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Calendar of Events
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Friday January 27, 2012 - 03/01/2012 • Shop Event
Call For Entires - Juried Artists Market
An American Marketplace event
Saturday, April 21, 2012
This artists market will be JURIED by the museum shop purchasing committee and will be, beginning this year, held twice annually, once in the spring and once in the fall. All products available for sale must be original in design and execution.
Deadline for submission of images: March 1, 2012
The Committee will only accept digital images for the jurying process, submitted via email to the Museum Shop Manager. Digital files must be submitted in JPEG format. Each image is to be no wider than 2400 pixels at 72dpi and must appear in the correct format (vertical or horizontal). Improperly submitted images will be disqualified. Digital files must be labeled as follows:
Artist's name, followed by the title of the piece (see example)
Ex: WinslowHomer_SunsetFires
The quality of your digital images may influence the juror's decision.
Please include an artist's bio and artist's statement with your entries. Notification of accepted entries will be made the week of March 12, 2012. Selected works and information on the artists will be available on the Museum's Facebook page as soon as they are selected. A specific announcement for the Artist Market will be mailed one month prior to the event.
Please include the following with each submission: Artist's Name and Address, Phone number and Email address, Description of work/product, Medium, and Price Range. The museum will retain a 50% commission for all market and shop sales.
Submit images for the jurying process to:
museumshop@wmuseumaa.org
Questions? Contact Ginnie Leiner, Museum Shop Manager at 724.837.1500 ext. 41 or vleiner@wmuseumaa.org
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Friday February 03, 2012 • Opening Celebration
SEE IT FIRST! The Art of Seating & Transitions of Form
Features light bites and a cash bar. Reservations are appreciated by calling 724/837-1500 ext. 29.
Museum Members: Join us at 6:00 PM and hear opening remarks by Barbara L. Jones, Chief Curator.
Hosted by The Westmoreland Women's Committee.
Time : 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Cost : Free
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Sunday February 05, 2012 • Art Class
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 a different art project featured each week.
February - Poetry in Paint and Print
Don't worry if you can't write poetry! This month we'll show you how much fun it can be to play with words and images to create visual poems. You'll have tons of fun exploring and mixing it up with paints, printmaking and text.
Upcoming Themes:
March - Delectable Design
Delectable means delightful and enjoyable and is often used to describe a delicious meal. Delectable design will give you the chance to create some delightful projects inspired by the way in which food can provide the decorative images in different designs.
April - Art and Nature
Fun ways to look at plants and animals in art. You'll have lots of fun learning some cool and unusual ways in which you can illustrate a variety of wildlife.
Funding for Imagine Nation Studio Sundays is provided by Peoples Natural Gas.
Time : 12:00PM - 3:00PM
Cost : Free
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Friday February 10, 2012 • Happy Hour Event
Art on Tap 5.2.7
Join us for a casual happy hour at The Westmoreland the second Friday of every month! Relax and enjoy music, scavenger hunts, and fun with friends! What a great way to end your work week! Admission is $7 and includes 2 drink tickets (beer or wine).
All Saint's Brewery in Greensburg will do a beer tasting and Detention will be performing during this month's Art on Tap 5.2.7.
Time : 5:00PM-7:00PM
Cost : $7 (includes admission & 2 drink tickets)
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Saturday February 11, 2012 - 05/05/2012 • Art Classes
Imagine Nation Art Classes
Where children ages 7-10 can expand and explore their creativity through innovative and engaging programs taught by professional artist instructors.
Art Class Schedule
February 11: Animal Outfits
March 10: Take a Seat
April 12: Let's Look at the Sky
May 5: Animal Outfits
Art classes and workshops now just $10 per session! Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 or email education@wmuseumaa.org
Download the registration form.
Time : 10:00AM - 12:00 PM
Cost : $10 per class
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Saturday February 11, 2012 • Art Class
Animal Outfits
Where children ages 7-10 can expand and explore their creativity through innovative and engaging programs taught by professional artist instructors.
Have you ever noticed that many dogs out for winter walks wear coats, sweaters and even boots? Can you imagine what kind of outfit a goldfish or a pet mouse might wear to stay warm? Even if you don't have a pet, you will have a lot of fun and a lot of laughs dreaming up crazy creations for different animals to wear.
Art classes and workshops now just $10 per session! Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 or email education@wmuseumaa.org
Download the registration form.
Time : 10:00AM - 12:00 PM
Cost : $10 per class
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Friday February 17, 2012 • Special Event
Art Students Night
College and university art students will have the opportunity to tour the current exhibition, The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design, and to socialize with their peers and teachers. This event will feature free admission, meet the artist: Brian Ferrell: Transitions of Form, gallery games, scavenger hunts, refreshments, music and discount in the museum shop with student I.D.
