donation
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Monday May 24, 2010 - 09/06/2010 • Special Summer Program
Blue Star Museums
Westmoreland Museum of American Art is participating in the Blue Star Museums program, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 600 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2010.
Click here for a complete list of participating Blue Star Museums.
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Cost : Free program
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Sunday September 05, 2010 - 08/28/2011 • Imagine Nation Studio Sundays
Stories in Art
Introducing Imagine Nation Studio Sundays!
Every Sunday from 12-3 PM, children and their favorite adult can drop by the Museum for free, themed art activity. Available for kids of all ages to learn about art and to give them the opportunity to create their own art project in the studio. There will be different art project featured each week.
Funding for Imagine Nation Studio Sundays is provided by Peoples Natural Gas.
Time : 12-3 PM
Cost : FREE
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Thursday September 09, 2010 • Thursday Evenings at The Westmoreland
Rooted in Tradition Gallery Walk
Join our Chief Curator, Barbara Jones, on a walk-through of the exhibition that chronicles the history of the art quilt movement from 1980 through the present and brings the quilt decisively from the bed to the wall.
Call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 for more information.
Credit: Jean Ray Laury, Girls of the Golden West, 2001
Time : 7:00PM
Cost : Free
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Saturday September 11, 2010 • Second Saturday Studios
Imagine With Me - Crazy Quilts
Developed for pre-school / kindergarten children and their favorite adult, these 90-minute art classes are a way to spark creativity and connect with your child.
Create your very own miniature quilt! Color, cut and add your own designs! You'll also see the exhibition Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum.
Download registration form here.
Time : 11:00AM-12:30PM
Cost : $20 per class or $32 for two classes
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Saturday September 25, 2010 • Free Admission Day
Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
Enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide. How? Present the Museum Day admission card to receive free general admission at The Westmoreland and other participating Museum Day locations.
Click here to download your admission card.
For more information, call 724/837-1500 ext. 10
Time : 11:00AM - 5:00PM
Cost : Free
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Thursday September 30, 2010 • Thursday Evenings at The Westmoreland
Art of the People Gallery Walk – Reinstallation of The Westmoreland’s Permanent Collections
Join our Collections Manager Doug Evans on a walk through the recent reinstallation of the permanent collection galleries. This gallery walk coincides with The Westmoreland's newly published permanent collection catalog which highlights such works as the Henry Wise Tall Case Clock, Thomas Lynch Tiffany Window, Mary Cassatt's Mother and Two Children, and Milton Avery's Arrangement with Plants, among others, will be discussed. Come and revisit some old friends and see some new additions to the collection.
Call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 for more information.
Time : 7:00PM
Cost : Free
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Saturday October 09, 2010 • Second Saturday Studios
Be an Artist - Cool Collage
Developed for children ages 7-10, these fun-filled 2-hour art classes ignite creative experimentation while teaching fundamental art techniques.
Check out the landscapes in the museum's permanent collection. Then you will see what it's like to sketch outside and create an amazing collage from everyday materials!
Download registration form here.
Time : 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cost : $20 per class or $32 for two classes
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Saturday November 13, 2010 • Second Saturday Studios
Imagine With Me - My Favorite Things
Developed for pre-school / kindergarten children and their favorite adult, these 90-minute art classes are a way to spark creativity and connect with your child.
Make a portrait of yourself that is life sized! Then you'll draw a few of your favorite things inside. You will also see the new exhibition, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh: Celebrating a Century of Art on a guided tour.
Download registration form here.
Time : 11:00AM-12:30PM
Cost : $20 per class or $32 for two classes
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Saturday December 11, 2010 • Second Saturday Studios
Be an Artist - Storytelling Art
Developed for children ages 7-10, these fun-filled 2-hour art classes ignite creative experimentation while teaching fundamental art techniques.
Be the main character in a painting that tells a story! Tour the exhibition Associated Artists of Pittsburgh: Celebrating a Century of Art and get inspired. In the studio you'll use paint and real artist canvas to create a narrative painting.
Download registration form here.
Time : 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cost : $20 per class or $32 for two classes
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