This fall, three international style writers, muralists, and street artists stepped foot in Pittsburgh for their first time — and they left their marks on the walls of Bloomfield, Homewood, and Garfield....
If you’ve been out and about in Pittsburgh’s East End in recent days, you may have noticed some new murals adorning previously empty walls. These new artworks emerged from the latest edition of Hemispheric Conversations: Urban Art Project (HCUAP, pronounced “hiccup”), which brought in its latest cohort of international artists...
"To some, it's art. To most people, however, it's a plague that never ends." So goes a piece of opening dialogue in Style Wars, a 1983 short documentary renowned for capturing New York City's then-growing hip-hop and graffiti arts scene. Read by late actor Sam Schacht in a scholarly, PBS-friendly...
These dynamic women will share their perspectives on motherhood and activism, drawing connections to Vanka's powerful portrayals, then lead an engaging conversation about the murals' representation of maternal strength, opening the floor for audience participation and dialogue....