The Westmoreland plans virtual July artist talk, pop-up studio

Shirley McMarlin
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 10:59 a.m. | Tuesday, June 30, 2020 10:59 a.m.

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The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has announced its virtual programming for July. The Greensburg facility is tentatively scheduled to reopen to the public on Aug. 5.

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has announced virtual July programming inspired by the current exhibition, “African American Art in the 20th Century,” and its complementary exhibition in the Post 1950s Gallery, along with a new exhibition by Pittsburgh artist Ellen Chisdes Neuberg and works from the permanent collection.

Programming includes:

• In Conversation, with African American artists Renée Stout and Alisha B. Wormsley, livestreaming 7-8 p.m. July 15.

The pair will discuss their artistic practices and influences on their work. Registration deadline is July 13, and participants will receive an email with a link to the program on July 14.

Information and registration is available here.

• Can O’ Cactus, virtual pop-up studio from 6-8 p.m. July 29.

Participants 18 and older will create a shabby chic-style cactus sculpture from pre-cut wood, paint, nails and an old can. Specific class materials will be mailed to participants, or the kit can be picked up at the museum prior to the class. Additionally, participants will need a hammer, paint brushes and glue.

Fee for self-pickup and class is $15, or $10 for museum members. Mailed kit is $20, or $15 f0r members.

Register here by July 15.

• “Living a Life … A Puzzlement,” a virtual exhibition of new abstract-surrealist paintings by Ellen Chisdes Neuberg, longtime owner of Gallerie Chiz in Shadyside.

Also available on the museum website are:

• Blogs on artists and works featured in “African American Art in the 20th Century.”

• A Virtual Enrichment Video Series highlighting an artwork from the permanent collection or featured exhibition.

• Virtual tours of studios of artists featured in the museum’s permanent collection.

During July, artists Bud Gibbons, Tina Williams Brewer and Adrienne Heinrich will share their studios via video, joining Pittsburgh artist Cynthia F. Cooley’s studio tour. Cooley is known for vivid paintings of steel mill interiors, the city’s hillside neighborhoods and industrial valleys.

• Printable coloring pages inspired by beach-themed paintings from the museum’s collection.

Details: thewestmoreland.org