Time : 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Cost : Free
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Friday February 17, 2012 • Friday Evenings at The Westmoreland
Gallery Talk: Transitions of Form
Hear regional artist Brian Ferrell describe how contemporary artisans design one-of-a-kind chairs and furniture as we examine his own work on exhibition in the Walsh Gallery. Discover how this artist transforms traditional materials into modern day art forms that are both beautiful and functional.
With a B.F.A. in jewelry and metals from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, Brian Ferrell is Assistant Professor of Art at Seton Hill University and a workshop instructor at the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh. A native of Jeannette, Brians creations have been included in group and solo exhibitions at Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY; the Metropolitan Center for Visual Arts, Rockville, MD; and the Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh among others. His work has also been featured in publications such as 500 Tables from Lark Books, and is held in private collections in the U.S. and Europe.
Time : 7:00PM
Cost : Free
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Friday February 24, 2012 • Special Event
Poetry Out Loud Regional Finals
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation present Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Poetry Out Loud is a program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will host a regional competition representing Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset counties. The regional champion will advance to the state finals held in Harrisburg, and the state champion will compete in the National Finals, to take place on May 13-15, 2012, in Washington, DC. More than 365,000 students from 2,255 high schools took part in the 2010-2011 Poetry Out Loud.
Poetry Out Loud Awards
Students who participate in the official Poetry Out Loud program may be eligible to compete in the state and National Finals in 2012. Each state champion receives $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC, to compete for the national championship. The state champion's school receives a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books. The first runner-up in each state receives $100, with $200 for his or her school library. Poetry Out Loud will award a total of $50,000 in cash and school stipends at the National Finals, including a $20,000 award for the Poetry Out Loud National Champion.
If there are inclement weather conditions on February 24, the Poetry Out Loud Regional Finals will be rescheduled to Saturday, February 25 from 7-10 PM
Time : 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Cost : Free
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Wednesday February 29, 2012 • Brown Bag Lecture
Gallery Talk: Take a Seat
Join Jason Busch, Curatorial Chair for Collections and The Alan G. and Jane A. Lehman Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at Carnegie Museum of Art (CMA), for a gallery talk in the exhibition The Art of Seating as we explore the history of chair design over the past two hundred years. Jason will share his perspective on the continuing evolution of chair design and the balance between artistic form and practical function that artists strive to achieve.
Busch has written numerous essays on decorative arts for exhibition catalogs and publications such as the magazine Antiques and has lectured throughout the United States. With a B.A. in American Studies and a M.A. in Early American Culture he curated the inaugural exhibition Past Meets Present: Decorative Arts and Design at Carnegie Museum of Art currently on exhibition at the newly renovated Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries of CMA.
Designed and Manufactured by Vivian Beer (b. 1977), Penland, NC Current, 2004 Photo by Douglas J. Eng
Time : 12:00PM
Cost : Free
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Thursday March 01, 2012 • Special Event
Sit on It!
Sit on It! celebrates The Art of Seating through fun interpretations of chair design envisioned by local businesses and talented artists. Party goers will be treated to fabulous eats, good drinks and artfully decorated chairs. Tickets are $10 presale; $15 at the door with a cash bar and can be purchased online or at the Museum. Hosted by the Future Leaders of The Westmoreland.
Save $2 when you purchase a ticket to Sit on It! along with an Art on Tap 5.2.7 admission during Art on Tap 5.2.7 on February 10!
For more information, contact Laura at 724-837-1500 ext. 31
Many thanks to the following for their support:
Delisi & Associates
Greensburg Community Development Corp.
Quattrini/Rafferty
Fotorecord
Seton Hill University
Standard Bank
PNC Bank
Mr. Toads
Contempo Artistries Salon
Kepple-Graft Funeral Home
The Beauty of Braille
Massaro Law, LLC
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
NHS Schools
The Headkeeper Tapas Bar
Participating artists:
Danny Overdorff
Ken Nicholson
Nick christofano & The Unique Ink Crew
Staci Offut
Mike Budai
Gabe Felice
Carol Fischer
Brian McCall
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), Manufactured by Steelcase Corporation, Grand Rapids, MI, Johnson Wax Company Chair, c. 1938
Time : 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Cost : $10 presale; $15 at the door
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Friday March 09, 2012 • Happy Hour Event
Art on Tap 5.2.7
Join us for a casual happy hour at The Westmoreland the second Friday of every month! Relax and enjoy music, scavenger hunts, and fun with friends! What a great way to end your work week! Admission is $7 and includes 2 drink tickets (beer or wine).
Time : 5:00PM-7:00PM
Cost : $7 (includes admission & 2 drink tickets)
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Saturday March 10, 2012 • Art Class
Take a Seat
Where children ages 7-10 can expand and explore their creativity through innovative and engaging programs taught by professional artist instructors.
