“Alloy Pittsburgh 2021” Opens New Fields of Artistic Vision
“Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch...
“Forever Free” — sculpture at the intersection of History & Spirit
THIS PAST JULY 24 in Wilkinsburg, Forever Free — a newly-sculpted statue of Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president — was ceremonially presented to an...
Sweetwater Center for the Arts kicks off “46 Works 46 Years” Aug. 13
Once Was and May Be is the title of the current Brian Druckenmiller exhibit at Sewickley’s Sweetwater Center for the Arts wrapping up this...
Double Dog Studios Celebrates “Outsider Art” with July 24 Opening
FOR Double Dog Studios co-owner Dave Klug, premiering a brand new gallery with an Outsider Art-themed exhibit was the perfect opportunity to re-energize his...
KSWA and Blue Dust Bring Wrestling Under The Bridge.
Professional Wrestling has an uncanny ability to unite people from all backgrounds. That’s no different when the Keystone State Wrestling Alliance (KSWA) makes its...
Basquiat-Warhol exhibit features social, personal sides of epic art collaboration
“It was like some crazy art-world marriage, and they were the odd couple.”
— Victor Bockris, Warhol: The Biography
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REMEMBER WHEN Van...
Battle at The Fairgrounds II Starts Summer of Boxing in Pittsburgh
With around 30 percent capacity, Derek Gionta managed to do what was impossible for almost 11 months this past February, bring a...
Summer Gallery Roundup from LOCAL’s Visual Arts Editor L.E. McCullough
“Once the faintest stirring of hope became possible, the dominion of the plague was ended.” — Albert Camus, The Plague
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USS Fight Academy Welcomes Back Amateur Boxing in Pittsburgh with their First Fight Night
Steve “USS” Cunningham, a former two-time IBF Cruiserweight Champion, has been in many big fights in his career, but the biggest was with his...
Spring Gallery Roundup from LOCAL’s Visual Arts Editor L.E. McCullough
PITTSBURGH HAS AN enviable amount of Public Art, and it’s going to get plenty more of it soon.
The City of Pittsburgh is seeking artist...