Starting Oct. 1, the Bridgeville Public Library becomes home to an impressive collection of outdoor and indoor art as part of the first Bridgeville Library Sculpture Exhibition.
The show is the result of a partnership of the Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors, Public Art Bridgeville and the library’s Bill & Grace McDivitt Center for Lifelong Learning.
Throughout October, the library will host a variety of sculptures created by 14 artists from the Greater Pittsburgh area. The event kicks off with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at the library.
Featured artists are Guy J. Bellaver, Isaac Bower, Dino DeIuliis, Dan Droz, Howard Goldfarb, Sal Greco, Gadi Leshem, Duncan MacDiarmid, Mark McKenzie, Ronald Nigro, Lisa Platt, Amy Short, Sarah Simmons, and Kara Zuzu.
Other parts of the community, including sidewalks and parks, have already become ad hoc art exhibition spaces for a variety of outdoor sculptures that are part of Public Art Bridgeville’s first annual outdoor sculpture exhibition, running through March 1.
Indoor sculptures can be viewed during normal library hours (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) in October.
The show’s outdoor sculptures are available for viewing during daylight hours. The Bridgeville Public Library is located at 505 McMillan St.
The goal of the Public Art Bridgeville Project is to celebrate public art, and private art sited in public places, and to add to it. The arts included initially in the project are visual art and music, with the inclusion of performing art, such as dance and theater, planned for the future. For more information, visit PublicArtBRIDGEVILLE.com.