Do you have a favorite chair that you love to curl up in at home? Do you read a book, cuddle your cat or daydream there? Take a look at the Art of Seating exhibition full of interesting, creative and amusing chairs for you to be inspired by before you try your hand at designing and making your very own model of a chair!
Art classes and workshops now just $10 per session! Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 or email education@wmuseumaa.org
Download the registration form.
Time : 10:00AM - 12:00 PM
Cost : $10 per class
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Friday March 16, 2012 • Friday Evenings at The Westmoreland
Lecture - Global Influence on American Design
Join Dr. Diane DeMell Jacobsen, collector of the forty-three chairs in the exhibition The Art of Seating, as she examines the historical and cultural changes both in the United States and around the world that influenced American chair design. From the simple to the ornate, the casual to the formal; the flashy to the modest, all these works of art originally served as functional pieces of furniture. From the halls of Congress to the American living room, the design of these chairs have been influenced by world events, cultural changes, and the impact of technology on American designers and manufacturers of decorative arts.
Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. is a successful business executive, International Affairs Scholar, community leader and passionate collector of American art. Her collection is nationally recognized for its depth and breadth of museum quality paintings, sculpture, and applied arts. Ranging from the early 19th century to today, the encyclopedic, scholarly survey stresses the formation of a national character and shows the unique history of American art through the majority of the important movements.
A member of an Advisory Group of the Council on Foreign Relations, a trustee of the Saint Louis Art Museum, 2003 recipient of the Allison Atlas Award recognizing her extraordinary efforts on behalf of the National Marrow Donor Program, and the 2005 Distinguished Alumna for Washington University in St. Louis, Dr. Jacobsen also lends her expertise to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and serves on the Advisory Board of the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville, Florida.
Designed by David Wolcott Kendall (1851-1910) Manufactured by Phoenix Furniture Company (Founded 1870), Grand Rapids, MI McKinley Arm Chair, c. 1894-96 Photo by Michael Koryta and Andrew VanStyn, Director of Acquisitions, Conservation and Photography
Time : 7:00PM
Cost : Free
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Saturday March 17, 2012 • Imagine Nation
Family Day
A day the whole family will enjoy at The Westmoreland. At Family Day, families can participate in fun activities and children can register to become a member of the Imagine Nation Club. Imagine Nation is a brand developed by the Westmoreland Museum of American Art with the goal of providing children and adults with a fun, new way to experience art.
Time : 11:00AM - 3:00PM
Cost : Free
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Friday April 13, 2012 • Happy Hour Event
Art on Tap 5.2.7
Join us for a casual happy hour at The Westmoreland the second Friday of every month! Relax and enjoy music, scavenger hunts, and fun with friends! What a great way to end your work week! Admission is $7 and includes 2 drink tickets (beer or wine).
Time : 5:00PM - 7:00PM
Cost : $7 (includes admission & 2 drink tickets)
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Saturday April 14, 2012 • Art Class
Lets Look at the Sky
Where children ages 7-10 can expand and explore their creativity through innovative and engaging programs taught by professional artist instructors.
Take a tour of landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes and see how different the sky can look in each. You'll also discover how different the sky is at night, with the seasons, and with weather. Then, head down to the studio to create different skies using a variety of art materials. With your imagination and creativity& the sky's the limit!
Art classes and workshops now just $10 per session! Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 or email education@wmuseumaa.org
Download the registration form.
Time : 10:00AM - 12:00 PM
Cost : $10 per class
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Saturday April 21, 2012 • Shop Event
Juried Artists Market
The Westmoreland's semi-annual Juried Artists Market features the works of new artists as well as currently consigned artists found in An American Marketplace, the Shop at The Westmoreland.
Time : 11:00AM-4:00PM
Cost : Free
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Friday April 27, 2012 • Opening Celebration
The Westmoreland's Juried Biennial
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has a strong commitment to regional artists, both in the context of history and in our own time.
Come celebrate with the artists that have been selected for the 2012 The Westmoreland Juried Biennial. Light bites and a cash bar. Reservations appreciated by calling 724-837-1500 ext. 29.
Museum Members: Join us at 6:00 PM for a special preview.
The juror for the 2012 Biennial is Kerry Oliver-Smith, Curator of Contemporary Art, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Time : 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Cost : Free
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Saturday May 05, 2012 • Art Class
Fun with Still Life
Where children ages 7-10 can expand and explore their creativity through innovative and engaging programs taught by professional artist instructors.
Let's look at the variety of objects that have inspired artists to paint them as still life. You'll see everything from food to shells on a beach, arranged to create still life paintings. We'll focus on food and then you'll go to the studio to create your own crazy, modern and delicious take on still life with food, using collage and mixed media.
