GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

Don't Worry, I Carry My Own Boat with Me, by juror Vanessa German

First Fruit XIV : Come Celebrate with Me: A celebration of life, triumph, soul and creativity!
September 10 – October 9, 2010
Reception: Friday, September 24, 6:00-9:00pm
*Featuring live music by DJ Soy Sos from 6:30-8:30pm
The reception will coincide with the Sewickley Fall Gallery Walk.

This is MAVUNO’s 14th annual exhibition, featuring artwork created by emerging and accomplished African American artists and artists whose work celebrates African American culture. This year’s exhibition is inspired by the last 2 lines of the late Lucille Clifton’s poem, Won’t You Celebrate with Me, “Come celebrate with me the fact that everyday something has tried to kill me, and has failed!”

This exhibition is juried by Vanessa German, an award winning, multi disciplinary artist. A performer and sculptor, German creates contemporary power figures inspired by the everyday extraordinary might of the human spirit. The theme, Come Celebrate with Me, invites artists to visually acknowledge, express and exhort the grief, pain, sorrow, and triumph and transformation of our stories. From transformation to living ritual, Come Celebrate with Me is not only a call to MAVUNO, it is a call to community, a call to the connectivity of humanity, a call to join in the recognition and celebration of hands and imagination at work- and in work, in purpose. Come Celebrate with Me is an open invitation to the eyes, to the mind and to the spirit.

Sweetwater Center for the Arts
Free!

West Hills Art League Presents: The Eclectic Works
October 15-November 12, 2010
Reception: Friday, October 15, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

A wonderful blend of eclectic artwork ranging from beginner to professional and encompassing all media. Beautiful & serene, exciting & energizing, traditional & contemporary, photorealistic & abstract, landscapes, still-life & portraits, the artists of West Hills Art League present, The Eclectic Works.

Sweetwater Center for the Arts
Free!

CALL FOR ARTISTS

If you are interested in submitting artwork for our upcoming shows, please visit our OPPORTUNITIES page.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

If you are interested in volunteering at Sweetwater Center for the Arts, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Kelly Koble, at 412.741.4405.
All volunteers earn $4/hour towards classes at Sweetwater!