Art classes and workshops now just $10 per session! Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 or email education@wmuseumaa.org
Download the registration form.
Time : 10:00AM - 12:00 PM
Cost : $10 per class
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Friday May 11, 2012 • Happy Hour Event
Art on Tap 5.2.7
Join us for a casual happy hour at The Westmoreland the second Friday of every month! Relax and enjoy music, scavenger hunts, and fun with friends! What a great way to end your work week! Admission is $7 and includes 2 drink tickets (beer or wine).
Time : 5:00PM - 7:00PM
Cost : $7 (includes admission & 2 drink tickets)
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Saturday May 12, 2012 • Art Class
Sense of Place: Pennsylvania - Week 1: Eastern Woodlands Indians
For ages 7-10
Celebrate your very own corner of Pennsylvania with this series of three very special workshops. These fun workshops will combine art, music and historical artifacts. Experience something different each week while looking at and creating art and music each step of the way. Come along for all three workshops to discover the history of Pennsylvania or sign-up for one or two if you can't make it to all of them.
Week 1: Eastern Woodlands Indians
You'll experience traditional Seneca songs, play a Native American stick game, dance a unity dance and make a project using pictographs.
Art classes and workshops now just $10 per session! Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 or email education@wmuseumaa.org
Download the registration form.
Time : 10:00AM - 12:00 PM
Cost : $10 per class
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Saturday May 12, 2012 - 05/26/2012 • Art Workshops
Art and Music Special - Sense of Place: Pennsylvania
For ages 7-10
Celebrate your very own corner of Pennsylvania with this series of three very special workshops. These fun workshops will combine art, music and historical artifacts. Experience something different each week while looking at and creating art and music each step of the way. Come along for all three workshops to discover the history of Pennsylvania or sign-up for one or two if you can't make it to all of them.
May 12 - Week 1: Eastern Woodlands Indians
May 19 - Week 2: Early Settlers
May 26 - Week 3: Industrial Age
Art classes and workshops now just $10 per session! Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 or email education@wmuseumaa.org
Download the registration form.
Time : 10:00AM - 12:00 PM
Cost : $10 per class
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Saturday May 19, 2012 • Art Class
Sense of Place: Pennsylvania - Week 2: Early Settlers
For ages 7-10
Celebrate your very own corner of Pennsylvania with this series of three very special workshops. These fun workshops will combine art, music and historical artifacts. Experience something different each week while looking at and creating art and music each step of the way. Come along for all three workshops to discover the history of Pennsylvania or sign-up for one or two if you can't make it to all of them.
Week 2: Early Settlers
Explore the culture of people who first settled western Pennsylvania and make "junk" instruments to play while you sing the groundhog song and other fun songs inspired by the settlers. You'll discover how to dance a reel too. So come ready to create and move and sing!
Art classes and workshops now just $10 per session! Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 or email education@wmuseumaa.org
Download the registration form.
Time : 10:00AM - 12:00 PM
Cost : $10 per class
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Saturday May 26, 2012 • Art Class
Sense of Place: Pennsylvania - Week 3: Industrial Age
For ages 7-10
Celebrate your very own corner of Pennsylvania with this series of three very special workshops. These fun workshops will combine art, music and historical artifacts. Experience something different each week while looking at and creating art and music each step of the way. Come along for all three workshops to discover the history of Pennsylvania or sign-up for one or two if you can't make it to all of them.
Week 3: Industrial Age
In this final week, you'll learn how the steel industry made big changes to Pennsylvania as you hear songs that illustrate the work of the steel mills. You'll investigate the symbols and images that artists used in their paintings and examine historical photographs and maps for the clues to change. Finally, you'll create a song, using kazoos, to tell the story of western Pennsylvania's industry, then, now and in the future.
Art classes and workshops now just $10 per session! Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 or email education@wmuseumaa.org
Download the registration form.
Time : 10:00AM - 12:00 PM
Cost : $10 per class
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Friday June 08, 2012 • Happy Hour Event
Art on Tap 5.2.7
Join us for a casual happy hour at The Westmoreland the second Friday of every month! Relax and enjoy music, scavenger hunts, and fun with friends! What a great way to end your work week! Admission is $7 and includes 2 drink tickets (beer or wine).
Time : 5:00PM - 7:00PM
Cost : $7 (includes admission & 2 drink tickets)
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Friday July 13, 2012 • Happy Hour Event
Art on Tap 5.2.7
Join us for a casual happy hour at The Westmoreland the second Friday of every month! Relax and enjoy music, scavenger hunts, and fun with friends! What a great way to end your work week! Admission is $7 and includes 2 drink tickets (beer or wine).
Time : 5:00PM - 7:00PM
Cost : $7 (includes admission & 2 drink tickets)
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